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[1] [2] Braxton performs the pieces on this album entirely on alto saxophone, with no additional musicians, instrumentation or overdubbing. Although other jazz musicians, such as Coleman Hawkins, Sonny Rollins, and Eric Dolphy, had recorded unaccompanied saxophone solos, [3] For Alto was the first jazz album composed solely of solo saxophone ...
The Saxophone Concerto was Adams's first composition following his three-hour oratorio The Gospel According to the Other Mary.Adams, whose father played alto saxophone in swing bands during the 1930s, has cited his early exposure to such jazz saxophonists as John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, and Wayne Shorter as inspiration for the piece.
Solo de Concours Op. 13 for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1874)—Paul Agricole Génin; Le Val Fleuri (1888)—Louis Ganne; Hot-Sonate (1930)—Erwin Schulhoff; Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1931)—Wolfgang Jacobi; Suite for Alto Saxophone and Piano (1935)—Paul Dessau; Aria for alto saxophone and piano (1936)—Eugène Bozza
All transcriptions include parts for Alto and Rhythm; Funny Blues also has a part for Trumpet. Masters of the Alto Saxophone Play The Blues. Jazz Alto Solos. Transcribed by Trent Kynaston and Jonathan Ball. Corybant Productions, 1990. Includes True Blues. The Art Pepper Collection. Foreword by Jeff Sultanof. Milwaukee, Hal Leonard, 1995.
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Rhapsodie for saxophone and orchestra, L.98, also known as Rhapsodie mauresque or Rhapsodie orientale, is a piece for alto saxophone and accompaniment by Claude Debussy. Completed in solo and piano form in 1911, the piece is most well known through its 1919 orchestration of the accompaniment by Jean Roger-Ducasse .
Johnny Hodges (July 25, 1907 – May 11, 1970) was an American alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with Duke Ellington's big band. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1940. [1]
The work is remarkable for its use of the alto saxophone as a solo instrument. Rachmaninoff was advised as to its use by the American orchestrator and composer Robert Russell Bennett . [ 7 ] The composition includes several quotations from Rachmaninoff's other works, and can be regarded as a summing-up of his entire career as a composer.