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Improvisation et caprice for solo saxophone (1952)—Eugène Bozza; Tre Pezzi for soprano (or tenor) saxophone (1956)—Giacinto Scelsi [65] Introduction, Dance and Furioso (1959)—Herbert Couf; Partita for alto saxophone, Op. 99x (1968)—Alois Hába; Djiwa for solo saxophone (1971)—Laurence Wyman; Improvisation I (1972)—Ryo Noda
This same trip to Los Angeles also included recording sessions that resulted in hits for Domino, including "Blue Monday", on which Hardesty played the baritone saxophone solo because the other musician was unable to get the right sound; it was the first and only time that Hardesty played baritone sax. One music writer said this solo "is as ...
The song "For a Friend" by Phil Collins, released on the CD single "We Wait and We Wonder" in 1993, was a tribute to Myrick, who actively participated in Collins's songs and shows for many years. [citation needed] As a tribute, Gary Bias performs the saxophone solos that originated with Myrick at Earth, Wind & Fire's live shows. [citation needed]
Organica (subtitled Solo Saxophones, Volume 2) is a live solo album by American jazz saxophonist David S. Ware, which was recorded in 2010 and released on the AUM Fidelity label. The album includes two complete performances: the first was an invite-only event in Brooklyn and the second took place at the Umbrella Music Festival in Chicago .
The genre of solo saxophone has a rich, but largely unmapped history in contemporary music, particularly jazz. [1] Many, but not all, musicians who play and record solo saxophone use extended techniques, a vocabulary of the saxophone beyond its normal range.
[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 ...
Saxophone Solos is a solo soprano saxophone album by Evan Parker. Three of the tracks were recorded live on June 17, 1975, at the Unity Theatre in London, and the remaining music was recorded on September 9, 1975 at the FMP Studio in Berlin. [ 1 ]
He received great acclaim for his 1969 double-LP record For Alto, the first full-length album of solo saxophone music. [3] [4] A prolific composer with a vast body of cross-genre work, the MacArthur Fellow [5] and NEA Jazz Master has released hundreds of recordings and compositions. [6]