FabSwingers.com forum: What song has the best sax

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

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By *archelCouple
over a year ago

A field somewhere

Baker Street

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By *hillenCouple
over a year ago

Borehamwood

Will You

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

Hazel O'Connor: Will You?

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

.. also

Gong: The Isle of Everywhere

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By *he Silver FuxMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter

That one song, in The Lost Boys, ‘I still believe’

The shirtless saxophone guy's real name is Tim Cappello, and he's played with Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, Ringo Starr, and many others

Kenny G is a pussy

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By *unshine 57Woman
over a year ago

essex

Baker Street One of my all time fav songs

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By *he Silver FuxMan
over a year ago

Uttoxeter

"That one song, in The Lost Boys, ‘I still believe’

The shirtless saxophone guy's real name is Tim Cappello, and he's played with Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel, Ringo Starr, and many others

Kenny G is a pussy"

They don’t call it the ‘sex whistle’ for nothin’

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Lily was here..

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By *cotCouple666Couple
over a year ago

Central Belt

Why has nobody said Careless Whisper yet?

Beth x

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By *esthetic21Man
over a year ago

Birmingham/Bristol

Sade - your love is king

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By *hief_Of_AlwaysMan
over a year ago

London or Bedford

OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD...

Careless Whisper has the most famous Sax Riff ever

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By *oight68Man
over a year ago

inverclyde

Will you and foolish beat by debbie gibson

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hazel O’Connor, Will You - absolutely divine

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By *appy nakedMan
over a year ago

Merseyside

Another vote for Will you but I also like Jungleland

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Man Who… Lulu

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By *esafinadOHolyNightMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Moondogs Lament is pretty cool, think it's sax if I remember right

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By *imply DeeWoman
over a year ago

Wherever

"Why has nobody said Careless Whisper yet?

Beth x"

Came to say the same thing!

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Some great suggestions so far so I will add my own:

Your Latest Trick by Dire Straits

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By *eronicaExplorerWoman
over a year ago

London

War. Low RidePersian

Joao Gilberto and Getz. The Girl from Ipanema

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By *oofy321Man
over a year ago

moon base zero

One step beyond by madness

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By *panksspankedMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph (beloved by Benny Hill fans)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Benny hill theme song

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Baker ST Gerry Rafferty

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By *ie n MashCouple
over a year ago

Back in Malice

My immediate reaction to the question was “Will you” . Hauntingly beautiful.

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

Candy dulfer on thar lily track with dave Stewart

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By *hiny-SinnersCouple
over a year ago

Vale of Glamorgan

I’m a total music nut and love many genres, particularly jazz, so there is a ton of great say solos to choose from.

But, hand on heart, I think one of the most beautiful sax pieces of all time is Our Song by Art Pepper. The backstory is achingly sad and you can truly hear the emotion in the performance.

Check it out, it will melt your heart: https://youtu.be/sFFDvxz_wAA?si=_L8XH2A0-KKQxOzz

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By *imi_RougeWoman
over a year ago

Portsmouth

First one that sprang to mind was Curtis Stigers, Wonder Why.

More recently though, Sam Fender has alot of saxophone on his songs.

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By *uke_silverMan
over a year ago

London

Sax by Fleur East. Great song!

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By *hiny-SinnersCouple
over a year ago

Vale of Glamorgan

"Candy dulfer on thar lily track with dave Stewart

Love a bit of Candy, a true funk goddess!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Latest Trick, Dire Straits

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By *andB130Couple
over a year ago

northampton

Baker Street for us

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By *hiny-SinnersCouple
over a year ago

Vale of Glamorgan

".. also

Gong: The Isle of Everywhere "

Nice to meet a fellow flying teapot Gong lover.

Loved them with Hillage especially, and am also a huge Hillage solo fan too.

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By *empest2KMan
over a year ago

Derby

"Baker Street "

100% this for me

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Joe Le Taxi

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By *orYourThighsOnlyMan
over a year ago

Midlands

Glenn Frey - you belong to the city.

