Great Players Who sparked your love of Sax music

[Gareth WG]

My old man used to play me Bix and king oliver when i was young, but too young too appreciate. Heard "blue in green" when i was around 15, stopped me in my tracks, still love it to this day

 

[aldevis]

A reminder is always good.
(an interesting thought on the subject) Diminution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoPL7BExSQU

 

[Gareth WG]

Thanks for the link. I will be having my first, specific jazz theory (at least one on one) lesson on Tuesday.......

 

[flamingoer]

I always felt that Bix, 'Singing the Blues', I'm Coming Virginia' etc, wasn't that far
removed from Kind of Miles.

 

[XtsaxmanX]

for me there was many at my formative years Lee Kix Thompson, Saxaman, etc etc but when I decided to take it serious there was only one that inspired me..

View: https://youtu.be/_1uEy-n4IsU

 

[Alice]

Lots of great players that I adore listening to and the solos from every era of music!! When it came to that final shove that I needed in order to overcome my ridiculous lack of confidence in myself, it was Stan.

 

[saxyjt]

Gerry Mulligan in "Concert at Pleyel, 1954" as well as John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley and others as they played in Miles Davis records that I heard a lot in my youth... I did not necessarily identify all of them but I clearly loved the sound of the saxophone. I also like the trumpet and I have a couple, but I never managed to take the time to seriously try to play it! Can't do it all...

 

[Alice]

Gerry Mulligan in "Concert at Pleyel, 1954" as well as John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley and others as they played in Miles Davis records that I heard a lot in my youth... I did not necessarily identify all of them but I clearly loved the sound of the saxophone. I also like the trumpet and I have a couple, but I never managed to take the time to seriously try to play it! Can't do it all...

I love all of those too and the trumpet, though I've never considered trying that out.

 

[trimmy]

I love all of those too and the trumpet, though I've never considered trying that out.

One day i will try the trumpet it's my next best sounding instrument !

 

[Alice]

One day i will try the trumpet it's my next best sounding instrument !

Mine too, for the kind of music I like the best! 🙂

 

[trimmy]

Mine too, for the kind of music I like the best! 🙂

I'm lucky enough to see this guy most Tuesday's at ParrJazz his main instrument is trumpet but he's one of those 'horrible' musicians who can play any instrument well enough to gig.

View: http://youtu.be/Quz5dx7XzqU

See what i mean.....

View: http://youtu.be/OCG4vFX0aRM

 

[saxyjt]

his main instrument is trumpet but he's one of those 'horrible' musicians who can play any instrument well enough to gig.

I'd like to be able to gig with sax, but that's probably still a few years away. 😳

 

[trimmy]

I'd like to be able to gig with sax, but that's probably still a few years away. 😳

One day one day 🙂

 

[XtsaxmanX]

Lots of great players that I adore listening to and the solos from every era of music!! When it came to that final shove that I needed in order to overcome my ridiculous lack of confidence in myself, it was Stan.

He was a giant and his sax playing... timeless..

 

[XtsaxmanX]

One day one day 🙂

I bet everyone on here started off same place as yourself, just hard work and practice will get you there..

 

[Jeanette]

One day one day 🙂

It would be nice to think so 🙂

Jx

 

[ProfJames]

People like Nik Turner..........................

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LF77nJZnpc

 

[Nick Wyver]

One of my biggest influences in taking up sax, "Trio" is probably still my favourite Surman album.

 

[ProfJames]

One of my biggest influences in taking up sax, "Trio" is probably still my favourite Surman album.

I don't regard myself as a jazz fan but I really enjoyed that @Nick, thank you. I shall listen to more of that. Sounds like Colin Stetson in places and a really "clean" (?) sound! Fabulous player

 

[flamingoer]

Just been listening to one of my very favourite tracks of all time - Paul Desmond's extraordinary
version of 'Tangerine' on tour with Brubeck in Copenhagen. His stop chorus at the end leading into the
finish is quite hair-raising. Don't really know if I can claim this particular piece for turning me on to
pick up the alto 50 years later but Desmond certainly helped.