Now in paperback, this fully illustrated book chronicles the beginnings of this instrument in the 1840s workshops of Adolphe Sax through to its place today as the expressive heart of twentieth-century music. Included are profiles of players such as Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Branford Marsalis.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pics, people & history. Very cool.,
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This review is from: Celebrating the Saxophone (Paperback)
A beautifully presented book. As the operator of a small vintage saxophone website, I really appreciate the information given. This book is primarily a history from the player's perspective, but it also has some info about the design and manufacture of the horn. Few technical or historical errors that I saw. I've seen that he's really tried to research his material -- he was a regular on a few vintage sax discussion boards. I wish the book were longer and had more information on the horns themselves!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful brief presentation of saxophone history.,
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This review is from: Celebrating the Saxophone (Hardcover)
A delightful and fun overview of the history of the saxophone in music, with some wonderful photos. It's not an indepth study - which is part of it's beauty. Anyone can pick it up, open to any page, and enjoy a morsel of saxophone history. The pictures alone are almost worth the price of the book. Enjoy it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Nice photos, weak content,
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This review is from: Celebrating the Saxophone (Paperback)
The photos in this book are very nice. However, there's not much to learn from the content. This isn't a "coffee-table" book. It's more of an "end-table" book. A much better book for a little more money is called, I think, "The Sax and Brass Book." It has even better photos, and it also has a big section at the end with the serial numbers through the years of many sax companies and lots of information about what years were weak, when companies sold or moved or burned down, etc.
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