With over 100 color photos and insightful essays written by world-class jazz authorities, this book illustrates the saxophone's role in jazz from its earliest 1920s roots through today. It describes how the sound of jazz has been shaped in the hands of Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, and many other legendary saxophonists in varying styles. It also includes a comprehensive guide to the finest recordings featuring jazz saxophone.
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4 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
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serious omissions.,
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This review is from: Masters of Jazz Saxophone : The Story of the Players and Their Music (Hardcover)
Tony Coe,s picture is on the cover yet there is nothing inside about this ex Clarke-Boland sideman who was the first non American to win the Jazzpar("Jazz Nobel") prize andplayed the tenor sax solo on most of the Pink Panther films plus plus.Also missing is British Nigel Hitchcock who can blow anyone away. Although an acceptable coffee table book, it is defective for the above omissions plus. Perhaps it,s all down to the well known British cronyism!
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masters of jazz saxophones minus one,
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This review is from: Masters of Jazz Saxophone : The Story of the Players and Their Music (Hardcover)
good photos, good write-ups and pretty extensive, but while including many young, up-and-coming players, it neglects to mention one, who is hardly "up-and-coming" any more and most certainly among the most important modern players, namely, Kenny Garrett. Having been playing since he was a teen with the Duke Elington Orchestra, he moved on to the likes of Art Blakey, Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis before going out on his own. His albums have gained world wide acclaim (Pursuance, i believe, got best album one year in Down Beat). Most important is the fact that practically every alto player these days is trying to sound like him. For that kind of impact he should at least be mentioned.
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jazz saxophone, other saxophonists, original jazz, saxophone section, tenor player, hard bop, tenor saxophone, saxophone playing, free jazz, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophonist, jazz saxophonists, alto saxophone Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Lester Young, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Blue Note, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Benny Carter, Michael Brecker, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Eric Dolphy, Louis Armstrong, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Eddie Harris, New Orleans, Zoot Sims New!
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jazz saxophone, other saxophonists, original jazz, saxophone section, tenor player, hard bop, tenor saxophone, saxophone playing, free jazz, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophonist, jazz saxophonists, alto saxophone Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Lester Young, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Blue Note, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Benny Carter, Michael Brecker, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, Horace Silver, Eric Dolphy, Louis Armstrong, Bill Evans, Duke Ellington, Eddie Harris, New Orleans, Zoot Sims New!
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- Bix Beiderbecke by B. James on page 9
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- Point of Departure by Robin Cook on page 126
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