The history of “top 40” saxophone solos 1955-2011
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1955-2011 Rock & Roll Saxophone-foreword by Scott Page, was published in 1989. Contemporary Saxophone-foreword by Ernie Watts and preface Jay Davidson, was published in 1992 followed by the 2nd edition of Rock & Roll Saxophone in 1996. Over the years I have received many questions about the players whose solos were heard on the Top 40 "Pop" music hits. Many of the solos inspired students of all ages to pick up the sax and join a band. In the 50’s/60’S it may have been King Curtis, Boots Randolph, Lee Allen, Ace Cannon or Junior Walker. In more recent years Marc Russo, Dave Koz, Kenny G, Kirk Whalum, Ernie Watts, Candy Dulfer or Gerald Albright. In addition, many UK artists led the inspiration overseas. The list continues to grow. Many of the hits featured sax players who never received credit, either on L.P. covers, CD liner notes or history books. The following list represents a long overdue salute to these musicians. A CD set (434) pages in MS Word) with bios/photos and 17 music tracks can be purchased by contacting John Laughter @ JSAXL@aol.com The New SoundThe year was 1955. The new Top 40 hits of Fats Domino, The El Dorados, Billy Vaughn, Bill Haley and the Comets, and Pat Boone were filling the airwaves and jukeboxes across the globe. Teenagers were tuning in and dancing to the new beat. In 1956, Little Richard, Johnny Dankworth, The Dells, Ken MacIntosh, The Cadillacs, The Five Satins, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and Bill Doggett also joined in and were recording the new Top 40 hits. It was an exciting time for many teenagers. International popular music was about to change forever and one unique sound that was common to many hit records was the versatile styles of the saxophone. Who were the musicians who inspired many of us to learn to play the sax during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s? Where are they today? Unfortunately, for many years in the world of pop music most session musicians were never given credit on the LP covers or CD liner notes. In some cases, had it not been for the studio musicians, the record might not have become a hit for the singer. Even in some recordings that used the singer’s own band, credit was not always given to those who made it happen. In most historical documents there is room for error and misinformation. I have used Internet resources, email responses, and various books to confirm as many dates, names, and songs as possible. However, as I concluded the research and prepared this book to be published, I knew that an updated edition would follow in the future as more songs, names, and corrections surface. If you have additional information to add to the future editions, please contact me at JSAXL@aol.com and I will add your updates to the text. I hope we will one day have a complete and comprehensive account of these musicians. The majority of the listed hits contain an obvious solo. However, a few of the hits have a dominant sax line in the background but no solo per se. According to the contributors the background sax line was a vital part of the song so it was added. Let’s take a trip and go back in time. Do you remember that song and solo that inspired you to pick up the saxophone? To order the 2 CD set with bios/photos (440 pages); THE HISTORY OF TOP 40 SAXOPHONE SOLOS1955-2011By John Laughter and Steve D. Marshall Preface/Foreword by Plas Johnson, Dave Woodford and U.K.’s Snake Davis Contact John Laughter - JSAXL@aol.com for mailing information. Two CD set with text (440 pages) in MS Word and a 17 track guest artists music CD-photos and bios-$10.00 plus postage. Postage: U.S. $1.00 CANADA $1.00* U.K. $1.60 * GUEST ARTISTS-Alphabetical Order A very special thanks to the following artists for contributing their talent and CD tracks. 1. Joey Arminio & The Family- “American Outlaw” 2. Andy Brush-“Simply Simpo” 3-4. Ed Calle-“Strut” and “Smood Dude” from his CD titled Twilight on Concord Records, PO Box 845, Concord, Ca 94522 5. Timmy Capppello-“Wiggle” 6. Dan Cipriano-“Beneath Sullivan Street” 7. Andrew Clark- “Cut Off” from his CD titled Jaywalking on Papasax Records, PO Box 5484, Bradford, Ma 01835 8. Chris “Snake” Davis-“You’re The One” from his CD titled Snakebites on Skin Records via Ruth Hopkins, 27 Mayfield Rd, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 9QW, UK. 9-10. Sax Gordon-“Hubcap Pete” and “Have Horn Will Travel” from his CD titled Have Horn Will Travel on Bullseye Blues & Jazz/ Rounder Records, One Camp Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02140 11. Joe McGlohon-(co-written by Steve Bassett)-“Reggae Gone Shuffle” 12. Jack Prybylski-“Mandalay Bay” from his CD titled Soho Strut 13-14. Tom Timko-“Breakfast At Nat’s” and “Barnacle Bill” from his CD titled Tom Timko And The Horn Dogs on Ratamacue Records, PO Box 279, West Long Branch, NJ 07764 15-16. Chris Vadala-“Out Of The Shadows” and “Club Contrafact” from his CD titled Out Of The Shadows on Usroots Records, Canada 17. Don Wise-“Blue Shoes” from his CD titled Genuine Snake via Wamco Productions, PO Box 2772, Knoxville, Tn 37901 POSITION SONG SAX PLAYER INSTR. UK chart position is shown as (£) for duplicate hits in US and in the UK. 1955 #1 (£7)AIN’T THAT A SHAME-PAT BOONE ? TENOR I could not confirm the names of the recording session players for Pat Boone. His agent indicated that Mr. Boone recalled the name “Justin Tubbs” as being the sax soloist. However, according to a web site by Don Rose; His (Joe Daley) career has been diverse: he was one of the “brothers” in a Woody Herman Herd of 1950-51, and worked with the Maynard Ferguson and Nelson Riddle bands. He also played tenor in the studio band that backed Pat Boone for most of his recording sessions during the 1950s. Another name that was given to me is Justin Gordon. Gordon also appears on the Billy Vaughn hits. The Bear Family Records collection credits the following sax players for Boone’s sessions which include all of his Top 40 hits; JOHN ROTELLA, WILBUR SCHWARTZ, PAUL HORN, JOE KRETCHER, JULIAN C. MATLOCK, RYLAND WESTON, JOSEPH KRECHTER, HAROLD HUGH EHRMANN, HUBERT MAXWELL MYERS, JULIAN "MATTY" MATLOCK, JUSTIN GORDON, BILLY VAUGHN, BENNY CARTER, GENE CIPRIANO,MAHLON CLARK, JEWELL L. GRANT, DAVE PELL and JOHN JOHNSON. http://ubl.