THE HISTORY OF “TOP 40” SAXOPHONE SOLOS
1955-2011
Rock & Roll Saxophone-foreword by Scott Page, was published in
1989. Contemporary Saxophone-foreword by Ernie Watts and preface
Jay Davidson, was published in 1992 followed by the 2nd edition of
Rock & Roll Saxophone in 1996. Over the years I have received many
questions about the players whose solos were heard on the Top 40
"Pop" music hits. Many of the solos inspired students of all ages
to pick up the sax and join a band.
In the 50’s/60’S it may have been King Curtis, Boots Randolph, Lee
Allen, Ace Cannon or Junior Walker. In more recent years Marc
Russo, Dave Koz, Kenny G, Kirk Whalum, Ernie Watts, Candy Dulfer
or Gerald Albright. In addition, many UK artists led the
inspiration overseas. The list continues to grow.
Many of the hits featured sax players who never received credit,
either on L.P. covers, CD liner notes or history books. The
following list represents a long overdue salute to these
musicians. A CD set (434) pages in MS Word) with bios/photos and
17 music tracks can be purchased by contacting John Laughter @
JSAXL@aol.com
The New Sound
The year was 1955. The new Top 40 hits of Fats Domino, The El
Dorados, Billy Vaughn, Bill Haley and the Comets, and Pat Boone
were filling the airwaves and jukeboxes across the globe.
Teenagers were tuning in and dancing to the new beat. In 1956,
Little Richard, Johnny Dankworth, The Dells, Ken MacIntosh, The
Cadillacs, The Five Satins, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and
Bill Doggett also joined in and were recording the new Top 40
hits. It was an exciting time for many teenagers. International
popular music was about to change forever and one unique sound
that was common to many hit records was the versatile styles of
the saxophone.
Who were the musicians who inspired many of us to learn to
play the sax during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s?
Where are they today?
Unfortunately, for many years in the world of pop music most
session musicians were never given credit on the LP covers or CD
liner notes. In some cases, had it not been for the studio
musicians, the record might not have become a hit for the singer.
Even in some recordings that used the singer’s own band, credit
was not always given to those who made it happen.
In most historical documents there is room for error and
misinformation. I have used Internet resources, email responses,
and various books to confirm as many dates, names, and songs as
possible. However, as I concluded the research and prepared this
book to be published, I knew that an updated edition would follow
in the future as more songs, names, and corrections surface.
If you have additional information to add to the future
editions, please contact me at JSAXL@aol.com and I will add your
updates to the text. I hope we will one day have a complete and
comprehensive account of these musicians.
The majority of the listed hits contain an obvious solo.
However, a few of the hits have a dominant sax line in the
background but no solo per se. According to the contributors the
background sax line was a vital part of the song so it was added.
Let’s take a trip and go back in time. Do you remember that
song and solo that inspired you to pick up the saxophone?
To order the 2 CD set with bios/photos (440 pages);
THE HISTORY OF TOP 40 SAXOPHONE SOLOS
1955-2011
By John Laughter and Steve D. Marshall
Preface/Foreword by Plas Johnson, Dave Woodford and
U.K.’s Snake Davis
Contact John Laughter - JSAXL@aol.com for mailing
information.
Two CD set with text (440 pages) in MS Word and a 17
track guest artists music CD-photos and bios-$10.00 plus
postage.
Postage:
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GUEST ARTISTS-Alphabetical Order
A very special thanks to the following artists for contributing
their talent and CD tracks.
1. Joey Arminio & The Family- “American Outlaw”
2. Andy Brush-“Simply Simpo”
3-4. Ed Calle-“Strut” and “Smood Dude” from his CD titled Twilight
on Concord Records, PO Box 845, Concord, Ca 94522
5. Timmy Capppello-“Wiggle”
6. Dan Cipriano-“Beneath Sullivan Street”
7. Andrew Clark- “Cut Off” from his CD titled Jaywalking on
Papasax Records, PO Box 5484, Bradford, Ma
01835
8. Chris “Snake” Davis-“You’re The One” from his CD titled
Snakebites on Skin Records via Ruth Hopkins, 27 Mayfield Rd,
Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 9QW, UK.
9-10. Sax Gordon-“Hubcap Pete” and “Have Horn Will Travel” from
his CD titled Have Horn Will Travel on Bullseye Blues & Jazz/
Rounder Records, One Camp Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02140
11. Joe McGlohon-(co-written by Steve Bassett)-“Reggae Gone
Shuffle”
12. Jack Prybylski-“Mandalay Bay” from his CD titled Soho Strut
13-14. Tom Timko-“Breakfast At Nat’s” and “Barnacle Bill” from his
CD titled Tom Timko And The Horn Dogs on Ratamacue Records, PO Box
279, West Long Branch, NJ 07764
15-16. Chris Vadala-“Out Of The Shadows” and “Club Contrafact”
from his CD titled Out Of The Shadows on Usroots Records, Canada
17. Don Wise-“Blue Shoes” from his CD titled Genuine Snake via
Wamco Productions, PO Box 2772,
Knoxville, Tn 37901
POSITION
SONG
SAX PLAYER
INSTR.
UK chart position is shown as (£) for duplicate hits in US and in
the UK.
1955
#1
(£7)AIN’T THAT A SHAME-PAT BOONE
?
TENOR
I could not confirm the names of the recording session players for
Pat Boone. His agent indicated that Mr. Boone recalled the name
“Justin Tubbs” as being the sax soloist. However, according to a
web site by Don Rose;
His (Joe Daley) career has been diverse: he was one of the
“brothers” in a Woody Herman Herd of 1950-51, and worked with the
Maynard Ferguson and Nelson Riddle bands. He also played tenor in
the studio band that backed Pat Boone for most of his recording
sessions during the 1950s.
Another name that was given to me is Justin Gordon. Gordon also
appears on the Billy Vaughn hits.
The Bear Family Records collection credits the following sax
players for Boone’s sessions which include all of his Top 40 hits;
JOHN ROTELLA, WILBUR SCHWARTZ, PAUL HORN, JOE KRETCHER, JULIAN C.
MATLOCK, RYLAND WESTON, JOSEPH KRECHTER, HAROLD HUGH EHRMANN,
HUBERT MAXWELL MYERS, JULIAN "MATTY" MATLOCK, JUSTIN GORDON, BILLY
VAUGHN, BENNY CARTER, GENE CIPRIANO,MAHLON CLARK, JEWELL L. GRANT,
DAVE PELL and JOHN JOHNSON.
http://ubl.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,303601,00.html
#10
#1
AIN’T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO
(per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO
HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR
(R&B) ALL BY MYSELF-FATS DOMINO
HERB HARDESTY
TENOR
#7
AT MY FRONT DOOR-PAT BOONE
?
TENOR
DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.lumaelectronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm
(I sent an email to Mr. Pell asking him to review the list and to
confirm which hits he is featured playing the solo. Although he
said he would review the list, he never replied)
#17
AT MY FRONT DOOR-EL DORADOS
RED HOLLOWAY (solo) TENOR
MCKINLEY EASTON BARITONE
#17
BIRTH OF THE BOOGIEBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
#9
BURN THAT CANDLEBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
(JOEY D’AMBROSIA left BILL HALEY 9/55 to form the Jodimars.
ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE was the first session for RUDY.)
#11
DADDY-O-THE FONTANE SISTERS
#11
DIM, DIM THE LIGHTSBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
#25
DON’T BE ANGRY-NAPPY BROWN
BUDD JOHNSON
TENOR
L.P. credits AL SEARS, SAM TAYLOR, KING CURTIS (tenor
saxophone); BUDD JOHNSON (baritone saxophone). Per Stuart
Colman-Budd Johnson takes the solo on “Don't Be Angry” by
Nappy Brown.
However, according to Neil Sharpe you may want to listen to
Budd Johnson’s tone and style (Youtube) and compare it to the
tenor tone on this recording. It has been suggested that it
sounds like Taylor.
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
?
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
#19
GEE WHITTAKERS-PAT BOONE
? (SOLO) TENOR
DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.lumaelectronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm
?
BARITONE
#15
HEARTS OF STONE-THE CHARMS
?
TENOR
#1
HEARTS OF STONE-THE FONTANE SISTERS
?
TENOR
#2
KO KO MO (I LOVE YOU SO)-PERRY COMO
#26
LING, TING, TONG-CHARMS
?
TENOR
#28
(54-55) LING, TING, TONG-THE FIVE KEYS
?
TENOR
#18
(£14) MAMBO ROCKBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
TENOR
#2
MELODY OF LOVE-BILLY VAUGHN
JUSTIN GORDON
ALTO
#8
MELODY OF LOVE-DAVID CARROLL
HOWARD DAVIS
ALTO
#3
MELODY OF LOVE-FOUR ACES
?
ALTO
#19
MELODY OF LOVEFRANK SINATRA & RAY ANTHONY
?
£10
MELODY OF LOVE-INKSPOTS
?
ALTO
#10
(R&B) NIP SIP-THE CLOVERS
?
TENOR
#1
(R&B) POOR ME-FATS DOMINO
LEE ALLEN
TENOR
#15
RAZZLE-DAZZLEBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
TENOR
#23
ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIEBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
#13
ROCK LOVE-THE FONTANE SISTERS
?
TENOR
#3
SEVENTEEN-THE FONTANE SISTERS
?
TENOR
£4
SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLLBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
Originally recorded in 1954.
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
#1
THE GREAT PRETENDER-THE PLATTERS
PLAS JOHNSON
#20
THE KENTUCKIAN SONG-THE HILLTOPPERS
#15
TWO HOUND DOGSBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
MITCHEL AYRES ORCHESTRA
TENOR with SAX SECTION
SAX SECTION
?
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
#14
TWEEDLEE DEE-LAVERN BAKER
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR
TENOR
#1
(£1) (WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCKBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
Originally recorded in 1954.
TENOR
1956
#28
APRIL IN PARIS-COUNT BASIE
CD CREDITSMARSHAL ROYAL-ALTO
FRANK WESS-ALTO and TENOR
FRANK FOSTER-TENOR
CHARLIE FOWLKES-BARI
#5
(£#2) A TEAR FELL-TERESA BREWER
?
#10
CHAINS OF LOVE-PAT BOONE
?
#17
CONFIDENTIAL-SONNY KNIGHT
intro followed by SAX SECTION.
#4
DEVIL OR ANGEL-THE CLOVERS
#14
EDDIE MY LOVE-TEEN QUEENS
(per Plas Johnson)
SAX SECTION
ALTO
ALTO w/
VOCAL
PLAS JOHNSON (solo) TENOR
?
TENOR
PLAS JOHNSON
JEWELL GRANT
JACKIE KELSO (?)
#11
EDDIE MY LOVE-THE FONTANE SISTERS
£7
EXPERIMENTS WITH MICEJOHNNY DANKWORTH
#24
FEVER-LITTLE WILLIE JOHN
RAY FELDER and RUFUS “NOSE” GORE
TENOR
BARITONE
ALTO
?
SAX SECTION
JOHNNY DANKWORTH
PETE WARNER
ALTO
TENOR
#2
(R&B) (£29) HONEY CHILEFATS DOMINO
#2
HONKY TONK (PARTS 1 & 2)BILL DOGGETT
#22
I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGHLAVERN BAKER
#13
I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRLFRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS
#3
(£12) I’M IN LOVE AGAIN-FATS DOMINO
SAX SECTION
ROBERT “BUDDY” HAGANS
TENOR
CLIFFORD SCOTT
TENOR
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR
TENOR
JIMMY WRIGHT
LEE ALLEN
TENOR
TENOR
#38
I’M IN LOVE AGAIN-THE FONTANE SISTERS
?
SAX SECTION
w/ TENOR SOLO
#24
IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHTFIVE SATINS
#13
IT ISN’T RIGHT-THE PLATTERS
#20
LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLLSHIRLEY AND LEE
#6
LONG TALL SALLY-LITTLE RICHARD
#8
(£18) LONG TALL SALLY-PAT BOONE
#30
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE-THE CLOVERS
?
BARITONE
(NOT A “SOLO” BUT VERY DOMINANT IN THE BACKGROUND AND DURING
THE VOCAL BREAKS)
#19
MY BLUE HEAVEN-FATS DOMINO per session notes:
CLARENCE FORD (as), LEE ALLEN, BUDDY HAGANS (ts)
HERB HARDESTY (solo per HH) TENOR
#1
(R&B) OH WHAT A NIGHT-THE DELLS
LUCIUS “LITTLE WASH” WASHINGTON (solo) TENOR
with MCKINLEY EASTON on BARITONE
#8
(R&B) READY TEDDY-LITTLE RICHARD
LEE ALLEN
TENOR
#25
(£4) RIP IT UPBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
#17
RIP IT UP-LITTLE RICHARD
#16
R-O-C-KBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
VINNY MAZZETTA
TENOR
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
LEE ALLEN
LEE ALLEN (solo)
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
?
LEE ALLEN (solo)
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
RUDY POMPILLI
£13 & £23 (SAME YEAR) ROCK WITH THE CAVEMANTOMMY STEELE
RONNIE SCOTT
TENOR
TENOR
BARITONE
TENOR
TENOR
BARITONE
TENOR
TENOR
£3
ROCKIN’ THRU THE RYEBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
#34
(£30) RUDY’S ROCKBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
Pompilii is the correct spelling, but Bill thought it looked
odd and would appear more professional if it was changed to
Pompilli. Quoted from “Bill Haley” by John Swenson(c) 1982
W.H. Allen
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
#6
(£7) SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATORBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
#18
SEVEN DAYS-THE CREW CUTS
DAVID CARROLL ORCHESTRA
#9
(R&B) (£15) SHE’S GOT IT-LITTLE RICHARD
?
TENOR
Hi John, According to the discographical information given in
the box set The Specialty Sessions, “She's Got It” (Sp 584)
was cut with the Upsetters in Los Angeles on September 6,
1956, with Wilbert Smith, Grady Gaines and Clifford Burks
(tenor) and Jewell Grant (baritone). Best wishes, Michael
Robinson, North Perth, Western Australia
#12
SINCE I MET YOU BABYIVORY JOE HUNTER
#33
SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’LITTLE RICHARD
#17
SLOW WALK
SIL AUSTIN
TENOR
#26
SLOW WALK-BILL DOGGETT
CLIFFORD SCOTT
TENOR
#4
(R&B) SO LONG-FATS DOMINO
#17
SPEEDOO-CADILLACS
#15
STRANDED IN THE JUNGLETHE CADETS
#7
(R&B) (£9) THE GIRL CAN’T HELP ITLITTLE RICHARD
#18
(£5) THE SAINTS ROCK ‘N ROLLBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
#17
TUTTI-FRUTTI-LITTLE RICHARD
#12
TUTTI’ FRUTTI-PAT BOONE
?
DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.lumaelectronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm
#14
WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COME HOME-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN
TENOR
HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR
#33
WHEN YOU DANCE-TURBANS
#6
(£1) WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVEFRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS
RUDY POMPILLI
?
TENOR
SAX SECTION
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR
LEE ALLEN (solo)
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
WENDELL DUCONGE
JESSE POWELL
PLAS JOHNSON
LEE ALLEN
RUDY POMPILLI
ALTO
TENOR
BARITONE
ALTO
BARITONE
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
LEE ALLEN
(solo) TENOR
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
BARITONE
BIG AL SEARS (?)
JIMMY WRIGHT
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2033
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love." The Premiers became the
Teenagers when they went into the studio to record the song
with Jimmy Wright and his band (Wright suggested the new
name).
http://www.answers.com/topic/jimmy-wright
And with Wright's honking saxophone sharing space for the
lead, he was nearly as visible a musical presence as anyone
on any of Elvis Presley's records from Scotty Moore, Bill
Black, and D.J. Fontana on down, his instrument defining the
texture and power of rock & roll on records like "Why Do
Fools Fall in Love" and a dozen other Rama and Gee sides.
However, according to
http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/buddylucas.htm, Buddy Lucas worked
regularly as a session musician (on tenor saxophone or
harmonica) from the early 1950’s until the mid 1960’s.
Besides the recordings above, he appeared on various others,
including labels such as Jubilee, RCA/Groove, Gone/End,
Roulette/Gee, and Swan/Lawn, and smash hits such as “Why Do
Fools Fall In Love” by The Teenagers (1956), “Maybe” by The
Chantels (1957), and “Tears On My Pillow” by Little Anthony &
the Imperials (1958).
#12
WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVETHE DIAMONDS
HERB HARDESTY
TENOR
1957
£23
AIN’T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO
(per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO
HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR
#1
(£7) APRIL LOVE-PAT BOONE
?
ALTO
Per Bear Family box-sets by Pat Boone- “April Love” (August
15, 1957). Sax section: Gene Cipriano, Mahlon Clark, Justin
Gordon, Babe Russin.
Dik
#12
(R&B) (£2) BABY FACELITTLE RICHARD
#5
(£23)BLUE MONDAY-FATS DOMINO
HERB HARDESTY (per HH) BARITONE
#14
BONY MORONIE-LARRY WILLIAMS
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
JEWEL GRANT (per STUART COLMAN) BARITONE
#12
C.C. RIDER-CHUCK WILLIS
LEE ALLEN
GENE “DADDY G” BARGE
TENOR
TENOR
#4
COME GO WITH ME-THE DELL-VIKINGS
GENE UPSHAW
TENOR
The Del Vikings recorded “Come Go With Me” backed by the
group’s own band including Joe Lopes and Gene Upshaw on sax.
It was released late in 1956. Fee Bee was just too small a
label to handle the sales, so it was leased it to Dot, which
put it out in early 1957. The record exploded onto the scene
and remained on the charts for 31 weeks, reaching number four
on the pop chart and number three on the R&B chart.
#12
COOL SHAKE-THE DEL-VIKINGS
Carl Stevens and his Orchestra
?
TENOR
#1
(£1) DIANA-PAUL ANKA
?
ALTO
£40
DON’T KNOCK THE ROCKBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
#5
HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABYTUNE WEAVERS
(FRANK PAUL ORCHESTRA)
#16
HE’S MINE-THE PLATTERS
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#?
HIGH SCHOOL DANCELARRY WILLIAMS
JESSE JAMES JONES
TENOR
#4
I’M WALKING-FATS DOMINO
per session notes LEE
ALLEN (ts) HERB HARDESTY (ts)-HARDESTY plays solo
per internet interview with Fats Domino and Dave
Bartholomew.
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
?
?
PLAS JOHNSON
ALTO &
TENOR
TENOR
#17
(£19) I’M WALKING-RICKY NELSON
TENOR
#27
I’M WAITING FOR YOU-PAT BOONE
JUSTIN GORDON
DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.lumaelectronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm
#6
IT’S YOU I LOVE-FATS DOMINO
LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR
HERB HARDESTY
TENOR
#32
I WANT YOU TO KNOW-FATS DOMINO
LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR
HERB HARDESTY
TENOR
#10
JENNY, JENNY-LITTLE RICHARD
#17
JIM DANDY-LAVERN BAKER
#21
JUNE NIGHTJIMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA-recorded 5 days after Jimmy’s death.
DICK STABILE
ALTO
#29
JUST BECAUSE-LLOYD PRICE
ALTO
LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
BARITONE
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR
?
SAX SECTION
#8
(£21) KEEP A KNOCKIN’-LITTLE RICHARD
GRADY GAINES (solo)
TENOR w/ sax section CLIFFORD BURKS (ts), WILBERT SMITH
a/k/a LEE DIAMOND (ts), unk bari.
£9
LONG TALL SALLY-LITTLE RICHARD
#1
LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND-PAT BOONE
?
DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.lumaelectronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm
LEE ALLEN (solo)
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
TENOR
BARITONE
SAX SECTION
Per Bear Family box-sets by Pat Boone-“Love Letters In the
Sand” (November 24, 1956). Sax section: Justin Gordon, Babe
Russin. No mention of Dave Pell, who is mentioned as the sole
sax player on "Bernardine" (recorded March 25, 1957).
Dik
#21
(£10) LUCILLE-LITTLE RICHARD
LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
BARITONE
#6
(R&B) MISS ANN-LITTLE RICHARD
#6
MR LEE-BOBBETTES
JESSE POWELL
TENOR
#2
RAUNCHY-BILL JUSTIS
BILL JUSTIS
ALTO
#4
RAUNCHY-ERNIE FREEMAN
#10
RAUNCHY-BILLY VAUGHN
£20
ROCK THE JOINT
BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
“Rock the Joint” was a re-recording. The 1952 original did
not feature a saxophone.(Alex Frazer-Harrison)
#6
SEND FOR ME-NAT KING COLE
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#3
(R&B) SEND ME SOME LOVIN’LITTLE RICHARD
LEE ALLEN
TENOR
#10
SHISH-KEBAB-RALPH MARTERIE
#5
(£21) SHORT FAT FANNIELARRY WILLIAMS
#10
SILHOUETTES-THE DIAMONDS
ALVIN “RED” TYLER and HERB HARDESTY
#3
SILHOUETTES-THE RAYS
LEE ALLEN
TENOR
PLAS JOHNSON
ALTO
JUSTIN GORDON
?
