Guest Posted October 5, 2005 Report Posted October 5, 2005 Looking for name and artist of a very popular saxaphone solo, kinda jazz but not old school, perhaps would be called classic rock - and has a haunting tune, without any vocals. It had a presence on mtv or top 40 at some stage in late 90s i think. Its not baker street. Thanks heaps Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 5, 2005 Report Posted October 5, 2005 It was "Monoceros" by Evan Parker. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 5, 2005 Report Posted October 5, 2005 clifford_thornton said: It was "Monoceros" by Evan Parker. ← Quote
catesta Posted October 5, 2005 Report Posted October 5, 2005 shayneh said: Looking for name and artist of a very popular saxaphone solo, kinda jazz but not old school, perhaps would be called classic rock - and has a haunting tune, without any vocals. It had a presence on mtv or top 40 at some stage in late 90s i think. Its not baker street. Thanks heaps ← Um, could you be any more vague? Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 catesta said: Um, could you be any more vague? ← Maybe it wasn't a "saxaphone" after all. Getting "real", let's try and help this person. I don't remember the late '90s, but some of you might. Quote
catesta Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Chuck Nessa said: catesta said: Um, could you be any more vague? ← Maybe it wasn't a "saxaphone" after all. Getting "real", let's try and help this person. I don't remember the late '90s, but some of you might. ← Good point. Let's rule out the saxAphone and think along the lines of the saxOphone. Hmmmm..., um,......, er,......,ah....., the 90's you say? Still nothing. Was the tune used in a movie or on TV (besides MTV)? Quote
Aggie87 Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Classic rock...jazz sax.... it HAD to be "Waiting on a Friend" by Sonny & the Stones Quote
Peter Johnson Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Aggie87 said: Classic rock...jazz sax.... it HAD to be "Waiting on a Friend" by Sonny & the Stones ← You know, that was my first thought, actually; followed immediately by "who can it be now"! (not instrumentals, I know, but I'm trying...) Quote
Alexander Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 The only instrumental sax thing that would have hit the top 40 that I can think of is "Songbird" by Kenny G... Quote
Free For All Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Alexander said: The only instrumental sax thing that would have hit the top 40 that I can think of is "Songbird" by Kenny G... ← I KNEW this was coming. And you of all people! Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Peter Johnson said: Aggie87 said: Classic rock...jazz sax.... it HAD to be "Waiting on a Friend" by Sonny & the Stones ← You know, that was my first thought, actually; Me three, but that was late eighties so ... I think this one has to be in that Sanborn / Brecker schtilo. But I'll go with "Black Gilrls" by the Violent Femmes to block. Quote
Guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Thanks for the suggestions. I've been playing it through my head all day and can add that it plays out as a duet between a saxamophone and an electric guitar. Definitely no vocals, and I doubt its Kenny Gee. Cheers Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 No idea if this fits the bill, but another slightly "popular" sax player from that time was Candy Dulfer. What, you want a few pictures of her?? Oh, if you insist... Have no idea what the recording was (maybe even something from a movie soundtrack), but Dulfer and Dave Stewart (the guitar guy from The Eurythmics) recorded together at least once in the early to mid 90's. When I was in college (and working as a DJ in college radio, and also for a very small-town, tiny-market top-40 station) I remember seeing promo CD's of the Dulfer/Stewart thing (which I never heard). Maybe I can find something about it on-line, and perhaps a sound-clip or two. The instrumentation would be right -- guitar and sax -- so this could actually be it, perhaps. Quote
Guest Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Thankyou rooster! Lily Was Here by David Stewart Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 OK, was it from this??? (enormo-huge album cover provided down below.) Can't find sound-samples from the entire soundtrack album, but there was one actual "hit", and it can be found on Candy Dulfer's "Greatest Hits" album. Go HERE and play the sample for track #3, which is the tune called "Lily Was Here". In fact, THIS LINK might do just that. (I provided the Windows Media link, others available from the Amazon page.) Let it play for the full 60 seconds - the guitar and sax don't come in until nearly the 30-second mark. I think we have a winner. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 Took too long to post the details, but indeed, we do have a winner. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 6, 2005 Report Posted October 6, 2005 While you're at it, check out the link to Hans Dulfer's website: Hans Dulfer He is Candy's dad, and has a long history in Dutch jazz. His 1970 LP "Candy Clouds" is one of my absolute favorite jazz records EVER. Quote
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