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,303601,00.html #10 AIN’T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR #1 (R&B) ALL BY MYSELF-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR #7 AT MY FRONT DOOR-PAT BOONE ? TENOR DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm (I sent an email to Mr. Pell asking him to review the list and to confirm which hits he is featured playing the solo. Although he said he would review the list, he never replied) #17 AT MY FRONT DOOR-EL DORADOS RED HOLLOWAY (solo) TENOR MCKINLEY EASTON BARITONE #17 BIRTH OF THE BOOGIE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR #9 BURN THAT CANDLE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR (JOEY D’AMBROSIA left BILL HALEY 9/55 to form the Jodimars. ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE was the first session for RUDY.) #11 DADDY-O-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR #11 DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR #25 DON’T BE ANGRY-NAPPY BROWN BUDD JOHNSON TENOR L.P. credits AL SEARS, SAM TAYLOR, KING CURTIS (tenor saxophone); BUDD JOHNSON (baritone saxophone). Per Stuart Colman-Budd Johnson takes the solo on “Don't Be Angry” by Nappy Brown. However, according to Neil Sharpe you may want to listen to Budd Johnson’s tone and style (Youtube) and compare it to the tenor tone on this recording. It has been suggested that it sounds like Taylor. #19 GEE WHITTAKERS-PAT BOONE ? (solo) TENOR DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm ? BARITONE #15 HEARTS OF STONE-THE CHARMS ? TENOR #1 HEARTS OF STONE-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR #2 KO KO MO (I LOVE YOU SO)-PERRY COMO MITCHEL AYRES ORCHESTRA TENOR with SAX SECTION #26 LING, TING, TONG-CHARMS ? TENOR #28 (54-55) LING, TING, TONG-THE FIVE KEYS ? TENOR #18 (£14) MAMBO ROCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR #2 MELODY OF LOVE-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO #8 MELODY OF LOVE-DAVID CARROLL HOWARD DAVIS ALTO #3 MELODY OF LOVE-FOUR ACES ? ALTO #19 MELODY OF LOVE- FRANK SINATRA & RAY ANTHONY ? SAX SECTION £10 MELODY OF LOVE-INKSPOTS ? ALTO #10 (R&B) NIP SIP-THE CLOVERS ? TENOR #1 (R&B) POOR ME-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR #15 RAZZLE-DAZZLE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR #23 ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #13 ROCK LOVE-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR #3 SEVENTEEN-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR £4 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR Originally recorded in 1954. #1 THE GREAT PRETENDER-THE PLATTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #20 THE KENTUCKIAN SONG-THE HILLTOPPERS ? ALTO #15 TWO HOUND DOGS- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR #14 TWEEDLEE DEE-LAVERN BAKER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR #1 (£1) (WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR Originally recorded in 1954. 1956 #28 APRIL IN PARIS-COUNT BASIE SAX SECTION CD CREDITS- MARSHAL ROYAL-ALTO FRANK WESS-ALTO and TENOR FRANK FOSTER-TENOR CHARLIE FOWLKES-BARI #5 (£#2) A TEAR FELL-TERESA BREWER ? ALTO #10 CHAINS OF LOVE-PAT BOONE ? ALTO w/ VOCAL #17 CONFIDENTIAL-SONNY KNIGHT PLAS JOHNSON (solo) TENOR intro followed by SAX SECTION. #4 DEVIL OR ANGEL-THE CLOVERS ? TENOR #14 EDDIE MY LOVE-TEEN QUEENS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (per Plas Johnson) JEWELL GRANT BARITONE JACKIE KELSO (?) ALTO #11 EDDIE MY LOVE-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? SAX SECTION £7 EXPERIMENTS WITH MICE- JOHNNY DANKWORTH JOHNNY DANKWORTH ALTO PETE WARNER TENOR #24 FEVER-LITTLE WILLIE JOHN RAY FELDER and RUFUS “NOSE” GORE SAX SECTION #2 (R&B) (£29) HONEY CHILE- FATS DOMINO ROBERT “BUDDY” HAGANS TENOR #2 HONKY TONK (PARTS 1 & 2)- BILL DOGGETT CLIFFORD SCOTT TENOR #22 I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH- LAVERN BAKER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR #13 I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL- FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS JIMMY WRIGHT TENOR #3 (£12) I’M IN LOVE AGAIN-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR #38 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? SAX SECTION w/ TENOR SOLO #24 IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT- FIVE SATINS VINNY MAZZETTA TENOR #13 IT ISN’T RIGHT-THE PLATTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #20 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL- SHIRLEY AND LEE LEE ALLEN TENOR #6 LONG TALL SALLY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE #8 (£18) LONG TALL SALLY-PAT BOONE ? TENOR #30 LOVE, LOVE, LOVE-THE CLOVERS ? BARITONE (NOT A “SOLO” BUT VERY DOMINANT IN THE BACKGROUND AND DURING THE VOCAL BREAKS) #19 MY BLUE HEAVEN-FATS DOMINO per session notes: CLARENCE FORD (as), LEE ALLEN, BUDDY HAGANS (ts) HERB HARDESTY (solo per HH) TENOR #1 (R&B) OH WHAT A NIGHT-THE DELLS LUCIUS “LITTLE WASH” WASHINGTON (solo) TENOR with MCKINLEY