[drakesaxprof]

I would presume to define it, since it's by no means a singularity. If you want to know what the parameters of sound are that contemporary players refer to, I would urge you to add some of "today's" best players to your listening rotation:

Claude Delangle
John-Edward Kelly
Arno Bornkamp
Joel Versavaud
Vincent David
Habanera Quartet

Rather than providing any sort of exhaustive list here, look for these threads:

New Saxophone CD's
Classical Saxophonists Websites

Both are under the Classical Saxophone forum.

For a very comprehensive listing, check out Angel Negrin's extensive library of classical saxophone recordings at
http://www.cd-tracker.com/item_list_v2.asp?UserID=22398

Keep an open mind, avoid dogmatic positions, and happy listening!
JR

 

[drakesaxprof]

Saxman is right...I think I got mine off iTunes--I had to dig thru about 3, 450, 876 different versions of Bolero to find it but...When I heard Sinta on tenor, I nearly passed out...He sounds great on alto as well-- don:t get me wrong-- but I:ve NEVER heard a tenor like that...it was more beautiful than a cello...
Its a shame he didn:t do more with the instrument...

I found this on iTunes, but it appears that you have to purchase the entire album. Is this one track worth the $10? I imagine that it is, but would like some verification.
Thanks,
JR

 

[drakesaxprof]

Nine bucks new on Amazon. I got mine used for quite a bit less some years ago.

Angel

Thanks, Angel, I just grabbed a used copy for $5.40 plus shipping--sometimes iTunes makes me forget about buying the actual CD!
JR

 

[drakesaxprof]

in fact, i'm ashamed to be associated with the classical saxophone sound if people are going to think that delangle is what a classical saxophone sounds like......!!!

While I may be getting sucked into a deliberate baiting here, I find such hyperbolic overstatements to be not helpful to anyone, and suggest the absence of the capacity for more subtle judgment. To many of us, Delangle's sound is beautifully balanced, colorful, flexible, and deeply expressive. It's one of many sounds that I enjoy, and that serves as a model for my own. To each their own, to be sure, but to dismiss one of the most highly-regarded and influential saxophonists of the past thirty years out of hand is deeply unfortunate. Your recent posts in support of lip-piercing and chemically-altered playing may provide the readers of this thread with some useful perspective.