CMelodyMan
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Favorite Bari soloWhat's your favorite bari sax solo?
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Bariman
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Though it's not really a 'bari' solo, I love to play Bruebeck's/Desmond's "Take Five". Smooth, but with good solos.
Bariman
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darby dylan
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there is one solo i love on bariton sax and it is on take five were gerry .....(i forgot his name) plays a great solo on the bari.
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Bariman
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Yes, i've heard that one. I liked his stylings, but in the upper registers he got a duck-like sound that didn't suit me. BTW, it is Gerry Mulligan. Probably the best bari saxophonist in recent history.
Bariman
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BuffaloBariSax
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You actually think Mulligan is the best? That's your opinion, and granted, a lot of "experts" opinions, but not mine. I really don't like his sound or style. Honestly, why would any bari player want to play that high and melodically if they can play mean and rough and down on the bottom end?
You want something that'll blow your mind? Check out "Moanin" by the Charles Mingus Big Band on their Live in Time Album. Track 1, Disc 2. That song basically features the bari sax. It's incredible. The bari player is Ronnie Cuber. That solo right there is what convinced me that Mulligan isn't the greatest bari player ever.
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JPSaxMan
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Buff,
I always shared the same thoughts as you...high up on the bari sounds crappy IMO as opposed to the "mean, rough and down" on the bottom end...I love my low A...just ROAR 
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Bariman
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Well, I guess you could go as far as saying it's personality differences. I would rather hear a sweet melodic tone than any 'rough, down-and dirty' tone or line. I believe that true skill is doing something you weren't 'designed' for, and doing it well. Sure, anybody (well, not anybody) can come in and do some serious honking on the low end, no prob. But to keep the tone going on the top end of a vintage horn, well, that's something else. If you've ever had to deal with some drawbacks of large horns of old, you'd know what I am talking about.
I think it speaks to Gerry's command of all ranges of the baritone, and shows how he wanted to do something no one else was trying. People think 'why would you want to play high on a bari, when you could just use a tenor?' Well, it's because it's tougher on bari, and it's a new adventure in harmonics, multiphonics, and all kinds of strange things sound does. Testing the waters almost constantly, now that's asign of a good player.
Notice I said 'in recent history', not ever. Ever is such a difficult word, if you intend on using it correctly.
Bariman
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Louis Scuderi
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Even though I'm not a bari player, I love listening to Pepper Adams once in a while. I think I like his solo in "Hasting Street Bounce" on the album "Ten to Four at the Five Spot. I also like his solo on "Elusive" on the album "Encounter!".
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saxmaniac
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I like the bari solo on Coconut Champagne, played by Maynard Ferguson's band. It's very exciting.
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yoshiplaysthesax
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well mine is a piece i played in jazz band it was called Hang Ten but it was awesome to play..... i still have the music....
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Gandalfe
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There are so many to chose from. I'm listening to 'Line for Lyons' with Mulligan and Desmond. Gerry is so laid back and cool, west coast cool that is.
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reisio
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Something by Gerry Mulligan. There are some great moments on 'Two of a Mind' with Mulligan and Desmond. Some excellent Mulligan solos done with The Dave Brubeck Quartet, particularly the cuts "Recuerdo" live in Mexico City and "St. Louis Blues" live in Berlin (which I have on that 4-disc 'jazz collection' compilation of Brubeck stuff).
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Jacob
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Pepper Adams' solo on "Once Around" with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra at the Village Vanguard ('66). The album is Opening Night.
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