EASTON on BARITONE #8 (R&B) READY TEDDY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR #25 (£4) RIP IT UP- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #17 RIP IT UP-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE#16 R-O-C-K- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR £13 & £23 (SAME YEAR) ROCK WITH THE CAVEMAN- TOMMY STEELE RONNIE SCOTT TENOR £3 ROCKIN’ THRU THE RYE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #34 (£30) RUDY’S ROCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR Pompilii is the correct spelling, but Bill thought it looked odd and would appear more professional if it was changed to Pompilli. Quoted from “Bill Haley” by John Swenson(c) 1982 W.H. Allen #6 (£7) SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #18 SEVEN DAYS-THE CREW CUTS DAVID CARROLL ORCHESTRA ? SAX SECTION #9 (R&B) (£15) SHE’S GOT IT-LITTLE RICHARD ? TENOR Hi John, According to the discographical information given in the box set The Specialty Sessions, “She's Got It” (Sp 584) was cut with the Upsetters in Los Angeles on September 6, 1956, with Wilbert Smith, Grady Gaines and Clifford Burks (tenor) and Jewell Grant (baritone). Best wishes, Michael Robinson, North Perth, Western Australia #12 SINCE I MET YOU BABY- IVORY JOE HUNTER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR ALTO #33 SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE #17 SLOW WALK SIL AUSTIN TENOR #26 SLOW WALK-BILL DOGGETT CLIFFORD SCOTT TENOR #4 (R&B) SO LONG-FATS DOMINO WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO #17 SPEEDOO-CADILLACS JESSE POWELL BARITONE #15 STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE- THE CADETS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #7 (R&B) (£9) THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR #18 (£5) THE SAINTS ROCK ‘N ROLL- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #17 TUTTI-FRUTTI-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE #12 TUTTI’ FRUTTI-PAT BOONE ? TENOR DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm #14 WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COME HOME-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR #33 WHEN YOU DANCE-TURBANS BIG AL SEARS (?) TENOR #6 (£1) WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE- FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS JIMMY WRIGHT TENOR http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2033 "Why Do Fools Fall in Love." The Premiers became the Teenagers when they went into the studio to record the song with Jimmy Wright and his band (Wright suggested the new name). http://www.answers.com/topic/jimmy-wright And with Wright's honking saxophone sharing space for the lead, he was nearly as visible a musical presence as anyone on any of Elvis Presley's records from Scotty Moore, Bill Black, and D.J. Fontana on down, his instrument defining the texture and power of rock & roll on records like "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and a dozen other Rama and Gee sides. However, according to http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/buddylucas.htm, Buddy Lucas worked regularly as a session musician (on tenor saxophone or harmonica) from the early 1950’s until the mid 1960’s. Besides the recordings above, he appeared on various others, including labels such as Jubilee, RCA/Groove, Gone/End, Roulette/Gee, and Swan/Lawn, and smash hits such as “Why Do Fools Fall In Love” by The Teenagers (1956), “Maybe” by The Chantels (1957), and “Tears On My Pillow” by Little Anthony & the Imperials (1958). #12 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE- THE DIAMONDS HERB HARDESTY TENOR 1957 £23 AIN’T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR #1 (£7) APRIL LOVE-PAT BOONE ? ALTO Per Bear Family box-sets by Pat Boone- “April Love” (August 15, 1957). Sax section: Gene Cipriano, Mahlon Clark, Justin Gordon, Babe Russin. Dik #12 (R&B) (£2) BABY FACE- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR #5 (£23)BLUE MONDAY-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (per HH) BARITONE #14 BONY MORONIE-LARRY WILLIAMS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR JEWEL GRANT (per STUART COLMAN) BARITONE #12 C.C. RIDER-CHUCK WILLIS GENE “DADDY G” BARGE TENOR #4 COME GO WITH ME-THE DELL-VIKINGS GENE UPSHAW TENOR The Del Vikings recorded “Come Go With Me” backed by the group’s own band including Joe Lopes and Gene Upshaw on sax. It was released late in 1956. Fee Bee was just too small a label to handle the sales, so it was leased it to Dot, which put it out in early 1957. The record exploded onto the scene and remained on the charts for 31 weeks, reaching number four on the pop chart and number three on the R&B chart. #12 COOL SHAKE-THE DEL-VIKINGS ? TENOR Carl Stevens and his Orchestra #1 (£1) DIANA-PAUL ANKA ? ALTO £40 DON’T KNOCK THE ROCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #5 HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY- TUNE WEAVERS (FRANK PAUL ORCHESTRA) ? ALTO & ? TENOR #16 HE’S MINE-THE PLATTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #? HIGH SCHOOL DANCE- LARRY WILLIAMS JESSE JAMES JONES TENOR #4 I’M WALKING-FATS DOMINO per session notes LEE ALLEN (ts) HERB HARDESTY (ts)-HARDESTY plays solo per internet interview with Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. TENOR #17 (£19) I’M WALKING-RICKY NELSON PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #27 I’M WAITING FOR YOU-PAT BOONE JUSTIN GORDON ALTO DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm #6 IT’S YOU I LOVE-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR HERB HARDESTY TENOR #32 I WANT YOU TO KNOW-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR