good sax solo's- refer to me some songs please

[Crazy_Joe]

Can't beat a good sax solo, there's something about them that's just right.

[Lazy_McDoesnothing]

Can't beat a good sax solo, there's something about them that's just right.

That's the beauty of music i guess.  I absolutely hate the way the saxophone sounds as an instrument no matter how good the player/playing is. :D

[Sjusovaren]

I think the sax solo in the Chick Corea Elektric Band song Free Step is awesome. Can't find a video of it though.  :( Sorry.

[Fourth Feline]

As a ( brief ) essay in understated taste, tone - and atmosphere , check out the sax intro ( and subsequent fills ) on the track  'Small Change' from the Tom Waits album of the same name. 

Sublime...  8)

[Johnny Mac]

BLOCKHEADS!!

Hit me With Your Rhythm Stick
Reasons to be Cheerful
etc.

+ 1 I used to play reasons to be cheeful sax solo on the guitar, great stuff

[Muzzzz]

May not be what you're after, but John Zorn has some amazing avant-garde solo alto work, eg, The Classic Guide to Strategy, the Fire Book.

[bobthemerciful]

My absolute favourite sax solo is from "will you" by Hazel O'Connor. It's from breaking glass. PLayed by Wesley McGoogan AFAIK. Beautiful solo, note choice, phrasing, everything is just perfect IMO.

[Perandor]

As a ( brief ) essay in understated taste, tone - and atmosphere , check out the sax intro ( and subsequent fills ) on the track  'Small Change' from the Tom Waits album of the same name. 

Sublime...  8)

That's awesome.  Great find, I found this video for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH2E-AUi7Eo

[Fourth Feline]

As a ( brief ) essay in understated taste, tone - and atmosphere , check out the sax intro ( and subsequent fills ) on the track  'Small Change' from the Tom Waits album of the same name. 

Sublime...  8)

That's awesome.  Great find, I found this video for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH2E-AUi7Eo

I'm really pleased you liked that, but the album version is much better , same player - but tighter and better structured. The delicious thing is that the Sax is so close miked - that you can even hear the reed clicking open and shut. 


The only danger of listening to the uber cool 'Small Change ' era Tom Waits on your P.C. - is the risk of permafrost on the keyboard...  8)

That sax intro is Aural sex ..

[Johnny Mac]

As a ( brief ) essay in understated taste, tone - and atmosphere , check out the sax intro ( and subsequent fills ) on the track  'Small Change' from the Tom Waits album of the same name. 

Sublime...  8)

That's awesome.  Great find, I found this video for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH2E-AUi7Eo

I'm really pleased you liked that, but the album version is much better , same player - but tighter and better structured. The delicious thing is that the Sax is so close miked - that you can even hear the reed clicking open and shut. 


The only danger of listening to the uber cool 'Small Change ' era Tom Waits on your P.C. - is the risk of permafrost on the keyboard...  8)

That sax intro is Aural sex ..

+1

I know that tune, i first heard it about 12 years back after a few peculiar cigarettes and melted  8)

[Fourth Feline]

Nice one Johnny ,  :)

I think listening to Tom Waits in a state of dis-repair and / or moral decline is the 'standard' way to first get introduced to his work.  :)

[shaman]

rONNIE rOSS..."Walk on the Wild Side"-Lou Reed...could be one of those youtube links, so If I posted in error, my apologies-this is classic, IMo
...seems like another cool one is "Cool Change", by Little River BAnd....(footnote:I have been drinkin' heavily...I may be wayyy off on these!!)

[Fourth Feline]

rONNIE rOSS..."Walk on the Wild Side"-Lou Reed...could be one of those youtube links, so If I posted in error, my apologies-this is classic, IMo
...seems like another cool one is "Cool Change", by Little River BAnd....(footnote:I have been drinkin' heavily...I may be wayyy off on these!!)

Yes, the sax in " Walk On The Wild Side" - is another great example of playing to fit the song perfectly.

Another I like from the more 'mainstream' use of the sax, is the way this short sax solo follows the guitar nicely at about 1:41 onwards:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu_DCV84TiU

  The obvious gems are the Pink Floyd ( Dick Parry ? ) tunes, where the sax 'melts' off the end of the vocals. The Pink Floyd albums 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and 'Wish You Where Here are also good examples of sax interaction.  :)

[Mark66]

Junior Walker's solo on "Urgent" by Foreigner is the best ever for my money. That deep growl followed by the
highest scream blows me away.

[Perandor]

rONNIE rOSS..."Walk on the Wild Side"-Lou Reed...could be one of those youtube links, so If I posted in error, my apologies-this is classic, IMo
...seems like another cool one is "Cool Change", by Little River BAnd....(footnote:I have been drinkin' heavily...I may be wayyy off on these!!)

Yes, the sax in " Walk On The Wild Side" - is another great example of playing to fit the song perfectly.

Another I like from the more 'mainstream' use of the sax, is the way this short sax solo follows the guitar nicely at about 1:41 onwards:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu_DCV84TiU

  The obvious gems are the Pink Floyd ( Dick Parry ? ) tunes, where the sax 'melts' off the end of the vocals. The Pink Floyd albums 'Dark Side Of The Moon' and 'Wish You Where Here are also good examples of sax interaction.  :)

Yeah, like in Us and Them, Dogs of War- amazing, and a couple others I can't think of right now