Saxophone solos aren't just for jazz. These are my favorites in rock ’n’ roll Rock Cesario Special to the Sentinel May 22, 2020 Updated Jun 26, 2021 ...

Saxophone Solos, Trumpet Wars, Clichéd Endings article by Mr. P.C., published on October 5, 2021 at All About Jazz. Find more Mr. P.C.'s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum articles ...

Parker employed the range of the alto sax and its keying system to show the world a new music entirely, while "sonorists" like Stan Getz (possessor of "The Sound") turned the instrument into, ...

This vocalist flawlessly SINGS the most difficult jazz saxophone solo of all-time John Coltrane's quick-fire notes over the rapidly changing chords of his composition 'Giant Steps' is an astonishing ...

But if jazz musicians are one thing, it's prolific. Here, then, are the 14 iconic jazz solos that tell the history of jazz — and the last American century. 1. "West End Blues" by Louis Armstrong ...

For 36 years, Saturday Night Live has provided sanctuary to a species of musical wildlife that today sits on the endangered list: the saxophone solo. In 1975, jazz whiz David Sanborn’s note ...

Phil Woods, a leading alto saxophonist in mainstream jazz for more than 60 years whose piercing solos could also be heard on hit records by Billy Joel and Paul Simon, has died. He was 83. Woods ...

12 January 2016 at 5:13pm MacCruiskeen says: "the truth is that electric guitar solos are directly descended from saxophone solos" And, of course, the role of the solo itself in jazz had been ...

His solo with the Marine Band will be “Spanish Dance No.2” by Moritz Moszkowski. McKenzie, also a saxophonist, was a member of the concert and jazz bands in high school.