As an Alto player, i can still appreciate listening to a Tenor Sax, but i wouldn’t dream of trying to make my Alto sound like a Tenor. I can hear a lot of jazz phrasing in there .. dah da dah da
i like ‘the thrill is gone‘ – it makes you understand how a Sax player can hold back and let a singer shine without taking the spotlight off the singer. And in this record the sax sounds very seductive without being outrageous.
‘Walking with Mr Lee’ – is great, it shows how a sax can hold the spotlight, just like a singer.
Finally, i like the jackie kelso, you can hear how a sax can play rhythmn (or harmony if prefer, compared to straight melody).
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