Here are a few classic saxophone recordings.....

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Posted by BarneyT (A) on May 15, 2007 at 19:08:39

In Reply to: Saxophone Colossus: Oooo, more like this please! posted by Daverz on May 15, 2007 at 15:20:15:

Along with Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Ben Webster and John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins is considered one of the greatest tenor saxophonists of the 20th Century.

Here are a few selections that may meet your criteria of classic saxophone recordings with equally scrupulous attention to detail and separation of instruments.

Many of these were originally Verve recordings amd later remastered and released by Polygram Records. The Verve recordings were produced by Norman Granz in the 1950's, around the same time as "Saxophone Colossus". Most are considered "Jazz Classics."

1. "Coleman Hawkins encounters Ben Webster". Recorded in 1959 with Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Alvin Stoller.
2. "Pres and Teddy" Lester Young and Teddy Wilson with Gene Ramey and Jo Jones.
3. "Coleman Hawkins and Oscar Peterson" recorded in 1957 with the Oscar Peterson quartet.
4. "Art Tatum and Ben Webster" Monaural recording in 1956 by Pablo Records.
5. "John Coltrane and Duke Ellington" Recorded in 1962 and Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" recorded in 1964. Coltrane and Ellington's sessions are mostly standards. "A Love Supreme" is considered to be Coltrane's masterpiece.
6. "Body and Soul" featuring 19 selections fro 1939-1956, including Coleman Hawkins legendary 1939 recording of "Body and Soul." RCA Records.
7. "The Lester Young Story" This is a 4 disc box set by Proper Records of England and features 84 selections from Young's classic 1936-1949 recordings with Count Basie, Billie Holilday, Benny Goodman etc.
8. "The Coleman Hawkins Story". This is another 4 disc box set with 80+ selections from the 1930's and 40's, from Proper Records of England featuring some of his early Paris recordings with the great Django Reinhardt on guitar, Stephane Grappelli on piano and Benny Carter on alto sax.
9. "Big Ben Time" Recorded in England in 1967 by Phillips Records.

You can check these out at Amazon.com for availability and reviews from jazz fans. You can also find video clips of all these artists on YouTube.com.

Regards,

Barney

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Topic - Saxophone Colossus: Oooo, more like this please! - Daverz 15:20:15 05/15/07 (11)

Try other Sonny records... - Bung 18:32:56 05/22/07 (0)

Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section! - jfz 09:27:35 05/17/07 (1)

Yeah, I got that one along with Saxophone Colossus - Daverz 18:41:31 05/17/07 (0)

Try This! - Robertc88 08:23:00 05/17/07 (0)

Re: Saxophone Colossus: Oooo, more like this please! - rrsands 07:24:02 05/17/07 (1)

Gene Ammons, Booker Ervin - rrsands 05:35:54 05/18/07 (0)

If you can, - Sigmund 11:24:58 05/16/07 (0)

Here are a few classic saxophone recordings..... - BarneyT 19:08:39 05/15/07 (3)

Re: Here are a few classic saxophone recordings..... - BarneyT 21:11:53 05/15/07 (2)

Here's a few more - starchild 05:05:37 05/16/07 (0)

Thanks, Barney... - Daverz 21:49:12 05/15/07 (0)

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Here are a few classic saxophone recordings..... - BarneyT 19:08:39 05/15/07 (3)

Re: Here are a few classic saxophone recordings..... - BarneyT 21:11:53 05/15/07 (2)

Here's a few more - starchild 05:05:37 05/16/07 (0)

Thanks, Barney... - Daverz 21:49:12 05/15/07 (0)

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