CD credits for ATLANTIC CROSSING list Memphis Horns.
“Hi John, I'm reasonably sure it was Andrew Love. Good luck and Merry Christmas! Your friend, Wayne Jackson” (The Memphis Horns) 12/6/2004.
Positively ANDREW LOVE per Gio Washington-Wright.
#24 WAS IT NOTHING AT ALL-
MICHAEL DAMIAN RICHARD ELLIOTT TENOR
1991
#1 (£13) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED-
WHITNEY HOUSTON KENNY G TENOR
£10 CHANGE-LISA STANSFIELD CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS TENOR
#11 (£1) DO THE BARTMAN-SIMPSONS ANDY SNITZER TENOR
#14 EVERYTHING CHANGES-KATHY TROCCOLI RICHIE CANNATA TENOR
#31 GENTLE-DINO PAUL TAYLOR SOPRANO
“This is definitely PAUL TAYLOR. I have the CD.” Gio Washington-Wright
£48 GIRL I USED TO KNOW-BROTHER BEYOND ? ALTO or TENOR
CD CREDITS PHILIP TODD and DAVID KOZ
£32 HOLDING ON-BEVERLY CRAVEN FRANK MEAD TENOR
#9 I WONDER WHY-CURTIS STIGERS CURTIS STIGERS ALTO
#7 I’M NOT IN LOVE-WILL TO POWER ED CALLE TENOR
#26 IT’S A SHAME (MY SISTER)-MONIE LOVE ? ALTO
#12 (£55) KEEP COMING BACK-RICHARD MARX STEVE GROVE TENOR
#11 LILY WAS HERE-
DAVID A. STEWART & CANDY DULFER CANDY DULFER ALTO
#4 (£23) LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING-
MICHAEL BOLTON MARC RUSSO TENOR
#40 LOVE ON A ROOFTOP-
DESMOND CHILD CHRIS MOSTERT or BRANDON FIELDS TENOR
#36 SHELTER ME-CINDERELLA JAY DAVIDSON TENOR
#23 SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED-
SIMPLY RED IAN KIRKHAM ALTO
#5 TAKE IT BACK-REBA MCNTIRE JOE MCGLOHON TENOR
(£3) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON-
WATERBOYS ANTHONY THISTLEWAITE TENOR
#14 (£19) UNFORGETTABLE-NATALIE COLE with
NAT “KING” COLE PETE CHRISTLEIB TENOR
#11 VOICES THAT CARE-VOICES THAT CARE KENNY G SOPRANO
1992
£7 A MILLION LOVE SONGS-
TAKE THAT CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS TENOR
#6 BREAKIN’ MY HEART (PRETTY BROWN EYES)-
MINT CONDITION JEFF ALLEN ALTO
#27 CHANGE-LISA STANSFIELD CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS TENOR
#21 DO IT TO ME-LIONEL RICHIE MARC RUSSO ALTO
#1 HOW DO YOU TALK TO AN ANGEL-HEIGHTS BRANDON FIELDS ALTO
#2 (£2) I LOVE YOUR SMILE-SHANICE BRANFORD MARSALIS TENOR
#1 (£1) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU-
WHITNEY HOUSTON KIRK WHALUM TENOR
£5 I WONDER WHY-CURTIS STIGERS CURTIS STIGERS ALTO
#12 (£28) MISSING YOU NOW-MICHAEL BOLTON KENNY G SOPRANO
£21 TASTE IT-INXS KIRK PENGILLY TENOR
£17 UNCHAIN MY HEART-JOE COCKER CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR
#22 WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED-
PAUL YOUNG NICKY PAYNE TENOR
1993
#25 (£56) BY THE TIME THIS NIGHT IS OVER -
PEABO BRYSON KENNY G SOPRANO
#18 (£47) FOREVER IN LOVE-KENNY G KENNY G SOPRANO
#9 (£7) I DON’T WANNA FIGHT-
TINA TURNER TIMMY CAPPELLO TENOR
#8 (£75) I’LL NEVER GET OVER YOU (GETTING OVER ME)
EXPOSE DAVE KOZ ALTO
£11 INDEPENDANCE-LULU STEVE BEIGHTON ALTO
£63 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS-CARPENTERS BOB MESSENGER TENOR
£4 ROMEO AND JULIET –
DIRE STRAITS (Live version) CHRIS WHITE (Intro) ALTO
& TENOR
£8 SWEET HARMONY-THE BELOVED NIGEL HITCHCOCK ALTO
#1 TELL ME WHAT YOU DREAM-RESTLESS HEART WARREN HILL ALTO
1994
#6 (£2) BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY-
BIG MOUNTAIN WARREN HILL ALTO
#1 I SWEAR-ALL-4-ONE “REV” DAVE BORUFF ALTO
#34 (£2) MOVING ON UP-M PEOPLE CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS ALTO
#7 ONE NIGHT A DAY-GARTH BROOKS JIM HORN TENOR
GARTH PLAYS THE SOLO ON TENOR IN LIVE CONCERTS.
