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Iain Ballamy (born 20 February 1964) is a British composer and saxophonist. [1] He is considered one of the 25 greatest jazz saxophonists of all time [2] and was featured as one of the world's all-time greats in BBC Music Magazine ' s "100 Jazz Legends". [3] The Guardian described him as "one of the world's distinctive saxophone voices".
Saxophone Colossus is the sixth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins. Perhaps Rollins's best-known album, it is often considered his breakthrough record. [4] It was recorded monophonically on June 22, 1956, with producer Bob Weinstock and engineer Rudy Van Gelder at the latter's studio in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Jazz saxophonists are musicians who play various types of saxophones (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone etc.) in jazz and its associated subgenres. The techniques and instrumentation of this type of performance have evolved over the 20th century, influenced by both movements of musicians that became the subgenres and by particularly influential sax players who helped reshape ...
Instruments key: s, Sopranino; S, Soprano; A, Alto; T, Tenor; B, Baritone; b, Bass; c, Contrabass (or tubax); sc, Subcontrabass; Indicators key: X, instrument has ...
The album won the 1965 Grammy Awards for Best Album of the Year, Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group and Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical. "The Girl from Ipanema" also won the award for Record of the Year in 1965. This was the first time a jazz album received Album of the Year.
"The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" is a recurring opinion survey and music ranking of the finest albums in history, compiled by the American magazine Rolling Stone. It is based on weighted votes from selected musicians, critics, and industry figures.
All subsequent releases have been through Concord Records. Kenny G has eleven solo entries and four collaborative entries on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts. Of these, his highest peak is the instrumental " Songbird ", which reached number four in 1987.
Sonny Stitt (born Edward Hammond Boatner Jr.; February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982) was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of his generation, recording more than 100 albums.