The history of “top 40” saxophone solos 1955-2011
DAVE CLARK FIVE DENIS PAYTON TENOR
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DAVE CLARK FIVE DENIS PAYTON TENOR#1 (£22) CHAPEL OF LOVE-DIXIE CUPS ? SAX SECTION ARTIE KAPLAN BARITONE #36 CHARADE-SAMMY KAYE SAX SECTION Per Artie Kaplan; Kaplan-soprano & bari, Sam Marowitz-lead alto, Phil Bodner-tenor and Romeo Penque-tenor. #3 COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER- JAY & THE AMERICANS ARTIE KAPLAN TENOR #15 COTTON CANDY-AL HIRT BOOTS RANDOLPH BARITONE #5 (£29) GIRL FROM IPANEMA-STAN GETZ TENOR #33 GIRLS GROW UP FASTER THAN BOYS- THE COOKIES (SOLO) SOPRANO W/ SAX SECTION Per ARTIE KAPLAN, he recorded all sax parts. “I played all the parts to give it a big sound without hiring several sax players.” #6 JUST LIKE ROMEO & JULIET- REFLECTIONS MIKE TERRY BARITONE£10 MOCKINGBIRD HILL-MIGIL 5 ALAN WATSON TENOR £31 NEAR YOU- MIGIL 5 ALAN WATSON TENOR £9 ONE WAY LOVE- CLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS MAURICE “MOSS” GROVES and SID PHILLIPS SAX SECTION #24 OUT OF SIGHT-JAMES BROWN ? SAX SECTION CD credits-Saint Clair Pinckney-tenor, Jerome Richardson- tenor, Seldon Powell-tenor, Maceo Parker-bari, Sam “The Man” Taylor-tenor, Al “Brisco” Clark-tenor, George Dorsey-alto, Haywood Henry-bari, Nat Jones-alto, Eldee William-tenor #31 PINK PANTHER THEME-HENRY MANCINI PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (JOHN “PLAS” JOHNSON) #8 QUICKSAND-MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS MIKE TERRY BARITONE #15 SHANGRI-LA-ROBERT MAXWELL ? ALTO Robert Maxwell (see 1959-LITTLE DIPPER ) recorded occasionally under the name of “Mickey Mozart.” £7 SHOUT-LULU & THE LUVERS JIMMY SMITH (solo) TENOR ? BARITONE £35 SPANISH HARLEM- SOUNDS INCORPORATED ? TENOR W/ SAX SECTION ALAN HOLMES-flute/saxophone, GEOFF WEST-saxophone, JOHN St. JOHN-guitar, BARRIE CAMERON-keyboards, WES HUNTER-bass guitar, TONY NEWMAN-drums. #38 TALL COOL ONE-WAILERS MARK MARUSH TENOR £30 THE SPARTANS- ? ALTO SOUNDS INCORPORATED ALAN HOLMES (flute/saxophone), GEOFF (GRIFF) WEST (saxophone) #11 THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO- TEMPTATIONS HANK COSBY TENOR #35 TENNESSEE WALTZ-SAM COOKE WILLIAM GREEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE w/ BRASS SECTION #25 TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA- THE MARVELETTES ? TENOR CD credits-Lanny Austin, Teddy Buckner, Hank Cosby, Lefty Edwards, Eli Fontaine, Kasuka Mafia, Eugene “BeeBee” Moore, Larry Nozero, Bernie Peacock, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene Rodgers #31 20-75-WILLIE MITCHELL ? TENOR “20-75” took its’ title from the record number [Hi 2075]. Mitchell’s rhythm section consisted of, Al Jackson or Howard Grimes on drums, (Al Jackson later joined Booker T at Stax’s, it is known that at times he still played for Mitchell) Bobby Eammons-organ, Reggie Young-guitar, Tommy Cogsbill-bass. Horn players Andrew Love-sax, Ben Cawley-trumpet, Charles Charmers-sax, his brother; James Mitchell-sax, Gene Miller-trumpet and Wayne Jackson-trumpet. #1 (£3) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO-SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE £1 YEH YEH-GEORGIE FAME PETER COE TENOR “John......Thanks for the document, it makes fascinating reading. The tenor solo on “Yeh Yeh” was played by Peter Coe...I was talking to Georgie Fame a few years ago when I had to play the exact solo for a TV nostalgia program. If I can fill in any other holes (UK) I will write”. Martin Dobson 1965 #1 (£3) 1-2-3-LEN BARRY ARTIE KAPLAN BARITONE #13 ACTION-FREDDY CANNON NINO TEMPO SAX SECTION #1 (£40) BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN- SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE #4 (£5) CATCH US IF YOU CAN- DAVE CLARK FIVE DENNIS PAYTON TENOR & HARMONICA #36 DO THE BOOMERANG- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR £10 HAVING A WILD WEEKEND- DAVE CLARK FIVE DENIS PAYTON BARITONE #1 (£10) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF-FOUR TOPS MIKE TERRY BARITONE #3 I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)-JAMES BROWN MACEO PARKER ALTO #1 (£39) I HEAR A SYMPHONY- SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE #21 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR- WILSON PICKET FLOYD NEWMAN BARITONE “I think you’d do well to include Floyd Newman on the baritone sax in the 1965 hit, “In the Midnight Hour.” His deep notes a few bars into the song really set the tone for the melody – to me at least. The only horn on “Midnight Hour” was Wayne Jackson’s trumpet. There were three sax players – Newman, Packy Axton and Andrew Love. The rest of the crew was the usual Memphis guys, Steve Cropper and “Duck” Dunn.” Dave Arnold #5 (£34) IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG-FOUR TOPS MIKE TERRY BARITONE #26 JU JU HAND- SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS BUTCH GIBSON TENOR #39 JUST A LITTLE BIT-ROY HEAD TOMMY MAY TENOR #33 RING DANG DOO- SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS BUTCH GIBSON TENOR #29 SHAKE AND FINGERPOP- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR #4 SHOTGUN-JR. WALKER AND THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR #19 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU-FOUR TOPS MIKE TERRY BARITONE #14 TWINE TIME- ALVIN CASH & THE CRAWLERS ? TENOR solo with Sax Section Alvin used his band the Nightlighters to record this hit. The band changed their name to the Crawlers and accompanied Alvin on future gigs then changed the name to the Registers. I have not found any information about the individual members of the band. Alvin Cash died November 21, 1999. He was 60 and lived in Chicago. #25 WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT-LITTLE MILTON GENE BARGE a/k/a DADDY G ALTO #2 WOOLY BULLY- SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS BUTCH GIBSON TENOR #36 YOU’VE BEEN IN LOVE TOO LONG- MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS ? BARITONE The Ultimate Collection lists Hank Cosby on saxophone. 1966 #13 (£21) AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG- TEMPTATIONS KASUKU MAFIA TENOR/BARITONE #7 DON’T MESS WITH BILL- MARVELETTES KASUKU MAFIA (NORRIS PATTERSON) TENOR #29 GET READY-TEMPTATIONS KASUKU MAFIA TENOR #11 GOING TO A GO-GO- THE MIRACLES KASUKU MAFIA TENOR £6 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE- CLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS SID PHILLIPS and MAURICE GROVES SAX SECTION #39 HARLEM NOCTURNE-VISCOUNTS HARRY HALLER TENOR #21 HOLD ON I’M A COMIN’-SAM & DAVE ANDREW LOVE TENOR #1 (£22) HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR £29 I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)-JAMES BROWN MACEO PARKER ALTO #20 (I’M A) ROAD RUNNER- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR MIKE TERRY BARITONE #6 (£22) LAND OF 1000 DANCES-WILSON PICKET CHARLIE CHALMERS TENOR #9 LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART- SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE #5 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU- SUPREMES ? BARITONE #13 (£20) OPUS 17 (DON’T YOU WORRY‘BOUT ME) THE FOUR SEASONS ? BARITONE #10 SUMMERTIME-BILLY STEWART ? ALTO LP credits for alto include BUNKY GREEN and GEORGE PATTERSON. Details for this one in Michel Ruppli's "The Chess labels: a discography, vol. 1" (1983), p. 278-279. These are the specific credits for this track (and three other tracks recorded on the same day). The album credits that you have are for the entire album, so not quite as exact. Recorded Chicago, October 6, 1965. Art Hoyle, Paul Serrano, John Howell (trumpets); John Avant, Julian Priester, Morris Ellis (trombones); Bunky Green (tenor sax); Rubin Cooper (baritone sax); Sonny Thompson (piano); Bryce Robertson, Pete Cosey (guitars); Louis Satterfield (bass); Maurice White (drums); Rockwell Davis (director). No mention of an alto sax!