HERB HARDESTY TENOR #10 JENNY, JENNY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE #17 JIM DANDY-LAVERN BAKER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR #21 JUNE NIGHT- JIMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA-recorded 5 days after Jimmy’s death. DICK STABILE ALTO #29 JUST BECAUSE-LLOYD PRICE ? SAX SECTION #8 (£21) KEEP A KNOCKIN’-LITTLE RICHARD GRADY GAINES (solo) TENOR w/ sax section CLIFFORD BURKS (ts), WILBERT SMITH a/k/a LEE DIAMOND (ts), unk bari. £9 LONG TALL SALLY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE #1 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND-PAT BOONE ? SAX SECTION DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm Per Bear Family box-sets by Pat Boone-“Love Letters In the Sand” (November 24, 1956). Sax section: Justin Gordon, Babe Russin. No mention of Dave Pell, who is mentioned as the sole sax player on "Bernardine" (recorded March 25, 1957). Dik #21 (£10) LUCILLE-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE #6 (R&B) MISS ANN-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR #6 MR LEE-BOBBETTES JESSE POWELL TENOR #2 RAUNCHY-BILL JUSTIS BILL JUSTIS ALTO #4 RAUNCHY-ERNIE FREEMAN PLAS JOHNSON ALTO #10 RAUNCHY-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO £20 ROCK THE JOINT BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR “Rock the Joint” was a re-recording. The 1952 original did not feature a saxophone.(Alex Frazer-Harrison) #6 SEND FOR ME-NAT KING COLE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #3 (R&B) SEND ME SOME LOVIN’- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR #10 SHISH-KEBAB-RALPH MARTERIE ? ALTO & SOPRANO #5 (£21) SHORT FAT FANNIE- LARRY WILLIAMS JESSE JAMES JONES TENOR #10 SILHOUETTES-THE DIAMONDS ALVIN “RED” TYLER and HERB HARDESTY SAX SECTION #3 SILHOUETTES-THE RAYS ? SAX SECTION #35 SOFT-BILL DOGGETT CLIFFORD SCOTT FLUTE lead THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES BARITONE solo. #2 SO RARE-JIMMY DORSEY JIMMY DORSEY ALTO #13 (R&B) THE ROOSTER SONG-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR #25 TO THE AISLE-FIVE SATINS ? ALTO (with sax section duet on main solo) #25 TRICKY-RALPH MARTERIE ? SAX SECTION Research shows Yano Spano, Jack Gaylo (as) Kenny Mann, Larry Regan (ts) Johnny Alberding (bars, cl). Also lists Bill Walters (ts) as of 1954 but does not indicate whom he replaced. This sax section is credited for both of Marterie’s hits (see SHISH-KEBAB) which were recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, December 1956. #8 VALLEY OF TEARS-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (ts) and LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR #23 WAIT AND SEE-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (ts) and LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR #9 WHISPERING BELLS-DELL-VIKINGS GENE UPSHAW TENOR #8 YOUNG BLOOD-COASTERS GIL BERNAL TENOR Credit has been given to both Plas Johnson and Gil Bernal. According to Plas Johnson it was Bernal who played the solo. http://www.angelfire.com/mn/coasters/disco.html #16 ZIP ZIP-THE DIAMONDS ? TENOR 1958 #33 BETTY AND DUPREE-CHUCK WILLIS GENE “DADDY G” BARGE TENOR #38 BIG BOPPER’S WEDDING-BIG BOPPER LINK DAVIS TENOR £11 BONY MORONIE-LARRY WILLIAMS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #7 (£5) BORN TOO LATE-PONI TAILS ? ALTO #11 BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ- HOLLYWOOD FLAMES JESSE JAMES JONES-lead TENOR PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #15 CANNONBALL-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR #23 CERVEZA-BOOTS BROWN PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #34 CHA HUA HUA-PETS PLAS JOHNSON SAX SECTION with TENOR SOLO #6 CHANSON D’ AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE)- ART & DOTTY TODD PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #12 CHANSON D’ AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE)- FONTAINE SISTERS ? TENOR #6 (£12) CHANTILLY LACE-BIG BOPPER LINK DAVIS TENOR #15 CRAZY LOVE-PAUL ANKA ? ALTO #6 DINNER WITH DRAC-JOHN ZACHERLE ? TENOR Many sax breaks on both sides, by Dave Appell and the Applejacks, probably Buddy Savitt and/or George Young. Dik However, one web site quotes Dave Appell giving credit to a young sax player named Dan Dailey. I asked Mr. Appell if he remembered; “Thanks for your message. It’s been a very long time and I really don’t recall”. Dave, 10/20/2011 #24 EARLY IN THE MORNING- BOBBY DARIN SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR Bobby Darin, vocals; George Barnes, guitar; Al Chernet, guitar; Sanford Bloch, string bass; Sam "The Man" Taylor, tenor saxophone; Ernie Hayes, piano; Panama Francis, drums; Phil Krause, drums; The Helen Way Singers (Helen Way, Harriet Young, Maeretha Stewart, Theresa Merritt), background vocals; Dick Jacobs (arr) #32 EARLY IN THE MORNING- BUDDY HOLLY SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR (solo) TENOR (Some sites give credit to Boomie Richman) “Boomie Richman played on the session of October 21, 1958 ("True Love Ways" etc.), but not on any other Buddy Holly session. Personnel for the two versions of "Early In the Morning" (Bobby Darin and Buddy Holly) was exactly the same. There are dozens of websites to back this up. So it's just Sam Taylor (on tenor, I would say).” Dik 11/27/2008 #30 EL RANCHO ROCK-CHAMPS CHUCK RIO TENOR #12 FORGET ME NOT-KALIN TWINS ? TENOR #13 FOR YOUR LOVE-ED TOWNSEND PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #1 GET A JOB-SILHOUETTES ROLLEE McGILL TENOR #10 (£8) GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE #24 HANG UP MY ROCK AND ROLL SHOES- CHUCK WILLIS KING CURTIS TENOR #37 HIGH SIGN-THE