Weezer Run With Chamillionaire, Sara Bareilles and Kenny G? Art has something to do with both tradition and talent. This list is far from comprehensive or representative. His sound is both lyrical and haunting. Now everyone can be Kenny G! [12], Using the name Kenny Gorelick, he played flute and saxophones with the Seattle funk band Cold, Bold & Together during 19751976[11][13] before becoming a credited member of the Jeff Lorber Fusion in 1980. Hendersons tenor sound was unmistakable: loud, robust, and virile. Seriously, no James Carter? The Selmer Mark VI is the model of saxophone that Kenny G plays on his soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. No John Gilmore? A form of lung disease has silenced Rollins tenor saxophone since 2012, but he remains the last great saxophonist of jazzs golden age. RICHARD UNDERHILL From Woodville, Mississippi, Young a hipster who spoke in his own jazz speak argot rose to prominence during the swing era of the 30s, playing with Count Basie and Fletcher Henderson. what a joke. I didnt know who Steve Lacy and Teddy Edwards were ten years ago, and Im still learning. One of the challenges was getting so many notes in one breath. What is wrong with the world. His album Short Stories is still as amazing as it was the first time I heard it. Evan Parker? Also Johnny Hodges and Benny Carter closer to top! Hmm? Paul Gonsalves? 8:33 AM EST, Sun December 5, 2021. [1] He started playing the saxophone, a Buffet Crampon alto, in 1966 when he was 10 years old.[3]. I caught him with Shep, then Pharoah Saunders (the loudest of all), and finally Eric Dolphy (in a Chicago Southside bar that had been filled when Stitt and Ammons were there but with Trane and Dolphy (no pianoor bandstandfor McCoy), the audience was small and indifferent to the music which, though tolerable, failed to communicate with the all-black Southside audience. I could easily list 100 musicians and artist with perfect technical skills that make absolutely terrible art. Such a list is always subjective. The saxophone (the tenor and alto varieties) only began to play an important role in the big-band swing era, when Johnny Hodges and Coleman Hawkins emerged as one of the best jazz saxophonists of their era. Born in New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, Bechet started out on the clarinet and impressed at an early age before switching to the then-unfashionable and rarely heard soprano saxophone after discovering one on tour in a London junk shop in 1920. Log In. [5], In 2012, Garrett received a Soul Train Award nomination for his 2012 studio album Seeds from the Underground in the Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group category. Jazz, they say, is about improvisation and vigorous interplay between musicians who are testing musical boundaries. [71] He was also an early investor in the Starbucks coffee house chain. The mixes went to No.1 on the Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart in April 1997. He also did very well in the singer pollls. Young is regarded as the Poet Laureate of the tenor sax. Just to think about some of the music mentioned puts me in too good a mood to carp, and certainly makes all the effing and blinding of some of the comments irrelevant. He's got a very particular sound,and it was a challenge to try and get that sound on my soprano. Ive always loved him and listened to him a lot, though thats partly because of Davis and Monk records he is on that have a strong share of his best work. Kenny G . Looking for some listening inspiration, alto player wise. I dont think Trane himself would have put himself at number two either way. A member of the trailblazing Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet, this Texas tenor titan was at the birth of hard bop in the early 50s and later based himself in Los Angeles, where he offered a more vigorous alternative to the West Coasts omnipresent cool sound. 