Baritone Saxophonists

[flat5]

Guess I have to jump in here and mention Don Raffell.

A wonder jazz player who almost did not record any solos.

I know of one Liberty album (he played tenor on that).

You can find his bari playing on the Gerald Wilson record dates that Jack Nimitz did not do.

Hmm...did anyone mention Bill Hood?

Edited September 5, 2006 by flat5

[clifford_thornton]

.... and in his heyday, Tony Scott could produce some prodigious sounds out of a baritone sax ..

Agreed!

[Late]

Actually, I think I like Sonny Stitt better on baritone than I do on alto.

(Blasphemy!)

[JSngry]

Ever notice how these type threads eventually end up naming almost everybody who's ever played the instrument or every record a particualr player has ever appeared on?

Doc Kupka!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Ever notice how these type threads eventually end up naming almost everybody who's ever played the instrument or every record a particualr player has ever appeared on?

I think baritone saxophonists have a great advantage over players of other instruments. If you can play it, you've got this effin' HUGE sound, which has just got to impress any audience! And music is, before anything else, sound.

MG

[bary01]

i have a great video , Dizzy Gillespie "A Night in Chicago" with a baritone saxplayer very very hot , Sayyad Abduk Al-kahbyr . Who is this cat ???

[Heatwave]

Listening to Lars Gullin right now, I'm thinking all things baritone. Here are some questions to start a discussion:

• When you reach for a recording with a baritone saxophonist on it, what album, or artist, do you find yourself most commonly reaching for?

• What baritone saxophonist do you wish had recorded more? In what type of setting?

• Are there any great baritone saxophonists out there that you think are under-recognized, or not recognized at all?

• Are there any baritone saxophone-led recordings that you would personally consider a "hidden gem" in the vast sea of improvised recordings?

For me, it's Gille Melle and "Primitive Modern."

[Late]

Pepper Adams lives.

[hopkins]

On 1/4/2004 at 1:03 AM, mikeweil said:

A hidden gem (as asked for in the initial post) is the 1956 Savoy LP Patterns in Jazz with Kenny Dorham on four tracks. Dorham and Payne were a perfect frontline match, with their lyricism and common first-hand bebop experience. The rhythm section with Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter (playing some great solos) and Arthur Taylor is very very fine too - each title swings in a slightly different fashion.

Payne's soft and fluid sound touches me much more than the harder edged Adams etc. school. He's also heard prominently on the Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet LP on Savoy, in tandem with George Barrow, who hasn't been mentioned yet - mostly burried in section work, but his solos here show a fine player.

Browsed through this resurrected thread and listened to Patterns of Jazz. Very nice laid back but groovy music. Dorham does complement Payne well (on 3 tracks). The album is available on streaming, but I ordered (on Discogs) the cd anyway!

[AllenLowe]

I am going to slide in here and say the best, most soulful, bari player today is Lisa Parrott. She's also a great alto player.

[felser]

I've always been partial to Pepper Adams.  And there's no denying Mulligan.  Hamiett Bluiett was great at times, but somewhat inconsistent.  Can't really speak to recent times.  

[Joe]

Claire Daly has been mentioned, but she's worth mentioning again. Always liked her work with People Like Us, and she's still making records.

https://clairedaly.bandcamp.com/album/2648-west-grand-boulevard