JESSE JAMES JONES
ALTO
ALTO &
SOPRANO
TENOR
SAX SECTION
?
SAX SECTION
#35
SOFT-BILL DOGGETT
CLIFFORD SCOTT FLUTE lead
THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES BARITONE solo.
#2
SO RARE-JIMMY DORSEY
#13
(R&B) THE ROOSTER SONG-FATS DOMINO
#25
TO THE AISLE-FIVE SATINS
?
ALTO
(with sax section duet on main solo)
#25
TRICKY-RALPH MARTERIE
?
SAX SECTION
Research shows Yano Spano, Jack Gaylo (as) Kenny Mann, Larry
Regan (ts) Johnny Alberding (bars, cl). Also lists Bill
Walters (ts) as of 1954 but does not indicate whom he
replaced. This sax section is credited for both of Marterie’s
hits (see SHISH-KEBAB) which were recorded at Universal
Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, December 1956.
#8
VALLEY OF TEARS-FATS DOMINO
HERB HARDESTY (ts) and LEE ALLEN (solo)
TENOR
#23
WAIT AND SEE-FATS DOMINO
HERB HARDESTY (ts) and LEE ALLEN (solo)
TENOR
#9
WHISPERING BELLS-DELL-VIKINGS
TENOR
#8
YOUNG BLOOD-COASTERS
GIL BERNAL
TENOR
Credit has been given to both Plas Johnson and Gil Bernal.
According to Plas Johnson it was Bernal who played the solo.
http://www.angelfire.com/mn/coasters/disco.html
#16
ZIP ZIP-THE DIAMONDS
JIMMY DORSEY ALTO
HERB HARDESTY
GENE UPSHAW
TENOR
?
TENOR
GENE “DADDY G” BARGE
TENOR
1958
#33
BETTY AND DUPREE-CHUCK WILLIS
#38
BIG BOPPER’S WEDDING-BIG BOPPER
LINK DAVIS
TENOR
£11
BONY MORONIE-LARRY WILLIAMS
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#7
(£5) BORN TOO LATE-PONI TAILS
#11
BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZHOLLYWOOD FLAMES
#15
CANNONBALL-DUANE EDDY
STEVE DOUGLAS
TENOR
#23
CERVEZA-BOOTS BROWN
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
?
ALTO
JESSE JAMES JONES-lead TENOR
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#34
CHA HUA HUA-PETS
PLAS JOHNSON SAX SECTION
with TENOR SOLO
#6
CHANSON D’ AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE)ART & DOTTY TODD
PLAS JOHNSON
#12
CHANSON D’ AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE)FONTAINE SISTERS
#6
(£12) CHANTILLY LACE-BIG BOPPER
#15
CRAZY LOVE-PAUL ANKA
#6
DINNER WITH DRAC-JOHN ZACHERLE
?
TENOR
Many sax breaks on both sides, by Dave Appell and the
Applejacks, probably Buddy Savitt and/or George Young.
Dik
However, one web site quotes Dave Appell giving credit to a
young sax player named Dan Dailey.
TENOR
?
TENOR
LINK DAVIS
TENOR
?
ALTO
I asked Mr. Appell if he remembered; “Thanks for your
message. It’s been a very long time and I really don’t
recall”. Dave, 10/20/2011
#24
EARLY IN THE MORNINGBOBBY DARIN
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR
Bobby Darin, vocals; George Barnes, guitar; Al Chernet,
guitar; Sanford Bloch, string bass; Sam "The Man" Taylor,
tenor saxophone; Ernie Hayes, piano; Panama Francis, drums;
Phil Krause, drums; The Helen Way Singers (Helen Way, Harriet
Young, Maeretha Stewart, Theresa Merritt), background vocals;
Dick Jacobs (arr)
#32
EARLY IN THE MORNINGBUDDY HOLLY
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR (solo) TENOR
(Some sites give credit to Boomie Richman)
“Boomie Richman played on the session of October 21, 1958
("True Love Ways" etc.), but not on any other Buddy Holly
session. Personnel for the two versions of "Early In the
Morning" (Bobby Darin and Buddy Holly) was exactly the same.
There are dozens of websites to back this up. So it's just
Sam Taylor (on tenor, I would say).”
Dik
11/27/2008
#30
EL RANCHO ROCK-CHAMPS
#12
FORGET ME NOT-KALIN TWINS
#13
FOR YOUR LOVE-ED TOWNSEND
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#1
GET A JOB-SILHOUETTES
ROLLEE McGILL
TENOR
CHUCK RIO
?
TENOR
TENOR
#10
(£8) GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLYLITTLE RICHARD
#24
HANG UP MY ROCK AND ROLL SHOESCHUCK WILLIS
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#37
HIGH SIGN-THE DIAMONDS
HERB HARDESTY
TENOR
£1
HOOTS MON-LORD ROCKINGHAM’S XI
RED PRICE
TENOR
According to
http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/wolf/31/id57.htm, the
saxophone section consisted of; RED PRICE-TENOR, REX MORRISTENOR, BENNY GREEN-BARITONE & CYRIL REUBENS-BARITONE. Not
listed is Scottish sax player Bill Patrick who, according to
another source, was also in the SAX SECTION.
#11
HOW THE TIME FLIES-JERRY WALLACE
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#25
ITCHY TWITCHY FEELING- BOBBY HENDRICKS
JIMMY OLIVER ORCHESTRA
JESSE POWELL
TENOR
#8
JENNIE LEE-JAN & ARNIE
TENOR
#4
JUST A DREAM-JIMMY CLANTON
£26
KANSAS CITY-LITTLE RICHARD
?
TENOR
Hi John, According to the discographical information given in
the box set The Specialty Sessions, the version of “Kansas
City” that was issued on 45 (Specialty 664) and on the LP The
Fabulous Little Richard was recorded in Los Angeles at a
session on November 29, 1955, with Clarence Ford on tenor and
baritone sax and Joseph Tillman on tenor. (There is also a
version recorded on September 13, 1955 - the day before Tutti
Frutti - with Lee Allen, tenor, and Alvin “Red” Tyler,
baritone, but this wasn't issued until circa 1970, on the LP
Well Alright!) Best wishes, Michael Robinson
North Perth, Western Australia
#20
LA PALOMA-BILLY VAUGHN
JUSTIN GORDON
ALTO
#11
LEROY-JACK SCOTT
GEORGE KATSAKIS
TENOR
#16
MEXICAN HOT ROCK-THE APPLEJACKS
SAX SECTION
John, we used 3 saxes. The two tenors were played by Buddy
Savitt and George Young. The bari was played by Fred
Nuzzullio. The melody was based upon the traditional “Mexican
Hat Dance.” Dave Appell-6/1/04.
#40
NEE NEE NA NA NA NA NU NUDICKY DOO AND THE DON’T
#23
NO CHEMISE, PLEASE-GERRY GRANAHAN
LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
BARITONE
PLAS JOHNSON
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
AL WAYS
?
BARITONE
TENOR
TENOR
#31
(£22) OOH! MY SOUL-LITTLE RICHARD
GRADY GAINES (solo)
TENOR with sax section CLIFFORD BURKS (ts), WILBERT SMITH
(ts)
#17
POOR BOY-ROYALTONES
GEORGE KATSAKIS
#1
(£8) PATRICIA-PEREZ PRADO
RENE BLOCH
#1
(£12) PURPLE PEOPLE EATERSHEB WOOLEY
PLAS JOHNSON
#12
QUEEN OF THE HOP-BOBBY DARIN
JESSE POWELL
TENOR
Bobby Darin, vocals, piano; Al Caiola, guitar; Billy Mure,
guitar; possibly Wendell Marshall, bass; Jesse Powell, tenor
sax.
#27
RAMROD-DUANE EDDY
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
£11
RAUNCHY-BILL JUSTIS
BILL JUSTIS
ALTO
£19
RAUNCHYKEN MACKINTOSH & HIS ORCHESTRA
KEN MACKINTOSH
ALTO
#6
(£19) REBEL ROUSER-DUANE EDDY
#5
SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOONBILLY VAUGHN
JUSTIN GORDON
#3
SHORT SHORTS-ROYAL TEENS
LARRY QUALIANO
#22
SICK AND TIRED-FATS DOMINO (per session notes)
WENDELL DUCONGE (as), HERB HARDESTY, BUDDY HAGANS
(ts), CLARENCE FORD (bs)
(soloist unknown)
TENOR
SAX SECTION
TENOR (plus vari-speed TENOR)
GIL BERNAL
TENOR
ALTO w/
SAX SECTION
The Bear Family collection on CD 15970 titled “Sail Along
Silv'ry Moon” lists the following saxophones; Dave Pell, Babe
Russin, Justin Gordon (leader), Gene Cipriano, Mahlon Clark,
Jack Dumont, Jewell L. Grant, Joseph Kelson, Jr., Morris
Bercov, Arthur Herfurt, Theodore Nash, Ethmer Roten, Warren
Webb, Salvator Franzella, Julian C. Matlock, Ryland Weston,
Joseph Krechter, Rene Joseph Hall, Hubert Maxwell Myers and
Joseph J. Koch.
TENOR
TENOR
#3
(£18) SPLISH SPLASH-BOBBY DARIN
JESSE POWELL
TENOR
Bobby Darin, vocals, piano; Al Caiola, guitar; Billy Mure,
guitar; possibly Wendell Marshall, bass; Jesse Powell, tenor
sax.
#1
(£7) STAGGER LEE-LLOYD PRICE
Hi John,
?
TENOR
“I bought "Lloyd Rocks" (by Lloyd Price) on Bear Family
today. It has session info for "Stagger Lee":
Recorded September 11, 1958, Bell Sound Studio, New York
City. Producer: Don Costa. Lloyd Price, vocal; Clarence
Johnson, bass; Sticks Simpkins, drums; John Patton, piano;
Unidentified: baritone sax; Charles McClendon, tenor sax;
Eddie Saunders, tenor sax; Ted Curson, trumpet; The Ray
Charles Singers, vocal group. The flip, "You Need Love" was
recorded at the same session. "Stagger Lee" entered the
Billboard charts on December 8, 1958. So it should be moved
from 1959 to 1958.
Unfortunately, no personnel info for "Just Because".”
Regards,
Dik
11/15/2008
However, according to;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lloyd_Price
“Merritt Mel Dalton was the lead Sax Man on the recordings of
"Personality, Stagger Lee, I'm gonna get married etc..,"
Merritt, was in the traveling band as well and appeared on
the Ed Sullivan show with Lloyd Price”.
In addition;
2/6/12
Dear Mr. Laughter-Richard Weize from Bear Family forwarded me your e-mail--I
wrote the liner notes for Lloyd Rocks and tried to help put
together the sessionography, though Price's ABC sessions are
very lacking in known personnel.
I've never heard of Merritt Mel Dalton--never saw his name in
any discography on Lloyd or any other artist, and Lloyd sure
never mentioned him when I interviewed him. There is no lead
sax man on "Personality" or "I'm Gonna Get Married"--those
are strictly ensemble horn parts, so "Stagger Lee" would be
all we have to go on to try to ID him, and without any access
to possible personnel logs in ABC-Paramount's files
(certainly ones that have never gone public in any
publications I've ever seen), that's rather difficult. I
would suggest you contact Lloyd directly to
confirm that Dalton was his sax player on those sides. He's
not all that hard to track down, though who knows what he
remembers about individual session personnel by now. Apart
from Big John Patton, Lloyd didn't mention any of his many
musicians by name when I interviewed him at length a few
years back.
Thanks for letting us know about Merritt Mel,
Bill Dahl
#14
(£1) STUPID CUPID-CONNIE FRANCIS
?
TENOR
“I have asked Stuart Colman (probably the world's greatest
rock n roll expert) about this and here is his answer:”
(“Stupid Cupid” has never been listed in terms of a
sessionography as far as I know. But the sax players who
worked with Connie in the late fifties/early sixties have.
They include Al Klink, Jerome Richardson, Seldon Powell, King
Curtis, Bernie Kaufman and Artie Kaplan. Both Artie and
Bernie K also worked extensively with Neil Sedaka and they
are ex big-band players and play in a more mellow fashion.
It’s not King Curtis, but my ears tell me Seldon Powell. If
not Seldon, then Bernie Kaufman. I asked Connie herself once
but she couldn’t remember.)
“I would also put my money on Seldon Powell. The solo is in
the same style as the one on "The Shape I'm In" by Johnny
Restivo and that is Seldon Powell.”
Dik
11/27/2008
#5
(£6) SUGAR MOON-PAT BOONE
?
ALTO
Per Bear Family box-sets by Pat Boone- “Sugar Moon” (March
28, 1958). Sax section: Gene Cipriano, Justin Gordon, Babe
Russin.
Dik
#7
(£3) TEA FOR TWO CHA CHATOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA
#1
(£5) TEQUILA-CHAMPS
CHUCK RIO
£20
TEQUILA-EDDIE PLATT
EDDIE PRATT
#18
THAT OLD BLACK MAGICLOUIS PRIMA & KEELY SMITH
#26
(£20) THE BIG BEAT-FATS DOMINO
LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR
with sax section CLARENCE FORD (bs), HERB HARDESTY (ts)
#33
THE BLOB-THE FIVE BLOBS
#1
THE CHIPMUNK SONG-DAVID SEVILLE/THE CHIPMUNKS
?
TENOR
#4
THE STROLL-DIAMONDS
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#7
THE WALK-JIMMY MCCRACKLIN
JOHNNY PARKER and WILLIE COWART
TENOR
#24
THIS LITTLE GIRL’S GONE ROCKIN’RUTH BROWN
TENOR
JOE LOPES
SAM BUTERA
PAUL ROBERTS
KING CURTIS
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
#30
TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS-BILLY VAUGHN
JUSTIN GORDON
ALTO w/
SAX SECTION
#35
WEEK END-THE KINGSMEN
RUDY POMPILLI
TENOR
#9
WHAT AM I LIVING FOR-CHUCK WILLIS
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#5
(£1) WHEN-KALIN TWINS
#1
(£12) YAKETY YAK-COASTERS
?
KING CURTIS
TENOR
TENOR
1959
#9
ALONG CAME JONES-COASTERS
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#31
APPLE BLOSSOM TIME-TAB HUNTER
PLAS JOHNSON
SAX SECTION
with TENOR solo
#10
BABY TALK-JAN & DEAN
#8
(£11) BE MY GUEST-FATS DOMINO
HERB HARDESTY & CLARENCE FORD
#4
BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNGDUANE EDDY
JIM HORN
#37
BLUE HAWAII-BILLY VAUGHN
JUSTIN GORDON
#26
BONNIE CAME BACK-DUANE EDDY
JIM HORN
TENOR
£38
BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOONLITTLE RICHARD
LEE ALLEN
TENOR
£22
CANNONBALL-DUANE EDDY
STEVE DOUGLAS
TENOR
#2
(£6) CHARLIE BROWN-COASTERS
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#23
CROSSFIREJOHNNY & THE HURRICANES
JOHNNY PARIS
TENOR
“One of my early inspirations was “Crossfire” by Johnny & the
Hurricanes.” David Leibman 1999
#40
DON’T PITY MEDION & THE BELMONTS
PLAS JOHNSON (solo) TENOR
?
BARITONE
?
SAX SECTION
TENOR
ALTO w/
SAX SECTION
ALTO LEAD
with SAX SECTION
According to Dion Dimucci, it would have been JEROME
RICHARDSON or BUDDY LUCUS. 6/24/10.
£26
EARLY TO BED-PONI TAILS
?
ALTO
#9
(£11) FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD-DUANE EDDY
STEVE DOUGLAS
#1
HAPPY ORGAN-DAVE “BABY” CORTEZ
BUDDY LUCAS
BARITONE
#6
I CRIED A TEAR-LAVERN BAKER
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#22
IF I DIDN’T CARE-CONNIE FRANCIS
?
TENOR
#17
I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAYFATS DOMINO
#33
I WAITED TOO LONG-LAVERN BAKER
SAX SECTION work with BUDD JOHNSON ALTO (solo) at
the end and KING CURTIS on TENOR.
#4
(£13) IN THE MOOD-ERNIE FIELDS
PLAS JOHNSON TENOR and BARITONE
According to Mr. Johnson there was no other sax player in
that session so he apparently overdubbed the bari part;
"Yeah, sounds like me". Plas Johnson, 10/8/2011
#11
KISSIN’ TIME-BOBBY RYDELL
GEORGE YOUNG
TENOR
“The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN
DAILEY.
“Joel Whitburn (Top Pop Singles 1955-1999) credits Georgie
Young and the Rockin' Bocs as the backing group. (They had a
hit with "Nine More Miles")
Which would mean that it's George Young. I think I hear more
than one sax, though.”
TENOR
HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR
CLARENCE FORD
TENOR
Regards,
Dik
Hello John,
“Jeff told me about the work you are doing concerning
saxophone solos and etc on various hit recordings over the
years. I think it's wonderful of you to do all of this work,
and believe me, I can imagine what a task it is!
Some of my work, that I can remember, is:"Kissin' Time"
(Bobby Rydell's first hit on Cameo) I played the tenor solo.”
George Young
5/2/09
#4
KOOKIE, KOOKIE, LEND ME YOUR COMBEDD BYRNES & CONNIE STEVENS
PLAS JOHNSON
#30
LITTLE DIPPER-MICKEY MOZART QUARTET
?
SOPRANO
Robert Maxwell (see 1964-SHANGRI-LA ) recorded occasionally
under the name of “Mickey Mozart.”
#23
LOVE POTION NUMBER NINE-CLOVERS
#1
MACK THE KNIFE-BOBBY DARIN
?
SAX SECTION
RICHARD WESS ORCHESTRA
Joe Cabot, Jimmy Nottingham, Bernie Privin, Doc Severinsen
(tp) Morton Bullman, Harry DiVito, Bob McGarity, Frank Rehak
(tb) George Berg, Romeo Penque, Jerome Richardson, Jerry
Sanfino, Joe Soldo (reeds) Hank Jones (p) Al Caiola (g) Eddie
Safranski (b) Don Lamond (d) Phil Kraus, Terry Snyder (per)
Bobby Darin (vo) Richard Wess (arr, cond)
#26
MARY LOU-RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKS
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR
TENOR
#2
(£4) MY HAPPINESS-CONNIE FRANCIS
SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR
TENOR
#28
PEEK-A-BOO-THE CADILLACS
#8
PETER GUNN-RAY ANTHONY
PLAS JOHNSON
(per telephone conversation with Ray Anthony)
TENOR
£6
PETER GUNN-DUANE EDDY
TENOR
#3
PINK SHOE LACES-DODIE STEVENS
?
TENOR
Credit has been given to both Plas Johnson and Jackie Kelso.
#38
PLAIN JANE-BOBBY DARIN
KING CURTIS
TENOR
Bobby Darin (vocals, piano), King Curtis (tenor sax), Jesse
Powell (baritone sax), ? (guitar), Al Caiola or George Barnes
(guitar), probably Wendall Marshall (bass), Belton Evans
(drums).
#36
PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHEREEUGENE CHURCH
PLAS JOHNSON
BARITONE
#8
PRIMROSE LANE-JERRY WALLACE
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
£24
QUEEN OF THE HOP-BOBBY DARIN
JESSE POWELL
TENOR
Bobby Darin, vocals, piano; Al Caiola, guitar; Billy Mure,
guitar; possibly Wendell Marshall, bass; Jesse Powell, tenor
sax.
#5
(£3) RED RIVER ROCKJOHNNY & THE HURRICANES
TENOR
?
JESSE POWELL
STEVE DOUGLAS
JOHNNY PARIS
TENOR
SAX SECTION
TENOR
#25
(£14) REVEILLE ROCKJOHNNY & THE HURRICANES
#38
ROCKA CONGA-APPLEJACKS
SAX SECTION
John, we used 3 saxes. The two tenors were played by Buddy
Savitt and George Young. The bari was played by Fred
Nuzzullio. Dave Appell-6/1/04.
#14
SEA CRUISE-FRANKIE FORD
SAX SECTION
Backup musicians included Huey “Piano” Smith, Alvin “Red”
Tyler and Robert Parker on sax, James Booker on keys and
rhythm section Frank Fields and Charles “Hungry” Williams.
Courtesy
http://www.towerrecords.com/epulse/98/june/06_26_98.html
#37
(£12) SOME KIND-A EARTHQUAKEDUANE EDDY
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#36
TALL COOL ONE-WAILERS
MARK MARUSH
TENOR
#38
THE CLASS-CHUBBY CHECKER
BUDDY SAVITT
TENOR
#25
THE WONDER OF YOU-RAY PETERSON
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#3
WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANSFREDDY CANNON
£16
WEE TOM-LORD ROCKINGHAM’S X1
?
