Does anyone know any particular artists/bands which feature great saxophone playing? Rock bands with saxophone solos are welcome, but I'm looking for music more centered around the instrument, probably jazz.. Thanks.
2007-03-25 04:15:04 · 3 answers · asked by stratguy1313 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Rock songs with saxophone:
Foreigner - Urgent (Junior Walker)
Restless Heart - Tell Me What You Dream (Warren Hill)
Quarterflash - Harden My Heart (Rindy Ross, the lead singer!)
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street (Raphael Ravenscroft)
Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love (Andrew Love)
2007-03-25 04:40:20 · answer #1 · answered by Your Uncle Dodge! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't think of many recent examples, but Morphine albums have sax on just about every track. Rocket From The Crypt's album "Scream Dracula Scream" used a full horn section. I can recall some hit songs, mostly from the '80's, where I like the saxophone playing- "Waiting On A Friend" The Rolling Stones, "Only The Lonely" The Motels, "I Might like You Better( If We Slept Together )" Romeo Void, "Smooth Operator" Sade, to name a few. Hell, I'll even admit to liking the sax solo on Debbie Gibson's "Only In My Dreams". Shoot me.
If you're looking for more experimental, aggressive stuff, try-
Side Two of The Stooges album "Fun House". Ash Ra Tempel (German psychedelic rock, early '70's), I especially like a track called "Darkness: Flowers Must Die". Last Exit was a free jazz/noise band, incredibly violent saxophone over squalling Sonny Sharrock guitar. Like the Ash Ra Tempel, these may be hard to find now, but who knows with this whole inter-web thingy...:) As far as jazz, you'll have no trouble hearing great saxophone, Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders are probably my favorites. The electric Miles albums have some great sax work also.
2007-03-25 05:40:08 · answer #2 · answered by splitlevelmind 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
few rock bands are 'saxophone-driven' .. i can't really think of any. Traffic was a great band that featured the sax a lot. Stuff like Tower of Power.
As far as jazz, just go with the great saxophone players. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Wayne Shorter, Stan Getz, Eric Dolphy, Mike Brecker, Kenny Garrett
I would start with any of those. But of course, there are others as well.
2007-03-25 04:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by spur_101 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