Best Saxaphone Player in Progressive
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Topic: Best Saxaphone Player in Progressive
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Subject: Best Saxaphone Player in Progressive
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 07:51
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I don't like comparing musicians like race horses generally, but for the
sake of discussion, it seems to me that the reed players don't get the attention here they deserve, standing in the shadows of guitar divas and glittery-caped keyboardists. Their contribution was and is however very important, and while there may be a lot of great jazz saxists, not many can really rock as well. But I think that Collin's contributions to Crimson's Islands and Lizard are brilliant examples of creative reedmanship that rocks, and helped make progressive stand apart in it's originality and craftsmanship from other rock of the time. And what would Soft Machine have been without the impassioned wailings of Elton Dean? I couldn't think of too many other names than these, if you've other favorites, please recommend them. I didn't include Wayne Shorter though, because it wouldn't have been fair to the others... (Oops, Jackson is twice, and I can't edit it!) |
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 07:54
Linda Spa 
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Posted By: Chipiron
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 07:57
John Helliwell (Supertramp) ------------- [IMG]http://www.belderrain.es/GIFs/tora.gif"> |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 08:02
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Dadid Jackson listed twice. I voted for him. Mel Collins and Elton Dean are great too. |
Posted By: Hemulen
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 08:21
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john zorn! ------------- Guss |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:00
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I'll go with Bloomdido, although Elton Dean is excellent too. He achieves his peak on the "Fairy Tales" album of Mother Gong, on saxes as well as on various flutes. The way he imitates frogs or rats on his saxes and flutes is simply amazing. And what he does in the passage "Flying" of the epic track "Wassilissa" is outstandingly beautiful.
-------------  BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: Zitro
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:12
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The saxophone player in the Flower Kings is pretty amazing. I don't know his/her name though. |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:17
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I voted for Mel Collins as I love his contributions to King Crimson on albums like Lizard, Poseidon and Islands. Elton Dean is great too Where's Ian Mcdonald? ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:24
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Yeah, actually the two Ians should be there, MacDonald and
Underwood, but I only thought of them afterwards, and apparently you can't edit or correct the poll once it's launched... |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:24
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Elton Dean gets my vote from the choices listed there, mainly for his wonderfully expressive alto playing on side 1 of Soft Machine 5. Didier Malherbe is also brilliant, but is truly outstanding as a flautist. John Zorn is another giant, but wasn't an option on the poll. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:40
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Actually, I've long pushed for Zorn's inclusion in the archives, but have
always been rebuffed with the objection that he's not progressive, but "avant-garde". In light of the importance of projects of his such as Naked City, that have an inestimable influence on modern progressive, I find it absurd to shift Zorn to the avant-garde ghetto, but that's the reason I didn't include him on the list. But good that he comes up again for discussion...I was thinking more of the old 70s sax masters. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:50
Bloomdido bad de grass
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 09:54
I can remember that Fourth (masterpiece) features also some excellent sax parts. |
Syzygy wrote:Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 10:00
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Ian Mcdonald!!! ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 10:18
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He's now in the archive - Joren added him not so long ago. Not the full discography, but a pretty fair sample of it including Naked City. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 10:32
He's now in the archive - Joren added him not so long ago. Not the full
QUOTE] Thanks, Sygyzy, that's great. If they'd just get Frith in there too, prog history here would be a bit more accurate. Ohh...another fantastic tenor sax player I forgot in the poll...Klaus Doldinger of Passport...they had some amazing progressive jazz rock in the 70s, like "Cross-Collateral", "Looking Thru" and "Infinity Machine". But not too many know them here... |
Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 19:10
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I'd have to go with Jackson from VdGG, he did some really impressive stuff. Especially with the structure of VdGG, everytime I listen to that band, the structure never ceases to amaze me. -------------  
"Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 19:19
don't forget Collins' contributions to Squire's solo album. His solo on K.C.'s Cirkus.. is one of those prog moments that ....almost.... brings tears to your eyes. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 19:20
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aahhhhh... Chris Wood - Traffic anyone? ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: R_DeNIRO
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 20:13
I voted for Mel Collins. Don't forget his great contribution to the Camel's albums too. ------------- We were always be much human than we whish to be. |
Posted By: VanBuren
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 20:18
| IAN MCDONALD! |
Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 20:18
Elton Dean is great, but lately I've been more partial to Lol Coxhill,
he's not listed though. Any who, Coxhill still gets my vote .
------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 20:20
 and the ......Rolling Stones  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: kebjourman
Date Posted: February 01 2006 at 21:20
| DIDIER |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 16:16
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Probably Michael Brecker's technically the best of the
choices listed here, his blowing on Zappa's "Purple Lagoon" from Live in NY is just incomparable. But I see the most readers are remaining true to British progressive roots... |