Sax Pax for a Sax

London Saxophonic, Moondog | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 18, 1997)
• Original Release Date: November 18, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JF3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #279,798 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Dog Trot, for saxophone ensemble & percussion

2. Paris, for chorus, saxophones & percussion

3. Lament 1 ("Bird's Lament") [In Memory of Charlie Parker]

4. Sandalwood, for saxophone ensemble & drum

5. 1. Mov.

6. 2. Mov.

7. 3. Mov.

8. D for Danny, for saxophone ensemble, double bass & drum [Dedicated to D

9. New Amsterdam, for chorus, saxophone ensemble, piano & percussion

10. To a Sea Horse, solo

11. Fiesta, for piano

12. 1. Mov.

13. 2. Mov.

14. 3. Mov.

15. Single Foot, for 4 saxophones & percussion

16. Mother's Whistler, for saxophone quintet

17. Present for the Prez., for tenor saxophone, saxophone ensemble, pianos

18. Shakespeare City, for chorus & saxophone ensemble

19. Golden Fleece

20. Hymn to Peace

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sax Choir Arrives, August 29, 2005

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IsaiahT Irvin "60YearOldIpodAddict" (Cape Cod, Ma, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sax Pax for a Sax (Audio CD)

I grew up loving Boots Randolph, Ace Cannon, King Curtis, and Johnny and the Hurricanes. I was browsing through the net looking for something on Simon Haram(a well known current European classical Saxophonist) and stumbled on this Album. I have never heard anything like this. Its my music find of the year (I am an iPod addict). This is a Sax dectet (1 Sopranio, 2 Soprano, 2 Altos, 2 Tenors, 2 Baritones and Basses) and then they throw in drums, piano, and bass guitar. My ears feel massaged with sound. I will only quote some review from the net:"The dectet of saxophones plus piano and bass guitar that is London Saxophonic is staggering... sounded like an Arvo Pärt choir jamming with the Bulgarian National Assembly of Throat Singers, yes it was that good." The Independent -- Believe this!!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great soothing exciting trip., October 14, 1999

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Rotten Guatemalan "Rotten Guatemalan" (Northeast Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sax Pax for a Sax (Audio CD)

Some of these tunes surprise me every time I listen to them. You can hum them in your mind. You can drive while listening hard -- try to pay attention to the road! Turn it up loud, then listen to it soft -- it will sound good both ways. Your dinner guests will ask what they are listening to, and you can recommend this disk, just as I recommend this to you.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars yes, oh yes, moondog is the best, August 28, 2002

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Matthew J. Fontaine (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sax Pax for a Sax (Audio CD)

this music was already in my head before I heard it. blocks of chords ascending and exploding in fugal fireworks, plus evocations of an imaginary jungle-jive Paris love affair. unbelievably soulful, funny, charming, surprising. you like moondog! you like moondog! buy moondog!