Forum of the Saxes

musicalprodigy · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 119

IYHO, who is the best saxophonist ever?

Bariman · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:22 pm Post subject:

Your're kidding, right?

Bariman

JPSaxMan · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:43 pm Post subject:

Yea really, I'd say Kenny G!!!!!

Oooo, watch the evil glares on that one! Laughing

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Bariman · Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:45 pm Post subject:

I'm just waiting for the fellow to show up and say "Why me, of course!"

Bariman

altosaxgeek5 · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:45 pm Post subject:

musicalprodigy · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 119

I man whos the best in jazz and whos best in classical.

altosaxgeek5 · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject:

Jazz, in my opinion, Desmond and Sanborn... in classical.... *grunts*
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saxmaniac · Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 184

Marcel Mule, Eugene Rousseau, and Sigurd Rascher are good classical players.

BuffaloBariSax · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:53 pm Post subject:

Kenny G?

Please tell me you are joking. I despise Kenny G.

Best jazz sax player is without a doubt Charlie Parker. One of the two or three "creators" of the bebop movement. Can any other sax player claim that? I think not.

Classical? I don't really listen to classical sax.
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JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:07 pm Post subject:

Buff,

Yes, I was joking. I like to listen to Kenny G, but I think there are better techincal players out there.

Rousseau, Rascher (pretty sure), Hemke, and Street (geek's teacher) are good classical sax players.

Sanborn, Desmond, Parker, Gordon, Aderly, Garret, and a few others are the best jazz players of this time period. Cool

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BuffaloBariSax · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:15 pm Post subject:

This reminds me of a forum I found one time about greatest jazz sax players.

Bird
Trane
Stitt
Cannonball
Rollins
Desmond

Has anybody else heard of Ronnie Cuber? He plays bari, and played with the Mingus Big Band on one of their live recordings. If you get a chance, check out "Moanin'", or "Moanin' Mambo". They're the same piece, but they have different names.
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NEW SAXOPHONE!!!

Yanagisawa Martin Pro Level Bari with Low A range. It's so sweet! High notes are clear, and I still get my Low A!

Bari Sax for District Band!

JPSaxMan · Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 10:32 pm Post subject:

I forgot Coltrane because I really don't like the music he makes...honestly, I give the man all the respect I can for doing what he did, but I don't like to listen to him...just a matter of preference Cool

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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania

musicalprodigy · Joined: 03 Aug 2005 Posts: 119

i listened to some of these guys and i think i like charlie parker best for jazz and rtascher for classical.