#5 WHY HAVEN’T I HEARD FROM YOU-
REBA MCNTIRE JOE MCGLOHON TENOR
1995
#21 ANTS MARCHING-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE SOPRANO
#22 WHAT WOULD YOU SAY-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE ALTO
1996
£38 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER-911 STEVE BEIGHTON TENOR
#8 FASTLOVE-GEORGE MICHAEL ANDY HAMILTON TENOR
(COUNTRY TOP 20) ON MY OWN-REBA MCENTIRE ? SOPRANO
#15A SO MUCH TO SAY-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE BARITONE
#39 TOO MUCH-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE BARITONE
1997
#6 EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES-BABYFACE KENNY G SOPRANO
£1 PERFECT DAY-VARIOUS ARTISTS COURTNEY PINE SOPRANO
#23 THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET-
THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES KEVIN LENEAR TENOR
TIM BURTON (Saxophone)
KEVIN LENEAR (Saxophone)
ROMAN FLYSHER (Saxophone, replacement for KEVIN LENEAR)
1998
#5 I’LL BE-EDWIN MCCAIN CRAIG SHIELDS TENOR
#13 STAY (WASTING TIME)-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE TENOR
#13 (AC) WHO’S GOT THE HOOCH-EVERYTHING RICHARD BRADLEY TENOR
2001
#15 WHERE ARE YOU GOING-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LEROI MOORE SOPRANO
2003
#17 SUPERSTAR PART 1-K-Os BILL RUNGE TENOR
2004
#1 (CAN) CRABBUCKIT-K-OS CHRISTOPHER PLOCK TENOR
£14 MARY-SCISSOR SISTERS CRISPIN CIOE ALTO
#39 (Country chart #2) YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HONKY TONK OUT OF THE GIRL- ? TENOR
BROOKS & DUNN-CD credits (horns); Jeff Coffin, Jim Horn, Steve Patrick and Samuel Levine.
“Dear John,
if I am not mistaken it was Jim Horn. But I would have to call the Brooks & Dunn guys to tell you for sure. Is there no credit on the CD?
Regards,
Katja Rieckermann”
(Katja appeared on the vedio playing sax.)
2005
#2 DON’T CHA-
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS featuring BUSTA RHYMES ? TENOR
“Either BRANDON FIELDS or DAN HIGGINS. Most likely BRANDON for this bag.” Gio Washington-Wright
#1 GOLD DIGGER-KANYE WEST ? BARITONE
“Given the other horn section members, it’s most likely DAN HIGGINS although he isn’t in the credits.” Gio Washington- Wright
2010
#1 (AUSTRIA, #1-6 IN TWENTYTWO COUNTRIES AND #25 IN CANADA)
MR. SAXOBEAT-ALEXANDRA STAN ? ALTO
2011
#3 THE EDGE OF GLORY-LADY GAGA CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR
#12 HAIR-LADY GAGA CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR
#1 LAST FRIDAY NIGHT (T.G.I.F.)
KATY PERRY LENNY PICKETT TENOR
(KENNY G on the video)
ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL NOTES
"Roy Simonds/Doug Miller": original research for and published in "The Moan Within The Tone: R&B Saxophone and the Oral Tradition in Afro American Popular Music" (Department of Applied Social Science, University of Northumbria, August 1993).