Whopper of a tune

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By *pacecowboy99Man
over a year ago

Near You

Billy Joel - New York state of mind

Or anything by Lucky Chops with Leo P playing

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By *ife NinjaMan
over a year ago

Dunfermline

"Candy dulfer on thar lily track with dave Stewart

Love a bit of Candy, a true funk goddess!"

Got to admit a bit of a crush back in the day

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

The final track on Rendez-Vous, "Last Rendez-Vous," has the subtitle "Ron's Piece," Ron's piece: composed by Jean Michel Jarre.

McNair was an accomplished saxophonist and jazz enthusiast.

Before his last fateful space mission, McNair worked with French composer and performer Jean-Michel Jarre on a piece of music for Jarre's then-upcoming album Rendez-Vous. It was intended that he would record his saxophone solo on board the Challenger, which would have made McNair's solo the first original piece of music to have been recorded in space[8]

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Your latest trick: Dire Straits

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By *issBlackedCouple
over a year ago

Glasgow

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
over a year ago

North West

"Your latest trick: Dire Straits"

Just been to look it up!!

Yes, 100% this.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

anything that features Clarence Clemons

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By *aidbacklover2021Man
over a year ago

perth

You dont own me blow monkeys

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By *uke-de-PleasureMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blue in Green - the sax played by John Coltrane on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue album

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By *sleWightCoupleCouple
over a year ago

Ryde

Hot Patootie - movie version.

Phil Kenzie's sax solo is brief, but awesome.

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By *ddie1966Man
over a year ago

Paper Town Central, Essex.

I don't care what anyone thinks of my choice but, as a musician, Kenny G - Songbird.

Gets the hairs on the back of my arms standing up every time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Heat is on, think it was Glen Fry, the opening track from Beverly hills cop.

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By *ion2005Man
over a year ago

stevenage

Yep by far the best

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Curtis steiger, I wonder why

Tim Cappello still performing

Michael Jackson, behind the mask

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

The race by Yello

Stop-the-race/attacking-the-illusion

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By *ilthycoupleabzCouple
over a year ago

Aberdeen

"Baker Street

100% this for me

Me too.

I still have my dads sax, it was one of the songs he used to play. Always makes me smile when I hear it

MrsAbz

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By *oofy321Man
over a year ago

moon base zero

Anything by Duke silver

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

The obvious have to be Will You and Yakety Sax, the whole of which is far more than the clip used for Benny Hill.

I would also put forward the dual sax playing on Ian Durys Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

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By *hiny-SinnersCouple
over a year ago

Vale of Glamorgan

"Blue in Green - the sax played by John Coltrane on Miles Davis's Kind of Blue album

Good call, huge Coltrane fan here.

For a more recent tenor genius, you cannot see beyond the late great Michael Brecker.

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By *ictoria_1976TV/TS
over a year ago

Exeter

Another vote for "Will You" here

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By *ealitybitesMan
over a year ago

Belfast

Jungleland

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By *host63Man
over a year ago

Bedfont Feltham

Lily Was Here

Dave Stewart & Candy Dulfer

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'll Fly For You - Spandau Ballet

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By *iaisonseekerMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

Clarence Clemons works wonders on any number of Springsteen tracks. Hard to pick a favourite but Badlands is virtuoso stuff.

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By *eronicaExplorerWoman
over a year ago

London

" War. Low Ride

Joao Gilberto and Getz. The Girl from Ipanema

Sade, Smooth Operator

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

".. also

Gong: The Isle of Everywhere

Nice to meet a fellow flying teapot Gong lover.

Loved them with Hillage especially, and am also a huge Hillage solo fan too."

Nice to meet a fellow PHP too. I saw Gong at the Trades in Hebdenblast year and they blew me away - not the original line up, I know, but hey. I've seen Hillage as System 7 a couple of times too.

Hava cuppa tea!

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By *orny-DJMan
over a year ago

Leigh-on-Sea

"Lily was here.."

Good call

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By *hiny-SinnersCouple
over a year ago

Vale of Glamorgan

".. also

Gong: The Isle of Everywhere

Nice to meet a fellow flying teapot Gong lover.

