The Best Saxophonist of ALL TIME

[brocktonblockbust]

On your knees ants! The two Lords are in da house. Their Royal Highnesses, Charlie "Byrd" Parker, and Dr. Dizzy Gillespie, sent down here from above!

[brocktonblockbust]

Been to Birdland in Manhattan about 6 times, named after this great man. All saxes must bow.

[p4pking]

I agree dude, and listen to this. I think it's a much better recording than those two you posted, his phrasing is so perfect.

[brocktonblockbust]

Bro that is such sweet tone and his phrasing is like an extraterrestrial language. This man, God Bless Him for what he gave humanity. Have you heard this one man? One of my faves:

[brocktonblockbust]

I saw this guy Sonny 4 times in my life: 1983, 1984, 1993, 2007 @p4pking

look how the instrument is still the same but so different now than what Byrd played

[Beanz]

My daughter. She was never great but it made my heart swell when she played. Her mum played when she could use two hands and her great aunt before that. Still have the sax in the studio and I can get a sound out of it but don't really play.

[SugarBoxing]

sExophonist? Bill Klinton

[Gandalf]

Hahaha!

I was always very down on the saxophone. In my mind it was a Kenny G instrument and very, very uncool. However, I have changed my mind and now appreciate what it can add to rock and roll. It's like saying guitars suck because of Bon Jovi. It's not a good way to look at things. My musical vocabulary doesn't really extend to jazz, so I cannot really add anything more about the saxophone.

[brocktonblockbust]

My favorite sax player is Byrd followed by Sonny Fortune, Frank Foster, George Coleman and Rahsaan Roland Kirk.

[brocktonblockbust]

My daughter. She was never great but it made my heart swell when she played. Her mum played when she could use two hands and her great aunt before that. Still have the sax in the studio and I can get a sound out of it but don't really play.

God Bless them and that is a touching description. Alto or tenor?

[Gandalf]

The saxophone looks like a very hard instrument to play. Breathing is a very underrated skill the best of times. I respect that.

[Beanz]

My daughter. She was never great but it made my heart swell when she played. Her mum played when she could use two hands and her great aunt before that. Still have the sax in the studio and I can get a sound out of it but don't really play.

God Bless them and that is a touching description. Alto or tenor?

Alto, although my daughter was a much better clarinet player and her mum's auntie played the tenor sax in fusion bands during the 60's.

[brocktonblockbust]

My daughter. She was never great but it made my heart swell when she played. Her mum played when she could use two hands and her great aunt before that. Still have the sax in the studio and I can get a sound out of it but don't really play.

God Bless them and that is a touching description. Alto or tenor?

Alto, although my daughter was a much better clarinet player and her mum's auntie played the tenor sax in fusion bands during the 60's.

Nice. You mean jazz fusion?

[Beanz]

My daughter. She was never great but it made my heart swell when she played. Her mum played when she could use two hands and her great aunt before that. Still have the sax in the studio and I can get a sound out of it but don't really play.

God Bless them and that is a touching description. Alto or tenor?

Alto, although my daughter was a much better clarinet player and her mum's auntie played the tenor sax in fusion bands during the 60's.

Nice. You mean jazz fusion?

Yes. Jazz/Rock fusion

[TitoFan]

Hahaha!

I was always very down on the saxophone. In my mind it was a Kenny G instrument and very, very uncool. However, I have changed my mind and now appreciate what it can add to rock and roll. It's like saying guitars suck because of Bon Jovi. It's not a good way to look at things. My musical vocabulary doesn't really extend to jazz, so I cannot really add anything more about the saxophone.

Man... I hope you do something about that.
Jazz is an exquisite form of music.
The very best of it can uplift your soul and probably add years to your life (slight exaggeration).