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  1. GCinCT

    SOTM SOTM January 2026: Our Love Is Here to Stay

    Happy New Year, denizens of Cafe Saxophone! I have the honor of hosting the first SOTM of 2026. I have chosen a standard written by one of my favorite composers, George Gershwin. "Our Love is Here to Stay" is a fun and versatile tune that works at a ballad tempo, or a bit up tempo with a swing...
  2. Ivan

    SOTM July 2025 Fire Eater

    A snappy tune by the amazing Rusty Bryant, from the album of the same name View: https://youtu.be/YUqjLX0vDsY?feature=shared This is your chance to play funk-i-ly. A simple tune with two parts to it (A+B as marked on the sheets), five times through, so that's head, solo x3, then head...
  3. Ivan

    SOTM SOTM March 2024 - The Sound of...

    I am such a dreadful fellow I forgot to post yesterday at the start of the month. Ironic, but not deliberately so; I have chosen, "The Sound of Silence" I heard Snake Davis playing this a couple of weeks ago and it occured to me it's a good choice for beginners and the more seasoned alike; the...
  4. nigeld

    Miscellaneous Song and Ballad Of The Month

    Each month, a Café member chooses a tune for the Song Of The Month (SOTM), and another Café member chooses the Ballad Of The Month (BOTM). These tunes are often jazz standards but they need not be. The only criterion is that they should be good to play on the saxophone. At the start of the month...
  5. Ivan

    SOTM SOTM Dec 2019 -Frosty the Snowman

    The yuletide countdown has begun; so to get into the mood, this month's ditty is Frosty the Snowman It's not exactly a jazz standard, which should please @Wade Cornell, though there is a version by Ella Fitzgerald knocking about the interwaves. The improbably named Michael Baobabbly also has an...
  6. nigeld

    Miscellaneous Hosts for Song and Ballad Of The Month

    In general we don't have too much difficulty finding hosts for Song of the Month and Ballad of the Month, but it is always good to see new faces. The host selects the melody and then starts the thread of recordings and encourages people to contribute. The chosen song should be suitable for...
  7. nigeld

    SOTM SOTM December 2018 - Jingle Bells

    Every sax player can play Jingle Bells can't they? Well, now is your chance to entertain and impress your fellow Café Saxophone members and to master a festive ditty with which to delight your family and neighbours at 8am on Christmas morning! The Song Of The Month is Jingle Bells, composed by...
  8. nigeld

    About this section Song Of The Month - Index

    We will use this thread to keep a list of previous Songs Of The Month. The index will be updated at the end of each year with a list of that year's tunes. Please don't post comments - this thread is purely for information, not for discussion. There is a similar list for Ballad Of The Month...
  9. U CAN CALL ME AL

    SOTM SOTM July 2018 “Our Day Will Come”

    I have been entrusted with SOTM for July. I have chosen a song written in 1962 "Our Day Will Come" with Ruby & the Romantics, recorded in a bossa nova style; featuring a classic Hammond organ solo, was selected for release as a single in December 1962 and reached number one on the Billboard Hot...
  10. nigeld

    SOTM May 2018 SOTM: On The Sunny Side Of The Street

    Here's a cheerful Song Of The Month for Spring: On The Sunny Side Of The Street Composed in 1930 with lyrics by Dorothy Fields and music by Jimmy McHugh. Notes, backing track, etc are here: Sunny Side I have included files for Band In A Box and iReal Pro if you want to make your own backing...
  11. nigeld

    SOTM SOTM November 2017 - All of Me

    Hi folks, I will be hosting SOTM this month, and I have chosen "All of Me" by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simonds, composed in 1931. (This is different from the John Legend song with the same name.) Here is a link to dots and backing tracks: Dropbox - All Of Me I have included files to let you...
  12. Rob Pealing

    SOTM SOTM, Dec 2016. - Believe from Polar Express.

    It's Christmas! Yipee! I have the fun of choosing and hosting the SOTM. So here is something to entertain your children and grandchildren or extend your Christmas busking/concert party repertoire. I have chosen Believe from the children's Christmas film Polar Express. The words and music were...
  13. nigeld

    SOTM SOTM October 2016 - The Lady is a Tramp

    I have offered to host the SOTM thread for October and have chosen "The Lady is a Tramp" by Rogers and Hart. @Chris has risen from his sick bed to produce a backing track and notes in double quick time. He has posted them in post #4 below.
  14. ChillyMike

    SOTM SOTM May 2016 "Moondance"

    Being a relatively complete newbie not only to the Saxophone and this wonderful forum, It was a nice surprise to have the great honour bestowed upon me to chose the May 2016 SOTM. Thanks to @Gareth WG It’s harder than you think to pick a song that you hope everyone will like and have a go at...

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