What's your top 10 al***s featuring saxophone?

Seagull has out to shame, of course my favourite album has some fantastic sax on it, Van Der Graaf Generator 'Pawn Hearts', with David Jackson playing not one, but two saxes at once. To solo in 'Man Erg' is amazing.

I might also mention King Crimson 'Red' with Mel Collins and Ian McDonald both providing the sax.

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Originally posted by Derry:
And these:

Morphine: Good
Morphine: Yes
Morphine: Like Swimming
Morphine: B-Sides and Otherwise
Morphine: The Night (some stunning bass on this)
Morphine: Bootleg Detroit

You're right, but "Cure For Pain" is my favourite...

Regards,
Michel

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Originally posted by graham halliwell:
ad infinitum..........

And Graham is no mean saxophonist himself!

To all those with much more expert eperience than me, I add/endorse:

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue (surely a good place to start if you are starting from scratch)

John Coltrane, A Love Supreme

Van Morrison, Poetic Champions Compose

And perhaps a more unusual suggestion, also from Ireland:
Taste (Rory Gallagher playing sax), On the Boards

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Originally posted by Analogue Rules OK:

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Originally posted by DIB:
Whom ever played the sax on that Hazel O'Connor single from years ago?


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It's a class act.

iirc from the album Broken Glass.

Chris N

Jonathan Price mimed in the film to the artistry of Wesley McGoogan (Magoogan?). The track: "Will you".

Dexter Gordon "Our Man in Paris"
Coltrane "Soultrane"
Coleman Hawkins "Nighthawk"
and try out some Roland Kirk

Rendez-Vous album by Jean Michel Jarre. Can't remember the track name but it moved me when I first heard it. Later found out that it was a tribute to one of his friends who was killed in the Space Shuttle disaster. The astronaut was going to play the sax from space for Jarre's Houston Concert.

Any one mentioned Baker Street featuring Bob Holness on sax?

Dancing in the Moonlight - Live and Dangerous

"From the Graham Parker Band, Jon Earle on saxaphone"

JamieL and seagull have beaten me to it. I should not have spent the weekend in the pub...... Fantastic playing. Jackson is amazing to watch.

Derry, I thought David Sanborne played sax on Baker Street?

Steve2

Andy Sheppard - Andy Sheppard

In no particular order as preferences change from day to day:

Joshua Redman - Live at the Village Vanguard

Joshua Redman - Moodswing

Joshua Redman - Wish

John Coltrane - Giant Steps

John Coltrane - The Complete Africa Brass Sessions

John Coltrane - Ballads

Sonny Rollins - The Bridge

Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus

Michael Brecker - Michael Brecker

Michael Brecker - Don't Try This At Home

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Derry, I thought David Sanborne played sax on Baker Street?

According to AMG Raphael Ravenscroft played Alto on City to City album and specifically states he provided the "fiery sax" on baker Street.

Cheers BigH47 for clearing that up.

Steve2

I have it on the Black stuff
Raphael Ravenscroft gets the credit on the LP

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Originally posted by Steve2:
Cheers BigH47 for clearing that up.

Steve2

No probs it's all down to the WWWW (Wonderful is the 1st W).

Couple of ideas:

Phil Woods - Many albums with many groups. Song for Sisyphus. Known as the keeper of the flame.
Richie Cole - Hollywood Madness. Pretty good, but not much out now.
Eddie Jefferson (w/Richie Cole) - The Liveliest. Several others on Muse Records.
Zoot Sims - one of the Herman Herd.
Art Pepper - Plus Eleven, plus many others. One of the brightest boppers.
Wayne Shorter - Might try Miles "Nefertiti" from the later Miles.
John Gilmore - Sun Ra's sax man. I have Other Voices, Other Blues, with Michael Ray, and these guys rock. Hard to find.

Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, the other big name sax guys never did much for me.

on top of several already mentioned ones here are two very impressive albums:

Oliver Nelson - The Blues and the abstract truth
Sonny Rollins - East Broadway run down

Miles Davis - Kind of blue

Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio

...so, Agent Provocateur, any of that little lot been of much use to you? And are you more interested in Jazz or Rock? Where do your tastes lie?

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Originally posted by graham halliwell:
...so, Agent Provocateur, any of that little lot been of much use to you? And are you more interested in Jazz or Rock? Where do your tastes lie?

Hi Graham

I was waiting for MilesSmiles list before getting back but as you've asked:

Thank you and everybody else for such a good response.

I'm gradually when time permits intending to listen to all your recommendations that I'm able to find on Spotify and am not already acquainted with. I'm more interested in Rock but love all good music including Classical. I've been a keen fan of Soft Machine since the late 60's and have most of their albums and I really like Fela Kuti. I'm already into Van der Graaf Generator, Lou Reed, the Floyd, Kevin Ayers, Baker Street and the Beatles/Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers. I probably would have added Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure (Bogus Man); the Stones - Let It Bleed; Foreigner 4 (Urgent). I particularly love to hear a good sax.

I've already enjoyed a few Jan Garbarek albums that have been mentioned and look forward to sampling all the artists mentioned. I hope a lot of other Forum members benefit too.

Kind Regards

Stuart

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Originally posted by seagull:
All featuring the incomparable Jaxonsax...

Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff
Van Der Graaf Generator - Still Life
Van Der Graaf Generator - The Least We Can Do is Wave to Each Other
Van Der Graaf Generator - H to He
Van Der Graaf Generator - World Record
Van Der Graaf Generator - Present
Van Der Graaf Generator - Real Time

And, of course...
Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts

Peter Hammill - Silent Corner of the Empty Stage
Peter Hammill - Chameleon In the Shadow of the Night

I could go on, oh I did.

I fully agree and endorse with outmost joy