Built on a loping bass line that was lifted by rock group Steely Dan for the intro of their 1974 tune “Rikki Don’t Lose That Number,” this classic jazz song by pianistHorace Silverwas recorded ten years earlier and features a tremendous tenor saxophone solo fromJoe Henderson. Song For M...
The saxophone is one of the most popular and diverse musical instruments in the world. It's permeated through dozens of genres of music, lending itself to help create some of the most moving and emotional pieces of music in history. The people on this list are masters of reed instruments ...
The black & goldGlory saxophoneis beautifully designed, with Selmer-esque engraving on the bell. As one of the cheapest tenor saxophones on this list, it can take a little time to get comfortable with, but it’s an excellent all-round student horn. All Glory saxophones are hand-tested fo...
When Dai Miyamoto hears a live jazz performance, he's touched on a deep level, and vows to become the world's best saxophone player. He begins to practice the tenor sax by himself, with no formal education and no ability to read sheet music. Released: 2023 Directed by: Yuzuru Tachikawa...
We’ve already shared some in-depth round ups of the best tenor saxophones & alto saxophones for beginners, but in this guide we’re going to look at some of the more advanced instruments for playing jazz on, as well as accessories and gear which can upgrade the sound. When it comes ...
I am an older gentleman and love Jazz music. I decided to play the saxophone and bought the Garry black Alto Saxophone. After playing it for week I have learned the basic notes and I am able to make great sounds with it. I am so excited and with this instrument I know with practice...
In the early 1960s, no other jazz musician sounded quite like Archie Shepp. He played the tenor saxophone like he was wielding the musical equivalent of a flamethrower; his horn blasting out streams of notes that crackled with a fiery, take-no-prisoners intensity. ...
Trumpet In B-flat, Saxophone Tenor and 2 more 11 votes Simply the best – Tina Turner Mixed Ensemble Trumpet In B-flat, Clarinet In B-flat and 5 more Simply the best – Tina Turner Solo Piano 215 votes Simply the best - Tina Turner (Piano-Vocal-Guitar) Official Piano-Voice Vocals, Pi...
A song about why a relationship that’s escalated for some of the wrong reasons can’t help but feel right when you throw that slinky a groove on it — and throw in something Swift has never employed from her arsenal before: a solo saxophone. When she pulled this out for an especially...
It’s a recalibration that gives Leave Another Day its singular sound: Behind the rhythmic picks and strums, everything else is smeared in long streaks—saxophones, synths, solos, a black melancholy that so cellularly real you’ll wonder if our moods are indeed governed by the bodily humors...