SAX SECTION
According to
http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/wolf/31/id57.htm, the
saxophone section consisted of; RED PRICE-TENOR, REX MORRISTENOR,BENNY GREEN-BARITONE & CYRIL REUBENS-BARITONE. Not
listed is Scottish sax player Bill Patrick who, according to
another source, was also in the SAX SECTION.
#23
(£15) WHERE WERE YOU ON OUR WEDDING DAYLLOYD PRICE
Hi John,
JOHNNY PARIS
?
TENOR
SAX SECTION
?
TENOR
“I bought “Lloyd Rocks” (by Lloyd Price) on Bear Family
today. It has session info for “Stagger Lee”:
Recorded September 11, 1958, Bell Sound Studio, New York
City. Producer: Don Costa. Lloyd Price, vocal; Clarence
Johnson, bass;l Sticks Simpkins, drums; John Patton, piano;
Unidentified: baritone sax; Charles McClendon, tenor sax;
Eddie Saunders, tenor sax; Ted Curson, trumpet; The Ray
Charles Singers, vocal group. The flip, “You Need Love” was
recorded at the same session. “Stagger Lee” entered the
Billboard charts on December 8, 1958. So it should be moved
from 1959 to 1958.
Unfortunately, no personnel info for "Just Because".”
Regards,
Dik
11/15/2008
P.S:
Personnel info for “Where Were You On Our Wedding Day”
(recorded December 4, 1958) is the same as for “Stagger Lee”.
No mention of Herb Hardesty. (previously given credit)
#30
(£17) YEP-DUANE EDDY
#17
YOU’RE SO FINE-FALCONS
STEVE DOUGLAS
?
TENOR
TENOR
1960
#15
(£8) BEATNICK FLYJOHNNY & THE HURRICANES
£29
BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNGDUANE EDDY
JIM HORN
TENOR
#16
BLUE TANGO-BILL BLACK’S COMBO
ACE CANNON
ALTO
£12
BONNIE CAME BACK-DUANE EDDY
£14
BUBBLES IN THE TAR-THE PILTDOWN MEN
SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO
TENOR/BARITONE
http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/piltdown_men.htm
#21
CLEMENTINE-BOBBY DARIN
RICHARD WESS ORCHESTRA
JOHNNY PARIS
JIM HORN
?
TENOR
TENOR
SAX SECTION
Hi John,
“Thanks for your response.
Here is the complete line-up for Bobby Darin's "Clementine"
(taken from the booklet for "Bobby Darin Rocks", Bear Family
BCD 16310).”
Buddy Bregman, leader; Tony Rizzi, guitar; Joe Mondragon,
bass; Frank Capp, drums; Lou Levy, piano; Robert Cooper, sax;
Ronnie Lang, sax; Bud Shank, sax; William R. Perkins, sax;
Phil Sobel, sax ; Milton G. Bernhardt, trombone ; Joe Howard,
trombone; Geiorge Roberts, trombone; Frank Rosolino, trombone
; Conte Candoli, trumpet; Conrad Gozzo, trumpet; Ollie
Mitchell, trumpet; Al Porcino, trumpet.
Dik de Heer
11/7/2008
#25
COUNTRY BOY-FATS DOMINO
PLAS JOHNSON (SOLO) TENOR
HERB HARDESTY
BARITONE
“1960, Fats Domino, Country Boy. This session (Nov. 4., 1958)
was held in Los Angeles (not New Orleans), as Herb Hardesty
has confirmed in a private mail to me. However, the
(fantastic) sax solo is by Plas Johnson (see Stuart Colman's
mail below). Hardesty plays baritone sax. Clarence Ford was
not on the session.”
Dik
Hi Dik,
“Re. the Fats recordings made in L.A. 4th Nov.'58. With due
respect to both Bear Family and Herb Hardesty, it's
Plas Johnson who takes most all of the tenor solos on the
date. Herb however, did do the business on 'Every Night.'
In the Fats instance, I can spot Plas a mile off. I have
referred as many 50's sessions as possible to both Plas and
his secretary; usually he agrees or scratches his head. We
have been close friends for nearly 30 years now.”
Best
Stuart
#18
DING-A-LING-BOBBY RYDELL
SAX SECTION
“The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN
DAILEY.
#21
DON’T COME KNOCKIN’FATS DOMINO
#11
DON’T BE CRUEL-BILL BLACK’S COMBO
£8
DOWN YONDER-JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES
#38
FANNIE MAE-BUSTER BROWN
#14
HERB HARDESTY
TENOR
ACE CANNON
TENOR
JOHNNY PARIS
TENOR
?
TENOR
FEEL SO FINE-JOHNNY PRESTON
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
#7
FINGER POPPIN’ TIMEHANK BALLARD
J. C. DAVIS
TENOR
#18
JOSEPHINE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO
ACE CANNON
TENOR
Hello John,
I checked with Ace this weekend. He agrees with the list ,
EXCEPT...Ace recorded "Josephine".. Martin Willis recorded
"White Silver Sands"............."Twist-Her"???? Ace did not
remember, but did not think he recorded it...Ace thinks that
it may have been Robert Gladney, if not Robert, maybe Charles
Chalmers.....however, Ace will check his list this week. Stay
in touch.
Regards,
Carl
www.acecannon.com
4/20/2009
#7
(£15) LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCEBILLY BLAND
BUDDY LUCAS
TENOR
Maybe you already know this, John, but it’s Buddy Lucas.
Source: John Broven, Record Makers And Breakers, University
of Illinois Press 2009, page 225.
Regards,
Dik de Heer
5/7/09
#6
LET’S GO, LETS’S GO, LET’S GOHANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS
#19
LOOK FOR A STAR-BILLY VAUGHN
#7
LOVE YOU SO-RON HOLDEN
£14
MCDONALD’S CAVE-THE PILTDOWN MEN
SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO
#14
MY GIRL JOSEPHINE-FATS DOMINO
LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts) and CLARENCE FORD (bs)
SAX SECTION
#1
MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN- CONNIE FRANCIS
ARTIE KAPLAN (SOPRANO) and ? ALTO DUET
#38
NATURAL BORN LOVER-FATS DOMINO
#6
NEW ORLEANS-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
J. C. DAVIS
TENOR
JUSTIN GORDON w/ SAX SECTION
?
LEE ALLEN
TENOR LEAD
with SAX SECTION
TENOR/BARITONE
TENOR
EARL SWANSON
TENOR
Another Norfolk resident at the time, Gary Anderson, who
recorded as Gary US Bonds for Frank Guida's Legrand Records,
had a minimal hit titled "New Orleans." Guida put together a
studio rhythm section and featured Earl Swanson (who was once
married briefly to Ruth Brown) on tenor sax.
http://hamptonroads.com/2008/06/sax-man-blows-town
“The sax player on U.S. Bonds' first two singles, "New
Orleans" and "Not Me" is not Gene Barge, but Earl Swanson
(Ruth Brown's second husband).”
Kind regards,
Dik de Heer
leiden, the Netherlands
11/5/08
“John: I checked with Gary. According to Gary you are
correct on all of them.”
Tony DeLauro
November 16, 2008
#28
OOH POO PAH DOO-PART II
JESSIE HILL
DAVID LASTIE
TENOR
#27
PETER GUNN-DUANE EDDY
STEVE DOUGLAS
TENOR
#1
(£1) POETRY IN MOTIONJOHNNY TILLOTSON
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
#19
QUESTION-LLOYD PRICE
?
SAX SECTION
(£3) ROCKING GOOSE-JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES
JOHNNY PARIS
TENOR
#14
ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREEBRENDA LEE
#30
RUBY DUBY DU-TOBIN MATHEWS & CO
#1
(£1) RUNNING BEAR-JOHNNY PRESTON
LINK DAVIS
Big Bopper, Bill Hall, George Jones (indian chants)
#36
RUN RED RUN-THE COASTERS
#17
SMOKIE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO
#30
SUMMER SET-MONTY KELLY
#7
(£4) SWEET NOTHIN’S-BRENDA LEE
#5
SWINGIN’ SCHOOL-BOBBY RYDELL
SAX SECTION
“The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN
DAILEY.
#6
THAT’S ALL YOU GOTTA DO-BRENDA LEE
#14
THE HUCKLEBUCK-CHUBBY CHECKER
?
TENOR
Cameo Parkway 1959-1963: “The Best of Chubby Checker” CD
credits BUDDY SAVITT and GEORGIE YOUNG on all tracks.
#23
THE MADISONAL BROWN’S TUNETOPPERS
AL BROWN
TENOR
Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, on May 22, 1929, Al came
from a large family which had one thing in common-all the
siblings were highly influenced by their father, a sax player
of note in the region; so much so, that, after their
collective discharge from the Army in the early 50s(and
having settled in Baltimore), they decided to form a band,
the Tunetoppers, with Al on tenor, Donald on Trumpet, and
Charles doubling on both the alto and trumpet. The dance
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
?
TENOR
TENOR
KING CURTIS
TENOR
MARTIN WILLIS
TENOR
?
Solo/duet
with SOPRANO lead
BOOTS RANDOLPH
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
TENOR
calls were by Cookie Brown.
Per http://baltimorejazz.com/shortstop.html
#30
THE MADISON TIME-PART 1RAY BRYANT COMBO
BUDDY TATE
TENOR
Ray Bryant on piano, Harry “Sweets” Edison on trumpet, Buddy
Tate on Sax, and Urbie Green on Trombone.
Per http://baltimorejazz.com/shortstop.html
#1
(£5) THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER
#28
THE TWIST-HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS ?
TENOR
I found the session details for this one in Michel Ruppli's
"The King labels: a discography, vol. 2" (1985) on page 616.
Recorded in Cincinnati, November 11, 1958 (along with seven
other tracks). Hank Ballard and the Midnighters (vocals) ;
Ray Felder, Henry Moore (tenor saxes); Sonny Thompson (piano)
; Navarro Hastings (electric bass); Edwyn Conley (bass);
George DeHart (drums); Cal Green (guitar).
Dik.
#30
(£49) TOO MUCH TEQUILA-CHAMPS
#13
TRACY’S THEMESPENCER ROSS ORCHESTRA
#3
WHERE OR WHEN-DION & THE BELMONTS
?
ALTO
According to Dion Dimucci, it would have been JEROME
RICHARDSON or BUDDY LUCUS. 6/24/10.
#9
(£50) WHITE SILVER SANDSBILL BLACK’S COMBO
#2
(£7)WILD ONE-BOBBY RYDELL
GEORGIE YOUNG and BUDDY SAVITT
TENOR
“The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. also
credits FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY.
£12
YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSINGEMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES
#3
YOU TALK TOO MUCH-JOE JONES
ROBERT PARKER
TENOR
Per;
http://soulfuldetroit.com/archives/4472/4473.html?1058704456
“Joe Jones’ band 1960 was Joe Jones vocal, Harold Battiste
tenor sax, Theodore Riley trumpet, Reggie Hall piano, Roy
Montrell guitar, Acy Fairman bass and Leo Morris drums. I
don’t know if they all were on the RIC recording session… but
Clarence Ford played baritone sax”.
BUDDY SAVITT
JIMMY SEALS
VINCENT “JIMMY” ABATO
MARTIN WILLIS
?
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
1961
£9
AFRICAN WALTZ- JOHNNY DANKWORTH
#33
AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMANFATS DOMINO
#5
ANGEL BABY-ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS
TONY GOMEZ
#13
BARBARA-ANN-REGENTS
TONY GRAVAGNA
#4
(£3) BUT I DO-CLARENCE HENRY
NATHANIEL “NAT” PERRILLIAT
#4
CALENDAR GIRL-NEIL SEDAKA
Mr. Laughter,
JOHNNY DANKWORTH
HERB HARDESTY
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
KING CURTIS
BARITONE
Thank you for your e-mail. Spoke to Neil. Boots Randolph did
not play on the original hit record. It was King Curtis.
Best of luck with your paper.
Sincerely,
Robert Cotto
Assistant to Mr. Sedaka
7/15/2009
£22
CHARLESTON-TEMPERANCE SEVEN
#2
DADDY’S HOME-SHEP & THE LIMELITES
#4
(£22) DUM DUM-BRENDA LEE
#36
EXODUS-EDDIE HARRIS
#1
(MEXICO) FLORIDA TWISTBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS
RUDY POMPILLI
#25
FOOT STOMPING-PART 1
THE FLARES
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#30
(£8)(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKYRAMRODS
RICHARD LANE
TENOR
£18
GOODNIGHT MRS. FLINTSTONE-THE PILTDOWN MEN
SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO
#11
GOOD TIME BABY-BOBBY RYDELL
GEOFF WHITTAM
BASS
ELLIOTT CHAVERS
TENOR
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
TENOR
?
TENOR
TENOR/BARITONE
SAX SECTION
#20
HEARTS OF STONE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO
ACE CANNON
TENOR
£24
HIGH VOLTAGE- JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES
JOHNNY PARIS
TENOR
#2
I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-CHRIS KENNER
TENOR
#23
IT KEEPS RAININ’-FATS DOMINO
CLARENCE FORD and HERB
HARDESTY -saxes, DAVE BARTHOLOMEW-trumpet).
£14
JA-DA-JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES
#21
JINGLE BELL ROCKBOBBY RYDELL and CHUBBY CHECKER
#30
JAMBALAYA-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts),
CLARENCE FORD(bs).
SAX SECTION
with TENOR solo
#3
LAST NIGHT-MAR-KEYS
NAT PERRILLIAT
JOHNNY PARIS
?
TENOR
SAX SECTION
GILBERT CAPLE (SOLO) TENOR
CHARLES “PACKY” AXTON
TENOR
FLOYD NEWMAN
BARITONE
According to Jerry Wexler, Smoochy Smith, Duck Dunn, and
Estelle Axton, early versions of the song did not have a
tenor sax solo featured on the released 45. Supposedly Wexley
heard an early take and suggested that a sax solo be added.
Gilbert Caple was given the job. This was his first solo he
had ever recorded and consequently Caple was somewhat scared.
“We worked so long that night that everybody got disgusted”
sighed Caple. Cable states that the solo that is heard on the
record was actually pieced together from several different
attempts.
Floyd is the one that said, “Awww, last night”.
http://www.memphisflyer.com/memphis/b-sideplayers/Content?oid=1135862
http://books.google.com/books?id=XLdsRwpZ9oYC&pg=PA26&lpg=PA2
6&dq=THE+MAR-KEYS++Last+Night+sax+solo&source=bl&ots=RS7iwOmQeM&sig=k9TTBwCEsSQ
IckkhF3qRz4g0i0g&hl=en&ei=XLEvTbDEZPQgAfNreBa&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDU
Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=THE%20MAR-KEYS%20%20Last%20Night%20sax%20solo&f=false
#14
LAZY RIVER-BOBBY DARIN
RICHARD BEHRKE ORCHESTRA
#15
LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOWFATS DOMINO
?
TENOR
HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR
LEE ALLEN
TENOR
#39
#8
LET’S GO AGAIN (WHERE WE WENT LAST NIGHT)HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS
JAMES E. “HANK” MOORE
TENOR
(£2)LET’S TWIST AGAIN-CHUBBY CHECKER GEORGE YOUNG
TENOR
GEORGE YOUNG per;
http://mixonline.com/recording/projects/audio_chubby_checkers
_twist/
However, BUDDY SAVITT is credited on his Parkway
L.P.recording of “The Most Heard Sax In The World.”
Hello John,
“Jeff told me about the work you are doing concerning
saxophone solos and etc on various hit recordings over the
years. I think it’s wonderful of you to do all of this work,
and believe me, I can imagine what a task it is!
Some of my work, that I can remember, is: "Let'e Twist Again
Like We did Last Summer" (Bobby Rydell’s first hit on Cameo)
I played the tenor solo.”
George Young
5/2/09
#23
LITTLE EGYPT (YING YANG)COASTERS
£32
MY GIRL JOSEPHINE-FATS DOMINO
LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts) and CLARENCE FORD (bs)
SAX SECTION
£16
NEW ORLEANS-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
£24
OLD SMOKIE-JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES
#25
KING CURTIS
TENOR
EARL SWANSON
TENOR
JOHNNY PARIS
TENOR
OLE BUTTERMILK SKYBILL BLACK’S COMBO
ACE CANNON
TENOR
#18
(£2) PEPE-DUANE EDDY
JIM HORN
TENOR
£14
PILTMAN RIDES AGAIN-THE PILTDOWN MEN
SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO
#1
(£27) PONY TIME-CHUBBY CHECKER
?
TENOR
#7
(£47) PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYESCURTIS LEE
?
TENOR
#1
(£7) QUARTER TO THREE-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE
TENOR/BARITONE
TENOR
#21
RAMA LAMA DING DONG-EDSELS
?
TENOR
#1
(£11) RUNAROUND SUE-DION
?
TENOR
Per Artie Kaplan, the tenor was most likely Buddy Lucas.
According to Dion Dimucci, it would have been JEROME
RICHARDSON or BUDDY LUCUS. 6/24/10.
#28
SCHOOL IS IN-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE
TENOR
#5
SCHOOL IS OUT-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE
TENOR
#2
SHOP AROUND-MIRACLES
#32
SHU RAH-FATS DOMINO
CLARENCE FORD (bs)-
#10
SPANISH HARLEM-BEN E. KING
(per session notes-recorded 10/27/60) ROMEO PENQUE
Per Artie Kaplan, it was played on soprano.
SOPRANO
#25
(£6) TAKE FIVE-DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET
ALTO
#21
THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-BOBBY RYDELL
SAX SECTION
“The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN
DAILEY.
#7
THE FLY-CHUBBY CHECKER
#23
THE HOOCHI COOCHI COOHANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS
#1
(£11) THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-THE TOKENS
?
SOPRANO
#16
THE STORY OF MY LOVE-PAUL ANKA
?
TENOR
#26
THE SWITCH-A-ROOHANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS
#39
(£7) THEME FROM DIXIE-DUANE EDDY
JIM HORN
TENOR
#1
TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’-BOBBY LEWIS
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#22
WHAT A PARTY-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) LEE
ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts), CLARENCE FORD (bs)SAX SECTION
w/ TENOR solo
#28
WHEELS-BILLY VAUGHN
RONNIE WAKEFIELD (solo)
MIKE TERRY
TENOR
BARITONE
LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts),
SAX SECTION with TENOR solo
PAUL DESMOND
?
TENOR
J. C. DAVIS
TENOR
BUDDY LUCAS lead TENOR
HENRY MOORE 2nd TENOR
JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/
SAX SECTION
#12
(£6) YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVECLARENCE HENRY
NAT PERRILLIAT
TENOR
#29
YOU CAN’T SIT DOWNPHILIP UPCHURCH COMBO
TENOR
#5
YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABYBOBBY DARIN
PLAS JOHNSON and NINO TEMPO
DAVID BROOKS
(£1) YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY—
TEMPERANCE SEVEN
PHILLIP HARRISON
JOHN RT DAVIES
SAX SECTION
BARITONE (SOLO)
ALTO (SOLO)
1962
#7
(R&B) ANNIVERSARY-SHEP & THE LIMELITES
?
TENOR
#36
BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME
ACE CANNON
ALTO
#13
BRING IT ON HOME TO ME-SAM COOKE
WILLIAM GREEN
TENOR
MAC MCINTYRE
LLOYD BAKER
TENOR
BARITONE
JIM HORN
TENOR
?
TENOR
(£31) CAN CANPETER JAY & THE JAYWALKERS
#12
(£4) DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MANDUANE EDDY
#12
DANCIN’ PARTY-CHUBBY CHECKER
#9
DEAR LADY TWIST-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
#15
(£11) DESAFINADO
#37
(DO THE NEW) CONTINENTAL-THE DOVELLS
?
TENOR
Credits per The Best of the Dovells 1961-1965; GEORGE YOUNG,
BUDDY SAVITT & DAN DAILEY
http://www.fye.com/The-Best-of-the-Dovells-1961-1965-FrontPage_stcVVproductId3666217VVcatId455366VVviewprod.htm
#3
DO YOU LOVE ME-THE CONTOURS
THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES (?)
#4
DON’T HANG UP-THE ORLONS
BUDDY SAVITT
TENOR
Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966; GEORGE
YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED
NUZZULLIO.
