saxaphone artists/songs.??????

[ibizaboy]

im a real lover of the saxaphone and would love to know if anyone can share with me some really good songs with the sax featured or any good sax players which i can buy cd s of.
cheers ian.

[feebal]

Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty always springs to mind.

[sophieb]

'Will you' by Hazel O'Connor has a great sax bit in it. it's on the album Breaking Glass-released 1980.

Gerry Rafferty-Baker Street

and I found this too

http://philbrodieband.com/muso_solos_saxophoni sts.htm

[Dr Wu]

I suppose I have to say this but:

any of the mid-period Steely Dan Albums

Aja for the title track and Katy Lied for Dr Wu..both sublime!

[saxy_jag]

Rod Stewart's 'Great American Songbook II' has a couple of tracks that feature Doug Webb on solo sax - nothing fancy, juts simple tunes, well played.

If you like blues, then Lou Marini's playing on 'The Blues Brothers' soundtrack is also worth a listen.

What one person considers a good player may not be another's idea, but one of my faves to listen to is Louis Jordan. Also Sonny Rollins, and a guy called Ted Nash, who is based in New York and plays with, among others, The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra (a la Wynton Marsalis).

Others will direct you to Coltrane and Redman. They're good, worth listening to, but not quite my cup of tea. And if you want something completely different, try this:

http://www.saxchoir.com/

[Mortartube]

Kenny G and Candy Dulfer are two renowned saxophonists you may like to try.

[con-amca]

Tenor saxophone: Coleman Hawkins, Lucky Thompson,
Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Scott Hamilton, and Ben Webster, especially in his ballad mode.

Alto saxophone: Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Charlie
Parker, Cannonball Adderley, Sonny Criss, Charlie Holmes.

Baritone saxophone: Harry Carney, Gerry Mulligan.

Soprano saxophone: Sidney Bechet, Bob Wilber.

[sair5412]

The first one that springs into my mind is George Michael's Careless Whisper. Another, less obvious but very cool, David Bowie's, Young Americans.

[vehelpfulguy]

If you go to the online radio staton pandora (www.pandora.com) you can set up your own radio stations playing any songs you like from any era.

Create a Stan Getz radio station and it will play Stan Getz songs, and songs by other saxophone players.

You can then make a note of any songs or artists you like.

Stan Getz had a lovely soft tone, and made some great Bossa Nova albums in the 1960s.

[vehelpfulguy]

Try Hal McKusick

http://www.pandora.com/music/artist/d59af50a45 1269cf

[robbo82]

Clarence Clemons of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band is one of the most famous of recent saxophonists.

Also, Zoot from the Muppets!

[Booldawg]

Grover Washington Jnr, Candy Dulfer and Courtney Pine.

[red armada]

clarence clemens on springsteens born to run album is absolutely breathtaking as is anything by andy mackay of roxy music.if on a jazz tip try dave brubeck.

[con-amca]

Sorry, red armada - Dave Brubeck plays piano. His alto saxophonist is Paul Desmond, and yes he's very good.

Ibizaboy - you might try Ben Webster's "Ballads" on the
Verve label, if you can find a copy.

[ibizaboy]

thankyou to everyone who replied to my question...........im now inundated with ideas and cds to hunt down. cheers.