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But even some of his critics concede that Kenny G created a new type of instrumental music with massive hits like Songbird and Silhouette. Whats inarguable is that he has a distinctive sound thats sold millions of records. [37] He competed in an episode of Drop the Mic against country singer Jake Owen. Pat Metheny found him "not really an advanced player, even [among pop-oriented sax players of that time]," adding that, according to his opinion, Kenny G had "major rhythmic problems" and his "harmonic and melodic vocabulary was extremely limited, mostly to pentatonic-based and blues-lick derived patterns". [14] The album went on to sell five million copies in the US alone and increased his profile worldwide as a result. I was pleased to see Dexter Gordon and Gerry Mulligan on the list. But is What a Wonderful World, one of his biggest hits, jazz? "[52], Kenny G's 1999 single "What a Wonderful World" was particularly criticized for its overdubbing of Louis Armstrong's recording of the same song. Johnny Griffin? His skill and touch have earned him rarefied air. He and Monk had something special. And if not, does it tarnish his legacy? He stayed with Miles Davis until 1970 and became a prolific composer. You have glossed over jazzs foundations. Kenny G performs at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival's opening gala at Radio City Music Hall on April 19, 2017 in New York City. His legacy remains one of the most important among the worlds best jazz saxophonists. My AUTUMN IN MUSKOKA should really be called AUTUMN IN HEAVEN!! No Sonny Stitt or Phil Woods??????? you guys are all old timers. (Check out some of the greatest movies lists # 1 The Matrix!). It's skewed, but we ain't going away. 5 on R&B/Hip-Hop songs. Simply stated, Kenny G (aka Kenny Gorelick) is the most successful instrumentalist of all time (as measured by recordings sold). He spent a long time playing with Cab Calloway and also cut sides with Ella Fitzgerald and Coleman Hawkins before joining Blue Note in 1959, where he recorded some fine albums before his premature death from lung cancer, aged 44. Jazz guitarist Pat Metheny has dismissed Kenny Gs style as lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy out-of-tune, noodling.. Revolutionary. The album is certified Gold in the US. Typical anti-Sun Ra bias, though. You tell me, he says. Making his recording debut with Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers in 1965, he was already recording as a leader for Milestone when Miles Davis recruited him in 1970. In 1997, he earned a place in Guinness World Records for playing the longest note ever played by a human being for 45 minutes and 47 seconds. He has been a fan of the sport since his elder brother, Brian Gorelick, introduced him to it when he was ten. He was also the first person in the world to play the same note twice in a row. Your instrument will come alive with over 100 presets that any sax player is sure to love. After Coltrane had completed A Love Supreme, he used the brief time left him to test the limits of total freedom, which is total chaos, uproarious cacophony, a void of self-indulgent bloat. Not fitting of Memphis jazz clubs, but yes he is still of the greatest jazz sax players ever. Jaws was the best, and there are many here, Pepper, etc, who are no way as good as the list is saying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLLHZmRvMj4&list=OLAK5uy_kYNmW4pdq99QhTC5Q7VajuN48GPfk4DfA&index=1. Please, listen to Max Ionata. He played in many big bands (including those of Artie Shaw, Stan Kenton, and Buddy Rich) and was always conducive to working on collaborative projects with other saxophonists. She is a virtuoso electric guitarist that actually plays full symphonies on the guitar. . There are some innovators and many great players. He played saxophone, keyboards and percussion in a rock band called Uncle Jam. It has furnished many Internet memes, and shows like Saturday Night Live and South Park have made fun of his Snooze Jazz.. His skill and touch have earned him rarefied air. Read my reply to Charles Drago, although I cannot see it has been sent. David Sanchez (from Puerto Rico). His place is very much deserved. The Kenny G E Series III is a beginner soprano saxophone and is good for those looking for a good quality instrument at a low price. Like so many jazz musicians that worked in the 50s including many of the best jazz saxophonists of the era Peppers career was blighted with drug addiction. Theres a few on this list I would trade out for James Carter. Roscoe Mitchell? January 1, 2016 at 5:17 am you better be sarcastic! Henderson also added Latin elements to his music and, in the 70s, embarked on a freer, more exploratory mode of jazz. Theres a whole lot of other mess on the list. Texas-born Coleman caused ructions in the jazz world when he arrived in New York in 1959, armed with a plastic alto saxophone with which he unleashed the revolutionary concept of free jazz. Though he was affectionately called The Brute, Ben Websters forceful style of playing was tempered with a high degree of