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Sweeet, William.

K letz hootennanny it up, sure thang.

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https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/597780/sweet-caroline-neil-diamond-history

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https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Sweet-Caroline-By-Neil-Diamond-Music-Analysis-408405AA323A0AB9

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AI Google says,

Musical & Lyrical Analysis

Simple, Uplifting Melody: The song’s appeal lies in its straightforward, memorable tune and optimistic lyrics that evoke feelings of love, happiness, and connection, as noted by Mental Floss and The New York Times.
Repetitive, Call-and-Response Chorus: Lines like “touchin’ me, touchin’ you” and the iconic “bah, bah, bah” build anticipation for the crowd’s participation, creating a sense of collective experience, say Issuu and American Songwriter.
Wordplay: The use of “-in'” endings (“growin'”, “knowin'”) creates a flowing, connected feel, according to Issuu.

Inspiration & Meaning

Initial Inspiration: Diamond initially claimed the song was inspired by a photo of Caroline Kennedy, JFK’s daughter, but later revealed he needed a three-syllable name to fit the melody and was really thinking of his then-wife Marcia.
Themes: It’s a classic love song about connection, good times, and simple joy, but its meaning expanded far beyond its personal origins, note American Songwriter and The New York Times.
Evolution into a Sports Anthem
Boston Red Sox: The tradition began at Fenway Park with DJ Amy Tobey playing it for an employee’s newborn daughter named Caroline, making it an enduring fixture for good luck and team spirit, say Mental Floss and Gold Radio.
Global Phenomenon: Its catchy chorus and communal spirit led to adoption by football (soccer) fans, particularly in England.

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Behind the Meaning, and ‘Women,’ of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline”

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https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/sweet-caroline-lyrics-neil-diamond-meaning-football-b2137855.html

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youtube.com/watch?v=gsRfP3m2RKU

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tomplay.com/saxophone-sheet-music/neil-diamond/sweet-caroline-beginner-level-alto-saxophone-saxophone-alto-saxophone-score

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Lyrics

Where it began
I can’t begin to know when
But then I know it’s growin’ strong
Was in the spring
And spring became the summer
Who’d have believe you’d come along?
Hands
Touchin’ hands
Reachin’ out
Touching me, touchin’ you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would
But now I look at the night
And it don’t seem so lonely
We fill it up with only two
And when I hurt
Hurtin’ runs off my shoulders
How can I hurt when holdin’ you?
Warm
Touchin’ warm
Reachin’ out
Touchin’ me, touchin’ you
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
I’ve been inclined
To believe they never would, oh, no, no
Sweet Caroline
Good times never seemed so good
Sweet Caroline
I believe they never could
Sweet Caroline

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Neil Diamond

Sweet Caroline lyrics © Universal Tunes

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https://issuu.com/jswain-sttimothys/docs/from_mouse_to_musk_-_by_joe_swain_2022_/s/15750986

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https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/neil-diamond/sweet-caroline

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https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/6776/

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Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me.

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Wow, Leo, when we heard your saxoclassic sound of wail and tale being given in addition with jaw dropping timbre and resonating tone we as a matter of fact turned a whiter shade of pale ~

🙂

A Whiter Shade Of Pale Saxophone Music
This was Procol Harem’s debut single and one of the biggest pop/rock hits of all time. A Whiter Shade Of Pale was the most played record in British broadcasting history in the last 70 years. This song is in the Grammy Hall of Fame and has been covered by more than 1000 recording artists and has been featured in countless movies. Now you can add this favorite pop song to your own repertoire as well!

Song Key

A Whiter Shade Of pale saxophone music and audio backing track is transcribed here in the same key as the original version first done by Procol Harem.

This is in the concert key of C major. For tenor saxophones this translates to the key of D major. For alto saxophones this is in A major.

