Great Tracks Featuring Cheesey Sax Solos

[Alex_UK]

I have to confess to being rather a fan of those overblown sax solos, mainly proliferated in the 80's but examples abound before and since. I want to create a "Supreme Sax Solos" playlist - so, these are a few of my favourites in no particular order - suggestions please for ones I could have forgotten!

Hazel O'Connor - Will You?
Spandau Ballet - True
Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
Madness - It Must Be Love
Sade - Smooth Operator
Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street
Roxy Music - Avalon

Or shall I just shuffle off into the corner and play with my tenor on my own?

[DanJennings]

Not really a fan, but I can name a few. love that hazel o connor track though...

cheesy:

Pink Floyd - Two Suns In The Sunset
Supertramp - It's Raining Again
Duran Duran - Rio
David Bowie - Modern Love


Not cheesy:

Roxy Music - Remake/Remodel (what a song!)
Van Der Graaf Generator - A place to survive (also awesome)

loads more that just escape me, oh well....

And of course....

[Alex_UK]

Dan, you're a genius - that clip is pure quality!

[Jason P]

Love the clip Dan, even tho' it's a joke it's still good music (Neil Hannon AFAIK)!

Of course, don't forget the de rigeur hifi dem record, Famous Blue Raincoat by Jennifer Warnes on the 'Jenny sings Lenny' album.

I'm with you on that Alex, a good sax solo is a joy to behold. There's some great sax on Terry Callier's TimePeace too.

Jason

[DanJennings]

Love the clip Dan, even tho' it's a joke it's still good music (Neil Hannon AFAIK)!
Jason

Indeed, apparently he occasionally plays it live.... that'd be fun to see! Gotta love the divine comedy....

[pure sound]

This chap has been responsible for a few as a session musician

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Davis

Great live with his own band though

[Joe]

I have to confess to being rather a fan of those overblown sax solos, mainly proliferated in the 80's but examples abound before and since. I want to create a "Supreme Sax Solos" playlist - so, these are a few of my favourites in no particular order - suggestions please for ones I could have forgotten!

'Whatever Gets You Through The Night' John Lennon.

[Jason P]

Wouldn't say it's cheesy (am I drifting here?) but it is one of my fave sax solo based records;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VWDUQElFYE

Bloody brill.

Jason

[The Grand Wazoo]

Wouldn't say it's cheesy (am I drifting here?) but it is one of my fave sax solo based records

Ditto for these two:

One of the most beautifully played sax tracks ever as far as I know...........

Jan Garbarek - 'Mission: To Be Where I Am'
From 'It's OK to Listen to the Gray Voice'




Also 'Serenity' by The Crusaders - From 'Those Southern Knights'
Spotify link only I'm afraid!

http://open.spotify.com/track/2VdyV18F7phxKIdKmpQTnJ



............but I'm thinking the sort of stuff you're after is from the Clarence Clemmons school of sax as displayed in stuff like:

[The Grand Wazoo]

My favourite (non-jazz) sax track, though is Frank Zappa - 'We Are Not Alone'

...........where the lead instrument is a baritone sax - meaty beaty big & bouncy!!



Really though, you should be looking at some of the classic Stax/Volt singles.
I also seem to remember one of the 'b' - sides from one of the singles from Grease had a cracking sax track on it (might have been - 'You're the one that I want' - not sure)