Saxophone? Saxophone!
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Topic: Saxophone? Saxophone!
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Subject: Saxophone? Saxophone!
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 20:50
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Vote. Discuss. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 20:53
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Clarinet.
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:04
I tend to prefer the deeper toned saxes, from the list I'd say bari is my favorite. No love for the subcontrabass saxophone, though? 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:07
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I hate polls that contain a million options so I had to make some cuts. Mezzo-Soprano didn't make the team either. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:12
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Bass. I love how it sounds, but it ain't a bit practical.
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:14
True, plus there's always the factor that most people don't believe that the subcontrabass is real until I prove it to them.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow">
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Equality 7-2521 wrote:Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:18
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I tend to prefer lower frequencies, and I did for a long time with sax also. I really started to fall in love with the alto sax though. It can be so abrasive and cringe inducing, but at the same time versatile enough to run the gamut of emotions. John Zorn really opened my eyes to it, which diminishes my street cred with real jazz fans, but it's cool because Eric Dolphy rocks the hell out of it too. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:18
I know exists, but I don't think I can name anything with using it really. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: CCVP
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:20
You shouldn't waste your time with those newbs John and you know it. -------------
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Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:20
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Not many groups do, but the first to pop into my head is Yugen.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:20
| Alto. No real reason, really. |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:23
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Also, the Tubax variation of the subcontrabass is played by Mats Gustafsson and Jarno Stakula and a ton of people I've not heard of.
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:29
The alto doesn't have street cred? Anthony Braxton and Ornette Coleman primarily played alto, not to mention Coltrane, Albert Ayler, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Damn jazz nerds. :( I probably will say alto too, high frequency harshness is the best. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:33
No I mean John Zorn doesn't have street cred. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:36
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Oh, yeah. Hilariously, he doesn't have much cred even over at I Hate Music. I guess it's too melodic for them.
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Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:38
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Alto! Just because of Paul Desmond! (Ian McDonald also helps!)
... although Mel Collins' soprano is also amazing... ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com) 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:38
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>saxophone >good Choose one. /I know it's a meme and I feel bad already ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: ProgressiveAttic
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:40
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John Zorn is one of my all time favorite musicians but his sax gets too strident for me at times.... ------------- Michael's Sonic Kaleidoscope Mondays 5:00pm EST(re-runs Thursdays 3:00pm) @ Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio(http://www.deliciousagony.com)
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 21:57
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This is kind of funny. The first thing that popped into my mind was Boots Randolph's Yackety Sax. I got a copy of that single as a free givewawy as a kid from a radio show called Name It And Claim It when a was young kid living in Virginia. I'll guess and probably get it wrong. Was it an Alto? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: December 29 2010 at 22:51
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Love the low tones myself. Though will choose Baritone over bass for reasons unknown. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 00:19
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Sexophone ------------- 
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 01:59
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Mmm, I love a low, groovy baritone sax line. -------------  
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 02:41
| I have no knowledge of sax types unfortunately. |
Posted By: The Neck Romancer
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 07:20
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No love for tenor? Dude, Coltrane with a tenor is the epitome of jazz.
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Posted By: Baggra
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 12:08
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"Just like old Saxophone Joe When he's got the hogshead up on his toe
Oh me, oh my, Love that country pie."
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: December 30 2010 at 18:15
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Posted By: clarkpegasus4001
Date Posted: January 25 2011 at 13:52
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I've gone for alto, I love sax but don't know anything about them, but I wished I could play one. I think Raf Ravenscroft used alto sax on Baker St? that's why i've gone for alto I might be wrong here. ------------- Tony C. |
Posted By: Luna
Date Posted: January 25 2011 at 17:24
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I took Alto a couple years ago, then quit but I'm sure that if I'd heard Van Der Graff Generator then, then I would'nt have quit.
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Posted By: June
Date Posted: January 25 2011 at 17:45
Ditto that. And also because the people who played alto sax in high school were douches and the ones playing tenor were pricks.  Years on and I'm still emotionally scarred for life by high school |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: January 25 2011 at 17:49
I love the Tenor as well, but I think I prefer his work on the soprano. ------------- 
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Posted By: hobocamp
Date Posted: January 25 2011 at 17:54
| Alto - especially the solos in Starless and One More Red Nightmare |
Posted By: BenevolentBehemoth
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 09:37
| Subcontrabass |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 11:27
Does this thread make you horny? 
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 12:33
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no, or well, maybe, if it is a soprano sax since soprano is the most female side of the human voice reportoare (I don't know how to explain it. it gives this song a really nice tocuh also it is Tower of Powers sax player, playing soprano sax -------------  
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 13:05
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I used to play the alto but I really have no preference. Each has a great sound. ------------- http://blindpoetrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 13:36
lol, necroposting
I really hate the saxophone in Another Day. It's so cheesy and cliche it's practically smooth jazz. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 13:39
| Not soprano, that's for sure |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 14:18
I don't mind that song on the whole, but you're not wrong. |
Posted By: The Block
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 17:41
i have to say alto, since I play it, though I also play tenor too. Also look at the size of this contrabass sax!!! -------------  |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 18:14
My answer is swung (no pun intended) by a jazz night i recently went to, in which there was a breakdown into just drums and a baritone sax absolutely burning in a version of Giant Steps. My favourite sax  ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: June 23 2011 at 18:21
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: November 26 2011 at 19:59
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Bump for the fun of it all. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 26 2011 at 20:35
Word. I'll give it to the tenor if only for Coltrane and Sanders. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: November 26 2011 at 21:45
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Tenor, because it is Coltrane's main instrument, the main solo horn of his most orgasmic albums. Soprano gets an honorable mention thanks to My Favorite Things and the Village Vanguard recordings. But they all can be amazing in the right hands, just as they can be awful (Kenny G anyone?). ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: November 27 2011 at 18:47
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Burp for the fun of it all -------------
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: November 27 2011 at 22:30
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Is it me, or the alto saxophone usually sounds very light on record, could never really get into it. I mean, the whole Time Out record wouldn't be the same if it were a tenor, but still, it sounds weird at times for me hearing that very thin sound of the alto. And yes, the soprano rules when used well. My Favorite Things is just incredible.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 28 2011 at 07:28
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I dunno, any fans of The World Saxophone Quartet out there?
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Posted By: smartpatrol
Date Posted: April 16 2012 at 13:59
| uh, alto, DUH |
Posted By: Fox On The Rocks
Date Posted: April 19 2012 at 16:17
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Tenor and Soprano are my favourites.
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Posted By: PyramidMeetsTheEye
Date Posted: April 22 2012 at 05:39
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bareton -------------  |
Posted By: MortalScum
Date Posted: May 03 2012 at 00:32
you mean this? http://koti.phnet.fi/santamik/sexophone.swf" rel="nofollow - http://koti.phnet.fi/santamik/sexophone.swf |
Posted By: Wu Bi Shuai
Date Posted: May 05 2012 at 12:12
| Having played alto, baritone, and soprano sax, it's a hard call for me. There's something I love about each of them. Soprano is very difficult to keep in tune, but you can bend the pitch all over the place to make it extremely expressive. On the other side of the spectrum, bari is more difficult to bend pitch but it grooves. I don't know why I've never tried tenor. |
Posted By: Morsenator
Date Posted: May 07 2012 at 15:05
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Can't tell, but soprano saxophone is one of the most annoying instruments ever if played much out of tune, second only to piccolo. (Still like saxes though, even if they are nothing compared to woodwinds )
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: May 07 2012 at 15:12
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I've played alto, tenor and baritone in the past, and baritone's my favorite to play and favorite to listen to.
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