Re: SAX solos for learning?

Umm... Michael Brecker 'My one and only love' from the album of the same
name (I think),  Branford Marsalis 'St Thomas' on his 'Renaissance' album.
Where can you find these ?  Try your local public library, Kazaa, friends...
get along to some live gigs.

Who plays the best solos ?  I dunno... who writes the best books ?  How can
you answer this ?!

Should more sax players play unaccompanied ?  Probably not - I mean, I
really enjoy saxophone music and playing BUT like with food, who JUST eats
chillis by themselves ??

Good luck Fraser !
Simon







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> Where can I find SAX solo .. that is without piano, bass etc...?? Most
> tunes have a piano intro, trumpet etc... then they play in background
> for the whole tune .. even the sax solo .. Who plays the best SAX solos..?
>
> Very few players, only Coltrane and Rollins, have I heard opening a tune
> ... I think more players should play DRY solos since the challenge of
> playing without other instruments forces a creative improvisation that
> could be exciting  ... certainly I enjoy hearing the nuances of the SAX,
> breath control, tone when well recorded  .. on pro headphones the
> experience is magical  .. I love to drift on those tones!!
>
> .. but maybe this is just because I am learning
>
> thanks for listening
> Fraser in Toronto YTS-23
>