DIAMONDS HERB HARDESTY TENOR £1 HOOTS MON-LORD ROCKINGHAM’S XI RED PRICE TENOR According to http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/wolf/31/id57.htm, the saxophone section consisted of; RED PRICE-TENOR, REX MORRIS-TENOR, BENNY GREEN-BARITONE & CYRIL REUBENS-BARITONE. Not listed is Scottish sax player Bill Patrick who, according to another source, was also in the SAX SECTION. #11 HOW THE TIME FLIES-JERRY WALLACE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #25 ITCHY TWITCHY FEELING- BOBBY HENDRICKS JIMMY OLIVER ORCHESTRA JESSE POWELL TENOR #8 JENNIE LEE-JAN & ARNIE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #4 JUST A DREAM-JIMMY CLANTON ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE £26 KANSAS CITY-LITTLE RICHARD ? TENOR Hi John, According to the discographical information given in the box set The Specialty Sessions, the version of “Kansas City” that was issued on 45 (Specialty 664) and on the LP The Fabulous Little Richard was recorded in Los Angeles at a session on November 29, 1955, with Clarence Ford on tenor and baritone sax and Joseph Tillman on tenor. (There is also a version recorded on September 13, 1955 - the day before Tutti Frutti - with Lee Allen, tenor, and Alvin “Red” Tyler, baritone, but this wasn't issued until circa 1970, on the LP Well Alright!) Best wishes, Michael Robinson North Perth, Western Australia #20 LA PALOMA-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO #11 LEROY-JACK SCOTT GEORGE KATSAKIS TENOR #16 MEXICAN HOT ROCK-THE APPLEJACKS SAX SECTION John, we used 3 saxes. The two tenors were played by Buddy Savitt and George Young. The bari was played by Fred Nuzzullio. The melody was based upon the traditional “Mexican Hat Dance.” Dave Appell-6/1/04. #40 NEE NEE NA NA NA NA NU NU- DICKY DOO AND THE DON’T AL WAYS TENOR #23 NO CHEMISE, PLEASE-GERRY GRANAHAN ? TENOR #31 (£22) OOH! MY SOUL-LITTLE RICHARD GRADY GAINES (solo) TENOR with sax section CLIFFORD BURKS (ts), WILBERT SMITH (ts) #17 POOR BOY-ROYALTONES GEORGE KATSAKIS TENOR #1 (£8) PATRICIA-PEREZ PRADO RENE BLOCH SAX SECTION #1 (£12) PURPLE PEOPLE EATER- SHEB WOOLEY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (plus vari-speed TENOR) #12 QUEEN OF THE HOP-BOBBY DARIN JESSE POWELL TENOR Bobby Darin, vocals, piano; Al Caiola, guitar; Billy Mure, guitar; possibly Wendell Marshall, bass; Jesse Powell, tenor sax. #27 RAMROD-DUANE EDDY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR £11 RAUNCHY-BILL JUSTIS BILL JUSTIS ALTO £19 RAUNCHY- KEN MACKINTOSH & HIS ORCHESTRA KEN MACKINTOSH ALTO #6 (£19) REBEL ROUSER-DUANE EDDY GIL BERNAL TENOR #5 SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOON- BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/ SAX SECTION The Bear Family collection on CD 15970 titled “Sail Along Silv'ry Moon” lists the following saxophones; Dave Pell, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon (leader), Gene Cipriano, Mahlon Clark, Jack Dumont, Jewell L. Grant, Joseph Kelson, Jr., Morris Bercov, Arthur Herfurt, Theodore Nash, Ethmer Roten, Warren Webb, Salvator Franzella, Julian C. Matlock, Ryland Weston, Joseph Krechter, Rene Joseph Hall, Hubert Maxwell Myers and Joseph J. Koch. #3 SHORT SHORTS-ROYAL TEENS LARRY QUALIANO TENOR #22 SICK AND TIRED-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE (as), HERB HARDESTY, BUDDY HAGANS (ts), CLARENCE FORD (bs) (soloist unknown) TENOR #3 (£18) SPLISH SPLASH-BOBBY DARIN JESSE POWELL TENOR Bobby Darin, vocals, piano; Al Caiola, guitar; Billy Mure, guitar; possibly Wendell Marshall, bass; Jesse Powell, tenor sax. #1 (£7) STAGGER LEE-LLOYD PRICE ? TENOR Hi John,
“I bought "Lloyd Rocks" (by Lloyd Price) on Bear Family today. It has session info for "Stagger Lee": Recorded September 11, 1958, Bell Sound Studio, New York City. Producer: Don Costa. Lloyd Price, vocal; Clarence Johnson, bass; Sticks Simpkins, drums; John Patton, piano; Unidentified: baritone sax; Charles McClendon, tenor sax; Eddie Saunders, tenor sax; Ted Curson, trumpet; The Ray Charles Singers, vocal group. The flip, "You Need Love" was recorded at the same session. "Stagger Lee" entered the Billboard charts on December 8, 1958. So it should be moved from 1959 to 1958. Unfortunately, no personnel info for "Just Because".”
Dik 11/15/2008 However, according to; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Price “Merritt Mel Dalton was the lead Sax Man on the recordings of "Personality, Stagger Lee, I'm gonna get married etc..," Merritt, was in the traveling band as well and appeared on the Ed Sullivan show with Lloyd Price”. In addition; 2/6/12 Dear Mr. Laughter-- Richard Weize from Bear Family forwarded me your e-mail--I wrote the liner notes for Lloyd Rocks and tried to help put together the sessionography, though Price's ABC sessions are very lacking in known personnel. I've never heard of Merritt Mel Dalton--never saw his name in any discography on Lloyd or any other artist, and Lloyd sure never mentioned him when I interviewed him. There is no lead sax man on "Personality" or "I'm Gonna Get Married"--those are strictly ensemble horn parts, so "Stagger Lee" would be all we have to go on to try to ID him, and without any access to possible personnel logs in ABC-Paramount's files (certainly ones that have never gone public in any publications I've ever seen), that's rather difficult. I would suggest you contact Lloyd directly to confirm that Dalton was his sax player on those sides. He's not all that hard to track down, though who knows what he remembers about individual session personnel by now. Apart from Big John Patton, Lloyd didn't mention any of his many musicians by name when I interviewed him at length a few years back.