#17
HAVING A PARTY-SAM COOKE
DADDY G a/k/a
GENE BARGE
STAN GETZ
JACKIE KELSO
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
However, the following web site gives credit to William
Green;
http://www.songsofsamcooke.com/studio.htm
Date: April 26, 1962
Studio: RCA Hollywood, Studio 1
Producers: Hugo & Luigi
Engineer: Al Schmitt
Conductor: Rene Hall
Musicians:Lou Rawls, Frank Capp (Drums, percussion), Cecil
Figelski (cello), Elliot Fisher (violin), William Green
(saxophone), René Hall (guitar), Armand Kaproff (cello),
Wilbert Nuttycombe (viola), Ray Pohlman (bass), Myron Sandler
(violin), Joseph Saxon (violin), Ralph Schaeffer (violin),
Marshall Sosson, Tommy Tedesco (guitar), Irving Weinper
(viola), Ernie Freeman (piano), William Green - sax (on
“Party”), Marvin Limonick - violin (on “Party”), Clifton
White - guitar
Songs: Having A Party, Bring It On Home To Me
#1
(£19) HE’S A REBEL-CRYSTALS
STEVE DOUGLAS
#20
HEY, LET’S TWISTJOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS
#25
HULLY GULLY BABY-THE DOVELLS
BUDDY SAVITT (solo) TENOR
Sax section DAN DAILEY & GEORGIE YOUNG
Per http://music.msn.com/album/?album=45459610&menu=credits
#22
(R&B) JIVIN’ AROUND-AL CASEY
#12
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY- LITTLE EVA
Per ARTIE KAPLAN, he recorded all sax parts and lead TENOR
“I played all the parts to give it a big sound without
hiring several sax players.”
#4
LET ME IN-SENSATIONS
#19
LET’S GO (PONY)-THE ROUTERS
PLAS JOHNSON
STEVE DOUGLAS is also given credit by
http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/steve-douglas
TENOR
#40
LIMBO ROCK-CHAMPS
TENOR
#2
LIMBO ROCK-CHUBBY CHECKER
#1
(£2) LOCO-MOTION-LITTLE EVA
ARTIE KAPLAN
TENOR
Per ARTIE KAPLAN, he recorded all sax parts and lead TENOR.
“I played all the parts to give it a big sound without hiring
several sax players.”
#3
LOVERS WHO WANDER-DION
BILL RAMELL
BRAD BAUDER
?
?
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
JIMMY SEALS
?
BARITONE
TENOR/BARITONE
BARITONE
According to Dion Dimucci, it would have been JEROME
RICHARDSON or BUDDY LUCUS. 6/24/10.
#2
MASHED POTATO TIME-DEE DEE SHARP
BUDDY SAVITT
#35
NIGHT TRAIN-JAMES BROWN
#2
ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEARTGENE PITNEY
?
#5
PARTY LIGHTS-CLAUDINE CLARK
?
TENOR
£26
PEPPERMINT TWISTDANNY PEPPERMINT AND THE JUMPING JACKS
?
TENOR
#1
(£33) PEPPERMINT TWIST-JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS
(per Joey Dee) JEROME RICHARDSON BARITONE
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#10
POPEYE (THE HITCHHIKER)CHUBBY CHECKER
#2
(£1) RETURN TO SENDER-ELVIS PRESLEY BOOTS RANDOLPH BARITONE
All of my research over the years indicates that Boots played
the bari on this one. I also recall an email from his web
site years ago that stated that it was him. His web site also
supports it;
J. C. DAVIS (SOLO)
ALFRED CORLEY
AL "BRISCO" CLARK
ROSCOE PATRICK
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
BARITONE
TRUMPET
ALTO or SOPRANO
?
TENOR
http://www.bootsrandolph.com/
However, I found this interesting site which gives Bobby Keys
the credit;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Keys
#10
RINKY DINK-DAVE “BABY” CORTEZ
?
£6
ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREEBRENDA LEE
#6
SHOUT! SHOUT! (KNOCK YOURSELF OUT)
ERNIE MARESCA
BILLY MURE ORCHESTRA
?
TENOR
#3
SLOW TWISTIN’CHUBBY CHECKER with DEE DEE SHARP
?
TENOR
#1
SOLDIER BOY-SHIRELLES
?
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
w/ SAX SECTION
“Soldier Boy” by the Shirelles has been rumored to be
probably King Curtis, with unidentified second tenor sax,
organ, and brass, Mickey Baker guitar and unidentified second
guitar, drums, and bass. Regards, Russell K. Carpenter,
author “Chronicles of King Curtis” 8/17/07
#17
SOUL TWIST
KING CURTIS
#31
SURFER’S STOMP-THE MARKETTS
#33
(£10) THE BALLAD OF PALADINDUANE EDDY
JIM HORN & PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
Above per Duane Eddy fan, however;
“Jim and the Plas did play together on "Deep In the
Heart Of Texas" and Duane's first RCA LP, but not on "Ballad
Of Paladin". The book that accompanies the 6-CD Bear Family
set "Deep In the Heart of Twangsville" mentions the following
reed section: Plas Johnson, saxophone; Richard Perissi, horn
;Vincent DiRosa, French horn; Joe Howard, trombone.”
MIKE HENDERSON
TENOR
TENOR
Best,
Dik
#1
(£5) THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER
BUDDY SAVITT
TENOR
BUDDY SAVITT per
http://mixonline.com/recording/projects/audio_chubby_checkers
_twist/
#2
THE WAH WATUSI-THE ORLONS
BUDDY SAVITT
TENOR
Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966; GEORGE
YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED
NUZZULLIO. However, BUDDY SAVITT is credited on his Parkway
L.P.recording of “The Most Heard Sax In The World.”
#2
(£10) THE WANDERER-DION
BUDDY
“We had Bobby Gregg and Bucky Pizzarelli on
Francis and “Sticks” Evans on drums, Jerome
monster player—played alto sax. Buddy Lucas
and harmonica. Johnny Falbo played electric
the blues things, and we had bunch of great
the Apollo in Harlem”. Dion.
LUCAS
TENOR
guitar, Panama
Richardson—a
played tenor sax
guitar on some of
musicians from
#13
(£32) TOWN WITHOUT PITY-GENE PITNEY
?
#17
TUFF
ACE CANNON
ALTO
“Hello John,
Good to hear from you again. "Tuff" was released as a single
in late '61 on "Louis Records" [Bill Black's label] then
picked up by "Hi Records" in '62 and released as single and
album "Tuff Sax".........Stay in touch.”
Regards
Carl Griffin
Ace Cannon's manager/drummer
TENOR
www.acecannon.com
11/15/2008
#28
TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT—BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND
per http://www.hotburrito.20m.com/blues/bobbybland.html
ROBERT CALVIN BROOKS
TENOR
Credits per Greatest Hits Vol. 1; Johnny Board, Jimmy Beck (alto &
tenor saxophones); Bobby Forte (tenor saxophone); Rayfield Devers
(baritone saxophone)
Credits per Anthology Album; Johnny Board, Bobby Forte, Jimmy
Beck, Bill Harvey, Rayfield Devers, Melvin Jackson, Theodore
Arthur, Jerome Richardson, Red Holloway (saxophone)
#28
TURN THE BEAT AROUND-VICKI SUE ROBINSON
GEORGE YOUNG
#17
TWIST AND SHOUT-ISLEY BROTHERS
#26
TWIST-HER-BILL BLACK’S COMBO
?
TENOR
Hello John,
I checked with Ace this weekend. He agrees with the list ,
EXCEPT...Ace recorded "Josephine".. Martin Willis recorded
"White Silver Sands"............."Twist-Her"???? Ace did not
remember, but did not think he recorded it...Ace thinks that
it may have been Robert Gladney, if not Robert, maybe Charles
Chalmers.....however, Ace will check his list this week. Stay
in touch.
Regards,
Carl
www.acecannon.com
4/20/2009
#9
TWIST, TWIST SENORA-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE
#9
(£6) TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY-SAM COOKE
JACKIE KELSO (solo) TENOR
JEWELL GRANT BARITONE
Mr. Kelso said he learned the “flutter tongue” from Clifford
Scott of “Honky Tonk” fame and used it in this solo and
everyone really liked it.
http://www.wreckingcrewfilm.com/premiumjackiekelso/index.html
#22
TWISTIN’ MALTILDA-JIMMY SOUL
#9
UNCHAIN MY HEART-RAY CHARLES
HANK CRAWFORD
ALTO
per liner notes-DAVID “FATHEAD” NEWMAN (SOLO) TENOR
LEROY “HOG” COOPER BARITONE
#9
(£10) VACATION-CONNIE FRANCIS
?
TENOR
TENOR &
TRUMPET
?
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
#21
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE-JIMMY SMITH
(per session notes) recorded 3/26/62: JERRY DODGION,
PHIL WOODS (as), ROBERT ASHTON, “BABE” CLARK (ts)
and GEORGE BARROW (bs)
#22
WIGGLE WOBBLE-LES COOPER
JOE GRIER
TENOR
#8
YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THINGBARBARA LYNN
?
TENOR
1963
#10
(£23) ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT-SAM COOKE
JACKIE KELSO
TENOR
The following web site does not list Kelso. It gives credit
to JEWELL GRANT
http://www.songsofsamcooke.com/studio.htm
#12
BIRDLAND-CHUBBY CHECKER
#28
(£27) BOSS GUITAR-DUANE EDDY
#25
BUST OUT-THE BUSTERS
AL MARCZYK
TENOR
#1
(CAN) CHARLENARICHIE KNIGHT & THE MID-KNIGHTS
MIKE BROUGH
TENOR
#3
(£5) DA DOO RON RON-CRYSTALS
STEVE DOUGLAS
BARITONE
£1
DIAMONDS-JET HARRIS & TONY MEEHAN
#6
DONNA THE PRIMA DONNA-DION
#7
DON’T SAY NOTHIN’ BAD (ABOUT MY BABY)COOKIES
ARTIE KAPLAN
?
TENOR
JIM HORN
TENOR
?
TENOR
BUDDY LUCAS
TENOR
TENOR
#11 (BILLBOARD HOT 10) EVERY WEEK, EVERY MONTH, EVERY YEARSunny & the Sunglows-Sunny Ozuna (lead vocals), Manuel Guerra
(Leader), Gregg Ramirez (Bass), Rudy Guerra (Tenor Sax),
Henry Nanez (Guitar), Tommy Luna (Tenor sax), Arthur Gonzalez
(Electric Piano), Martin Liñan (Alto Sax)
SAX SECTION
#4
HEAT WAVEMARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
ANDREW “MIKE” TERRY BARITONE
"Hi
Just read your piece on 'Beans' Bowles. Don't know where you
got the info from but 'Beans' did NOT play bari on any of the
songs you credited him with. All were played by Andrew 'Mike'
Terry with the exception of 'What's going on' which was early
70s by which time Mike had left.
Without going through every track, I can categorically tell
you that Mike Terry played baritone sax on EVERY session that
featured the instrument until he left Motown in 1966. His
sound was never replaced and, unless it was a track recorded
before his departure, the baritone wasn't used again. Bowles
may have played flute on some tracks and may (and I say this
cautiously) may have played tenor in the very early days, but
it would have been less than a handful I can tell you. It was
always an irritation to Mike the way Bowles would always be
interviewed with his bari in the background or give the
impression that he played bari on records but he did not. One
musician actually told me that the top brass at Motown put
Bowles on the road as tour manager in the early sixties to
get him out of the studio. He certainly did not play baritone
on any recordings after 1959.
I have written an extended article on Mike (c 5000 words) and
am working on his biography.”
Best
Rob Moss
Mike Terry Biographer
5/12/2009
#22
IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY-JIMMY SOUL
GENE BARGE a/k/a DADDY G
£30
KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABYLITTLE EVA
#20
LET’S LIMBO SOME MORE-CHUBBY CHECKER
#20
LET’S TURKEY TROT-LITTLE EVA
ARTIE KAPLAN
TENOR
#8
MICKEY’S MONKEY-MIRACLES
HANK COSBY
TENOR
#21
MISTY-LLOYD PRICE
#16
(£24) MR. BASS MAN-JOHNNY CYMBAL
#12
NOT ME-THE ORLONS
?
TENOR
Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966;
GEORGE YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED
NUZZULLIO.
#5
TENOR
ARTIE KAPLAN TENOR lead
with SAX SECTION
?
?
ARTIE KAPLAN
BARITONE
SAX SECTION
TENOR
(£29) ONE FINE DAY-CHIFFONS
ARTIE KAPLAN (solo) BARITONE
Played on a Buescher bari per Artie Kaplan.
#34
SEE SEE RIDER-LAVERN BAKER
BUDDY LUCAS
TENOR
#23
SHUT DOWN-BEACH BOYS
MIKE LOVE
ALTO
#3
SOUTH STREET-THE ORLONS
?
TENOR
Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966;
GEORGE YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED
NUZZULLIO.
#39
(TODAY I MET) THE BOY I’M GONNA MARRYDARLENE LOVE
STEVE DOUGLAS
£42
TWIST AND SHOUT-ISLEY BROTHERS
#10
WALKING THE DOG-RUFUS THOMAS
#2
WASHINGTON SQUARE-VILLAGE STOMPERS
?
TENOR
TENOR &
TRUMPET
GILBERT CAPLES (SOLO) TENOR
?
BARITONE
MITCHELL MAY
TENOR
The Village Stompers consisted of Dick Brady (trombone),
Ralph Casals (banjo), Frank Hubbell (trumpet), Joe Muranyi
(clarinet), Al McManus (drums), Lenny Pogan (guitar), Don
Coates (piano), and Mitchell May (reeds, winds).
#10
WATERMELON MAN- MONGO SANTAMARIA BAND
HORN SECTION w/ SAX credits; PAT PATRICK or BOBBY CAPERS
#8
WILD WEEKEND-THE REBELS
#35
MICKEY KIPLER
TENOR
YAKETY SAX
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
#25
YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN-THE DOVELLS
GEORGIE YOUNG
TENOR
#8
YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON MEMIRACLES
?
SAX SECTION
CD credits-saxophones-Lanny Austin, Thomas "Beans" Bowles,
Teddy Buckner, Ted Buckner, Angelo Carlisi, Hank Cosby, Lefty
Edwards, Eli Fontaine, Kasuku Mafia, Eugene BeeBee Moore,
Larry Nozero, Bernie Peacock, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene Rodgers,
Andrew Mike Terry, Danny Turner
1964
#8
ANYONE WHO HAD A HEARTDIANE WARWICK
#1
(£1) BABY LOVE-SUPREMES
HANK COSBY and MIKE TERRY (bari. solo by
MIKE TERRY per MIKE TERRY) BARITONE &
SAX SECTION
?
TENOR
#24
BLUE WINTER-CONNIE FRANCIS
?
ALTO LEAD
with SAX SECTION
#4
(£10) CAN’T YOU SEE THAT SHE’S MINEDAVE CLARK FIVE
DENIS PAYTON
#1
(£22) CHAPEL OF LOVE-DIXIE CUPS
#36
CHARADE-SAMMY KAYE
SAX SECTION
Per Artie Kaplan; Kaplan-soprano & bari, Sam Marowitz-lead
alto, Phil Bodner-tenor and Romeo Penque-tenor.
#3
COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSERJAY & THE AMERICANS
#15
COTTON CANDY-AL HIRT
#5
(£29) GIRL FROM IPANEMA-STAN GETZ
#33
GIRLS GROW UP FASTER THAN BOYS- THE COOKIES
(SOLO) SOPRANO W/ SAX SECTION
Per ARTIE KAPLAN, he recorded all sax parts. “I played all
the parts to give it a big sound without hiring several sax
players.”
#6
JUST LIKE ROMEO & JULIETREFLECTIONS
MIKE TERRY
BARITONE
£10
MOCKINGBIRD HILL-MIGIL 5
ALAN WATSON
TENOR
£31
NEAR YOUMIGIL 5
ALAN WATSON
TENOR
£9
ONE WAY LOVE- CLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS
MAURICE “MOSS” GROVES and SID PHILLIPS
#24
OUT OF SIGHT-JAMES BROWN
?
SAX SECTION
CD credits-Saint Clair Pinckney-tenor, Jerome Richardsontenor, Seldon Powell-tenor, Maceo Parker-bari, Sam “The Man”
Taylor-tenor, Al “Brisco” Clark-tenor, George Dorsey-alto,
Haywood Henry-bari, Nat Jones-alto, Eldee William-tenor
#31
PINK PANTHER THEME-HENRY MANCINI
(JOHN “PLAS” JOHNSON)
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
#8
QUICKSAND-MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
MIKE TERRY
BARITONE
#15
SHANGRI-LA-ROBERT MAXWELL
?
Robert Maxwell (see 1959-LITTLE DIPPER ) recorded
occasionally under the name of “Mickey Mozart.”
TENOR
?
SAX SECTION
ARTIE KAPLAN BARITONE
ARTIE KAPLAN
BOOTS RANDOLPH
TENOR
BARITONE
TENOR
SAX SECTION
ALTO
£7
SHOUT-LULU & THE LUVERS
JIMMY SMITH (solo) TENOR
?
BARITONE
£35
SPANISH HARLEMSOUNDS INCORPORATED
#38
TALL COOL ONE-WAILERS
£30
THE SPARTANS?
ALTO
SOUNDS INCORPORATED
ALAN HOLMES (flute/saxophone), GEOFF (GRIFF) WEST (saxophone)
#11
THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DOTEMPTATIONS
#35
TENNESSEE WALTZ-SAM COOKE
#25
TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEATHE MARVELETTES
?
TENOR
CD credits-Lanny Austin, Teddy Buckner, Hank Cosby, Lefty
Edwards, Eli Fontaine, Kasuka Mafia, Eugene “BeeBee” Moore,
Larry Nozero, Bernie Peacock, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene Rodgers
#31
20-75-WILLIE MITCHELL
?
TENOR
“20-75” took its’ title from the record number [Hi 2075].
Mitchell’s rhythm section consisted of, Al Jackson or Howard
Grimes on drums, (Al Jackson later joined Booker T at Stax’s,
it is known that at times he still played for Mitchell) Bobby
Eammons-organ, Reggie Young-guitar, Tommy Cogsbill-bass. Horn
players Andrew Love-sax, Ben Cawley-trumpet, Charles
Charmers-sax, his brother; James Mitchell-sax, Gene Millertrumpet and Wayne Jackson-trumpet.
#1
(£3) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO-SUPREMES
£1
YEH YEH-GEORGIE FAME
PETER COE
TENOR
“John......Thanks for the document, it makes fascinating
reading.
?
TENOR
W/ SAX SECTION
ALAN HOLMES-flute/saxophone, GEOFF WEST-saxophone, JOHN St.
JOHN-guitar, BARRIE CAMERON-keyboards, WES HUNTER-bass
guitar, TONY NEWMAN-drums.
MARK MARUSH
HANK COSBY
TENOR
TENOR
WILLIAM GREEN (solo) TENOR
ALVIN “RED” TYLER
BARITONE
w/ BRASS SECTION
MIKE TERRY
BARITONE
The tenor solo on “Yeh Yeh” was played by Peter Coe...I was
talking to Georgie Fame a few years ago when I had to play
the exact solo for a TV nostalgia program. If I can fill in
any other holes (UK) I will write”.
Martin Dobson
1965
#1
(£3) 1-2-3-LEN BARRY
ARTIE KAPLAN
BARITONE
#13
ACTION-FREDDY CANNON
NINO TEMPO
SAX SECTION
#1
(£40) BACK IN MY ARMS AGAINSUPREMES
MIKE TERRY
BARITONE
#4
(£5) CATCH US IF YOU CANDAVE CLARK FIVE
DENNIS PAYTON
#36
DO THE BOOMERANGJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
£10
HAVING A WILD WEEKENDDAVE CLARK FIVE
#1
(£10) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF-FOUR TOPS
MIKE TERRY
#3
I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)-JAMES BROWN
MACEO PARKER
#1
(£39) I HEAR A SYMPHONY- SUPREMES
#21
IN THE MIDNIGHT HOURWILSON PICKET
FLOYD NEWMAN
BARITONE
“I think you’d do well to include Floyd Newman on the
baritone sax in the 1965 hit, “In the Midnight Hour.” His
deep notes a few bars into the song really set the tone for
the melody – to me at least. The only horn on “Midnight Hour”
was Wayne Jackson’s trumpet. There were three sax players –
Newman, Packy Axton and Andrew Love. The rest of the crew was
the usual Memphis guys, Steve Cropper and “Duck” Dunn.”
Dave Arnold
#5
(£34) IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG-FOUR TOPS
#26
JU JU HANDSAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS
BUTCH GIBSON
TENOR
#39
JUST A LITTLE BIT-ROY HEAD
TOMMY MAY
TENOR
#33
RING DANG DOOSAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS
BUTCH GIBSON
TENOR
#29
SHAKE AND FINGERPOPJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#4
SHOTGUN-JR. WALKER AND THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#19
SOMETHING ABOUT YOU-FOUR TOPS
MIKE TERRY
TENOR &
HARMONICA
JR. WALKER
TENOR
DENIS PAYTON
BARITONE
MIKE TERRY
MIKE TERRY
BARITONE
ALTO
BARITONE
BARITONE
BARITONE
#14
TWINE TIMEALVIN CASH & THE CRAWLERS
#25
WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT-LITTLE MILTON
GENE BARGE a/k/a DADDY G
#2
WOOLY BULLYSAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS
#36
YOU’VE BEEN IN LOVE TOO LONGMARTHA & THE VANDELLAS
?