tenderness, especially on ballads. "Kenny is a fantastic sax player/ arranger/ etc. The only entry in this list of the best jazz saxophonists to have been born in the 1800s, Bechet has the distinction of being the first significant saxophonist in jazz. He plays with incredible feeling. And then I heard Kenny G, and I never put on another Miles record.' Dubbed The Boss, Windy City native Gene Jug Ammons might have been the scion of boogie-woogie piano meister Albert Ammons, but he was drawn to the tenor saxophone and began his career in the 40s. Joshua Redman As for the excellence of Sonny Stitt, his qualifications should be immediately clear to anyone attentive to his battle with Rollins on The Eternal Triangle.. Just do your list in alphabetical order. MICHAEL BRECKER Number 45: THIS IS A JOKE???? As for the list: one persons opinion; nothing else. This eminent Norwegian composer and saxophonist (whos a master of both the tenor and soprano varieties of sax) has enjoyed a long and fecund association with the ECM label, where hes been since 1970. Would note that Jimmy Forrest is a candidate for the list, even though recordings are few. Steve Coleman decent list, but Coltrane should be number 1. and Hawkins higher then Getz. Discovery Company. 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Understand some commenters disdain for top lists but I do think it creates a great discussion as evidenced by 175 or so comments above and also may lead some to check out players they arent familiar with (either on the list or suggested by others). [4], In 2011, Garrett was presented with an Honorary Doctorate in Music from Berklee College of Music, Boston, Massachusetts. Or Pete Christlieb or Phil Woods? As the film makes clear, the debate over what constitutes true jazz is as old as jazz itself. His canny deflections of his detractors take the film in unexpected directions. I forgot the ? after the first line in my last statement. The youngest-born entry among the worlds best jazz saxophonists, Ohio-born Lovano can play a clutch of different instruments, though his name is synonymous with the tenor saxophone. You DO NOT know what a true Jazz Master. Michael Brecker (3/29/49) played with his older brother Randy (11/27/45)not his younger brother as written above. A fearless improviser. [2] Garrett's music sometimes exhibits Asian influences, an aspect which is especially prevalent in his 2006 Grammy-nominated recording Beyond the Wall. Great to see Hank Mobley, Johnny Griffin and Jackie McLean so highly thought of (3 of my particular favourites often overlooked). BENNY HILL was a funny show as well. Parker and Coltrane were the most creative and groundbreaking. One of the most popular choices for beginners is the tenor sax, which is larger than the alto. [1] His father was a carpenter who played tenor saxophone as a hobby. Mulligan played too close to the book and his vest for my taste. Why no British players? Kenny Cohen. RENE NETTO. Its melody, harmony, and individuality. Wheres Hans Dulfer? Check out his career. The film suggests that Kenny G, who just released his first album in six years, is not only unappreciated but a groundbreaking artist who pursues perfection and innovation in his own sweet way. I think that there may be a case for BOOTS RANDOLPH!! [5], Kenny G's career started with a job as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973, when he was 17 and still in high school. Kenny G worked in the mid-to-late 1980s with jazz and R&B artists such as George Benson, Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin. But naming 100 artists with impeccable tastethat would be difficult Show more. I have a series-II soprano and have the Rheuben Allen copper Alto and Bari Sax. My guess is that you have heard the music on the video many times. [39] Reaching 37 on the Billboard Hot 100, the song was his first entry on the chart since 2000 and resulted in his becoming one of just five artistsalongside Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2 and "Weird Al" Yankovicto have appeared in the top 40 every decade from the 1980s to the 2010s. Dolphys Blue Note LP, Out To Lunch, remains a touchstone of avant-garde jazz and his influence has extended beyond the genre. Besides, there is another purpose that jazz, and all music, serves. The butt of jokes at times, the very wealthy and very successful sax player is like a duck in water, letting criticisms roll right off his back. His big break came when he joined Ray Charles band in 1958 (where he originally played