Help! I need jazz/saxaphone music suggestions

17 years ago

Hi! I normally sit at the Kitchen Table, but I thought I'd ask this question here, too.

I have a friend who enjoys jazz music and the saxaphone in particular. I know nothing about either.

Could you suggest the names of some good jazz and saxaphone artists, and the titles of their CDs. I'd love to send her some music.

Thanks!

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agnespuffin
17 years ago
Caroline, that's a great idea!! However, if your friend already has a large collection of CDs, there is a very good chance that you would pick up a duplicate.

Maybe you could hint around a little and find out if there is a special one that she doesn't have that she would like.
Or if her favorite artist has put out a new one lately, she may not have it yet.
mwoods
17 years ago
Oh I love jazz Sax. Here are a couple of performers and any of their CDs would be good. I think Boney James is the best and I love his music..sexy. Anything he does is good and I have most of his CDs. Seduction is my favorite though. Another really good musician is Richard Elliot and any of his CDs would be good. There is always Kenny G and he's wonderful but pretty mainstream and does more pop type music. Boney and Richard are considered smooth jazz. Then there is the very very traditional old sax players but I don't know a lot about them. Heck...I forgot another one who is excellent and I've gone to his concerts and have his cds too...Dave Koz. Everyone likes him and again you can't go wrong with any of his music. My favorite album of his is- The Dance and I play it a lot. Good luck to you.
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meldy_nva
17 years ago
How about giving a gift certificate, especially if there's a chance of duplicating something she already has. OTOH, I like having a CD in the car and another in the house, so duplicates are appreciated.
dirtdiver
17 years ago
My jazz tastes are pretty traditional.

I've been listening to Stan Getz's "Bossas and Ballads: The Lost Sessions." Very, very good. I saw him play once in the mid 1980s. Unless your pal's tastes run specifically to "smooth jazz," I can't imagine Getz would disappoint.

I'm also happy when Paul Desmond (album: Easy Living) enters the shuffle sphere on my iPod, same for Coleman Hawkins.
neil_allen
17 years ago
My first choice would be "Back to Back" -- a small group set with Johnny Hodges, the first master of the alto sax, along with Duke Ellington (he was in Duke's big band for most of its existence), Harry Edison and Jo Jones. It's from the '60s, one of my first albums, but it was reissued on CD and still seems to be available new.

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