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R & B saxophone players - a quickstart guide

Leo Parker?


OK thanks yes, I'll add him to the list, but could be more in the Lou Donadson, Hank Crawford jazzier side of things for this one, but def on the list for another page.
 
A player that must be on the list is "Wild Bill Moore". He recorded "We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll" in 1947. Just not because he used the words "Rock" and "Roll" in the title. I think this R&B song is a Rock & Roll tune! Eight before the birth of Rock 'n' Roll. "We're Gonna Rock, We're Gonna Roll" is Rock 'n' Roll to me: the beat, easy lyrics, the rolling boogie piano, riffing saxes and Moore's beefy tenor with the necessary repetitionon. That's Rock & Roll (Saxophone) to me!?! Moore was a very good player. He used the whole range of the saxophone. And even out of the range sometimes.

Talking of the first traces of what later became Rock & Roll; beside Wild Bill I think Hal Singer and Big Jay are also good samples of early Rock. But they are already on the list.

Guess where William "Wild BillW Moore was born? You're right .... Texas, Houston to be more precise!

PT - Thanks for a good side!

Thomas
 
excellent list, i've only just started seriously getting into rhythm and blues sax players, so this is very useful..
is Clyde McPhatter on your list?
I came across a blog called Be Bop Wino a few weeks ago which seemed to cover a lot of late 40's/early 50's r'n'b, back when r'n'b meant what it's supposed to..

it's an interesting and neglected period of american sax playing, the post war transition from big band to rock n roll. Many of the jazz greats started off playing in blues bands until they'd payed their dues and could get a jazz gig - Coltrane learnt a lot from playing in Earl Bostic's band and Ornette Coleman toured with rhythm and blues shows. Many of the avant garde players learnt about altissimo and multiphonics as a result of early r'n'b experience.
Most jazzers seemed to have hated having to demean themselves and play in blues clubs, walking the bar and honking and wailing when they could've been playing something complicated, cool and intellectual, but it sure sounds like fun to me...

now where can i get a copy of Sil Austin and Red Prysock's "Battle Royal"??
 
Hi,
Didn't know Clyde McPhatter played the Horn? One of my alltime favourites is Daddy G ( Gene Barge. ) He played with the Church St Five in the 50s & 60s. Some good stuff on You Tube.
 
RE: Red Price.

Try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T95IpR23awg

The person who taped it (Steve James) and I presume put it up on YouTube is the son of the vocalist/pianist and is a DJ on the local English language radio station. If you're concerned about copyright if you choose to use it, I'm happy to talk to Steve.
 
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RE: Red Price.

Try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T95IpR23awg

The person who taped it (Steve James) and I presume put it up on YouTube is the son of the vocalist/pianist and is a DJ on the local English language radio station. If you're concerned about copyright if you choose to use thus, I'm happy to talk to Steve.


Thanks, yes I've seen that video and love it, but I prefer to have something that is on a record. I now have two Red Price tracks up there, Dangerman (which is not quite R&B either but very cool) and now Roarin'.
 
Didn't know Clyde McPhatter played the Horn?

oops, I should check what I write - I meant to say Clyde “Blow Top” Lynn - but was distracted while reading various blogs about R'n'B and had just read a reference to Clyde McPhatter being "lead tenor" and was looking it up only to find that it meant lead tenor vocalist, not sax.. so I copy and pasted the wrong name by mistake..

obviously I'm not cut out for multitasking, I have to use both hands and my mouth just to play one note and that makes me dribble a bit..
 
Don Wise - Genuine Snake
Reggie Houston is also worth a mention.
It's not only the old guys - the Texas R&B tenor style lives on - Don Wise is certainly a good example.
gruss spike

Another good example for Lionel Prevost would be his solo on Bayou Drive with Clifton Chenier

Also the lines are hazy in this thread (R&B, R&R, Soul, Big Band) - what about David "Fathead" Newman, years touring with Ray Charles and what about Charles Neville some of his solos with the brothers are to die for.

Let's face it Blue Lou Marini could well qualify for inclusion and didn't Michael Brecker play some out of this world R&B on some of his excursions as guest artist - "Operator" or his live solo on a Stateside TV show for instance, I've forgotten the name of the show "Leaving" was the tune title.

My old Stevie Jobs G5 up and died a few weeks ago and I still haven't figured out a way to rescue my musical archives off've the hard drive.

Rock on gruss - spike
 
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Don Wise - Genuine Snake
It's not only the old guys - the Texas R&B tenor style lives on - Don Wise is certainly a good example.
gruss spike

Rock on gruss - spike

Great player, but I don't think PT wants contemporary saxplayers on the list. We can make a new list list! Wise played with Delbert McClinton for over 23 years. All over America and somtimes overseas as well.

Thomas
 
John

Welcome to the café why not introduce yourself in the doorbell section of the forum :)

Jx
 
What about Edgar Winters; heard that he played on Meatloaf's "All Rev'ed Up and No Place to Go".
True, but there are many many players that would need adding if we went too far beyond the main era of the database which is mostly about the 40s and 50s.
 

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