After the purchasing process you will have access to the download page which contains all the links for the mp3 audio backing track. You also have the links for both the E flat music and the B flat music. You can download whichever one you wish or download both.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale Saxophone Music Download Includes
same tracks as in the music video above (without sax)
high quality MP3 audio file (192 kbps)
download the Bb or Eb music sheets or both
chart prints out as full size music sheet

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Lyrics

First time, we got new album out, uhm
Yeah, thank you very much
(One, two, three, four)
We skipped the light fandango
Turned cartwheels ‘cross the floor
I was feeling kinda seasick
But the crowd called out for more
The room was humming harder
As the ceiling flew away
When we called out for another drink
The waiter brought a tray
And so it was later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
She said, “There is no reason
And the truth is plain to see”
But I wandered through my playing cards
Would not let her be
One of 16 vestal virgins
We’re leaving for the coast
And although my eyes were open
They might have just as well been closed
And so it was that later
As the miller told his tale
That her face at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale
And so it was later
As the miller told his tale
That her face, at first just ghostly
Turned a whiter shade of pale

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Keith Reid / Gary Brooker

A Whiter Shade of Pale lyrics © Onward Music/essex Retentions C/o Bucks Music, Onwards Music Ltd.

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Wow Leo , when i heard your moving rendition i turned a whiter shade of pale.

Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me

🙂

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A Whiter Shade Of Pale Saxophone Music

This was Procol Harem’s debut single and one of the biggest pop/rock hits of all time. A Whiter Shade Of Pale was the most played record in British broadcasting history in the last 70 years. This song is in the Grammy Hall of Fame and has been covered by more than 1000 recording artists and has been featured in countless movies. Now you can add this favorite pop song to your own repertoire as well!

Song Key

A Whiter Shade Of pale saxophone music and audio backing track is transcribed here in the same key as the original version first done by Procol Harem.

This is in the concert key of C major. For tenor saxophones this translates to the key of D major. For alto saxophones this is in A major.

After the purchasing process you will have access to the download page which contains all the links for the mp3 audio backing track. You also have the links for both the E flat music and the B flat music. You can download whichever one you wish or download both.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale Saxophone Music Download Includes
same tracks as in the music video above (without sax)
high quality MP3 audio file (192 kbps)
download the Bb or Eb music sheets or both
chart prints out as full size music sheet

[saxomonica]

Standing by guys ya

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Stand By Me Saxophone Music

Big soul hit from Ben E. King in 1961. This song is one of the biggest sellers of all-time. Has been recorded by hundreds of singers and used on many movie soundtracks.

Song Key

This saxophone version is in the same key as the the original Ben E. King recording which is A major.

This makes the Bb sax chart in B major,

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and the Eb sax music in F# major.

[The F# Blues scale notes are F#, A, B, C, C#, E. Common chords include F#dim, F#min, F#sus4, F#5, F#min7b5, F#min7, F#7sus4.]

After the purchasing process you will have access to the download page which contains all the links for the mp3 audio backing track. You also have the links for both the E flat music and the B flat music. You can download whichever one you wish or download both.

Stand By Me Saxophone Music Download Includes
same tracks as in the music video above (without sax)
high quality MP3 audio file (192 kbps)
download the Bb or Eb music sheets or both
chart prints out as full size music sheet

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https://feelyoursound.com/scale-chords/fsharp-blues/

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Lyrics

When the night
Has come
And the land is dark
And the moon
Is the only
Light we’ll see
No I won’t
Be afraid
No I won’t
Be afraid
Just as long
As you stand
Stand by me
So darlin’, darlin’
Stand by me
Oh stand by me
Oh stand
Stand by me
Stand by me
If the sky
That we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains
Should crumble to the sea
I won’t cry
I won’t cry
No I won’t shed a tear
Just as long
As you stand
Stand by me
And darlin’, darlin’
Stand by me
Oh stand by me
Oh stand now
Stand by me
Stand by me
And darlin’, darlin’
Stand by me
Oh stand by me
Oh stand now
Stand by me
Stand by me
Whenever you’re in trouble won’t you stand by me
Oh stand by me
Won’t you stand now
Oh stand

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Elvis Presley / Trad

Stand By Me (Original Artist re-recording) lyrics © Emi Blackwood Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music

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Thanks Leo, only to pleased to help mate, cheers mark 🙂

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Lyrics

Two, three, four
One, two, three
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a woman’s man no time to talk
Music loud and women warm, I’ve been kicked around
Since I was born
And now it’s all right, it’s okay
And you may look the other way
But we can try to understand
The New York Times’ effect on man
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive
Ah when you want
Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I can’t get either, I really try
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I’m a dancin’ man and I just can’t lose
You know it’s all right, it’s okay
I’ll live to see another day
We can try to understand
The New York Times’ effect on man
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
I’m stayin’ alive
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a woman’s man no time to talk
Music loud and the women warm
I’ve been kicked around since I was born
And now it’s all right, it’s okay
And you may look the other way
We can try to understand
The New York Times’ effect on man
Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother
You’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’
And we’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me
Somebody help me, yeah
Life goin’ nowhere, somebody help me, yeah
I’m stayin’ alive