Bill Dahl #14 (£1) STUPID CUPID-CONNIE FRANCIS ? TENOR “I have asked Stuart Colman (probably the world's greatest rock n roll expert) about this and here is his answer:” (“Stupid Cupid” has never been listed in terms of a sessionography as far as I know. But the sax players who worked with Connie in the late fifties/early sixties have. They include Al Klink, Jerome Richardson, Seldon Powell, King Curtis, Bernie Kaufman and Artie Kaplan. Both Artie and Bernie K also worked extensively with Neil Sedaka and they are ex big-band players and play in a more mellow fashion. It’s not King Curtis, but my ears tell me Seldon Powell. If not Seldon, then Bernie Kaufman. I asked Connie herself once but she couldn’t remember.) “I would also put my money on Seldon Powell. The solo is in the same style as the one on "The Shape I'm In" by Johnny Restivo and that is Seldon Powell.” Dik 11/27/2008 #5 (£6) SUGAR MOON-PAT BOONE ? ALTO Per Bear Family box-sets by Pat Boone- “Sugar Moon” (March 28, 1958). Sax section: Gene Cipriano, Justin Gordon, Babe Russin. Dik #7 (£3) TEA FOR TWO CHA CHA- TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA JOE LOPES ALTO #1 (£5) TEQUILA-CHAMPS CHUCK RIO TENOR £20 TEQUILA-EDDIE PLATT EDDIE PRATT TENOR #18 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC- LOUIS PRIMA & KEELY SMITH SAM BUTERA TENOR #26 (£20) THE BIG BEAT-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR with sax section CLARENCE FORD (bs), HERB HARDESTY (ts) #33 THE BLOB-THE FIVE BLOBS PAUL ROBERTS ALTO #1 THE CHIPMUNK SONG-DAVID SEVILLE/THE CHIPMUNKS ? TENOR #4 THE STROLL-DIAMONDS KING CURTIS TENOR #7 THE WALK-JIMMY MCCRACKLIN JOHNNY PARKER and WILLIE COWART TENOR #24 THIS LITTLE GIRL’S GONE ROCKIN’- RUTH BROWN KING CURTIS TENOR #30 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/ SAX SECTION #35 WEEK END-THE KINGSMEN RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #9 WHAT AM I LIVING FOR-CHUCK WILLIS KING CURTIS TENOR #5 (£1) WHEN-KALIN TWINS ? TENOR #1 (£12) YAKETY YAK-COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR 1959 #9 ALONG CAME JONES-COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR #31 APPLE BLOSSOM TIME-TAB HUNTER PLAS JOHNSON SAX SECTION with TENOR solo #10 BABY TALK-JAN & DEAN PLAS JOHNSON (solo) TENOR ? BARITONE #8 (£11) BE MY GUEST-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY & CLARENCE FORD SAX SECTION #4 BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG- DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR #37 BLUE HAWAII-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/ SAX SECTION #26 BONNIE CAME BACK-DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR £38 BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR £22 CANNONBALL-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR #2 (£6) CHARLIE BROWN-COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR #23 CROSSFIRE- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR “One of my early inspirations was “Crossfire” by Johnny & the Hurricanes.” David Leibman 1999 #40 DON’T PITY ME- DION & THE BELMONTS ? ALTO LEAD with SAX SECTION According to Dion Dimucci, it would have been JEROME RICHARDSON or BUDDY LUCUS. 6/24/10. £26 EARLY TO BED-PONI TAILS ? ALTO #9 (£11) FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR #1 HAPPY ORGAN-DAVE “BABY” CORTEZ BUDDY LUCAS BARITONE #6 I CRIED A TEAR-LAVERN BAKER KING CURTIS TENOR #22 IF I DIDN’T CARE-CONNIE FRANCIS ? TENOR #17 I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY- FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR CLARENCE FORD TENOR #33 I WAITED TOO LONG-LAVERN BAKER SAX SECTION work with BUDD JOHNSON ALTO (solo) at the end and KING CURTIS on TENOR. #4 (£13) IN THE MOOD-ERNIE FIELDS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR and BARITONE According to Mr. Johnson there was no other sax player in that session so he apparently overdubbed the bari part; "Yeah, sounds like me". Plas Johnson, 10/8/2011 #11 KISSIN’ TIME-BOBBY RYDELL GEORGE YOUNG TENOR “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY. “Joel Whitburn (Top Pop Singles 1955-1999) credits Georgie Young and the Rockin' Bocs as the backing group. (They had a hit with "Nine More Miles") Which would mean that it's George Young. I think I hear more than one sax, though.”
Dik Hello John, “Jeff told me about the work you are doing concerning saxophone solos and etc on various hit recordings over the years. I think it's wonderful of you to do all of this work, and believe me, I can imagine what a task it is! Some of my work, that I can remember, is:"Kissin' Time" (Bobby Rydell's first hit on Cameo) I played the tenor solo.” George Young 5/2/09 #4 KOOKIE, KOOKIE, LEND ME YOUR COMB- EDD BYRNES & CONNIE STEVENS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #30 LITTLE DIPPER-MICKEY MOZART QUARTET ? SOPRANO Robert Maxwell (see 1964-SHANGRI-LA ) recorded occasionally under the name of “Mickey Mozart.” #23 LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE-CLOVERS ? TENOR #1 MACK THE KNIFE-BOBBY DARIN ? SAX SECTION RICHARD WESS ORCHESTRA Joe Cabot, Jimmy Nottingham, Bernie Privin, Doc Severinsen (tp) Morton Bullman, Harry DiVito, Bob McGarity, Frank Rehak (tb) George Berg, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Jerry Sanfino, Joe Soldo (reeds) Hank Jones (p) Al Caiola (g) Eddie Safranski (b) Don Lamond (d) Phil Kraus, Terry Snyder (per) Bobby Darin (vo) Richard Wess (arr, cond) #26 MARY LOU-RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKS SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR #2 (£4) MY HAPPINESS-CONNIE FRANCIS SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR #28 PEEK-A-BOO-THE CADILLACS JESSE POWELL SAX SECTION #8 PETER GUNN-RAY ANTHONY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (per telephone conversation with Ray Anthony) £6 PETER GUNN-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR #3 PINK SHOE LACES-DODIE STEVENS ? TENOR Credit has been given to both Plas Johnson and Jackie Kelso. #38 PLAIN JANE-BOBBY DARIN KING CURTIS TENOR Bobby Darin (vocals, piano), King Curtis (tenor sax), Jesse Powell (baritone sax), ? (guitar), Al Caiola or George Barnes (guitar), probably Wendall Marshall (bass), Belton Evans (drums). #36 PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHERE- EUGENE CHURCH PLAS JOHNSON BARITONE #8 PRIMROSE LANE-JERRY WALLACE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR £24 QUEEN OF THE HOP-BOBBY DARIN JESSE POWELL TENOR Bobby Darin, vocals, piano; Al Caiola, guitar; Billy Mure, guitar; possibly Wendell Marshall, bass; Jesse Powell, tenor sax. #5 (£3) RED RIVER ROCK- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #25 (£14) REVEILLE ROCK- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #38 ROCKA CONGA-APPLEJACKS SAX SECTION John, we used 3 saxes. The two tenors were played by Buddy Savitt and George Young. The bari was played by Fred Nuzzullio. Dave Appell-6/1/04. #14 SEA CRUISE-FRANKIE FORD SAX SECTION Backup musicians included Huey “Piano” Smith, Alvin “Red” Tyler and Robert Parker on sax, James Booker on keys and rhythm section Frank Fields and Charles “Hungry” Williams. Courtesy http://www.towerrecords.com/epulse/98/june/06_26_98.html #37 (£12) SOME KIND-A EARTHQUAKE- DUANE EDDY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #36 TALL COOL ONE-WAILERS MARK MARUSH TENOR #38 THE CLASS-CHUBBY CHECKER BUDDY SAVITT TENOR #25 THE WONDER OF YOU-RAY PETERSON PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #3 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS- FREDDY CANNON ? SAX SECTION £16 WEE TOM-LORD ROCKINGHAM’S X1 ? SAX SECTION According to http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/wolf/31/id57.htm, the saxophone section consisted of; RED PRICE-TENOR, REX MORRIS-TENOR,BENNY GREEN-BARITONE & CYRIL REUBENS-BARITONE. Not listed is Scottish sax player Bill Patrick who, according to another source, was also in the SAX SECTION. #23 (£15) WHERE WERE YOU ON OUR WEDDING DAY- LLOYD PRICE ? TENOR Hi John,
“I bought “Lloyd Rocks” (by Lloyd Price) on Bear Family today. It has session info for “Stagger Lee”: Recorded September 11, 1958, Bell Sound Studio, New York City. Producer: Don Costa. Lloyd Price, vocal; Clarence Johnson, bass;l Sticks Simpkins, drums; John Patton, piano; Unidentified: baritone sax; Charles McClendon, tenor sax; Eddie Saunders, tenor sax; Ted Curson, trumpet; The Ray Charles Singers, vocal group. The flip, “You Need Love” was recorded at the same session. “Stagger Lee” entered the Billboard charts on December 8, 1958. So it should be moved from 1959 to 1958. Unfortunately, no personnel info for "Just Because".”
Dik 11/15/2008 P.S: Personnel info for “Where Were You On Our Wedding Day” (recorded December 4, 1958) is the same as for “Stagger Lee”. No mention of Herb Hardesty. (previously given credit) #30 (£17) YEP-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR #17 YOU’RE SO FINE-FALCONS ? TENOR 1960 #15 (£8) BEATNICK FLY- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR £29 BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG- DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR #16 BLUE TANGO-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON ALTO £12 BONNIE CAME BACK-DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR £14 BUBBLES IN THE TAR-THE PILTDOWN MEN SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO TENOR/BARITONE http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/piltdown_men.htm #21 CLEMENTINE-BOBBY DARIN ? SAX SECTION RICHARD WESS ORCHESTRA Hi John, “Thanks for your response. Here is the complete line-up for Bobby Darin's "Clementine" (taken from the booklet for "Bobby Darin Rocks", Bear Family BCD 16310).” Buddy Bregman, leader; Tony Rizzi, guitar; Joe Mondragon, bass; Frank Capp, drums; Lou Levy, piano; Robert Cooper, sax; Ronnie Lang, sax; Bud Shank, sax; William R. Perkins, sax; Phil Sobel, sax ; Milton G. Bernhardt, trombone ; Joe Howard, trombone; Geiorge Roberts, trombone; Frank Rosolino, trombone ; Conte Candoli, trumpet; Conrad Gozzo, trumpet; Ollie Mitchell, trumpet; Al Porcino, trumpet.
11/7/2008 #25 COUNTRY BOY-FATS DOMINO PLAS JOHNSON (SOLO) TENOR HERB HARDESTY BARITONE “1960, Fats Domino, Country Boy. This session (Nov. 4., 1958) was held in Los Angeles (not New Orleans), as Herb Hardesty has confirmed in a private mail to me. However, the (fantastic) sax solo is by Plas Johnson (see Stuart Colman's mail below). Hardesty plays baritone sax. Clarence Ford was not on the session.” Dik
“Re. the Fats recordings made in L.A. 4th Nov.'58. With due respect to both Bear Family and Herb Hardesty, it's Plas Johnson who takes most all of the tenor solos on the date. Herb however, did do the business on 'Every Night.' In the Fats instance, I can spot Plas a mile off. I have referred as many 50's sessions as possible to both Plas and his secretary; usually he agrees or scratches his head. We have been close friends for nearly 30 years now.” Best Stuart #18 DING-A-LING-BOBBY RYDELL SAX SECTION “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY. #21 DON’T COME KNOCKIN’- FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR #11 DON’T BE CRUEL-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR £8 DOWN YONDER-JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #38 FANNIE MAE-BUSTER BROWN ? TENOR #14 FEEL SO FINE-JOHNNY PRESTON BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR #7 FINGER POPPIN’ TIME- HANK BALLARD J. C. DAVIS TENOR #18 JOSEPHINE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR Hello John, I checked with Ace this weekend. He agrees with the list , EXCEPT...Ace recorded "Josephine".. Martin Willis recorded "White Silver Sands"............."Twist-Her"???? Ace did not remember, but did not think he recorded it...Ace thinks that it may have been Robert Gladney, if not Robert, maybe Charles Chalmers.....however, Ace will check his list this week. Stay in touch. Regards, Carl www.acecannon.com 4/20/2009 #7 (£15) LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE- BILLY BLAND BUDDY LUCAS TENOR Maybe you already know this, John, but it’s Buddy Lucas. Source: John Broven, Record Makers And Breakers, University of Illinois Press 2009, page 225.
