Been doing the Google thing and came up with little or no info. Anyone know of any Rock & Roll Soprano sax players? Would be interested in hearing of any artist or sound clips.
Thanks,
Als
Thanks,
Als
Rock & Roll Soprano
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Super Action 80 Tenor, Buescher 156 Tenor, Yamaha Vito YAS-21 , Kessler Soprano, Superba II Bari
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Hard to say...the lights darken around the musician not doing anything and he typically wears black clothing. So it's possible. lol
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Yeah, I'm kind of surprised that he has all of that. He used the harmonizer to program a perfect octave along with his tone, and he used that effect a few times during the 98 winter tour. During the same concert of that video I posted, he used these units to create a "thicken" reverb effect on his alto. More recently he was programing 5ths during the 00-01 tours. Other than that, he used it for one of the newer songs during the 05 tour. I'd love for him to start using an envelope filter, but it probably wouldn't be used that much. He seems to experiment with altering his sound for a few shows then he just goes back to the natural saxophone tone. I guess he prefers his natural tone...but then why all of the toys? A pedal unit like a Digitech-300 would be all that he needs and it would be a lot less to carry around.
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Stan Salzman w/ Savoy Brown '73
What's Stan Saltzman doing these days?
Savoy Brown used him (playing soprano) on their 1973 release "Jack The Toad" on the song "Ride On Babe".
It's interesting that they chose Saltzman to play sax because this legendary Blues Band didn't normally use a sax players, at least on the recordings that I have heard. They used a horn section in "Raw Sienna" (one of my favorites), but Stan Saltzman might have done the only sax solo on their many recordings.
"Jack the Toad" was out of print for awhile, but has now been re-issued.
If you're looking to hear sax with a Blues Band, Savoy Brown isn't the band to check out, but they're still one of my favorites.
What's Stan Saltzman doing these days?
Savoy Brown used him (playing soprano) on their 1973 release "Jack The Toad" on the song "Ride On Babe".
It's interesting that they chose Saltzman to play sax because this legendary Blues Band didn't normally use a sax players, at least on the recordings that I have heard. They used a horn section in "Raw Sienna" (one of my favorites), but Stan Saltzman might have done the only sax solo on their many recordings.
"Jack the Toad" was out of print for awhile, but has now been re-issued.
If you're looking to hear sax with a Blues Band, Savoy Brown isn't the band to check out, but they're still one of my favorites.
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Romeo Penque (I think?) played soprano or saxello on Spanish Harlem by Ben E King.
King Curtis played saxello on the original Soul
Serenade and soprano on the Live at The Fillmore version.
King Curtis played saxello on the original Soul
Serenade and soprano on the Live at The Fillmore version.
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There's a new playalong book out called "Saxophone play-along Vol. 2 R&B" by Hal Leonard and it has got Soul Serenade. That gives you the transcription, a backing track and a demonstration track on soprano.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ng R&B 2
I have just got it and it's worth getting. I spotted one tiny mistake in the Soul Serenade transcription where a couple of notes are wrongly shown in the lower octave, but player correctly in the demo.
Rhys
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...ng R&B 2
I have just got it and it's worth getting. I spotted one tiny mistake in the Soul Serenade transcription where a couple of notes are wrongly shown in the lower octave, but player correctly in the demo.
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SPANISH HARLEM-BEN E. KING
(per session notes-recorded 10/27/60) ROMEO PENQUE - SOPRANO
Per Artie Kaplan, "it was played on soprano".
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Rudy Costa w Taj Mahal "The Calypsonian". Is it a Bb soprano?
As a Swede I would like to mention Ulf Andersson as well.
Leonard Cohen "Death Of A Ladies Man" have some nice soprono solos. According to the LP sleeve is Steve Douglas that blew all saxsolos. The other saxplayers were Don Menza and Jay Migliori. Phil Spector produced.
As a Swede I would like to mention Ulf Andersson as well.
Leonard Cohen "Death Of A Ladies Man" have some nice soprono solos. According to the LP sleeve is Steve Douglas that blew all saxsolos. The other saxplayers were Don Menza and Jay Migliori. Phil Spector produced.
Do you know for a fact ? Listening closely the tone sounds more like a soprano than a clarinet. You're right John Helliwell is a great player.
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Rock n Roll is such a broad church...King Curtis was one of the greatest rock n roll players so I guess as has been said..Whiter Shade of Pale is tipped bell soprano ( not a King saxello) but I've seen him on film using a Mark V1 to play it.
Mel Collins didn't play much soprano in King Crimson ( on the Red album after he'd left the band).. he played some nice soprano solos with the Soul Funk band Kokomo in the 70's.
Mel Collins didn't play much soprano in King Crimson ( on the Red album after he'd left the band).. he played some nice soprano solos with the Soul Funk band Kokomo in the 70's.
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At 2:25 onwards is that the black stick of death?
http://www.myvideo.de/watch/9396135/Supertramp_Take_the_long_Way_Home_1979
cheers, Mark
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Curtis Amy- Carole King's TAPESTRY
John Payne- Van Morrison's ASTRAL WEEKS
John Payne- Van Morrison's ASTRAL WEEKS
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_the_Long_Way_Home credits John A Helliwell as playing both soprano and clarinet on the track.
I enjoyed Supertramp in the 70s and have got the music book of the "Breakfast in America" album that this song is on. Unfortunately, where the instrumental is it just says "ad lib Instrumental" with no indication of instruments.
I've just listened again to the track from the CD "The Very Best of Supertramp". My ears tell me clearly that the instrumental from 2:50 to 3:14 is clarinet, trading 4 bar sections with harmonica and I don't hear any soprano solo at all.
This version is 5:08 long - have you got a different recording ?
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Are you sure of that, John ? I thought Rodney Slater was the one responsible. AFAIK "I'm The Urban Spaceman" was recorded in 1968, after Bob Kerr had left the band. Anyway, Bob Kerr plays trumpet and cornet: I don't think he plays soprano sax (though I could be wrong).
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