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    Posted: July 26 2006 at 02:45
If this has been discussed before, I appologize, but I just started playing alto sax and I want to listen to some prog with great sax to inspire me (doesn't have to be alto - any sax will do). Doesn't matter what genre; I just want saxophone in my music, and I want lots of it. I'm sure there's a ton of bands out there, so I'm interested to see the different kinds that will come up!
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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Gong

Any songs or albums in particular? That's actually what spurred me to start this thread - I listened to a couple of Gong songs and neither of them had any sax in them, which was kind of disappointing.
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VdGG, Caravan, King Crimson (certain era), Robert Wyatt (again, certain era), Hawkwind, Gong, most Italian symphonic bands, Tasavallan Presidentti...
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Best Examples:
 
VdGG
Embryo
Soft Machine (Third-Softs pretty much have sax on them, albeit Fourth is the best example, and then some on Land of Cockayne by Dick Morrissey)/Soft Heap/Soft Head etc...
Any other Elton Dean projects
Lol Coxhill (perhaps my favorite sax player tied with Dean)
Gong (pre Pierre Moerlen 's Gong period)
IF-->feat Dick Morrissey
 
I'll try to think up some others.
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Van der Graaf Generator, King Crimson -- highly recommended.
 
Also: Gnidrolog, East of Eden, Tonton Macoute, Raw Material.
 
Also, you can search here in the forum for threads and polls about saxophone players where you can find plenty of the names; then to relate it to the groups. I hope it'll be helpful.
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Originally posted by Geck0 Geck0 wrote:

VdGG, Caravan, King Crimson (certain era), Robert Wyatt (again, certain era), Hawkwind, Gong, most Italian symphonic bands, Tasavallan Presidentti...
That's basically all the best ones. Soft Macheine and Pink Floyd (ocasionally) maybe
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For a while I thought I'd read "prog with sex".... LOL A bad case of one-track mind?Wink

Besides the excellent recommendations you have already received, I'd like to add Camel with Mel Collins (who also plays with KC), Dick Parry's contributions to Pink Floyd's DSOTM and WYWH, and Traffic (Chris Wood RIP) - "Glad", from their "John Barleycorn Must Die" album, is one of my favourite tracks (instrumental or not) of all times.
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Originally posted by Ty1020 Ty1020 wrote:


Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Gong

Any songs or albums in particular? That's actually what spurred me to
start this thread - I listened to a couple of Gong songs and neither of
them had any sax in them, which was kind of disappointing.

    

"Camembert electrique" and the trilogy features a lot of sax, although not on all pieces.
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Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Originally posted by Ty1020 Ty1020 wrote:


Originally posted by oliverstoned oliverstoned wrote:

Gong

Any songs or albums in particular? That's actually what spurred me to
start this thread - I listened to a couple of Gong songs and neither of
them had any sax in them, which was kind of disappointing.

    

"Camembert electrique" and the trilogy features a lot of sax, although not on all pieces.
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Chicago - VII
Discipline - Unfolded Staircase
The Tangent's Career
The Flower Kings - Unfold The Future
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As to Gong: All albums of the "Radio Gnome" trilogy have sax in them, as well as "Shamal", "Gazeuse!", "Camembert Electrique", "Magic Brother", "Continental Circus", "Live etc.", "Gong Est Mort - Vive Gong", "Live at Sheffield", "Live on TV" and "Live au Bataclan". Listen to the two free mp3s in the database ("Isle of Everywhere" and "Oily Way"); there is a lot of sax in both. Oh, and be patient with "Isle of Everywhere"; the sax enters after about two minutes or so and has a long solo then.


Edited by BaldFriede - July 26 2006 at 03:34


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The Flower Kings have several tracks with excellent sax.
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Gong - Magick Mother Invocation
Gnidrolod - Lady Lake
Hawkwind - The Golden Void
Soft Machine - Out-Bloody-Rageous
VDGG - MeurglysIII
Circus - Movin' On, Dawn

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Points: 7003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 05:05
Lots of good suggestions so far. I'd also recommend Kraan's early albums, which were recorded as a guitar/bass/alto sax/drums quartet. The 1975 Live album is a masterpiece, and Johannes Pappert used effects pedals to coax all manner of interesting sounds from his horn.
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One track which simply makes me love sax is the Gumbo Variations from Frank Zappa's Hot Rats. I'd say it's definitely worth basing your style on that.
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