Dik de Heer 5/7/09 #6 LET’S GO, LETS’S GO, LET’S GO- HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS J. C. DAVIS TENOR #19 LOOK FOR A STAR-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON w/ SAX SECTION #7 LOVE YOU SO-RON HOLDEN ? TENOR LEAD with SAX SECTION £14 MCDONALD’S CAVE-THE PILTDOWN MEN SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO TENOR/BARITONE #14 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts) and CLARENCE FORD (bs) SAX SECTION #1 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN- CONNIE FRANCIS ARTIE KAPLAN (SOPRANO) and ? ALTO DUET #38 NATURAL BORN LOVER-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR #6 NEW ORLEANS-GARY “U.S.” BONDS EARL SWANSON TENOR Another Norfolk resident at the time, Gary Anderson, who recorded as Gary US Bonds for Frank Guida's Legrand Records, had a minimal hit titled "New Orleans." Guida put together a studio rhythm section and featured Earl Swanson (who was once married briefly to Ruth Brown) on tenor sax. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/sax-man-blows-town “The sax player on U.S. Bonds' first two singles, "New Orleans" and "Not Me" is not Gene Barge, but Earl Swanson (Ruth Brown's second husband).” Kind regards, Dik de Heer leiden, the Netherlands 11/5/08 “John: I checked with Gary. According to Gary you are correct on all of them.” Tony DeLauro November 16, 2008 #28 OOH POO PAH DOO-PART II JESSIE HILL DAVID LASTIE TENOR #27 PETER GUNN-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR #1 (£1) POETRY IN MOTION- JOHNNY TILLOTSON BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR #19 QUESTION-LLOYD PRICE ? SAX SECTION (£3) ROCKING GOOSE-JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #14 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE- BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR #30 RUBY DUBY DU-TOBIN MATHEWS & CO ? TENOR #1 (£1) RUNNING BEAR-JOHNNY PRESTON LINK DAVIS TENOR Big Bopper, Bill Hall, George Jones (indian chants) #36 RUN RED RUN-THE COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR #17 SMOKIE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO MARTIN WILLIS TENOR #30 SUMMER SET-MONTY KELLY ? Solo/duet with SOPRANO lead #7 (£4) SWEET NOTHIN’S-BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR #5 SWINGIN’ SCHOOL-BOBBY RYDELL SAX SECTION “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY. #6 THAT’S ALL YOU GOTTA DO-BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR #14 THE HUCKLEBUCK-CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR Cameo Parkway 1959-1963: “The Best of Chubby Checker” CD credits BUDDY SAVITT and GEORGIE YOUNG on all tracks. #23 THE MADISON- AL BROWN’S TUNETOPPERS AL BROWN TENOR Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, on May 22, 1929, Al came from a large family which had one thing in common-all the siblings were highly influenced by their father, a sax player of note in the region; so much so, that, after their collective discharge from the Army in the early 50s(and having settled in Baltimore), they decided to form a band, the Tunetoppers, with Al on tenor, Donald on Trumpet, and Charles doubling on both the alto and trumpet. The dance calls were by Cookie Brown. Per http://baltimorejazz.com/shortstop.html #30 THE MADISON TIME-PART 1- RAY BRYANT COMBO BUDDY TATE TENOR Ray Bryant on piano, Harry “Sweets” Edison on trumpet, Buddy Tate on Sax, and Urbie Green on Trombone. Per http://baltimorejazz.com/shortstop.html #1 (£5) THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER BUDDY SAVITT TENOR #28 THE TWIST-HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS ? TENOR I found the session details for this one in Michel Ruppli's "The King labels: a discography, vol. 2" (1985) on page 616. Recorded in Cincinnati, November 11, 1958 (along with seven other tracks). Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (vocals) ; Ray Felder, Henry Moore (tenor saxes); Sonny Thompson (piano) ; Navarro Hastings (electric bass); Edwyn Conley (bass); George DeHart (drums); Cal Green (guitar). Dik. #30 (£49) TOO MUCH TEQUILA-CHAMPS JIMMY SEALS TENOR #13 TRACY’S THEME- SPENCER ROSS ORCHESTRA VINCENT “JIMMY” ABATO ALTO #3 WHERE OR WHEN-DION & THE BELMONTS ? ALTO According to Dion Dimucci, it would have been JEROME RICHARDSON or BUDDY LUCUS. 6/24/10. #9 (£50) WHITE SILVER SANDS- BILL BLACK’S COMBO MARTIN WILLIS TENOR #2 (£7)WILD ONE-BOBBY RYDELL GEORGIE YOUNG and BUDDY SAVITT TENOR “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. also credits FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY. £12 YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING- EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES ? TENOR #3 YOU TALK TOO MUCH-JOE JONES ROBERT PARKER TENOR Per; http://soulfuldetroit.com/archives/4472/4473.html?1058704456 “Joe Jones’ band 1960 was Joe Jones vocal, Harold Battiste tenor sax, Theodore Riley trumpet, Reggie Hall piano, Roy Montrell guitar, Acy Fairman bass and Leo Morris drums. I don’t know if they all were on the RIC recording session… but Clarence Ford played baritone sax”. 1961 £9 AFRICAN WALTZ- JOHNNY DANKWORTH JOHNNY DANKWORTH ALTO #33 AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN- FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR #5 ANGEL BABY-ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS TONY GOMEZ TENOR #13 BARBARA-ANN-REGENTS TONY GRAVAGNA TENOR #4 (£3) BUT I DO-CLARENCE HENRY NATHANIEL “NAT” PERRILLIAT TENOR #4 CALENDAR GIRL-NEIL SEDAKA KING CURTIS BARITONE Mr. Laughter,
Robert Cotto Assistant to Mr. Sedaka 7/15/2009 £22 CHARLESTON-TEMPERANCE SEVEN GEOFF WHITTAM BASS #2 DADDY’S HOME-SHEP & THE LIMELITES ELLIOTT CHAVERS TENOR #4 (£22) DUM DUM-BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR #36 EXODUS-EDDIE HARRIS TENOR #1 (MEXICO) FLORIDA TWIST- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR #25 FOOT STOMPING-PART 1 THE FLARES PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #30 (£8)(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY- RAMRODS RICHARD LANE TENOR Download 0.59 Mb. Share with your friends:
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