SaxDon
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Good stuff eh, Alice. Yup, West Side is a Phil Collins tune from his earlier days. This version was Big Banded up with the help of Quincy Jones again I think.
The sax part was originally played by Don Myrick, a stalwart of Collins' albums and tours till the early 90s. He was also with Earth, Wind and Fire for decades. Unfortunately, he was shot dead by police in the early 90s. Sad story.
That last video is one of Gerald's well known tracks, Georgia On My Mind. He plays it live regularly and he's done several album versions. My favourite is from Live At The Birdland West album. More altissimo fun to be had on that one!
The sax part was originally played by Don Myrick, a stalwart of Collins' albums and tours till the early 90s. He was also with Earth, Wind and Fire for decades. Unfortunately, he was shot dead by police in the early 90s. Sad story.
That last video is one of Gerald's well known tracks, Georgia On My Mind. He plays it live regularly and he's done several album versions. My favourite is from Live At The Birdland West album. More altissimo fun to be had on that one!
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ProfJames
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Go and see him live! He is superb!
Richie2176
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Some amazing sax playing thNks for posting
SaxDon
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Just caught this amazing playing by Gerald on YouTube. James Carter and PeeWee Ellis there as well. Oh yeah!
zootspiker
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Lenny Picket on tenor. In an interview he said as a kid he was just a sax geek and would practice for hours every day.