BARITONE
The Ultimate Collection lists Hank Cosby on saxophone.
?
TENOR solo
with Sax Section
Alvin used his band the Nightlighters to record this hit. The
band changed their name to the Crawlers and accompanied Alvin
on future gigs then changed the name to the Registers. I have
not found any information about the individual members of the
band. Alvin Cash died November 21, 1999. He was 60 and lived
in Chicago.
BUTCH GIBSON
ALTO
TENOR
1966
#13
(£21) AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEGTEMPTATIONS
#7
DON’T MESS WITH BILLMARVELETTES
KASUKU MAFIA (NORRIS PATTERSON)
TENOR
#29
GET READY-TEMPTATIONS
KASUKU MAFIA
TENOR
#11
GOING TO A GO-GO- THE MIRACLES
KASUKU MAFIA
TENOR
£6
GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFECLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS
SID PHILLIPS and MAURICE GROVES
KASUKU MAFIA
TENOR/BARITONE
SAX SECTION
#39
HARLEM NOCTURNE-VISCOUNTS
HARRY HALLER
#21
HOLD ON I’M A COMIN’-SAM & DAVE
#1
(£22) HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)
JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
£29
I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)-JAMES BROWN
#20
(I’M A) ROAD RUNNERJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
ANDREW LOVE
MACEO PARKER
JR. WALKER
MIKE TERRY
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
BARITONE
#6
(£22) LAND OF 1000 DANCES-WILSON PICKET
CHARLIE CHALMERS
#9
LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEARTSUPREMES
MIKE TERRY
#5
MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOUSUPREMES
?
BARITONE
#13
(£20) OPUS 17 (DON’T YOU WORRY‘BOUT ME)
THE FOUR SEASONS
?
BARITONE
#10
SUMMERTIME-BILLY STEWART
?
ALTO
LP credits for alto include BUNKY GREEN and GEORGE PATTERSON.
Details for this one in Michel Ruppli's "The Chess labels: a
discography, vol. 1" (1983), p. 278-279. These are the
specific credits for this track (and three other tracks
recorded on the same day). The album credits that you have
are for the entire album, so not quite as exact. Recorded
Chicago, October 6, 1965. Art Hoyle, Paul Serrano, John
Howell (trumpets); John Avant, Julian Priester, Morris Ellis
(trombones); Bunky Green (tenor sax); Rubin Cooper (baritone
sax); Sonny Thompson (piano); Bryce Robertson, Pete Cosey
(guitars); Louis Satterfield (bass); Maurice White (drums);
Rockwell Davis (director).
No mention of an alto sax!
TENOR
BARITONE
Best,
Dik
£37
THINKCHRIS FARLOWE & THUNDERBIRDS
#12
(£3) THIS OLD HEART OF MINE-ISLEY BROTHERS
MIKE TERRY
#17
WARM AND TENDER LOVE-PERCY SLEDGE
£39
YOU CAN’T SIT DOWNPHILIP UPCHURCH COMBO
?
BARITONE
with HORN SECTION
BARITONE
?
HORN SECTION
DAVID BROOKS
TENOR
1967
#29
BRING IT UP-JAMES BROWN
?
SAX SECTION
CD credits-Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis (alto saxophone, organ);
St. Clair Pinckney (tenor & baritone saxophones); Eldee
Williams, Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone); Recorded live at
The Apollo Theatre, New York, New York from June 16-25, 1967.
#7
COLD SWEAT-JAMES BROWN
MACEO PARKER
TENOR
“Hi, John
I've just finally got through ALL of the 76 pages which I
actually printed out (!) back in January. (Here's me thinking
they were the de facto 'forty top solos'...DOH!) Anyway, it
was gratifying to see the names of all those guys - personal
LEGENDS & boyhood HEROES - who've inspired ME: a bit like revisiting the musical family album.
However, I'd just like to comment on one entry:1967
COLD SWEAT - JAMES BROWN
I think you’ll find Maceo Parker played (admittedly lightertoned) TENOR - not alto - on this and his other J.B. solo
features. He eventually switched to ALTO at the boss's behest
at the beginning of 1973 upon “returning to the fold”: reformed as Fred Wesley & The JB's. N.B. “Doing It To Death”
plus the album track “Damn Right I Am Somebody” which I
vividly recall hearing as it blared out of a boutique and
going "Hey, that alto player’s Maceo!”, dashing in and
demanding to see the LP cover!!
He even confirmed this to me personally in the early 90s when
I met him & his Roots Revisited band fellow blowers Fred &
Pee Wee Ellis in Germany and remarked how Pee Wee had gone
back to his “native” Tenor from Alto, thus they’d effectively
switched horns (again)!
Maceo had been hired together with and at the insistence of
his brother drummer Melvin - met HIM at that gig, too!! because he owned a baritone but later it was obvious he was a
star tenor soloist-in-waiting...so poor old St. Clair
Pinckney got shunted to bari. N.B 1967 “Get It Together”
where you hear the Godfather exhorting “Pinck” while
declaiming his mutual Augusta, Georgia background, not to
mention “Cold Sweat” itself.
IN FACT...if you listen closely to the out-chorus solos on
the full, dry & pre-speeded-up [Eb] version of “Papa’s Got A
Brand New Bag” available on the absolutely essential Polydor
“Showtime” 4 x CD set: You can hear Maceo play bari in the
section, switch to tenor for that classic serpentine funkdefining solo, then back for a subsequent bari solo. Truly a
landmark recording.
Best Wishes and Keep up the good work”,
Gaz Gaskell
http://www.GazGaskell.com
#8
(£43) FUNKY BROADWAY-WILSON PICKETT
CHARLIE CHALMERS
TENOR
£36
GUNS OF NAVARONE-SKATALITES
SAX/BRASS
SECTION
The Skatalites were among the original pioneers of Ska, the
sound of independent Jamaica. From the Studio One sessions in
Kingston the band found favour with the British Mod scene and
crossed over to pop with the hit “Guns Of Navarone”, then
presided over the shift from Ska to Rocksteady. Line up of
the musicians over the years; Roland Alphonso-(tenor sax),
Tommy McCook (tenor sax), “Ska” Campbell-(tenor sax), Lester
Sterling-(alto sax), Lloyd Brevett-(bass), Lloyd Knibbs(drums), Arkland “Drumbago” Parks-(drums), Bill Smith(piano), Jackie Mittoo-(piano), Theophilus Beckford-(piano),
Devon James-(guitar), Jerome “Jah Jerry” Hines-(guitar),
Ernest Ranglin-(guitar), Lyn Taitt-(guitar), Nathan
Breedlove-(trumpet), Johnny “Dizzy” Moore-(trumpet), Baba
Brooks-(trumpet), Will Clark-(trombone), Emmanuel “Rico”
Rodriguez-(trombone) , Don Drummond-(trombone/leader- died
May 6, 1969), Karl Bryan- (baritone) , Doreen Schaffer(vocals).
#31
HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOUJIMMY CASTOR BUNCH
JIMMY CASTOR
TENOR
#2
(£1) I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINEGLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#4
I SECOND THAT EMOTIONSMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES
#33
MEMPHIS SOUL STEW-KING CURTIS
#5
MERCY, MERCY, MERCY-
#15
MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS GO BYBOB CREWE GENERATION
#28
ODE TO BILLY JOE-KINGPINS
KING CURTIS
ALTO
#31
PUCKER UP BUTTERCUPJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#1
(£10) RESPECT-ARETHA FRANKLIN
KING CURTIS
TENOR
#17
SOUL FINGER-BAR-KAYS
#22
THE LOOK OF LOVE-DUSTY SPRINGFIELD
?
?
TENOR
with BRASS SECTION
KING CURTIS
TENOR
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY
ALTO
?
PHALON JONES
duet with BEN CAULEY
DENNIS SPRINGER
TENOR
TENOR
TRUMPET
TENOR
A couple of older musician-friends, plus one or two web
addresses, suggest it was RONNIE SCOTT. Andy W.
£35
TRAIN TOUR TO THE RAINBOW CITYPYRAMIDS (JAMAICA)
?
TENOR
1968
£2
BEND ME SHAKE ME-AMEN CORNER
MIKE SMITH
ALLEN JONES
TENOR
BARITONE
#24
COME SEE ABOUT MEJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#5
GIRL WATCHER-THE O’KAYSIONS
#1
GRAZING IN THE GRASS-HUGH MASEKELA
#31
HIP CITYJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
#9
I CAN’T STOP DANCINGARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS
#11
IF YOU CAN WANT-THE MIRACLES
?
TENOR
?
BARITONE
CD credits-saxophones-Lanny Austin, Thomas "Beans" Bowles,
Teddy Buckner, Ted Buckner, Angelo Carlisi, Hank Cosby, Lefty
Edwards, Eli Fontaine, Kasuku Mafia, Eugene BeeBee Moore,
Larry Nozero, Bernie Peacock, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene Rodgers,
Andrew Mike Terry, Danny Turner
£5
I’M AN URBAN SPACEMANBONZO DOG DOO-DAH BAND
#4
(£1) LADY MADONNA-BEATLES
RONNIE SCOTT (solo) TENOR
Per liner notes; recorded at Abbey Road 2/3/68,
Ronnie Scott (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Bill Povey
(ts) and Bill Jackman (bs). Sax Section followed
by TENOR solo.
#14
LICKING STICK (PART 1)-JAMES BROWN
JIM SPEIDEL
RON TURNER
AL ABREAU
JR. WALKER
TENOR w/
TRUMPET
TENOR
TENOR
?
TENOR
w/ BRASS
Several names are associated with this band’s horn section
depending upon the source; Michael Pedicin, Jr., Sam Peake,
Sam Reed, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills and Leroy Lewis.
Per http://www.soul-patrol.com/philly/archie.html the brass
section were, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills, and Leroy Lewis.
I do not know who played sax.
BOB KERR
MACEO PARKER
SOPRANO
ALTO
#7
MY SPECIAL ANGEL-VOGUES
#14
SEE SAW-ARETHA FRANKLIN
SAX SECTION
with BRASS
CD credits- KING CURTIS-TENOR, SELDON POWELL-TENOR, WILLIE
BRIDGES-BARI, CHARLES CHALMERS-TENOR, HAYWOOD HENRY-BARI,
ANDREW LOVE-TENOR, FLOYD NEWMAN-BARI, FRANK WESS-TENOR
#23
(£43)
#3
(£46) SPOOKYCLASSICS IV
MIKE (SHARP) SHAPIRO
TENOR
Once the group signed with The Lowery Music Group out of
Atlanta, Georgia and Capitol records, The Classics IV rerecorded “Spooky.” The song was originally an instrumental
regional hit by Mike Sharp, a talented saxophone player. J.R.
Cobb and producer Buddy Buie added lyrics to it and the rest
is history.
SOUL SERENADE-WILLIE MITCHELL
PLAS JOHNSON
TENOR
?
CHARLIE CHALMERS
TENOR
Two web sites that credit Jim Pepper as the soloist;
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/pepper.html
http://tools.search.yahoo.com/language/translation/translated
Page.php?tt=url&text=http%3a//www.jazzpoint.at/chronik/jim_pe
pper.4.php&lp=de_en
However, the following clears up the issue;
“This is Joe G. (Joe Glickman) I am the biographer on The
Classics IV and their archivist. I started a documentary on
the group about 7 years ago and traveled around the country
gathering over 30
interviews with producers, writers, session musicians and
band members of The Classics IV. I can say with 100%
CERTAINTY that Mike Shapiro IS the sax player on SPOOKY. By
the way, the reason he didn’t play on some of the other
records (the ones Ray Jarrel played on) was because Mike was
a bit hard to work with in the studio. He had a very good
concept of how he wanted the solos, which differed from Buddy
Buie’s ideas of mainstream pop. There’s a bit of a tone-break
at the end of the solo that Mike insisted on re-recording,
but Buddy wouldn’t let him. Now, I’ve interviewed on video:
Buddy Buie (producer/writer), J.R. Cobb (guitarist/writer),
Dennis St. John (session drummer), Emory Gordy, Jr. (session
bass player), Wally Eaton (session cowbell and whistler road bass player), Bill Lowery (producer/publisher), Dennis
Yost (lead singer) as well as Mike Shapiro himself. They were
all at the session and played on the entire “Spooky” album.
All of them told
me that Mike Shapiro recorded the sax solo and Mike
remembers, too. It doesn’t get much more conclusive than
that.
English White was a sax player that was brought in later
during the “Traces” road tour to fill in for the sax. Mike
did not tour at all and the band had been playing for a while
with Auburn Burrell filling in the sax solos on lead guitar.
That was hurting their reception since the sax had a lot to
do with their sound.
The only reason I can figure a few sites credit Jim Pepper is
because one started it and the others follow. Try checking
the internet and some fairly accredited recording
publications, like ROLLING STONE, and ALL MUSIC GUIDE, and
they all credit Wally Eaton on rhythm guitar and Joe Wilson
on bass. WRONG! Wally was the bass player and Joe Wilson
played keyboards. They only played their true instruments on
their very first records on the Capitol Label and also
contributed other instrumentation in the studio for the hits,
but they were the touring band and the ORIGINAL Classics IV
members.
There are SEVERAL people who have claimed to have recorded
the sax
solo on “Spooky.” I still get e-mails from fans who bump into
these nut jobs. I don’t know how someone can take credit for
something they didn't do, but I’m sure after a while they
start believing their own lies. There was a fake CLASSICS IV
that I had to fight to get the trademark back from a few
years ago (and did, successfully) so they’re out there....I
just don't understand it and I won’t try. Whoever that is
that said Jim “laughed while looking back” on recording
“Spooky” probably should know that Jim was laughing because
the guy was buying his made-up story. Jim Pepper did NOT
record “Spooky.” PERIOD. And if anyone that represents him
wants to challenge me on that - BRING IT
ON.
Oh - Um....Have a nice day everybody else. Hope that helped!”
Joe Glickman
www.classicsiv.com
“By the way, Mike Shapiro recorded under the name Mike Sharpe
because Shapiro wasn't Gentile enough for the recording
industry at the time. That is a comment made by Buddy Buie to
me. Shapiro played at The Houndstooth in Atlanta with Harry
Middlebrooks early on and Emory Gordy, Jr. and Dennis St.
John both played on Mike’s instrumental version, as well as
The Classics IV’s, which came out nearly a year before The
Classics IV’s version. Mike Sharpe recorded on the same
label, but at a studio down the road from Lowery’s. Buie and
Cobb heard the instrumental and added lyrics to it. The rest
is history.
That’s the story”.
Joe Glickman
Classics IV Biographer
#5
STORMY-CLASSICS IV (DENNIS YOST)
RAY JARRELL
ALTO
MIKE (SHARP) SHAPIRO wrote the solo for STORMY but was not
availiable the day they did the final cut per Mike’s friend,
Charles A. King.
#2
THE HORSE-CLIFF NOBLES & CO.
MIKE TERRY
£7
THE RED BALLOON-DAVE CLARK FIVE
DENNIS PAYTON
TENOR
& BRASS SECTION
#7
THINK-ARETHA FRANKLIN
?
ALTO
CD credits- KING CURTIS-TENOR, SELDON POWELL-TENOR, WILLIE
BRIDGES-BARI, CHARLES CHALMERS-TENOR, HAYWOOD HENRY-BARI,
ANDREW LOVE-TENOR, FLOYD NEWMAN-BARI, FRANK WESS-TENOR
This is most likely KING- Gio Washington-Wright
#1
TIGHTEN UP-ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS
Several names are associated with this band’s horn section
depending upon the source; Michael Pedicin, Jr., Sam Peake,
Sam Reed, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills and Leroy Lewis.
Per http://www.soul-patrol.com/philly/archie.html the brass
section were, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills, and Leroy Lewis.
I do not know who played sax.
BARITONE
1969
#2
AND WHEN I DIE-BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS
#19
EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRLCLASSICS IV (DENNIS YOST)
£10
GET READY-TEMPTATIONS
#1
(£1) HONKY TONK WOMEN-ROLLING STONES
£1
(IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE—AMEN CORNER ?
SOPRANO
The Amen Corner were a Welsh R&B-tinged pop band of the ‘60s
featuring singer Andy Fairweather-Low, organist Blue Weaver,
guitarist Neil Jones, bassist Clive Taylor, saxophonists
Allen Jones and Mike Smith, and drummer Dennis Bryon.
#10
OH,WHAT A NIGHT-DELLS
#3
FRED LIPSIUS
ALTO
MIKE (SHARP) SHAPIRO
ALTO
KASUKU MAFIA
BOBBY KEYS
TENOR
SAX SECTION
GENE BARGE a/k/a DADDY G
TENOR
SOULFUL STRUT-YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED
?
TENOR
Eldee Young (bass) and Redd Holt (drums) did not perform on
the record. It was performed by the Brunswick Records studio
band.
#16
THESE EYESJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#3
TOUCH ME-DOORS
CURTIS AMY
TENOR
#2
TRACES-CLASSICS IV (DENNIS YOST)
RAY JARREL
TENOR
#35
WE GOT MORE SOUL-DYKE AND THE BLAZERS
BERNARD WILLIAMS and CLARENCE TOWNS-dominant BARI SAX w/HORN
SECTION
#4
WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE)JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#18
WHEN I DIE-MOTHERLODE
TENOR
STEVE KENNEDY
1970
#39
COME RUNNING-VAN MORRISON
JACK SCHROER
COLLIN TILTON
ALTO
TENOR
#9
DOMINO-VAN MORRISON (per album credits)VAN MORRISON (ts), JACK SCHROER (as, bs, ss),
KEITH JOHNSON (trumpet)
#4
DO YOU SEE MY LOVEJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#4
GET READY-RARE EARTH
GIL BRIDGES
TENOR
#21
GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELINGJR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS
JR. WALKER
TENOR
#13
LONG AS I CAN SEE THE LIGHTCREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
JOHN FOGERTY
TENOR
#25
SUGAR SUGAR-WILSON PICKETT
SAX SECTION
w/ BRASS
The CD titled "A Man And A Half: Best Of Wilson Pickett"
lists the following personnel but I could not confirm the
players on this specific hit; Charles “Packy” Axton, King
Curtis, Charles Chalmers, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone),
Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone) and Clarence Satchel
(saxophone).
#13
SUPER BAD-JAMES BROWN
#7
THE LETTER-JOE COCKER with LEON RUSSELL
BOBBY KEYS
TENOR
£11
THE WEAVER’S ANSWER-FAMILY
TENOR
?
ROBERT “CHOPPER” McCOLLOUGH
JIM KING
TENOR
1971
#35
ALL DAY MUSIC-WAR
CHARLES MILLER
TENOR
BOBBY KEYS
TENOR
#1
(£2) BROWN SUGAR-ROLLING STONES
#1
(£6) IT’S TOO LATECAROLE KING
(per L.P. credits) CURTIS AMY
SOPRANO
#4
MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECCOLOGY)MARVIN GAYE
(per CD credit)
WILD BILL MOORE
TENOR
#2
RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS-CARPENTERS
BOB MESSENGER
TENOR
#2
WHAT’S GOING ON-MARVIN GAYE
ELI FONTAINE
ALTO
#28
WILD NIGHT-VAN MORRISON
JACK SCHROER
TENOR
Sounds like the sax was played through an effects unit which
altered the tone.
1972
#10
BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)-T. REX
IAN MCDONALD
#8
HONKY CAT-ELTON JOHN
JEAN LOUIS CHAUTEMPS and ALAIN HATOT
#1
ME AND MRS. JONESBILLY PAUL
LEON “ZACH” ZACHERY
ALTO
#3
OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?HURRICANE SMITH
FRANKIE HARDCASTLE
ALTO
#1
SUPERSTITION-STEVIE WONDER
TREVOR LAWRENCE
STEVE MADAIO
TENOR
TRUMPET
#7
THE WORLD IS A GHETTO-WAR
CHARLES MILLER
ALTO
#17
THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGCHI COLTRANE
(#4 IN GERMANY)
Hello John,
JIM HORN
BARITONE
SAX SECTION
TENOR
“Yes; the saxophone was played by Jim Horn, who also did all
the brass arrangements on my 1st album. I believe that he
also worked with Leon Russell and Joe Cocker as well as
playing on various hits with other artists”.