baritone sax), which helped to launch his solo career at Atlantic Records. Where is Rudy Wiedoeft? An option could be to rate a given musicians influence on their instrument and / or the music how many players on this list are disciples of Bird, Coltrane, Prez, etc. Kenny G has been playing the saxophone for over 40 years. I am graduating this year and I really want to learn the soprano sax and a sopranino sax as it sounds really beautiful and Kenny G inspires me to learn how to play one, but from what I've researched is both of those saxophones I meantioned is hard to play because any changes to the mouths placement on the reed, how you blow on it, tounge placement, etc, will mess with it but it's not as hard . And what about possibly the smoothest and technically wondrous Per Christlieb? All of your suggestions are good choices. Amusingly, Desmond once likened his saxophone sound to a dry martini. In the early 60s, he made a slew of combative but affable duet albums with his musical sparring partner, Johnny Griffin. Interesting selection though top 4 spot on! Maceo Parker His music has been described as bland and soporific like an aural hit of Ambien. Thats where the curators step in to validate or invalidate the taste of what we consider art left in our mouths and minds. Even so, while his music always looked forward, Blythe never lost sight of the traditions of the best jazz saxophonists before him. Not saying I dig Kenny's very popular albums, even if I admire his tone. As well as having a distinctive and emotionally intense reed sound, Blythe was also a fine composer. Already a member? Coltrane would come in soon after that. His fat, earthy tone and fluid, blues-infused style had a huge impact on a young John Coltrane, who cut his teeth in Bostics band in the early 50s. Kenny G Greatest Hits Full Album 2021 The Best Songs Of Kenny G Best Saxophone Love Songs 2021https://youtu.be/FwhKhecN-1E Given his technical skill, the emotional depth of his playing, and his importance in the early development of jazz, Sidney Bechet should definitely be nearer to the top, perhaps in the top ten. WALT GROCE Surprisingly, I saw no mention that Lou Donaldson played alto (thats what he played when I saw him) on many of his albums and live performances. Hes also an outstanding golfer as well as a pilot and a successful investor. This reminds me of the idiotic liner notes to a DVD set that featured a program with NEA Jazz Master Phil Woods and David Sanborn playing together and the anonymous liner note writer said Sanborn was considered one of the greatest saxophonists of all time. What a joke! [7] In 2013, Garrett won an Echo Award in the Saxophonist of the Year category. Music offers people an escape, a way to feel good. Yeah, forget the contributions of Adrian Rollini, Jimmy Dorsey, and Frank Trumbauer. He did it twice on his first attempt, and then again on the second. Did you encounter any technical issues? (The soprano sax looks nothing like the more familiar alto sax.) Hank Crawford is hardly just a rock/R&B player (not that theres anything wrong with that), hes the real deal just as much as Cannonball if not more. Dubbed the Lone Wolf, Boston-born Stitt started out as an alto saxophonist and began his recording career at the dawn of bebop during the close of the 40s. He was particularly fond of Eastern music and, as well as playing tenor saxophone, which he played in a hard bop style, he was a fluent flautist and oboist. [1] His 1986 album Duotones brought him commercial success. Parkers ornate style and prodigious technique, which combined melodic fluency with chromatic and harmonic ingenuity, proved profoundly influential. Mobley is the guy I go out of my way to listen to because he never wears outalways soulful, inventive, the supreme melodist. A supremely versatile musician, Getz could play bop, bossa nova (which he helped to take into the US mainstream, not least on the album Getz/Gilberto with its iconic hit The Girl from Ipanema) and fusion, and also guested on pop records. Som many others that were omitted do. [3] How about this, how about: Kenny G, This Guy Really Blows!. I like most of the players listed, and regret some omissions. Kenny G issued a clarification, "I don't really know anything about the situation and my impromptu visit to the site was just part of an innocent walk around Hong KongI only wanted to share my wish for peace for Hong Kong and for all of China as I feel close to and care about China very much". lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy out-of-tune, noodling, his virtuoso trumpet playing and singing. What a complete farce. He later teamed up with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson for an acclaimed series of collaborations. Schooled in Art Blakeys hard bop academy, Shorter then played a significant role as a composer/player in Miles Davis Second Great Quintet between 1962 and 1968. [60] He married Lyndie Benson in 1992, and the couple had two sons: Max and Noah. I heard that he moved to New York but have not heard his name in awhile. NEW ORLEANS. All the instruments play well and feel solid. Lists of this sort are pointless, as they are merely one persons opinion. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. That is the beauty of this music. [5] Garrett also was the Commencement Speaker for graduates. Love Lovano, but on a given day, Id rather hear Chris Potter, Joshua Redman or David Sanchez. Pat Metheny is going to criticize his intonation. Though originating in Philadelphia, Getz became the pre-eminent tenor saxophonist of the US West Coast cool school scene of the 50s. No John Gilmore or Marshall Allen?? The Philly-born tenorist made his mark with Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers in the late 50s, and, as well as being noted for his sublime, hard bop-inflected playing, he was a fine composer, responsible for the classic tunes I Remember Clifford, Killer Joe and Along Came Betty.. Rouse used the whole range of the tenor from the bottom up, well into the altissimo. future saxophonist than any of the 50 listed. One of three noted jazz musician siblings (his brothers are drummer Percy and bassist Albert Heath), this Philly saxophonist started his career in the 40s and switched from alto to tenor sax to try and avoid comparisons with fellow bebopper Charlie Parker (Heath was dubbed Little Bird for a time). 2) STRAIGHT LIFE-Art Pepper. John Carter? ALISON YOUNG and COLEEN ALLEN from Ontario, Canada. Kenny G appears on the soundtrack of The Bodyguard, starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, performing "Waiting for You" and "Even If My Heart Would Break". Arriving in the world as William Huddleston, Lateef pioneered the incorporation of musical elements from other cultures into his music. In 1968 he started playing the soprano sax and formed the well known jazz fusion band Weather Report in 1970, only leaving in 1985. The Kenny G E-II series were a updated design starting in 2009 and I have the Alto in series I and series II in stock. Though he was dubbed The Sugar Man, there was nothing sickly sweet about this Pittsburgh-born tenor mans robust and earthy style, whose DNA revealed blues cries, gospel cadences, and the influence of R&B saxophonist Illinois Jacquet. In 1986, Garrett became a member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. Not a big fan of Pepper Adams; and Brubeck shouldnt Have got top billing to Desmond. The order of the rest is subjective though IMO there are some on this list that dont belong and and some that were left off. Her live version of Pick Up The Pieces is the best anywhere. I saw him play in Kitchener, Ontario in the 1970s. Art Pepper would have Been far more worthy if his years werent stolen from him. Also, repeating he copied bird shouldnt be synonymous with his name. He is relentless striver practicing his sax at least three hours each day with a compulsive need to get better at everything, even if its just baking an apple pie in his opulent kitchen. [20] The same year, his song "Havana", from the album The Moment, was remixed by Todd Terry and Tony Moran and released to dance clubs in the U.S. 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1987. It's . And what about Archie Shepp? Unbelievable, any sax list without grover washington isnt worth the 1s and 0s its printed on. The hit release that's been atop the charts the entire year. When he entered high school he failed at his first attempt to get into the jazz band but auditioned again the following year and earned first chair. For instance, in the Variety interview below, he asks Lane, Is it too late to change the title of the film? Born in Georgia and raised in New Jersey, Mobley came on the radar of jazz fans in the early 50s as a charter member of The Jazz Messengers, before embarking on a solo career that produced 25 albums for Blue Note. Kenny Garrett was born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 9, 1960. How many times did you hear John live after McCoy and Elvin had split? IMHO that is a true sign of greatness and legacy Bird Lives! I have played EUROPA (Carlos Santana-right?) It's an iconic track from Kenny G,and in fact, some of our members in Sax School are working on that tune right now. [1] Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records. Good additions. "It just worked that way . Baritone specialist Park Pepper Adams came from Michigan and was a stalwart of the Detroit scene, where he played with Donald Byrd in the late 50s and early 60s. Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. Harry Carney? Later this year, a new documentary, Listening to Kenny G, about the musician is set to release on HBO, from director Penny Lane, as part of the channels Music Box series with Ringer Films. He signed to the Warner Bros. Records label, and beginning with Black Hope, in 1992,[1] he recorded eight albums for them. This North Carolinian, Charlie Parker-influenced tenorist started to make his mark in the 50s, where his bluesy, soulful, and increasingly funkified hard bop style resulted in a slew of notable LPs for the Blue Note label. The saxophone, like the trumpet, remains an iconic instrument in jazz, and one that, through its indelible musical associations, has become totally synonymous with the genre. Nicknamed Bean or Hawk, this influential Missouri-born tenor saxophonist was crucial to the development of the saxophone as a viable solo instrument. . Lockjaw and especially Paul Desmond the alto God cant possibly be listed lower than Stan Getz, for crying out loud. But even several spells in prison couldnt taint the lyrical beauty of his distinctive alto saxophone sound, whose roots were in bebop. Here is Tim playing in a duo with BRAD MOGGACH. Also had Art Pepper and Phil Woods. i have his blue note collection and really love his sound. How many of the ones with an opinion play sax. The 65-year-old saxophone player has been called the best-selling instrumentalist of all time, someone whose songs have formed the sonic backdrop of so many weddings, shopping mall and dental office visits that one music critic said hes part of the musical furniture of American culture., The Jazz Police fans and critics who are self-appointed enforcers of jazz purity have called Kenny Gs music safe sax and compared it to takeout Chinese food (an hour later youre hungry again). [9] He adopted Kenny G as his stage name because it "had a nice ring to it". Though Dolphy died at a relatively young age (he was 36 when he tragically succumbed to a fatal diabetic coma), the reverberations from his pathfinding music can still be felt today. A leading light of the post-war West Coast US jazz scene, Peppers rise to stardom began with stints in the bands of Stan Kenton. To say he was so great there, given that Rollins, Coltrane and Griffin had been so inspired when they played with Monk, speaks eloquently of Rouses gifts. Cohns signature was a bright but full-bodied saxophone tone out of which he poured rivulets of mellifluous melody. But it was altoist Charlie Parker who made the biggest impact with a technically challenging and harmonically progressive new form of jazz called bebop, in the mid-40s. With his raw, wailing tenor sax sound, Argentina-born Leandro Gato Barbieri plowed a Coltrane-esque avant-garde furrow in the late 60s before making a more accessible form of music that embraced his Latin American roots. I think Coleman Hawkins doesnt get enough credit as he was one of the few greats that successfully made the transition between two styles of music (in his case Swing and Bebop.). But this ranked list leaves a lot to be desired, Woods easily eclipses the likes of Ornette Coleman and Hank Crawford, while the high rankings of Earl Bostic (not really a jazz specialist) and Ike Quebec is puzzling. Sonny Stitt and Tubby Hayes were absolute prodigies; nobody, but nobody, played the instrument better. A Warner Bros. More recently, Kenny G has collaborated with Kanye West, the Weeknd, and the new SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Sponge on the Run. Also believe Michael Brecker should be higher, for sure. Desmond27!! Your expertise and credibility are nil. Tim combines Irish music with jazz which is quite interesting. The forthcoming new record, New Standards, is set for release on December 3. Harlem-born Carters main instrument was the alto sax, but he was also adept on the trumpet and clarinet. as Elvin once told me. What comes through is that Kenny G probably would have been successful at whatever he chose to do. 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