Whose Saxophone playing do you listen to the most?

[Anonymous]

i can sit in a dark quiet room, close my eyes, concentrate very hard and i can hear a full blown orchestra playing in my head, just as if i was listening to it with headphones on. Am i insane – nope always been like that.

i can’t recall words of songs , but i can play back music in my head, the only problem is i was never taught to play what i can hear in my head. to do that i would have approach music from a different way to conventional learning methods.

Honestly, all i listen to is backing tracks, and how my own sax playing fits in… sad

[jake]

I’m the same with you there spxoet, can’t really play what’s in my head either. Every now and then I will bust out a line of a song or some sort and be like “hey, where did that come from”. Haha.
I love listening to the 80’s and those sax solos for sure. I can listen to “Bad to the Bone”, “Urgent”, “Hungry Eyes”, love all those solos for sure!! I also have a lot of pop instrumentals I enjoy listening too, things like “Against all Odds”, Foreigner, Air Supply, Billy Joel. I have a 40 minute ride to and from work so it’s a nice time to sit back relax and enjoy the sax!!
I also have Johnny’s Rock N Roll Saxophonist in my music list as well! Love me some “Mean Mr Senf”. Buncha great jams on that record!!

Having this different variety helps cultivate the players we become! I have to say Johnny is definitely my biggest influence on the saxophone! Keep Rockin!! Hopefully I will get to meet him someday, or at least see him perform live! That would be amazing!

[wayne wojnarowski]

Definitely Lou Donaldson, Sx poet you’ll love him, Maceo Parker, James Browns sax man,Eddie Clean Head Vinson ,Hank Crawford…

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