Kind Regards,
-Chi
5/9/2011
£23
WHO WAS IT-HURRICANE SMITH
FRANKIE HARDCASTLE
ALTO
1973
£1
ANGEL FINGERS-WIZZARD
NICK PENTELOW, MIKE BURNEY, ROY WOOD
#14
DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHTJAMES TAYLOR
#31
ECSTASY-OHIO PLAYERS
#1
(£13) FRANKENSTEIN-EDGAR WINTER GROUP
#29
FUNKY STUFF-KOOL & THE GANG
SAX/BRASS SECTION
RONALD “KHALIS” BELL aka KHALIS BAYYAN
(tenor sax),
DENNIS “DEE TEE” THOMAS (alto sax), ROBERT “SPIKE” MICKENS
(trumpet)
SAX SECTION
MICHAEL BRECKER
TENOR
CLARENCE “SATCH” SATCHELL TENOR
EDGAR WINTER
ALTO
Pt 2 More Funky Stuff
Ronald “Khalis” Bell aka Khalis Bayyan
(solo)
Tenor
Per Tia Sinclair, Business Manager, Gang Touring, Inc. f/s/o
Kool & The Gang
#5
HELLO IT’S ME-TODD RUNDGREN
MICHAEL BRECKER
SOPRANO
£4
I WISH IT COULD BE
CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY-WIZZARD
#4
JUST YOU N’ ME-CHICAGO
WALT PARAZADER
SOPRANO
#1
LET’S GET IT ON-MARVIN GAYE
ERNIE WATTS
ALTO
#15
ME AND BABY BROTHER-WAR
CHARLES MILLER
ALTO
#13
MONEY-PINK FLOYD
DICK PARRY
#16
MY MUSIC-LOGGINS & MESSINA
JON CLARKE
AL GARTH
£10
PYJAMARAMA-ROXY MUSIC
ANDY MACKAY
NICK PENTELOW
TENOR
MIKE BURNEY or ROY WOOD BARITONE
TENOR
BARITONE
TENOR
ALTO
£1
SEE MY BABY JIVEWIZZARD
£3
SORROW-DAVID BOWIE
£3
YOU CAN DO MAGICLIMMIE AND FAMILY COOKIN'
#4
YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCELOGGINS & MESSINA
#16
(£10) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE-LOU REED
NICK PENTELOW, MIKE BURNEY, ROY WOOD
SAX SECTION with ALTO and BARITONE solos.
DAVID BOWIE
ALTO
?
ALTO
JON CLARKE
AL GARTH
BARITONE
TENOR
RONNIE ROSS
BARITONE
1974
#2
DO IT (‘TIL YOU’RE SATISFIED)B.T. EXPRESS
#29
FUNKY STUFF-KOOL & THE GANG
DENNIS “DEE TEE” THOMAS
#6
HOLLYWOOD SWINGING-KOOL & THE GANG
SAX/BRASS SECTION
RONALD “KHALIS” BELL aka KHALIS BAYYAN (tenor sax), DENNIS
“DEE TEE” THOMAS (alto sax), ROBERT “SPIKE” MICKENS (trumpet)
Per Tia Sinclair, Business Manager, Gang Touring, Inc. f/s/o
Kool & The Gang
#2
JAZZMAN-CAROLE KING
TOM SCOTT
TENOR
£15
LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN-NEIL SEDAKA
JIM HORN
ALTO
#5
(£34) MOCKINGBIRD-CARLY SIMON & JAMES TAYLOR
MICHAEL BRECKER
#5
OH MY MY-RINGO STARR-
#31
PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS-JAMES BROWN
?
ALTO
CD creditsSAINT CLAIR PINCKNEY-TENOR, DAVID SANBORN-ALTO, PEE WEE
ELLIS-BARI, MACEO PARKER-ALTO, EDDIE DANIELS-REEDS, JOE
FARRELL-TENOR, DAVID TOFANI-REEDS, FRANK VICARI-TENOR
#1
PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-CARPENTERS
BILL RISBROOK
TOM SCOTT
BOB MESSENGER
DOUG STRONG
ALTO
TENOR w/
HORN SECTION
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
BARITONE
£17
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYESBRYAN FERRY
CHRIS MERCER
#4
(£15) THE BITCH IS BACK-ELTON JOHN
LENNY PICKET
£3
THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD-LULU
DAVID BOWIE
#6
(£1) WATERLOO-ABBA
CHRISTER EKLUND
#1
WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT- BOBBY KEYS
TENOR
JOHN LENNON with THE PLASTIC ONO NUCLEAR BAND and ELTON JOHN
(backing vocal)
#39
(WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCKBILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS-repopularized due to tv’s “HAPPY
DAYS”
JOEY D’AMBROSIA
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
1975
#35
BLOODY WELL RIGHT-SUPERTRAMP
JOHN HELLIWELL
TENOR
#23
BORN TO RUN-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
#10
CUT THE CAKE-AVERAGE WHITE BAND
ROGER BALL & MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN
#4
EXPRESS-B.T. EXPRESS
#5
HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU)
JAMES TAYLOR
DAVID SANBORN
£38
I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DOABBA
#39
IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVENAVERAGE WHITE BAND
#12
IT’S A MIRACLE-BARRY MANILOWARTIE KAPLAN & STAN SCHWARTZ
#14
LADY BLUE-LEON RUSSELL
JIM HORN
ALTO
#1
LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN-NEIL SEDAKA
JIM HORN
ALTO
#1
(£6) LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID-WINGS
TOM SCOTT
£2
LOVE IS THE DRUG-ROXY MUSIC
SAX SECTION
BILL RISBROOK
ALTO
w/HORN SECTION
ALTO
ULF ANDERSSON SAX SECTION
MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN
ANDY MACKAY
TENOR
TENOR/BARITONE
SOPRANO
SAX SECTION
#7
LOW RIDER─WAR
CHARLES MILLER
#3
MIRACLES-JEFFERSON STARSHIP
#22
OPERATOR-MANHATTAN TRANSFER
#1
(£6) PICK UP THE PIECESAVERAGE WHITE BAND
#5
POETRY MAN-PHOEBE SNOW
#33
SWEET STICKY THINGOHIO PLAYERS
#28
(£18) YOUNG AMERICANS-DAVID BOWIE
ALTO
IRV COX
TENOR
MICHAEL BRECKER
TENOR
MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN
ZOOT SIMS
TENOR
CLARENCE “SATCH” SATCHELL
DAVID SANBORN
TENOR
ALTO
ALTO
1976
£17
DANCE THE BODY DANCEOSIBISA
#29
DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY)FLASH CADILLAC & THE CONTINENTAL KIDS
DWIGHT BEMENT (behind Wolfman Jack’s narration)
TEDDY OSEI
MAC TONTOH
TENOR
TRUMPET
TENOR
#15
I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DOABBA
£1
(IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE—AMEN CORNER
#1
(£4) KISS AND SAY GOODBYETHE MANHATTANS
£4
LET’S STICK TOGETHERBRYAN FERRY
CHRIS MERCER
TENOR
£10
LOVE AND AFFECTIONJOAN ARMATRADING
JIMMY JEWELL
ALTO
#30
LOVE IS THE DRUG-ROXY MUSIC
ANDY MACKAY
#40
QUEEN OF MY SOULAVERAGE WHITE BAND
#2
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROMMAXINE NIGHTINGALE
PETER HUGHES
ULF ANDERSSON
SAX SECTION
?
CHRIS CIOE
MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN
SOPRANO
ALTO
SAX SECTION
TENOR
BARITONE
#7
SHE’S GONEDARYL HALL & JOHN OATS
JOE FARRELL
SOPRANO
(May have been a TENOR played through a synthesizer or
digitizer to take it up an octave to sound like a SOPRANO. Or
it may have been a SAXELLO)
#1
SILLY LOVE SONGS-WINGS
?
TENOR
CD saxophone credits-NORMAN RAY, THADEUS RICHARD, BILLY
PUITT, HOWIE CASEY
#40
STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARSPAUL SIMON
MICHAEL BRECKER
#7
SUMMER-WAR
CHARLES MILLER
£17
SUNSHINE DAY-OSIBISA
TEDDY OSEI
TENOR
#13
TAKING IT TO THE STREETSTHE DOOBIE BROTHERS
ANDREW WHITE
TENOR
#12
THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH (ALL OVER THE WORLD)CARPENTERS
BOB MESSENGER TENOR
JIM HORN
BARITONE
#1
(£5) TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT-ROD STEWART
JERRY JUMONVILLE
£1
UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE-SHOWADDYWADDY- JEFF DALY ?
TENOR
Plas Johnson and Daly were credited as guest players on this
recording. Plas Johnson states that he did not perform on
this recording.
#20
YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE-CANDI STATON
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
MICHAEL BRECKER
TENOR
1977
#26
ARIEL-DEAN FRIEDMAN
£1
CHANSON D’AMOURMANHATTEN TRANSFER
JAY MIGLIORI
TENOR
“Hi John, I believe that the sax player was Jay Migliori and
that he was playing a tenor sax.”
Best wishes,
Russ Paris, Webmaster
The Manhattan Transfer Fan Club
http://www.tmtfanclub.com
Also confirmed by Stuart Colman.
GEORGE YOUNG
TENOR
£6
DADDY COOL/THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT
THE DARTS
NIGEL TRUBRIDGE
£14
DANCIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT (IT’S CAUGHT ME IN THE
SPOTLIGHT)—THIN LIZZY
JOHN HELLIWELL
#18
DAZZ-BRICK
#11
JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU-FIREFALL
DAVID MUSE
ALTO
#1
(£1) WHEN I NEED YOU-LEO SAYER
BOBBY KEYS
TENOR
#15
(£29) GIVE A LITTLE BIT-SUPERTRAMP
JOHN HELLIWELL
ALTO
£5
NATIVE NEW YORKER-ODYSSEY
#22
SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAYSTEPHEN BISHOP
#1
SIR DUKE-STEVIE WONDER
TREVOR LAURENCE (ts) HANK REDD (as) SAX SECTION
w/ BRASS
#9
SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRESANFORD/TOWNSEND BAND
#8
(£31) YEAR OF THE CAT-AL STEWART
JIMMY BROWN
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
MICHAEL BRECKER ? TENOR
RAY PIZZI
OTIS HALE
JON CLARKE
TENOR
TENOR
SOPRANO
PHIL KENZIE
ALTO
1978
#28
ALMOST SUMMER-CELEBRATION
#2
(£3) BAKER STREET-GERRY RAFFERTY
CHARLES LLOYD
RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT
TENOR
ALTO
RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT is given credit on the original LP cover
City to City.
And more from http://news.scotsman.com/opinion/Stuck-in-abattle-with.4352529.jp
Rafferty's perfect pop moment came in 1978 with 'Baker
Street', a song of hoarse sincerity about giving up the booze
and the one-night stands and settling down. It is now a
staple of soft rock stations, where it has the sturdy
inevitability of Christmas or death. Movie director Gus Van
Sant used it for a key scene in Good Will Hunting and the
song was a hit once again in the Nineties when covered by
Undercover. It even featured in an episode of The Simpsons,
with Lisa playing it on her saxophone. Yet until Raphael
Ravenscroft overlaid a glistening saxophone solo, it was
destined to be just another folky tune. Ravenscroft's name
doesn't appear on the writing credits – allowing the NME to
start up an urban myth that bespectacled former Blockbusters
presenter Bob Holness had performed the sax solo. Rafferty
maintains that he wrote the hook, and claims he intended to
sing the refrain at first. Ravenscroft disagrees, saying he
was presented with a song that contained "several gaps".
"In fact, most of what I played was an old blues riff," says
the sax musician. "If you're asking me: 'Did Gerry hand me a
piece of music to play?' then no, he didn't." Ravenscroft's
fee was a cheque for £27, which he says bounced anyway and is
now framed and hangs on his solicitor's wall. Rafferty has
not attempted to make further payment, and Ravenscroft has
chosen not to pursue the matter of a song that guarantees
Rafferty a yearly income of £80,000. Since the song thrust
Rafferty into a spotlight that has made him deeply
uncomfortable ever since, maybe Ravenscroft is right to
regard the riches of 'Baker Street' as tainted money: "If I
had received pots of money, I wouldn't have known what to
do," he remarked recently. "It might have destroyed me."
Note: Raphael Ravenscroft is given credit on the LP cover.
The following quote was found on Sax on the Web;
“The Sax AL NEWMAN used is a Selmer Alto Mark VI circa 1958
SN84452. In the docs Al supplied to Howarths of London he
writes: "The last recording session I played it on prior to
leaving for America in late 1977 was at a recording studio in
Rodmarton Street, near Baker Street W1 where was required to
perform an Alto Sax solo and had to sign a release form. I
later found out that this track was Baker Street by Jerry
Rafferty and that credit for the Sax solo was first taken by
the producer of the track and later falsely by Raf
Ravenscroft who certainly did not play on that track - which
in actual fact I did!!!"
The following statement is from Al Newman’s son;
1/7/2011
Hi John,
“I found your history of sax.
My name is Jonathan Newman and I am the son of Al Newman, who
recorded the original sax riff on Baker St. I am so pleased
you have set the record straight to what is a very long
overdue omission in the history of this famous song.
(Jonathan refers to the above note found on Sax on the Web)
The last session my father played on in 1977 prior to leaving
for LA was Rafferty's Baker St, in a recording studio in
Rodmartin St, where he played alto sax (a Selmer Alto Sax MK
V! - No 84452 -auctioned through Howarth's). He was required
to sign a release form, common in those days. He later found
out that credit was first taken by the producer of the track,
and then sometime later falsely taken by Ravenscroft.
My father, though very well known in both the jazz and the
session world, has never sought the limelight. He is now in
his 80s and has retired. It is sad to me that the truth has
never come out, that Rav took credit for this, and that my
father never got the recognition he deserved”.
Best wishes,
Jonathan Newman
My response to Jonathan;
1/8/2011
Jonathan, it is good to hear from you!
I will be glad to add your email to the list if that is okay
with you? I have followed the comments on SOTW and will be
glad to add your comment to the list so that everyone can
read all sides of the history behind the song "Baker Street".
Is it okay to add your email statement to the book?
Thanks
John Laughter
1/8/11
“Yes of course”
Jonathan Newman
£2
COME BACK MY LOVE-THE DARTS
NIGEL TRUBRIDGE
£3
DANCING IN THE CITYMARSHALL HAIN
CHRIS MERCER
#19
DEACON BLUES-STEELY DAN
PETE CHRISTLIEB
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
£18
DON’T LET IT FADE AWAY-THE DARTS
NIGEL TRUBRIDGE
ALTO
#4
FEELS SO GOOD-CHUCK MANGIONE
7/9/2009
CHRIS VADALA
TENOR
Hi John: Thanks so much for the updated CD. What great
opus!!! I’m sending along a color jpg pic and a new bio when
you do future updates. Even though “Feel So Good” was the big
hit I did w/ Mangione, “Children of Sanchez” was our second
Grammy Award winning piece in case you care to include that
on record.
All the best,
Chris Vadala
#12
FOOL IF YOU THINK IT’S OVERCHRIS REA
#22
(£49) FM (NO STATIC AT ALL)STEELY DAN
PETE CHRISTLIEB
#9
(£33) GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFEEARTH, WIND & FIRE
DON MYRICK
£1
HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICKIAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS
DAVEY PAYNE
TENOR
#3
HOW MUCH I FEEL-AMBROSIA
KEVIN KUPTZ
TENOR
#4
I JUST WANNA STOP-GINO VANNELLI
ERNIE WATTS
TENOR
#5
I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFEALICIA BRIDGES
TOM SCOTT
ALTO
£8
INSTANT REPLAY-DAN HARTMAN
EDGAR WINTER
ALTO
#2
IT’S RAINING-THE DARTS
NIGEL TRUBRIDGE
ALTO
#3
(£19) JUST THE WAY YOU ARE-BILLY JOEL
#17
KING TUT-STEVE MARTIN
“Hi John
STEVE GRAINGER
PHIL WOODS
BRYAN SAVAGE
SOPRANO
TENOR
SAX SECTION
ALTO
TENOR
I'm surprised I didn't catch this when your book first came
out, but in your sax on the web post I was enjoying looking
through all the soloists you'd compiled through the years and
was surprised to see that you had Lou Marini as the soloist
on the record "King Tut" by Steve Martin. Actually that was
me on tenor for the solo and I also overdubbed the bari and
the flute parts. The rest of the section was made up of guys
in the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Steve, the Dirt Band and the
band I was in at the time all shared the same manager, Bill
McEuen. (John McEuen's Brother) The song was recorded at Bill
McEuen's Studio in Aspen Colorado. Bill even gave me a gold
record of the tune once it became a hit, which I still have.
I'm sure where the confusion came in was that Lou Marini was
in the Saturday Night Band at the time Steve Martin appeared
on the show after the tune was a hit. They of course used the
Saturday Night Live Band for Steve's live rendition on the
show and Lou played the tenor solo, dressed in the Egyptian
costume (lucky guy!). I'd love to hear back from you on this
if you have the time”.
Bryan Savage
“Good to hear from you Bryan. As you can imagine it has been
a long road trying to confirm the credits on the list so any
help is appreciated. And we have had a lot of help.
I recall that the information was taken from some web sites
which are not all accurate as follows but it stands to reason
that Lou would have been given credit for the "live" version.
Bryan, I will gladly enter your info to the list!
Thanks for the help”.
John Laughter
“Hi John
Thanks for the quick reply! And thanks for doing the
correction. Sounds like you have a job for life with this
cool project!
That was interesting to see those links you sent. They seemed
pretty accurate, other than one implying that the TV
performance came before the record--the record was already a
hit by the time the Saturday Night Live performance occurred.
I remember when Steve was booked for the show and the tune
was already big on the radio, there was some talk about
having the Dirt Band and I do the show with Steve as the band
but it didn't take them long to figure out they already had a
house band (with Lou) that would do a great job!
Thanks again for making the correction,”
Bryan Savage
5/18/2011
“Hi again John,
I stumbled onto another post from you dated last September
asking for credit info and one of the tunes was the Dirt
Band's "Fire in the Sky" from 1981. In case you still need
the info, I played the solo on that one and so did Al Garth!
We are both on the same cut, just in different sections if I
remember correctly. Al was a member of the band about up to
that time but was leaving and they had me come in to add the
solo to the cut. Jeff Hanna of the Dirt Band was producing
and it was recorded in L.A.”
Thanks
Bryan Savage
#20
LONG, LONG WAY FROM HOME-FOREIGNER IAN MCDONALD
“Hi John, Ian has replied. He did play that.”
All the best,
Andy Lodge
Camino Records / stevehackett.com
3/6/08
ALTO
#1
(£3) MISS YOU-ROLLING STONES
TENOR
#17
(£35) MOVIN’ OUT-BILLY JOEL
RICHIE CANNATA
TENOR
#21
NATIVE NEW YORKER-ODYSSEY
MICHAEL BRECKER
TENOR
£5
NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAYANDREW GOLD
ERNIE WATTS
TENOR
#24
ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG-BILLY JOEL
RICHIE CANNATA
ALTO
£1
RAT TRAPBOOMTOWN RATS
?
TENOR
From a UK contributor; the first BOOMTOWN RATS album featured
ALBIE DONNELLY on sax. The next five albums featured
BOB GELDOF on sax and RAT TRAP is on the 2nd album. Another
UK contributor indicates that it was Alan Holmes.
MEL COLLINS
From Albie Donnelly web site; Dear John, I’ve just asked
Albie about RAT TRAP - the answer, it’s two saxophone
players on that song. Albie played the end of the solo on the
song, Albie can’t remember the name of the other guy. It’s
definitely not Bob Geldof! Bye, Bernie Zylka 3/27/2002
http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=48603&p=3&topicID
=2124749&page=1;
“It was me. Alan Holmes on the final version.
Other sax players did play on the track but my unique
growling style was what they really were looking for.
Alby Donnelly was getting the broadcast royalties until a
couple of years ago.
I also did 'Good Morning Good Morning'on Sgt Pepper plus four
years of playing on all the Kinks rock opera stuff.
Bob asked me about working with the Beatles.
The Musicians Union demanded that I was paid every time Bob
mimed to my playing on TV because he did not want me to
appear in person.
I started out by playing with Gene Vincent and Little
Richard. 'Dont knock the Rock' shown on Granada TV”.