Dik £37 THINK- CHRIS FARLOWE & THUNDERBIRDS ? BARITONE with HORN SECTION #12 (£3) THIS OLD HEART OF MINE-ISLEY BROTHERS MIKE TERRY BARITONE #17 WARM AND TENDER LOVE-PERCY SLEDGE ? HORN SECTION £39 YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN- PHILIP UPCHURCH COMBO DAVID BROOKS TENOR 1967 #29 BRING IT UP-JAMES BROWN ? SAX SECTION CD credits-Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis (alto saxophone, organ); St. Clair Pinckney (tenor & baritone saxophones); Eldee Williams, Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone); Recorded live at The Apollo Theatre, New York, New York from June 16-25, 1967. #7 COLD SWEAT-JAMES BROWN MACEO PARKER TENOR “Hi, John I've just finally got through ALL of the 76 pages which I actually printed out (!) back in January. (Here's me thinking they were the de facto 'forty top solos'...DOH!) Anyway, it was gratifying to see the names of all those guys - personal LEGENDS & boyhood HEROES - who've inspired ME: a bit like re-visiting the musical family album. However, I'd just like to comment on one entry:- 1967
I think you’ll find Maceo Parker played (admittedly lighter-toned) TENOR - not alto - on this and his other J.B. solo features. He eventually switched to ALTO at the boss's behest at the beginning of 1973 upon “returning to the fold”: re-formed as Fred Wesley & The JB's. N.B. “Doing It To Death” plus the album track “Damn Right I Am Somebody” which I vividly recall hearing as it blared out of a boutique and going "Hey, that alto player’s Maceo!”, dashing in and demanding to see the LP cover!! He even confirmed this to me personally in the early 90s when I met him & his Roots Revisited band fellow blowers Fred & Pee Wee Ellis in Germany and remarked how Pee Wee had gone back to his “native” Tenor from Alto, thus they’d effectively switched horns (again)! Maceo had been hired together with and at the insistence of his brother drummer Melvin - met HIM at that gig, too!! - because he owned a baritone but later it was obvious he was a star tenor soloist-in-waiting...so poor old St. Clair Pinckney got shunted to bari. N.B 1967 “Get It Together” where you hear the Godfather exhorting “Pinck” while declaiming his mutual Augusta, Georgia background, not to mention “Cold Sweat” itself.
Best Wishes and Keep up the good work”, Gaz Gaskell http://www.GazGaskell.com #8 (£43) FUNKY BROADWAY-WILSON PICKETT CHARLIE CHALMERS TENOR £36 GUNS OF NAVARONE-SKATALITES ? SAX/BRASS SECTION The Skatalites were among the original pioneers of Ska, the sound of independent Jamaica. From the Studio One sessions in Kingston the band found favour with the British Mod scene and crossed over to pop with the hit “Guns Of Navarone”, then presided over the shift from Ska to Rocksteady. Line up of the musicians over the years; Roland Alphonso-(tenor sax), Tommy McCook (tenor sax), “Ska” Campbell-(tenor sax), Lester Sterling-(alto sax), Lloyd Brevett-(bass), Lloyd Knibbs- (drums), Arkland “Drumbago” Parks-(drums), Bill Smith- (piano), Jackie Mittoo-(piano), Theophilus Beckford-(piano), Devon James-(guitar), Jerome “Jah Jerry” Hines-(guitar), Ernest Ranglin-(guitar), Lyn Taitt-(guitar), Nathan Breedlove-(trumpet), Johnny “Dizzy” Moore-(trumpet), Baba Brooks-(trumpet), Will Clark-(trombone), Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez-(trombone) , Don Drummond-(trombone/leader- died May 6, 1969), Karl Bryan- (baritone) , Doreen Schaffer- (vocals). #31 HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU- JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH JIMMY CASTOR TENOR #2 (£1) I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE- GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS KING CURTIS TENOR #4 I SECOND THAT EMOTION- SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES ? TENOR with BRASS SECTION #33 MEMPHIS SOUL STEW-KING CURTIS KING CURTIS TENOR #5 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY- CANNONBALL ADDERLEY ALTO #15 MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS GO BY- BOB CREWE GENERATION ? TENOR #28 ODE TO BILLY JOE-KINGPINS KING CURTIS ALTO #31 PUCKER UP BUTTERCUP- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR #1 (£10) RESPECT-ARETHA FRANKLIN KING CURTIS TENOR #17 SOUL FINGER-BAR-KAYS PHALON JONES TENOR duet with BEN CAULEY TRUMPET #22 THE LOOK OF LOVE-DUSTY SPRINGFIELD DENNIS SPRINGER TENOR A couple of older musician-friends, plus one or two web addresses, suggest it was RONNIE SCOTT. Andy W. £35 TRAIN TOUR TO THE RAINBOW CITY- PYRAMIDS (JAMAICA) ? TENOR 1968 £2 BEND ME SHAKE ME-AMEN CORNER MIKE SMITH TENOR Download 0.59 Mb. Share with your friends:
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