Loved them with Hillage especially, and am also a huge Hillage solo fan too.

Nice to meet a fellow PHP too. I saw Gong at the Trades in Hebdenblast year and they blew me away - not the original line up, I know, but hey. I've seen Hillage as System 7 a couple of times too.

Hava cuppa tea!

Korabi has done a great job keeping Gong going, of course with Allen’s blessing. I saw Hillage many times in the 70s and 80s, and more recently now he is touring again.

If you don’t know Hillage’s solo work, you will love it as it is cosmic guitar space prog of the highest order. Check out all the albums from Fish Rising to Open, you will thank me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's probably me by sting

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Start: an instrument on Peter Gabriel 3

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Let it Die , by Motion Epic

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By *pice_of_life.Man
over a year ago

Worth

Your latest trick, Dire Straits

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By *heExcommMan
over a year ago

Llantrisant

I still believe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

INXS - Never Tear Us Apart

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By *lutwife7784Couple
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

"Latest Trick, Dire Straits

Agreed

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By *ulieAndBeefCouple
over a year ago

Manchester-ish

My Lovely Horse

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By *obilebottomMan
over a year ago

All over

Smooth opetator

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By *nozdraMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

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By *rs spicyCouple
over a year ago

Chesterfield near centre

Save it for later by the beat.

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By *nozdraMan
over a year ago

Falkirk

"My Lovely Horse

Close the thread, nothing's topping this

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"anything that features Clarence Clemons"

Yeah i was trying to remember the east street band and Springsteen one...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maneater

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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

The Pink Panther Theme" by Henry Mancini

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

Vampires by The Midnight

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By *ornywelsh2sumCouple
over a year ago

Neath valley.

Will you by hazel O'conner

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

Year of the cat,

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By *rispyDuckMan
over a year ago

Chinese Takeaway near you

It has to be: Baker Street

It’s a classic

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By *xcited And CuriousCouple
over a year ago

Dublin

All the above are worth a mention.

Baker Street & Will You are obvious and special.

One Step Beyond and Benny Hill are obvious fun if a bit meh as musical pieces.

For emotional "feel" / expressiveness...

The Big Blue Overture - Eric Serra

La Paloma Azul - Dave Brubeck

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Baker Street

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We all know its baggy trousers by madness

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By *entle_lover_xMan
over a year ago

Great Dunmow

Lots of smooth sax suggestions from pop. Some great stuff but personally love the jazz sax "songs" from some of the greats even if no singing. For example, John Coltrane's Giant Steps for fast and technical or Wayne Shorter's Footprints some something more smooth with added bonus of Herbie Hancock on keys.

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By *awhide69Man
over a year ago

ayr

Turn the page . Bob Seger and the silver bullet band . Alto Reed was his sax player and friend for over 50 years

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By *use and wolfCouple
over a year ago

angus

Puscifer - Rev. 22-20 (Dry Martini Mix)

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By *ickyKlungespeareMan
over a year ago

St Leonards

Careless Baker.

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By *ildbillkidMan
over a year ago

where the road goes on forever

A remark you made - weather report

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By *romleyM41Man
over a year ago

orpington / surrounding

I am with the people who have already said Baker Street, great song and the sax is iconic

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Lily was here.."

Absolutely! Candy Dulfer is great.

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By *iman2100Man
over a year ago

Glasgow

Year of the Cat by Al Stewart is good too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Baker Street gotta be best for me

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By *ornyrsMan
over a year ago

Poulton

It’s like a dream!! Never did I expect to hear both Miles’ and Art Pepper’s names mentioned on here!! Very impressed!!

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By *ornyrsMan
over a year ago

Poulton

Phil Woods’ solo on “Just the way you are”(Billy Joel) has to be up there for me and also Ernie Watts’ solo on Arthur’s Theme (Chris Cross).

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By *0ng0 furyMan
over a year ago

Birkenhead

the ruts - west one (shine on me)

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By *ean counterMan
over a year ago

Market Harborough / Kettering

"Will you by hazel O'conner"

This !! Wesley McGoogan at his best (and I think he was deaf)

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