Additional notes by Gordon Beadle.
Additional entries by William Flannery
Urban Centres and their major sax players
Chicago
40s Illinois Jacquet, Gene Ammons, Arnett Cobb
50s Harold Ashby, Boyd Atkins, Ernest Cotton, C. L. Davis, J.T. Brown, Red Prysock, Eddie Chamblee, Sil Austin, Tab Smith, Jimmy Forrest, A. C. Reed, Sax Mallard, Eddie Shaw
60s Cliff Davis, Gene Barge, Johnny Board
From a Sax on the Web contributor;
“I had a quick look at the pdf and found two things that are (as far as I know) not correct: Both Cobb and Jacquet are linked to Texas, not to Chicago. Same for Buddy Tate, who is now linked to New York”.
New Orleans
50s Red Tyler, Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Clarence Ford, Robert Parker, Joe Tillman, David Lastie
60s Harold Battiste, Nat Perrilliat, James Rivers
Memphis
50s Ace Cannon, Boots Randolph, Packy Axton, Raymond Hill, Fred Ford, Bill Harvey
60s Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers
West Coast
40s Bumps Myers, Buddy Banks, Maxwell Davis, Lorenzo “Buddy” Floyd
50s Big Jim Wynn, Preston Love, Jack McVea, Gil Bernal, Big Jay McNeely, Plas Johnson, Lynn Hope, Joe Houston, Chuck Alaimo, Jackie Brenston, Jimmy Beasley, Sam Butera, James Von Streeter, Fred Ford, Clifford Soloman
60s Wilton Felder, Steve Douglas, Jim Horn, Nino Tempo, James Clay, Bobby Forte, Johnny Heartsman
New York
40s Buddy Tate, Bullmoose Jackson, Paul Bascomb, Fred Jackson
50s Big John Greer, Leroy Cooper, Earle Warren, Jimmy Wright, Warren Lucky, Buddy Lucas, Heywood Henry, Lowell "Count" Hastings, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Willis Jackson, Hal Singer, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Big Al Sears, Freddy Mitchell, George Kelly, Noble "Thin Man" Watts, Frank "Floorshow" Culley,
60s Red Holloway, Jesse Powell, Harold Vick, Seldon Powell, Jerome
Richardson, David Newman, King Curtis, Hank Crawford, Eddie Harris, Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess, Stanley Turrentine
Texas
Don Wilkerson, Grady Gaines
Other centres
50s Earl Bostic, Clifford Scott, Eddie Silvers, Ray Felder, Floyd Johnson, Don Wilkerson [Cincinnatti]
Lionel Torrence, Rusty Bryant (Louisiana)
60s St. Clair Pinckney, Jr. Walker (Detroit), Oliver Sain (St. Louis)
The following is a selection of records that had a significant influence on the stylistic course of sax playing in r&r, r&b, soul 1940-1965. Subsequent this date, unison brass was more in vogue till more recent times.
1943 Lionel Hampton - Flying Home (Illinois Jacquet)
From a Sax on the Web contributor;
“Hampton and Jacquet recorded 'Flying Home' in New York, May 26, 1942 (not 1943)”.
