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Frank Wright (July 9, 1935 – May 17, 1990) [1] was an American free jazz musician, known for his frantic style of playing the tenor saxophone.Critics often compare his music to that of Albert Ayler, although Wright "offers his honks and squawks with a phraseology derived from the slower, earthier funk of R&B and gospel music."
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B ♭ (while the alto is pitched in the key of E ♭ ), and written as a transposing instrument in the treble clef ...
In 2002, Smith performed his earlier and much lengthier re-invention of Children's Songs for saxophone and orchestra with the Scottish Ensemble at St John's Kirk, Perth. [8] Other classical music endeavours have included a massive undertaking for the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra's 40th anniversary in 2003.
The clarinet and tenor saxophone player Jimmy Giuffre used a clarinet-style embouchure with a tenor saxophone with a specially-modified neck. [3] It is still commonly, and controversially, taught to beginning students as a shortcut to a passable result in lieu of more sustained effort developing embouchure strength and technique.
Bob Reynolds is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. A solo recording artist since 2000, he has been a member of the genre-bending instrumental group Snarky Puppy since 2014, winning Grammy Awards with the band for the albums Culcha Vulcha [1] Live at the Royal Albert Hall, [2] and Empire Central.
After the rockabilly revival got going in the late 1970s, younger musicians sought Allen's distinctive saxophone. He recorded with the Stray Cats on their second album, Gonna Ball (1981). Allen was a mentor to and eventually a member of The Blasters. He recorded with the roots-rockers on all of their albums except for their debut, American Music.
The Joy of Sax (Chiaroscuro, 1974) Jazz Meeting in Holland (Circle, 1975) Song of the Tenor (Philips, 1975) Two Beautiful (Circle, 1976) Bucky and Bud (Flying Dutchman, 1976) Live in Harlem (Cat, 1978) California Session (Jazzology, 1982) The Real Bud Freeman (1984) (Principally Jazz, 1985) Superbud (Jazzology, 1992) [5] With Rex Stewart and ...
Fred Anderson (March 22, 1929 – June 24, 2010) [1] was an American jazz tenor saxophonist who was based in Chicago, Illinois. [2] Anderson's playing was rooted in the swing music and hard bop idioms, [3] [4] but he also incorporated innovations from free jazz. [4] Anderson was also noted for having mentored numerous young musicians. [5]