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Barry Alan Gibb / Maurice Ernest Gibb / Robin Hugh Gibb

Stayin’ Alive lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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Lyrics

Wow, mommy’s kissing Santa Claus
I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus
Underneath the mistletoe last night
She didn’t see me creep
Down the stairs to have a peep
She thought that I was tucked up in my bedroom, fast asleep
Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If daddy had only seen mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
He saw mommy kissing, kissing, kissing Santa Claus
I did, I really did see mommy kissing Santa Claus
And I’m gonna tell my dad
Then I saw mommy tickle Santa Claus
Underneath his beard so snowy white
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If daddy had only seen mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
Oh, what a laugh it would have been
If daddy had only seen mommy kissing Santa Claus last night
I did, I did, I really did see mommy kissing Santa Claus
You gotta believe me, you just gotta believe me
Come on, fellas, believe me, you just gotta believe me

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Tommie Connor

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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https://www.hooktheory.com/cheat-sheet/key/D-flat/major

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Jazz_compositions_in_D-flat_major

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https://getsongkey.com/music/Db-major-rnb

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YOUTUBE PLAYLIST ~ 114 SONGS IN Db

NB ~ Click on “WATCH ON YOUTUBE” to see list

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https://www.songkeyfinder.com/songs-in-key/c-sharp,d-flat-major

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CONCERT PITCH

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A concert blues in D-flat major follows a 12-bar blues progression using chords like D♭7, G♭7, and A♭7. The main notes in the D♭ major blues scale are D♭, E♭, F, F♯, A♭, and B♭. This is equivalent to playing a standard blues in the key of E♭ for B♭ instruments and a blues in the key of B♭ for E♭ instruments.

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https://pulse.berklee.edu/scales/d-flat-major-blues-scale.html

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Saxophone Music & Backing Track

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus is a holiday classic which was written by Tommie Conner. It’s been recorded by many well-known singers such as The Jackson 5, John Mellencamp, and Dolly Parton to name a few.

Song Key

This saxophone instrumental version is in the concert key of Db major. This puts the Bb sax music in Eb major and the Eb saxophone music in Bb major.

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus Saxophone Music Download Includes
same tracks as in the music video above (without sax)
music sheet includes all the notes including the solo section
high quality MP3 files (192 kbps) for Bb and Eb saxes
chart prints out as full size music sheet

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The E-flat blues scale is a six-note scale with the notes E♭, G♭, A♭, A, B♭, and D♭.

It is a hexatonic (six-note) scale that is built on the E-flat minor pentatonic scale by adding an “A” (the #4/b5) note, which creates the classic blues sound

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The B-flat (B♭) blues scale is made up of the notes B♭, D♭, E♭, E, F, and A♭.

It is a six-note scale that consists of the notes of the B♭ minor pentatonic scale with an added diminished fifth, which is the E natural note.

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https://pulse.berklee.edu/scales/e-flat-major-blues-scale.html

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https://pulse.berklee.edu/scales/b-flat-major-blues-scale.html

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SEASONS GREETINGS

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ALTO REED

Says FB The ’60’s & early ’70’s Detroit rock scene ~~ Performing on the left with the Lansing-based Ormandy band at Gallup Park in Ann Arbor, early seventies…and on the right with the Silver Bullet Band at Ann Arbor’s Crisler Arena in 1976, this is saxophonist Tom Cartmell, best known to the music world as Alto Reed. Cartmell was born in Detroit and lived in the city until the family moved to St Clair Shores. He took up music quite young, initially playing trumpet, and switching to saxophone around the time he entered high school. He graduated from Lake Shore High. His rock & roll style was evident during his time with the Ormandy band, flamboyant but always musical. Tom co-wrote and played on Ormandy’s regional 1970 hit tune, ‘Good Day’. Cartmell began performing with Bob Seger in the early seventies, playing on the ‘Back in 72’ album. By 1974 Tom/Alto Reed (It was Seger who gave Reed his stage name) was performing with the newly formed Silver Bullet Band…an association that would endure through Seger’s final show in 2019. Along that road, Alto Reed performed with a lot of artists. A short list includes Grand Funk Railroad, Dave Mason, Mick Fleetwood, the Ventures, Little Feat, Spencer Davis, Ted Nugent, and Foghat. Cartmell contributed music to a couple of Jeff Daniel’s films, and was a regular feature at sporting events, playing the National Anthem. His spotlight performance on the Seger song ‘Turn the Page’ is considered a classic of the genre. Tom also fronted his own bands, like the Blues Entourage, the Reed-Dickinson Band, and Motor City Allstars. In 2012 he was inducted into the Canadian Blues Hall of Fame. Cartmell would succumb to cancer in 2020…he was seventy-two years old. May 16th marks the 77th birthday of Thomas Cartmell/Alto Reed.

