Ive mainly only seen it played with tenor and ocasionally by baritone but i havent had too much exposure besides coltrane and rollins, i play alto and baritone (sax) but currently only have an alto at my disposal and wanted to hear some jazz played on one to get an idea how it would sound, i prefer the baritone though so if any one has one they wanna trade for a damn near new alto give me a shout, thanx for any help ether way =)
2006-07-19 21:19:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Performing Arts
Cannonball Adderley was absolutely amazing. I really like Gerald Albright and David Sanborn also. True the tenor is the main voice of jazz, but the alto is strong so is the flute. Oh, arguably the greatest of sax players, Charlie Parker, played alto.
2006-07-19 21:27:09 · answer #1 · answered by oneyed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is just a short list of current sax players (other than Charlie Parker, who is not current). There are some that are tenor, but a lot are alto, or do both. Charlie Parker is pretty much universally considered the greatest alto sax player ever. Charles McPherson is a great alto player who I've been blessed with the opportunity to play with, and to hang out with on occasion.
Branford Marsalis
Charles McPherson
Charlie Parker
Dave Brubeck
Dave Koz
David McMurray
David Sanborn
Gerald Albright
Jeff Kashiwa
Joshua Redman
Kieth Anderson
Pete Christlieb
Quintin Gerard W.
2006-07-20 09:21:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phil Woods, Gary Bartz, Donald Harrison, lat Charlie Parker, also the Cannonball Adderley so many more.
2006-07-23 11:14:05 · answer #3 · answered by busthead213 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