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  2. List of concert works for saxophone - Wikipedia

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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

  3. Aja (song) - Wikipedia

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    Many people will have heard his great solo on Steely Dan's classic song 'Aja'," British critic Ivan Hewett wrote in a 2013 profile, "without knowing it comes from one of the great tenor and soprano saxophonists in jazz history." [60] Mercer says that "for years afterwards, people approached him and said they'd first heard him on this record." [32]

  4. Cotton Tail - Wikipedia

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    Slide Hampton's arrangement of "Cotton Tail" on Dee Dee Bridgewater's 1997 album Dear Ella won him the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) in 1998. "Cotton Tail" is the theme song for "The Art of Jazz", a music history radio program hosted by Ken Wiley on KNKX-FM. Wiley plays Ellington's entire version of ...

  5. Jazzman - Wikipedia

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    The song is best known for its lengthy saxophone solos, performed by Tom Scott, while King sings an ode to 'the Jazzman' and the effect he has on her. Curtis Amy, saxophonist, composer, and former musical director for the Ray Charles band, was the 'jazz man' of the song. [citation needed]

  6. Raphael Ravenscroft - Wikipedia

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    The saxophone break on "Baker Street" has been described as "the most famous saxophone solo of all time" [4] and "the most recognizable sax riff in pop music history". [5] The distinctive wailing, bluesy sound of the sax riff was a result of the alto saxophone Ravenscroft was using being tuned slightly flat, and in a radio interview in 2011, he ...

  7. Alto Reed - Wikipedia

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    His most recognizable performances include the saxophone introduction to "Turn the Page" [5] and the saxophone solo in "Old Time Rock and Roll".Reed also recorded the soundtracks for two of Jeff Daniels' films, and performed with many bands and musicians, such as Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, Little Feat, Otis Rush, Enchantment, Jamie Oldaker, George Terry, Dave Mason, Spencer Davis, Tico ...

  8. The Best (song) - Wikipedia

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    The Best" is a song by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler from her seventh studio album, Hide Your Heart (1988). ... (1989), with a saxophone solo played by Edgar Winter.

  9. King Curtis - Wikipedia

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    His best-known singles from this period are "Soul Twist"—his highest-charting single, reaching number one on the R&B chart and number 17 on the Billboard pop chart—and "Soul Serenade." He provided backing on a number of songs for LaVern Baker, including her 1958 hit single "I Cried a Tear", where his saxophone became "a second voice". [7]

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