And the Borneo Horns

Lenny Pickett | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 1, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Hannibal
• ASIN: B00000064Q
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,275 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dance Music for Borneo Horns No. 1

2. Solo for Saxophone and Tape

3. Dance Music for Borneo Horns No. 2

4. Septet No. 2 for Seven Winds and Percussion

5. Dance Suite Section D

6. Dance Music for Borneo No. 4

7. Dance Suite Section 1

8. Dance Music for Borneo Horns No. 5 (Mood Borneo)

9. Landscape

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for the discriminating saxophonist., October 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: And the Borneo Horns (Audio CD)

Imagine a person with the temporal precision of Bach and the funky groove machine aesthetic of James Brown, and you have Mr. Lenny Pickett.

A wonderful album, sure to delight any saxophone player. Playing along with the Borneo horns (saxophone, clarinet), and backed on occasion by drums and ukelele, Pickett has created an album within a uniquely American vernacular.

Buy this album.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You've never heard altissimo like this before, November 5, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: And the Borneo Horns (Audio CD)

I am a saxophonist in the Marine Corps band and while I attended the Armed Forces School of Music, my instructor played this CD everyday. He said "shut up and listen.....there's a real sax player. Maybe you'll be one someday." He was hard on me, but I do remember hearing Lenny Pickett playing those sky-rocketing altissimo notes that he's known for on Saturday Night Live. I would definitely buy this CD.

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait to find it..., September 17, 2010

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L.A. SaxMan (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: And the Borneo Horns (Audio CD)

I had been looking to buy this CD for a couple of years. I noticed that it's been a little hard to find, at a decent price anyways. I bought my copy on eBay recently. I got lucky and got it for $35. It is well worth it. As a sax player, Lenny Pickett is one of my most inspirational saxophone players. He has such control in the upper register, and has that sound that fits so well with a horn section or as a soloist in the funk/soul genres.

I don't suppose that this album is particularly commercially viable, hence the reason why it is not produced anymore and is a rare find. But, if you are a saxophone player/aficionado, and are a fan of Lenny Pickett, then this is a great album to add to your collection. It's funky and displays some very fluid horn lines as well as some unique arrangements and original ideas. It's a work of art, and the only album that I know of that Lenny Pickett released as a bandleader (which is rather unfortunate, considering what a great player he is).