1945 Louis Jordan-Caledonia
1946 Louis Jordan-Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
1948 Sonny Thompson - Long Gone (David Brooks) or Eddie Chamblee
1949 Frank Culley B Coleslaw
Big Jay McNeely-Deacon’s Hop
Cootie Williams Ork - Gator Tail (Willis Jackson)
Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck
1950 Gene Ammons - My Foolish Heart
Lynn Hope - Tenderly
1951 Earl Bostic - Sleep
Earl Bostic - Flamingo
Jimmy Forrest - Night Train
Hal Singer - Cornbread
1952 Tiny Bradshaw - Soft (Red Prysock)
Joe Houston - Earthquake
1953 Tiny Bradshaw - Free For All (Red Prysock)
1955 Red Prysock - Handclappin
Red Prysock B Fingertips
Don Wilkerson-I Got a Woman (Ray Charles)
Don Wilkerson-Hallelujah I Love Her So (Ray Charles)
1956 Sil Austin - Slow Walk
Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Clifford Scott)
Bill Haley - Rudy's Rock (Rudy Pompilli)
Louis Jordan-Choo Choo Ch' boogie
1957 Noble Watts - The Slop
Chuck Willis - CC Rider (Gene Barge)
Louis Jordan-Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1958 Lee Allen - Walking With Mr. Lee
The Champs - Tequila (Danny Flores aka Chuck Rio)
Duane Eddy - Movin n Groovin (Plas Johnson)
Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser (Gil Bernal)
The Coasters - Yakety Yak (King Curtis)
1959 Ernie Fields - In The Mood (Plas Johnson)
Johnny & Hurricanes - Crossfire (Johnny Paris)
Johnny & Hurricanes - Red River Rock (Johnny Paris)
The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne (Harry Haller)
Danny Boy - Sil Austin
1960 Sil Austin - LP Golden Saxophone Hits
Bill Blacks Combo - Dont Be Cruel (Martin Willis)
1962 Ace Cannon - Tuff
Les Cooper - Wiggle Wobble (Joseph Grier)
King Curtis - Soul Twist
Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax
Jr Walker - Cleo's Mood
1964 King Curtis - Soul Serenade
Plas Johnson - The Pink Panther Theme
In addition;
1955 Otis Williams and the Charms- Ling, Ting, Tong-tenor
1967 Van Morrison—Moondance—Jack Schrorer—tenor
1973 Bob Seger—Turn the Page—Alto Reed—alto
1974 Pink Floyd—Us and Them—Dick Parry—tenor
1980 Aerosmith—Same Old Song And Dance-Michael Brecker—tenor
1985 Manhattans—You Send Me—Crispin Cioe-alto
1989 Glenn Frey—Livin’ Right—Bill Bergman—tenor
1998 Everything—Who’s Got the Hooch—Richard Bradley—tenor— (from the soundtrack of the movie “Waterboy”)
2004 Toby Keith with daughter Krystal—Mockingbird—Mark Douthit—tenor
Dates Unknown:
The Hunch—Paul Gayten
The Night Time is the Right Time—Ray Charles—David “Fathead” Newman- David “Fathead” Newman on Alto sax; he got his famous nickname from a high school music teacher who caught him playing his horn with the music turned upside down - joined Ray Charles on baritone saxophone in 1954. He later switched to alto and then tenor saxophone. Newman worked steadily with Charles' small and big bands for the next dozen years, soloing on such immortal sides as "Night Time is the Right Time," "Talkin' 'Bout You" "I Got a Woman," "Let the Good Times Roll," and "Rockhouse."
I Got a Woman—Ray Charles—David “Fathead” Newman
Talking ‘Bout You—Ray Charles—Fathead “Fathead” Newman
Bad To The Bone—George Thorogood—Hank “Hurricane” Carter—background riffs on tenor and solo on alto
Castle Rock—Al Sears—tenor (recorded under Johnny Hodges’s name)
Soul Shakin’—Delaney and Bonnie—Andrew Love—tenor
Turn the Page—Bob Seger—Alto Reed—alto
Reminiscing—King Curtis Ousley—Buddy Holly—Reminiscing
Tell It Like It Is—Bobby Caldwell—Michael Lington—alto
I Do The Rock—Tim Curry —?—alto
I Put a Spell On You—Screamin’ Jay Hawkins—Sam “The Man” Taylor—tenor
True Love Ways by Buddy Holly-Sam “The Man” Taylor or Abraham “Boomie” Richman-I have seen both credited for the amazing session work . Recorded 10/20-21/58.
“John, My Holley’s discography credits Boomie. The double CD called the Buddy Holley Collection credits Sam “the Man.” It is definitely Boomie. I would stake my reputation on it!!!” Courtesy Jeff “Abbedd” Powell of Guardala Mouthpieces.
P.S. I emailed Richman’s son who lives and performs in Atlanta. Barry sent his father’s telephone number in Florida and I spoke to Mr. Boomie Richman who states that Sam Taylor was in great demand at this time because he could play this style extremely well. Mr. Richman gives credit to Mr. Taylor for this solo.
