[AboveAverageJoe96]

I play a Selmer Series III tenor saxophone, and I've been thinking to myself.........I only know of one professional tenor player I've seen playing one of these. Johnny Griffin. I feel like I'm in a select group! So.....does anybody know of any pros that play a Series III tenor?

 

[gary]

No. But if you can play like Johnny Griffin, it's not because you play a Serie III that you're in a select group. ;-)

 

[mrpeebee]

I play a Selmer Series III tenor saxophone, and I've been thinking to myself.........I only know of one professional tenor player I've seen playing one of these. Johnny Griffin. I feel like I'm in a select group! So.....does anybody know of any pros that play a Series III tenor?

As far as I know Griff played a heavily gold plated SA80 II (>source<, search for Griffin) and not a Series III. His horn is now owned by a Dutch player, a friend of mine recently played it. It has "Griffin III" (from John Arnold Griffin III, his full name) engraved on the bell, maybe you mixed that up as being a series III?

See this picture: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Johnny_Griffinlo.jpg

 

[Tenorlude]

James Houlik plays a Series III tenor.

 

[interval]

According to http://justsaxes.net/original/cgi/links-artists.php Reggie Houston plays a Series III.

 

[Scotssax]

They are very good horns, stick with it.

 

[Roger Nordling]

In this clip from 1998 it seems like the Griff is on a Series III tenor. Look at the bell at 1:45 and you can see the "III" on the bell it seems. Video quality is not great but its clear enough to rule out that there is not a Series II he is playing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgQ0_5if5dw

 

[AboveAverageJoe96]

They are very good horns, stick with it.

Yeah, I love mine! I'm a lucky guy.