Also noted on his web site;
http://vzone.virgin.net/musitoot.band/index_files/Page414.htm
#9
SHAME-EVELYN “CHAMPAGNE” KING
SAM PEAKE
ALTO
#21
STUFF LIKE THAT-QUINCY JONES
GEORGE YOUNG
ALTO
#7
TIME PASSAGES-AL STEWART
PHIL KENZIE
ALTO
#6
YOU BELONG TO ME-CARLY SIMON
DAVID SANBORN
ALTO
1979
#2
(£4) AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONEEARTH, WIND & FIRE
£4
ANGEL EYES-ROXY MUSIC
#14
BIG SHOT-BILLY JOEL
#34
BUSTIN’ LOOSE PART 1CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL SEARCHERS
#1
(£1) DA YA THINK I’M SEXY?-ROD STEWART
£6
DUKE OF EARL-THE DARTS
NIGEL TRUBRIDGE
ALTO
£10
GET IT-THE DARTS
NIGEL TRUBRIDGE
TENOR
#20
HEART OF THE NIGHT-POCO
PHIL KENZIE
ALTO
#8
LOTTA LOVE-NICOLETTE LARSON
LON PRICE
TENOR
#10
LOVE IS THE ANSWERENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY
ERNIE WATTS
#24
MORNING DANCE-SPYRO GYRA
£3
MY GIRL-MADNESS
#3
MY LIFE-BILLY JOEL
#28
OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL-BOB SEGER
DON MYRICK
ALTO
ANDY MACKAY
TENOR
RICHIE CANNATA
SAX SECTION
LEROY FLEMING
TOM SCOTT
JAY BECKENSTEIN
LEE “KIX” THOMPSON
RICHIE CANNATA
ALTO REED
TENOR
TENOR
SOPRANO
ALTO
TENOR
SOPRANO
TENOR
#7
OOH BABY BABY-LINDA RONSTADT
£7
ONE STEP BEYOND-MADNESS
£3
REASONS TO BE CHEERFULIAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS
#25
SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHTANNE MURRAY
#29
SONG ON THE RADIO-AL STEWART
PHIL KENZIE
#36
(£5) STREET LIFE-CRUSADERS
WILTON FELDER
TENOR
#6
(£7) THE LOGICAL SONG-SUPERTRAMP
JOHN HELLIWELL
ALTO
EDGAR WINTER
ALTO
£17
DAVID SANBORN
ALTO
LEE “KIX” THOMPSON
TENOR
DAVEY PAYNE
TENOR
VERN DORGE?
THIS IS IT-DAN HARTMAN
TENOR
ALTO
1980
£3
BAGGY TROUSERS-MADNESS
LEE “KIX” THOMPSON
#3
BIGGEST PART OF ME-AMBROSIA
ERNIE WATTS
TENOR
#10
COOL CHANGE-LITTLE RIVER BAND
BILL HARROWER
TENOR
#10
(£/CAN) ECHO BEACH-MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS
ANDY HAAS
ALTO
#1
(£2) FUNKYTOWN-LIPPS, INC.
TENOR
£1
GENO-DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
#18
GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT-CHUCK MANGIONE
#1
I THINK I’LL JUST STAY HERE AND DRINKMERLE HAGGARD
#5
I’M COMING OUT-DIANA ROSS
?
TENOR
with horn section
LARRY WILLIAMS or EDDIE DANIELS- per Gio Washington-Wright
£39
INHERIT THE WIND-JAZZ CRUSADERS
BOBBY WOMACK (vocal)
WILTON FELDER
TENOR
#1
(£14) IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO MEBILLY JOEL
RICHIE CANNATA
TENOR
#17
JOJO-BOZ SCAGGS
ALTO
DALE MENDENHALL
J. B. BLYTE
STEVE “BABYFACE” SPOONER
BARITONE
TENOR
ALTO
CHRIS VADALA
TENOR
DON MARKHAM
TENOR
ADRIAN TAPIA
#6
(£58) LATE IN THE EVENINGPAUL SIMON DAVE TOFANI & GERRY NIEWOOD
#10
LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHTPURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE
£11
LET’S HANG ON-THE DARTS
#3
(£33) LITTLE JEANNIE-ELTON JOHN
#24
MIDNIGHT ROCKS-AL STEWART
(£4) MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM-BEAT
SAX SECTION
w/ BRASS
DAVID SANBORN
NIGEL TRUBRIDGE
JIM HORN
BRYAN SAVAGE
SAXA
RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
#10
MORE LOVE-KIM CARNES
#5
ON THE RADIO-DONNA SUMMER
#5
REAL LOVE-DOOBIE BROTHERS
#28
THE SEDUCTION-JAMES LAST BAND
#18
TOGETHER-TIERRA
#5
TOO HOT-KOOL & THE GANG
RONALD “KHALIS” BELL aka KHALIS BAYYAN
TENOR
Originally formed as a sextet, the Jazziacs included Robert
“Kool” Bell-bass, Robert “Spike” Mickens-trumpet, Ronald “The
Captain” Bell, later known by his Muslim name Khalis Bayyantenor saxophone, Ricky Westfield keyboards and Dennis “Dee
Tee” Thomas- alto saxophone and “Funky” George Brown-drums.
Based in Jersey City, this aspiring jazz group opened for
acts such as Pharaoh Sanders and Leone Thomas. They were
later joined by Claydes “Charles” Smith-guitar and as the
Soul Town Band, moderated their early direction by blending
soul and funk, a transition completed by 1969 when they
settled on the name Kool & The Gang. The original seven
members remained with the group into the 80s.
Per Tia Sinclair, Business Manager, Gang Touring, Inc. f/s/o
Kool & The Gang
£6
TOM HARK-PIRANHAS
ZOOT ALORS
TENOR
#7
YOU MAY BE RIGHT-BILLY JOEL
RICHARD CANNATA
TENOR
#13
YOU’RE THE ONLY WOMAN-AMBROSIA
ERNIE WATTS
#26
WHY ME-STYX
STEVE EISEN
GARY HERBIG
ALTO &
TENOR
ALTO
CORNELIUS BUMPUS
TENOR
DAVID SANBORN
ALTO
BOBBY NAVARRETE
TENOR
ALTO
ALTO
1981
#17
AIN’T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT
JOHN COUGAR
#1
ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT
HANK WILLIAMS JR.
JERRY MCKINNEY
#1
(£7) ARTHUR’S THEME-CHRISTOPHER CROSS
#2
DAVID WOODFORD
TENOR
TENOR
ERNIE WATTS
ALTO
(£1) BEING WITH YOU-SMOKEY ROBINSON
JOEL C.PESKIN
ALTO
#18
COME GO WITH ME-BEACH BOYS
JOEL C.PESKIN
ALTO
#8
GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVEDELBERT MCCLINTON
ROBERT HARWELL
#7
HARD TO SAY-DAN FOGELBERG
#33
HE CAN’T LOVE YOUMICHAEL STANLEY BAND
#39
I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELFBILLY VERA
#3
I DON’T NEED YOU-KENNY ROGERS
#19
I MISSED AGAIN-PHIL COLLINS
£4
IT MUST BE LOVE-MADNESS
LEE “KIX” THOMPSON
TENOR
£1
JEALOUS GUY-ROXY MUSIC
ANDY MACKAY
ALTO
#2
(£34) JUST THE TWO OF USGROVER WASHINGTON, JR. with BILL WITHERS
GROVER WASHINGTON, JR.
TENOR
#24
ONE STEP CLOSER-DOOBIE BROTHERS
CORNELIUS BUMPUS
TENOR
#9
SAME OLD LANG SYNE-DAN FOGELBERG
MICHAEL BRECKER
SOPRANO
#17
SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOODBILLY JOEL
RICHIE CANNATA
TENOR
#16
SUPER FREAK-RICK JAMES
DANIEL LE’MELLE
TENOR
#5
THERE’S NO GETTING OVER MERONNIE MILSAP
RONALD EADES
ALTO
#11
THIS LITTLE GIRL-GARY “U.S.” BONDS
TENOR
TOM SCOTT
TENOR
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
LON PRICE
TENOR
with SAX/BRASS SECTION
“REV” DAVE BORUFF
DON MYRICK
CLARENCE CLEMONS
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
#16
TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCINGCARPENTERS
#4
(£45) URGENT-FOREIGNER
£50
#15
£8
BOB MESSENGER
TENOR
JR. WALKER
TENOR
WAITING ON A FRIEND-ROLLING STONES
(£55) WE’RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHERAL JARREAU
WILL YOU-HAZEL O’CONNER
SONNY ROLLINS
LON PRICE
WESLEY MAGOOGAN
TENOR
ALTO
ALTO
1982
#12
BOBBIE SUE-OAK RIDGE BOYS
?
TENOR
John, On the CD package, horn credits are listed under "The
Muscle Shoals Horns," including Ronnie Eades (Baritone Sax)
and Harvey Thompson (Tenor and Alto Sax). Thank you for your
interest in The Oak Ridge Boys!
The Oak Ridge Boys International Fan Club
#21
BIG FUN-KOOL & THE GANG
DENNIS “DEE TEE” THOMAS
RONALD “KHALIS” BELL aka KHALIS BAYYAN
ROBERT “SPIKE” MICKENS
MIKE RAY
CLIFFORD ADAMS
ALTO
TENOR
TRUMPET
TRUMPET
TROMBONE
Per Tia Sinclair, Business Manager, Gang Touring, Inc. f/s/o
Kool & The Gang
#23
DADDY’S HOME-CLIFF RICHARD
?
TENOR
Hi John,
Yes I managed to open your email and have been reading it
with great interest. Looks like a mammoth project!
I did not play on the original recording of Daddy's Home by
Cliff Richard, although I did play on a later live version in
1990. I think the original solo sax may have been Howie Casey
or Mel Collins.
Regards
Ray Beavis
5/18/2007
£18
DO IT TO THE MUSIC−RAW SILK
#7
(£9) DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVEHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
JOHNNY COLLA
TENOR
#16
FIND ANOTHER FOOL-QUARTERFLASH
RINDY ROSS
ALTO
BERT REID ?
TENOR
£17
FOOL IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER?
TENOR
ELKIE BROOKS-CD credits list MARTIN DOBSON and GARY BARNACLE.
Hi John......pretty sure it must have been Gary. Don’t think
I did any sessions for Elkie untill ‘86-‘87 when I did a
couple of tracks on an album called “No more the Fool” one
track (which I did a tenor solo on) was called “Break the
Chain” and the other which was Alto I can’t remember.
Best Wishes, Martin 4/6/07.
#23
FORGET ME KNOTS-PATRICE RUSHEN
GERALD
Ms. Rushen, do you remember who played the
your hit song? I am doing a research paper
that Gerald Albright recorded the solo but
indicated that they thought it was Michael
ALBRIGHT
TENOR
tenor sax solo on
and have noted
someone recently
Brecker.
Thanks for your time and help!
John Laughter
“Hello John,
We love the departed Mike Brecker but he is not the soloist
on that track. Gerald is. Thank you for the support of
Patrice's work.
What is the paper for? Good luck with it in any case.”
Thianar
6/25/2009
“Hi John,
I can tell you that the saxophonist on "Forget Me Nots" is
Gerald Albright. I wanted to respond to you quickly, since
you are working on a research paper. I have also forwarded
your email to Patrice's attention. However, she is
preparing to leave for Europe in the next two days for a
summer tour with Lee Ritenour and might not be able to
respond right away.
Thanks for your support of Patrice's music!
Best wishes,”
Lisa Redd
Publicist to Dr. Patrice Rushen
6/26/2009
#3
(£49) HARDEN MY HEART-QUARTERFLASH
RINDY ROSS
#1
(COUNTRY) HE GOT YOU-RONNIE MILSAP
#1
(£8) I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO)DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
CHARLIE DECHANT
?
ALTO
ALTO
ALTO
£10
I’LL BE SATISFIEDSHAKIN STEVENS
BARITONE with SAX/BRASS SECTION
RAY BEAVIS (ts), JOHN “IRISH” EARL (bs), DICK HANSON (trp),
CHRIS GOWER (tb)
#11
(£26) IT’S RAINING AGAIN-SUPERTRAMP
JOHN HELLIWELL
TENOR
#40
LET IT BE ME-WILLIE NELSON
JON MARETT
TENOR
#10
LOVE IS IN CONTROL-DONNA SUMMER
ERNIE WATTS
#37
LOVE PLUS ONE-HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED
PHIL SMITH
#1
(£6) MANEATER-DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES CHARLIE DECHANT
TENOR
#9
ONLY THE LONELY-MOTELS
ALTO
£5
OUR HOUSE-MADNESS
#21
OUT OF WORK- GARY “U.S.” BONDS
£3
PAPA’S GOT A BRAND NEW PIGBAG-PIGBAG
?
ALTO
Members; JAMES JOHNSTONE - ALTO SAX & GUITAR & OLLIE MOORE TENOR SAX
“It was alto. I can’t remember who played it.. either me or a
guy called Brian Clarke who was in a band called After
Tonight. Maybe both…! Hope that helps. Cheers”
Jem
9/7/07
#19
PERSONALLY-KARLA BONOFF
£18
POISON ARROW-ABC
STEPHEN SINGLETON
£9
RIO-DURAN DURAN
ANDY HAMILTON
#13
(£50)SHOULD I DO ITPOINTER SISTERS
#14
TAKE ME TO HEART-QUARTERFLASH
#15
THE ONE YOU LOVE-GLEN FRY
#1
(COUNTRY) ‘TIL YOU’RE GONEBARBARA MANDRELL
#5
YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOUMELISSA MANCHESTER (saxes per CD credits) TREVOR LAWRENCE,
JAY SCOTT, LARRY WILLIAMS, TOM SAVIANO. (soloist unk) ALTO
#13
WAITING ON A FRIEND-ROLLING STONES
MARTY JOURARD
TENOR
SOPRANO
LEE “KIX” THOMPSON
TENOR
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
PHIL KENZIE
COOL T (TREVOR LAWRENCE)
RINDY ROSS
ERNIE WATTS
JIM HORN (last solo)
?
SONNY ROLLINS
ALTO
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
AUS#1 WHAT ABOUT ME-MOVING PICTURES
#1
ANDREW THOMPSON
(£45) WHO CAN IT BE NOW?-MEN AT WORK
ALTO
GREG HAM
TENOR
JIM HORN
TENOR
JIMMY ZAVALA
ALTO
RAY BEAVIS
TENOR
1983
#1
(£3) AFRICA-TOTO
#14
(£1) BABY JANE-ROD STEWART
£3
CRY JUST A LITTLE BITSKAKIN STEVENS
#1
(COUNTRY) FOOL FOR YOUR LOVEMICKEY GILLEY
#17
(UK) GARDEN PARTY-MEZZOFORTE (Mezzoforte's sax
player during the time Garden Party was released
is KRISTINN SVAVARSSON but there are guest sax
players on the album: BILL ELDRIDGE and MARTIN
DOBSON)
KRISTINN SVAVARSSON
9/5/2008
?
TENOR
TENOR
”Hi!
During the time my brother Kristinn played with the group
Mezzoforte, he played all the sax solos (i.e. soprano alto
and tenor). The additional sax players only played in the
background.
Kind regards,
Eddie Svavarsson”
Nacka Big Band
http://www.nackabigband.com/
#29
GOLD-SPANDAU BALLET
STEVE NORMAN
TENOR
#15
HEART TO HEART-KENNY LOGGINS
DAVID SANBORN
ALTO
#33
IT MUST BE LOVE-MADNESS
#29
MAKE LOVE STAY-DAN FOGELBERG
AL GARTH
#14
(£2) MODERN LOVE-DAVID BOWIE
STEVE ELSON
#31
MY KIND OF LADY-SUPERTRAMP
LEE “KIX” THOMPSON
JOHN HELLIWELL
TENOR
SOPRANO
BARITONE
TENOR
#7
(£63) ONE ON ONE-DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES
CHARLIE DECHANT
ALTO
#7
OUR HOUSE-MADNESS
TENOR
#3
OVERKILL-MEN AT WORK
#10
(COUNTRY) PERSONALLYRONNIE MCDOWELL
#25
POISON ARROW-ABC
#14
RIO-DURAN DURAN
ANDY HAMILTON
TENOR
#3
(£25) SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEYDONNA SUMMER
GARY HERBIG
TENOR
#33
THE BORDER-AMERICA
#2
TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)CULTURE CLUB
STEVE GRAINGER
TENOR
#4
(£1) TRUE-SPANDAU BALLET
STEVE NORMAN
TENOR
#3
(£4) UNION OF THE SNAKE-DURAN DURAN
#29
LEE “KIX” THOMPSON
GREG HAM
?
STEPHEN SINGLETON
RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT
WHAT ABOUT ME-MOVING PICTURES
ANDY HAMILTON
ANDREW THOMPSON
SOPRANO
ALTO
ALTO
ALTO
SOPRANO
ALTO
1984
£33
A NIGHT IN NEW YORKELBOW BONES AND THE RACKETEERS
?
ALTO
Several people have stated that it sounds like PAQUITO
D'RIVERA
#29
ALIBIS-SERGIO MENDES
#2
(CAN) BLACK STATIONS, WHITE STATIONSMARTHA & THE MUFFINS
MICHAEL BRECKER
RANDY BRECKER
#8
(£8) BLUE JEAN-DAVID BOWIE
?
TENOR
CD Credits; The Borneo Horns: Lenny Pickett (clarinet, tenor
saxophone); Stanley Harrison (alto & tenor saxophones); Steve
Elson (baritone saxophone).
However, one well known sax player says it is a British sax
player named Mike Stevens who played the solo.
#1
(£6) CARIBBEAN QUEEN-BILLY OCEAN
ERNIE WATTS
JEFFREY SMITH
TENOR
TENOR
TRUMPET
ALTO
#16
(£21) DANCE HALL DAYS-WANG CHUNG
MEL COLLINS
ALTO SOLO
with SAX SECTION
#2
(£4) DANCING IN THE DARKBRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
#15
(£56) DON’T ANSWER ME-ALAN PARSONS PROJECT
MEL COLLINS
#26
DON’T WALK AWAY-RICK SPRINGFIELD
JOEL PESKIN
ALTO
I have the original 1984 LP. The sleeve insert says:
Saxophone and Electric Woodwind Instrument: Joel Peskin
except on "Stand Up"
£15
GET OUT OF YOUR LAZY BED-MATT BIANCO
RONNIE ROSS
BARITONE
£23
HALF A MINUTE-MATT BIANCO
RONNIE ROSS
BARITONE
£9
NELSON MANDELATHE SPECIALS
#7
GLAMOROUS LIFE-SHEILA E
#6
HEART OF ROCK & ROLLHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
#6
I WANT A NEW DRUGHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
JOHNNY COLLA
TENOR
#13
IT’S A MIRACLE-CULTURE CLUB
STEVE GRAINGER
TENOR
£25
MR. SOLITAIRE-ANIMAL NIGHTLIFE
BILLY CHAPMAN
#7
ON THE DARK SIDE-JOHN CAFFERTY
MIKE ANTUNES
TENOR
#34
ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE-SPANDAU BALLET
STEVE NORMAN
TENOR
#10
(£15) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCKROD STEWART
GARY HERBIG (per GH) ALTO
2/18/07 – “I played the alto sax solo on Rod Stewart’s “Some
Guys Have All The Luck.” Gary Herbig
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
TENOR
ANDY ADERINTO
TENOR
LARRY WILLIAMS
ALTO
JOHNNY COLLA
TENOR
TENOR
JIMMY “Z” ZAVALA is also on the CD credits.
#1
(COUNTRY) THAT’S THE THING ABOUT LOVEDON WILLIAMS
#15
THE CURLY SHUFFLEJUMP ‘N THE SADDLE
#15
YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT(TILL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT)
JOE JACKSON-horn section w/ tenor solo. Saxes-TONY AIELLO and
JOE JACKSON; Trumpet-MICHAEL MORREALE
?
TOM TRINKA
ALTO
TENOR
#9
(COUNTRY) YOU’VE GOT A GOOD LOVE COMIN’LEE GREENWOOD
LEE GREENWOOD
TENOR
John,
Sax is Lee's first instrument.
does all of his records.
He played on that track as he
-Paul
1/11/2010
1985
#12
A LOVE BIZARRE-SHEILA E
EDDIE M
ALTO
#1
(£1) CARELESS WHISPERWHAM!/GEORGE MICHAEL
STEVE GREGORY
TENOR
Posting on SOTW; “It was recorded by Steve Gregory. Steve is
pro in London and he is a really nice guy. He apparently (so
he tells me) was the 11th guy who played it. It’s actually in
D but Steve played it in Db on tenor and then it was sped up,
so it sounds a bit different than you would think.” Dan.
Email to Dan; Dan, seems to be an ongoing debate about this
solo. Was it alto or tenor?
Response; It was on Tenor and probably on his Mark VI.
#10 (COUNTRY) DON’T CALL IT LOVEDOLLY PARTON
?
ALTO
#8
FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEARTSTING
#3
(£51) FREEWAY OF LOVE-ARETHA FRANKLIN
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
#1
(COUNTRY) HONOR BANDEARL THOMAS CONLEY
ALTO
#1
HURT-JUICE NEWTON
JON JOYCE
TENOR
CAN#12 HURTS TO BE IN LOVEGINO VANNELLI
TOM SAVIANO
ALTO
BRANFORD MARSALIS
?
