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Points: 20404 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 05:27
AKA MOON
 
 
 
Jazz rock trio with a saxman as soloist.
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SOLUTION!!!!!!!

Cordon Bleu and Fully Interlocking have some sax to die for.

Also, Gentle Giant, Golden Earring (I think they're prog, especially Moontan), Camel with Mel Collins (Fingertips is quite amazing).
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I can't go past Mel Collins - as usual. He played with Camel, KC, Clannad, Bad Company, Chris Squire, Phil Manzanera, Richard Wright and countess of others.His involvement on most projects represented a highlight of the albums, often brilliantly uplifting of songs. Start with KC - Red.

Yeah, Soft Machine, from "Third" and onwards. Traffic were great, too.
IF with Dick Morrissey and Colosseum with Dick Heckstall-Smith are not to be ignored either. Didier Malherbe in Gong is worthy of attention, especially when playing live.
 
Back Door is not on the Archives - yet. Embryo is, sometimes featuring Charlie Mariano. 
 
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Points: 2703 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 06:34
Apart from all mentionned very well known bands, I would definitely recommend you to try following outstanding modern groups, which simply are amazing and containing lots of sax parts in their music:
Taylor's Universe with Karsten Vogel - "Experimental Health"
French TV - any
The Addison Project - "Mood swings"
 
 
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Points: 3497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 06:41
Oh, it seems that everybody's forgotten Colosseum...
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I haven't, the late Dick Heckstall-Smith was an amazing sax player and one that people seem to forget.

Although not prog, do try out: The Keef Hartley Band

Their albums are full of sax and flute.
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Try Colosseum (not Colosseum II) with the aforementioned Dick Heckstall-Smith.
It's not prog, but you may find Mark-Almond very interesting (please do not confuse with Marc Almond, former Soft Cell vocalist - this was a band formed by Jon Mark and Johnny Almond, both from John Mayall's "The Turning Point" band).
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Jaga Jazzist.

In all seriousness, if they aren't a Fusion band then the Fusion genre is sorely missing them.
 
The albums A Livingroom Hush and The Stix both feature very good saxwork, as does their Magazine Ep.  What we Must has decidedly less woodwinds on it, but I would still reccomend it regardless.
 
Naked City by John Zorn seems to have some good sax playing. 
 
3rd, I would say look into the 2nd Miles Davis Quintet with Wayne Shorter on sax.  Phenomenal material there.
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ROXY MUSIC. A lot of Andy McKay's sax.
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Originally posted by krring krring wrote:

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.

    
aye, that track has one of my favorite little bits of sax on it . definately worth checking out. mel collins is great on all king crimson albums especially islands. of course you cannot forget mr bungle
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Gnidrolog - Lady Lake is a saxfans wet dream ! And check out later Camel (Only Raindances i guess) and some King Crimson. (The track Starless for example).. Colosseum - Valentyne Suite is also a masterpiece and has a lot of awesome sax.
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Also the German bands Brainstorm and Guru Guru (around the mid 70s). Roland Schaeffer played in both. He not only plays sax though, but also electric guitar, on which he is equally proficient. An unusual combination.


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Points: 3497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 10:24
BTW, Ian Anderson played sax in A Passion Play.
 
There is some excellent sax playing in Czeslaw Niemen albums (by different saxophonists).
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Originally posted by S Lang S Lang wrote:

I can't go past Mel Collins - as usual. He played with Camel, KC, Clannad, Bad Company, Chris Squire, Phil Manzanera, Richard Wright and countess of others.His involvement on most projects represented a highlight of the albums, often brilliantly uplifting of songs. Start with KC - Red. 

 
S Lang is right, you may add The Alan Parsons Project to the Mel Collins' list; you should try the track 'Pipeline' from The Alan Parsons Project, the sax solo in there is not really complicated but is full of feeling, blending so beatifully with the orchestra in the background.

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Points: 9008 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 12:21
I know I'm late, but Out of focus has some very good sax play in their self titled album

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If you like to see a really great live performance you should buy the Van der Graaf Live DVD from 1971/1975. Especially in the song "Theme 1" which is quite jazzy but great, you will see David Jackson even playing two sax the same time Thumbs Up

Here is a link to the song:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search=van+der+graaf&search_type=search_videos&search=Search
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"The Sleepwalkers" by VdGG has the best sax solo ever (in prog, Coltrane is a whole different story). Also try Colosseum, especially the Valentyne Suite. 
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Points: 3497 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 14:11
^...you will see David Jackson even playing two sax the same time Thumbs Up
 
Kind of thing David Jackson usually does.
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Points: 2099 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 14:24
Roxy Music (Andy Mackay) He's Classically Trained
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Points: 5296 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2006 at 15:19
I thought at first the title of the topic was "prog with sex". so then i thought...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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