According to Courtesy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomie_Richman;
Recorded with Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958. He performed the beautiful sax solo on “True Love Ways.”
For Bill Haley & the Comets fans;
I assume you’re just wanting to stick with US and UK charts and not include recordings like 1961’s “Florida Twist”, a Rudy Pompilli instrumental, which was a major Haley hit on Orfeon Records in Mexico. I don’t know the chart position, but at one point it was the most successful single ever released in Mexico (or so I’ve heard). One of the Bill Haley fan club newsletters from the early 60s reports that a song called Chick Safari (recorded for Warner Brothers in 1961) actually made a very high chart placement in India of all places. But that’s heresay. There’s sax on it (Pompilli again) but nothing too notable.
In terms of non-Top 40 recordings that are felt to have made an impact on sax players, I can’t speak to what players might think, but the following Haley recordings (all of which, again, I can provide you with MP3s of for your reference) are notable:
1953: Live It Up / Farewell-So Long-Goodbye (Essex Records) - Tony Lance (baritone). This was Haley’s first single using a saxophone
1954: Straight Jacket (Essex Records) – Joey D’Ambrosia (sax). D’Ambrosia’s first sax work with Haley, and a notable instrumental of the time (but non-charting).
1955: The Jodimars - Well Now Dig This (Capitol Records) - D’Ambrosia (sax). Arguably the best known recording by this Comets spin-off group. No solo but Joey’s riffs drive the song.
1955: The Jodimars – Eat Your Heart Out Annie – D’Ambrosia. Another sax-driven melody, though no solo.
1956: The Jodimars – Midnight (D’Ambrosia) - the only instrumental the band released, featuring Joey.
1956: Calling All Comets (Decca) - Rudy Pompilli. Non-single release on the Rock and Roll Stage Show LP, a saxophone instrumental that was also performed in the film Don’t Knock the Rock. This one was likely influential.
1959 (but recorded 1958): Joey’s Song (Decca) - Pompilli instrumental that was a low-placing chart hit in 1959.
1960 (but recorded 1959) - Skokiaan (Decca) - Pompilli’s sax plays a major role in this instrumental, which was Haley’s last chart hit in America before the 1974 reissue of Clock.
1960: Tamiami (Warner Brothers) - Pompilli. I remember reading that this non-rock and roll instrumental registered on Billboard’s “Bubbling Under” charts, making it the closest thing to a chart hit Haley had after leaving Decca.
In terms of the Mexican recordings, Haley recorded many instrumentals for Orfeon between 1961 and 1966 (Rudy Pompilli on all though a few might have also featured a second sax by Mike Shay). Florida Twist and a 1966 recording, Land of 1000 Dances are the only tracks I have heard referred to as chart hits down there, but there may have been others because the Comets were really popular (even hosting a TV show) for several years.
One later recording that might be of note is “Rudy’s Rock: The Sax that Changed the World”, an LP which was released by “Rudy Pompilli and the Comets” on Sonet Records of Sweden in 1975 or 76 (it was recorded in 1975). It was a solo album Rudy did without Haley, to give him a chance to do some final recordings before he succumbed to lung cancer. There is some great sax work by him on this album (which, sadly, did not chart and remains the only Comets-related Sonet material not to be reissued).
As always, I hope this helps.
Cheers!
Alex Frazer-Harrison
3/10/07
Hey John, Here's a bit of info for your sax solo history.
I recently learned that "Sam the Man" Taylor was the player on the 1956 Doo-Wop 45 "So Good" by The Playboys on Tetra 4447. It was a regional "hit" (NYC, Philly, Boston) and still considered to be a classic by some(including most collectors). My oldest brother Lionel Tipton, was in the group although they "let him go" just before they made it onto American Bandstand. He wrote the tune but as was so often the case, had to share writing credits with Alan Freed's son-in-law, Monty Bruce who owned the label.
I learned a few years ago that it is a notable record when I met a friend of a friend who was a collector. I was shocked that he knew of the tune and that it is one of his personal favorites.
Anyway, more fodder for you canon.
Fred Tipton
7/7/2009
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