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https://www.goldminemag.com/articles/seger-saxophonist-reed-offers-a-glimpse-at-life-in-the-band-and-on-the-road/

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https://ultimateclassicrock.com/alto-reed-bob-seger-dies/

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https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2020/12/30/alto-reed-dies-obituary/4088034001/

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CLARENCE CLEMENS

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https://www.oakridger.com/story/news/2011/06/20/clarence-clemons-brought-more-than/45907936007/

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https://deadline.com/2019/06/clarence-clemons-bruce-springsteen-late-saxophonist-gets-documentary-spotlight-1202628838/

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heartsdesk.com/new-music/clarence-clemons-who-do-i-think-i-am-review-documentary-about-springsteens-saxophonist

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https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/19/clarence-clemons-obituary

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https://brucespringsteen.net/band/clarence-clemons/

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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clarence-clemons-documentary-846033/

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https://ultimateclassicrock.com/bruce-springsteen-meets-clarence-clemons/

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https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/song-bruce-springsteen-played-as-clarence-clemons-died/

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https://1067wjjy.com/artist/7e4bfa5f-a8b8-4fb0-81b5-f74f6ac72133

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5 Top Bruce Springsteen Songs with Iconic Sax Solos

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Katja Rieckermann

AI Overview
Notable saxophone players who have performed with Rod Stewart include Katja Rieckermann, who was the lead saxophonist for many years, and Jimmy Roberts, a long-time member of the band. More recently, Sam Lightwing has also played with him on select occasions. Other musicians who have worked with him include Anna Brooks.
Key players
Katja Rieckermann: A German saxophonist who toured extensively with Rod Stewart from 2001 to 2002 and for many years after that. She has also performed with many other artists, including Lady Gaga and the Scorpions.
Jimmy Roberts: A saxophonist who was a long-time member of Rod Stewart’s band.
Sam Lightwing: A musician from York who has performed with Rod Stewart at special events, such as a 2025 concert in central London.
Anna Brooks: A saxophonist who has performed with Rod Stewart as a guest with Jools Holland’s Rhythm & Blues Orchestra.

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AI Overview

Katja Rieckermann Interview –
The first prominent saxophonist to join Rod Stewart’s band was Katja Rieckermann, who was hired in 2001 and performed with him for 15 years. She was an important part of Stewart’s band, touring with him from 2001 to 2015.
You can watch this video to learn more about Katja Rieckermann’s experience joining Rod Stewart’s band:

Katja Rieckermann joined Rod Stewart’s band in 2001 and was a consistent member for 15 years, touring with him until 2015.
Before joining Stewart, she had also performed with bands like The Scorpions and Saga.
She started playing the saxophone at the relatively late age of 21, and later moved to Los Angeles where she auditioned for Stewart.
Since her time with Stewart, she has also performed with artists like Carole King, Al Green, and Toto.

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Katja Rieckermann Interview

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https://www.jimmysaxmanroberts.com/

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Katja Rieckermann Podcast; touring with mega star Rod Stewart for almost 15 years – Ep 083

Vid Here ~

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https://www.saxontheweb.net/threads/who-plays-tenor-solo-on-rod-stewarts-do-you-think-im-sexy.71701/

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https://katjarieckermann.com/media/press/saxjournal.pdf

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http://www.rivetingriffs.com/Katja%20Rieckermann.html

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More Reading ..

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https://tamingthesaxophone.com/saxophone/players/blues-saxophone

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