SOPRANO
#3
(£26) IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREESTING
BRANFORD MARSALIS
TENOR
#9
I’M GOIN DOWN-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
TENOR
CLARENCE CLEMONS
£1
I’M YOUR MAN-WHAM
(saxes per CD creits) DAVID BAPTISTE, STEVE HAMILTON,
ANDY HAMILTON
(soloist unk)
ALTO
#12
JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODYDAVID LEE ROTH
#18
KEEPING THE FAITH-BILLY JOEL
SAX/HORN SECTION
MARK RIVIERA (alto sax), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Ronnie
Cuber (bari sax), (John Gatchell and Joe Shepley (trumpet)
£11
LIPSTICK, POWDER AND PAINT—
SHAKIN STEVENS
#1
LOST IN THE FIFTIES TONIGHTRONNIE MILSAP
#15
LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMO’S FIREDAVID FOSTER
£1
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONESHAKIN STEVENS
#3
EDGAR WINTER SAX SECTION
RAY BEAVIS
TENOR
JIM HORN
TENOR
“REV” DAVE BORUFF
ALTO
RAY BEAVIS
TENOR
NEVER SURRENDER-COREY HART
ANDY HAMILTON
TENOR
#15
ONE OF THE LIVING-TINA TURNER
TIMMY CAPPELLO
TENOR
#1
(£4) ONE MORE NIGHT-PHIL COLLINS
#20
ROCK AND ROLL GIRLS-JOHN FOGERTY
JOHN FOGERTY
TENOR
Centerfield is an album by musician John Fogerty, released in
1985. It was his most popular post-Creedence album,
containing the hit singles "The Old Man Down the Road", "Rock
and Roll Girls" and the title track "Centerfield". Fogerty
played all the instruments on this album himself, thanks to
overdubbing. He played a Martin Committee tenor.
#25
ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT-HONEYDRIPPERS
KEITH EVANS
TENOR
#1
(£1) SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOUWHITNEY HOUSTON
KIRK WHALUM
TENOR
#5
(£19) SMOOTH OPERATOR-SADE
STUART MATTHEWMAN
TENOR
#31
TENDER YEARS-JOHN CAFFERTY
£2
THAT OLE DEVIL CALLED LOVE-ALISON MOYET
#1
(£12) THE HEAT IS ON-GLEN FREY
#22
TOUGH ALL OVER-JOHN CAFFERTY
DONALD MYRICK
MIKE ANTUNES
?
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
DAVID WOODFORD
TENOR
MIKE ATUNES
TENOR
£13
YEH YEH-MATT BIANCO
RONNIE ROSS
BARITONE
#2
YOU BELONG TO THE CITY-GLEN FRY
BILL BERGMAN
#2
(£3) WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO
(THUNDERDOME)-TINA TURNER
#7
(£11) WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO-ARETHA FRANKLIN
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
#5
WOULD I LIE TO YOU-EURYTHMICS
TENOR
TIM CAPPELLO
MARTIN DOBSON
ALTO
TENOR
1986
£2
ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS-DAVID BOWIE
DON WELLER
BARITONE
?
TENOR
CD credits per http://www.discogs.com/release/571300
Saxophone (Baritone)-Andy Mackintosh, Don Weller, Gordon
Murphy
Saxophone (Solo)-Don Weller
Saxophone (Tenor)-Gary Barnacle, Paul Weimer, Willie Garnett
£14
BECAUSE I LOVE YOU-SHAKIN STEVENS
?
ALTO
Note from the UK-Tony Hall (tenor) and Sid Phillips (bari)
are listed on the vast majority of LPs I have seen recently.
(Steve Marshall)
#1
BOP-DAN SEALS
£14
BREAKING UP MY HEARTSHAKIN STEVENS
#16
(£8) CAPTAIN OF HER HEARTDOUBLE
#2
(£45) DANGER ZONE-KENNY LOGGINS
#14
(£12) DIGGING YOUR SCENE-BLOW MONKEYS
#7
(COUNTRY) FIRE IN THE SKYNITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND
#8
FRENCH KISSIN’- DEBORAH HARRY
#1
(COUNTRY) HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABYRONNIE MILSAP
?
TENOR
£49
HEART OF ROCK & ROLL-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
JOHNNY COLLA
TENOR
JIM HORN
ALTO
RAY BEAVIS
TENOR
CHRISTIAN OSTERMEIER
DAVID WOODFORD
NEVILLE HENRY
?
CRISPIN CIOE
SOPRANO
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
ALTO
#1
(COUNTRY) HEARTBEAT IN THE DARKNESSDON WILLIAMS
?
ALTO
#1
(COUNTRY) HELL AND HIGH WATERT. GRAHAM BROWN
?
TENOR
£22
HELLO DARLING-TIPPA IRIE
#3
(£3) HIP TO BE SQUAREHUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
#9
(COUNTRY) HOMECOMING‘63KEITH WHITLEY
?
TENOR
CD credits for saxophone list JIM HORN and DENNIS SOLEE.
#1
(£5) HOW WILL I KNOWWHITNEY HOUSTON
#4
IF YOU LEAVE-ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK
MARTIN COOPER
TENOR
#3
I’M YOUR MAN-WHAM
ALTO
£12
IT’S ALRIGHT (BABY’S COMING BACK)EURTHYMICS
£3
LESSONS IN LOVE-LEVEL 42
#4
(£5) LIVING IN AMERICA-JAMES BROWN
£18
PRETTY IN PINK-PSYCHEDELIC FURS
TENOR
The 1981 recording made #43. The movie film version reached
#18. The 1981 sax player was Duncan Kilburn. The film version
would have been Mars Wiliams.
#1
ROCK ME AMADEUS-FALCO
£8
SHOUT-LULU & THE LUVERS
#4
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT-EDDIE MONEY
PAUL HANSON
ALTO
#4
(£68) TALK TO ME-STEVIE NICKS
BARNEY WILENS
ALTO
£5
THORN IN MY SIDE-EURYTHMICS
#2
#5
RAY CARLESS
STEPHEN “DOC” KUPKA
JOHNNY COLLA
PREMIK RUSSELL TUBBS
ANDY HAMILTON
MARTIN DOBSON
DAVE PLEWS
GARY BARNACLE
CRISPIN CIOE
GARY BARNACLE
TENOR
BARITONE
TENOR
TENOR
SAXES
TRUMPET
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
JIMMY SMITH (solo)
TENOR
RONNIE ROSS ?
BARITONE
JIMMY ZAVALA
TENOR
TYPICAL MALE-TINA TURNER
TIMMY CAPPELLO
TENOR
(£51) WHAT YOU NEED-INXS
KIRK PENGILLY
TENOR
#2
(£1) WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH,
THE TOUGH GET GOING-BILLY OCEAN
?
ALTO
“I SAW THIS ON TV ONCE IN THE MID-80’S AND MARC RUSSO WAS THE
SOLOIST. SOUNDS LIKE HIM ON THE RECORD TO ME TOO.” Gio
Washington-Wright
£8
WONDERFUL LIFE-BLACK
£26
YOUR LATEST TRICK-DIRE STRAITS
MICHAEL BRECKER
TENOR
Intro by RANDY BRECKER
TRUMPET
(Concert tour tenor solo by Chris White)
#18
YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINECLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE
MARTIN GREEN
CLARENCE CLEMONS
ALTO
TENOR
1987
#1
AT THIS MOMENTBILLY VERA & THE BEATERS
£16
BORN TO RUN(LIVE)BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
#21
CANDY-CAMEO
£1
CHINA IN YOUR HANDS-T’PAU
GARY BARNACLE
ALTO
Per Carol Decker, GARY BARNACLE played on the hit single. The
album sax player’s name is unknown but he was a session
player in the states.
#4
JERRY PETERSON
ALTO
CLARENCE CLEMONS ?
TENOR
MICHAEL BRECKER
TENOR
(COUNTRY) DOMESTIC LIFE-JOHN CONLEE
JIM HORN
ALTO
#15
DON’T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVELENNY WILLIAMS (vocal)
KENNY G
£2
GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU-GEORGE HARRISON
JIM HORN
TENOR
#1
(£6) I’VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFEBILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES
GARY HERBIG
TENOR
#14
I WANNA GO BACK-EDDIE MONEY (CD credits show DANNY HULL or
HALL, PAUL HANSON and EDDIE MONEY)
ALTO
#1
LOST IN EMOTION-LISA LISA & CULT JAM
#10
ONE HEARTBEAT-SMOKEY ROBINSON
#4
(£11) ONLY IN MY DREAMSDEBBIE GIBSON
?
KENNY G
JEFF SMITH
TENOR
TENOR
SOPRANO
TENOR
£13
ROADBLOCK-STOCK AITKEN WATERMAN
GARY BARNACLE
£3
ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREEMEL SMITH & KIM WILDE
PETE THOMAS
£8
RUNNING IN THE FAMILY-LEVEL 42
KRYS MACH
#4
(£22) SONGBIRD
#1
(COUNTRY) STRAIGHT TO THE HEARTCRYSTAL GAYLE
£8
SWEETEST SMILE-BLACK
£10
WALK THE DINOSAUR-WAS (NOT WAS)
#1
WALKIN’ A BROKEN HEART-DON WILLIAMS
#5
(£11) WHEN SMOKIE SINGS-ABC
£8
WONDERFUL LIFE-BLACK
#3
YOU GOT IT ALL-JETS
(per L.P.credits)
KENNY G
JIM HORN
MARTIN GREEN
DAVE MCMURRAY
JIM HORN
STEPHEN SINGLETON
MARTIN GREEN
JOHN PARIS and DAVEY PAYNE
ALTO
TENOR &
SOPRANO
TENOR
SOPRANO
TENOR
SOPRANO
TENOR
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
1988
£1
CHINA IN YOUR HAND-T’PAU
?
#11
DO YOU LOVE ME-THE CONTOURS
THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES
TENOR
£11
DON’T BLAME IT ON THAT GIRLMATT BIANCO
ED CALLE
TENOR
#2
(£50) ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTSRICHARD MARX
£24
FIESTA-THE POGUES
JEM FINER
ALTO
I can’t remember who played it. Either me or a guy called
Brian Clarke who was in a band called After Tonight. Maybe
both . . .!
Hope that helps.
cheers
Jem 9/7/2007
“REV” DAVE BORUFF
ALTO
ALTO
#1
(£9) FOOLISH BEATDEBBIE GIBSON
#1
(£3) GET OUTTA MY DREAMS,
GET INTO MY CAR-BILLY OCEAN
JEFF SMITH
TENOR
2/1/2008
“John, although Lenny Pickett played on the album from which
the track came it would appear that Jeff Smith played the
solo to which you refer.
Hope this helps.”
Mark - Billy Ocean website
JEFF SMITH
TENOR
2/4/2008
John,
I believe that you are right. I think the track that I played
on that album was called "The Color Of Love", and I think
that it was a soprano solo that I played. I have no memory of
playing on “Get Outta My Car...”.
I recently played a gig with Barry Eastmond who produced the
record and I believe that that was the song with the soprano
sax solo.
Best wishes,
Lenny
#1
GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU-GEORGE HARRISON
JIM HORN
#2
(£4) HANDS TO HEAVEN-BREATHE
#1
HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS-RICHARD MARX
#4
HUNGRY EYES-ERIC CARMAN
#3
(£41) I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOUTAYLOR DAYNE
#1
(£25) KOKOMO-BEACH BOYS
£26
LIKE DREAMERS DO-MICA PARIS
#7
(£24) NEVER TEAR US APART-INXS
KIRK PENGILLY
ALTO
#3
(£25) NEW SENSATION-INXS
KIRK PENGILLY
ALTO
#1
(£53) ROLL WITH IT-STEVE WINWOOD
ANDREW LOVE
TENOR
#1
SEASONS CHANGE-EXPOSE
STEVE GROVE
TENOR
#3
(£17) SHE’S LIKE THE WINDPATRICK SWAYZE & WENDY FRASER
GARY HERBIG
TENOR
#25
SMALL WORLD (part 2)HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS
STAN GETZ
TENOR
JAMIE TALBOT
DAVE KOZ
GARY HERBIG
RICHIE CANNATA
JOEL C. PESKIN
COURTNEY PINE
TENOR
ALTO
ALTO
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
#10
SOME KIND OF LOVER-JODY WATLEY
LARRY SCHNEIDER
TENOR
£3
SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART-AZTEC CAMERA
SONNY JONZUN
TENOR
#16
SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVEWAS (NOT WAS)
?
TENOR
CD credits list David McMurray, David Was, John Weiss and
Larry Williams. Consensus says McMurray.
#16
THE TWIST-FAT BOYS with CHUBBY CHECKER
#13
TRUE LOVE-GLENN FREY
#2
(£9) WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALLBOY MEETS GIRL
#32
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD-LOUIS ARMSTRONG
?
TENOR
CHRIS (CHRISTIAAN) MOSTERT
ANDY SNITZER
TENOR
ALTO
KENNY G
SOPRANO
1989
#4
(£45) ANGELIA-RICHARD MARX
MARC RUSSO
ALTO
#1
BABY COME TO ME-REGINA BELLE
#10
(£17) CRY-WATERFRONT
#8
(£74) DREAMIN’-VANESSA WILLIAMS
#8
(£48) END OF THE INNOCENCE-DON HENLEY
#1
(£24) FOREVER YOUR GIRLPAULA ABDUL (saxes per CD credits) TROY WILLIAMS
and EDDIE M
(soloist unk)
PREMIK RUSSELL TUBBS
?
TENOR
SCOTT MAYO
TENOR
WAYNE SHORTER
#11
(£23) GET ON YOUR FEET-GLORIA ESTEFAN
MIKE SCAGLIONE
#1
GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU-MILLI VANILLI
MEL COLLINS
#14
IKO IKO-THE BELLE STARS
MIRANDA JOYCE and CLARE HIRST
£10
PACIFIC 202-808 STATE
#15
(£5) THE BEST-TINA TURNER
#13
SILHOUETTE
SOPRANO
SOPRANO
ALTO
ALTO
SOPRANO
SAX SECTION
GRAHAM MASSEY
SOPRANO
EDGAR WINTER
TENOR
KENNY G
SOPRANO
#17
SOUL PROVIDER-MICHAEL BOLTON
KENNY G
£51
THIS OLD HEART OF MINEROD STEWART with RONALD ISLEY
?
TENOR
CD credits for ATLANTIC CROSSING list Memphis Horns.
Positively ANDREW LOVE per Gio Washington-Wright.
“Hi John, I'm reasonably sure it was Andrew Love. Good luck
and Merry Christmas! Your friend, Wayne Jackson” (The Memphis
Horns) 12/6/2004.
#2
(COUNTRY) WALK ON- REBA MCENTIRE
JOE MCGLOHON
TENOR
#7
(£10) WALK THE DINOSAUR-WAS (NOT WAS)
DAVE MCMURRAY
TENOR
#5
(£53) WITH EVERY BEAT OF MY HEARTTAYLOR DAYNE
JOEL C. PESKIN
TENOR
TENOR
1990
#28
(£47) CLUB AT THE END OF THE STREETELTON JOHN
VINCE DENHAM
#25
(£2) DIRTY CASH-ADVENTURES OF STEVIE V
#36
DIRTY DEEDS-JOAN JETT
£15
ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK(REMIX)-STING
#4
(£74) EVERYTHING-JODY WATLEY
#1
(DENMARK) FALLEN-LAUREN WOOD
#2 in Singapore, #3 in Malaysia
#36
GEORGIA-MICHAEL BOLTON
#27
GIRL I USED TO KNOW-BROTHER BEYOND
?
ALTO or TENOR
CD CREDITS PHILIP TODD and DAVID KOZ
“I checked this out and it sounds like DAVE KOZ to me.” Gio
Washington-Wright
#12
HEART OF STONE-TAYLOR DAYNE
#1
(£53) I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING-TOMMY PAGE
£29
I’M NOT IN LOVE-WILL TO POWER
?
ARNO HECHT
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
BRANFORD MARSALIS SOPRANO
GERALD ALBRIGHT
TENOR
DAVE WOODFORD
TENOR
KENNY G
RICHIE CANNATA
BOB GAY
ED CALLE
TENOR
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
£6
LILY WAS HEREDAVID A. STEWART & CANDY DULFER
#10
MY, MY ,MY-JOHNNY GILL
£51
SHELTER ME-CINDERELLA
#10
THIS OLD HEART OF MINEROD STEWART with RONALD ISLEY
ANDREW LOVE
CD credits for ATLANTIC CROSSING list Memphis Horns.
CANDY DULFER
KENNY G
ALTO
SOPRANO
JAY DAVIDSON
TENOR
TENOR
“Hi John, I'm reasonably sure it was Andrew Love. Good luck
and Merry Christmas! Your friend, Wayne Jackson” (The Memphis
Horns) 12/6/2004.
Positively ANDREW LOVE per Gio Washington-Wright.
#24
WAS IT NOTHING AT ALLMICHAEL DAMIAN
RICHARD ELLIOTT
TENOR
1991
#1
£10
(£13) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEEDWHITNEY HOUSTON
CHANGE-LISA STANSFIELD
#11
(£1) DO THE BARTMAN-SIMPSONS
#14
EVERYTHING CHANGES-KATHY TROCCOLI
KENNY G
TENOR
CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS
TENOR
ANDY SNITZER
TENOR
RICHIE CANNATA
TENOR
#31
GENTLE-DINO
PAUL TAYLOR
“This is definitely PAUL TAYLOR. I have the CD.” Gio
Washington-Wright
SOPRANO
£48
GIRL I USED TO KNOW-BROTHER BEYOND
CD CREDITS PHILIP TODD and DAVID KOZ
£32
HOLDING ON-BEVERLY CRAVEN
#9
I WONDER WHY-CURTIS STIGERS
#7
I’M NOT IN LOVE-WILL TO POWER
#26
IT’S A SHAME (MY SISTER)-MONIE LOVE
#12
(£55) KEEP COMING BACK-RICHARD MARX
?
ALTO or TENOR
FRANK MEAD
CURTIS STIGERS
ED CALLE
?
STEVE GROVE
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
#11
LILY WAS HEREDAVID A. STEWART & CANDY DULFER
CANDY DULFER
ALTO
#4
(£23) LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THINGMICHAEL BOLTON
MARC RUSSO
TENOR
#40
LOVE ON A ROOFTOPDESMOND CHILD
#36
SHELTER ME-CINDERELLA
JAY DAVIDSON
TENOR
#23
SOMETHING GOT ME STARTEDSIMPLY RED
IAN KIRKHAM
ALTO
#5
TAKE IT BACK-REBA MCNTIRE
JOE MCGLOHON
TENOR
CHRIS MOSTERT or BRANDON FIELDS
(£3) THE WHOLE OF THE MOONWATERBOYS
TENOR
ANTHONY THISTLEWAITE
TENOR
#14
(£19) UNFORGETTABLE-NATALIE COLE with
NAT “KING” COLE
PETE CHRISTLEIB
TENOR
#11
VOICES THAT CARE-VOICES THAT CARE
KENNY G
SOPRANO
1992
£7
A MILLION LOVE SONGSTAKE THAT
#6
BREAKIN’ MY HEART (PRETTY BROWN EYES)MINT CONDITION
#27
CHANGE-LISA STANSFIELD
#21
DO IT TO ME-LIONEL RICHIE
#1
HOW DO YOU TALK TO AN ANGEL-HEIGHTS
#2
(£2) I LOVE YOUR SMILE-SHANICE
#1
(£1) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUWHITNEY HOUSTON
KIRK WHALUM
TENOR
£5
I WONDER WHY-CURTIS STIGERS
CURTIS STIGERS
ALTO
#12
CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS
CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS
MARC RUSSO
BRANDON FIELDS
BRANFORD MARSALIS
(£28) MISSING YOU NOW-MICHAEL BOLTON
£21
TASTE IT-INXS
£17
UNCHAIN MY HEART-JOE COCKER
JEFF ALLEN
KENNY G
TENOR
ALTO
TENOR
ALTO
ALTO
TENOR
SOPRANO
KIRK PENGILLY
TENOR
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
#22
WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTEDPAUL YOUNG
NICKY PAYNE
TENOR
1993
#25
(£56) BY THE TIME THIS NIGHT IS OVER PEABO BRYSON
KENNY G
SOPRANO
#18
(£47) FOREVER IN LOVE-KENNY G
KENNY G
SOPRANO
#9
(£7) I DON’T WANNA FIGHTTINA TURNER
#8
(£75) I’LL NEVER GET OVER YOU (GETTING OVER ME)
EXPOSE
DAVE KOZ
ALTO
£11
INDEPENDANCE-LULU
STEVE BEIGHTON
ALTO
£63
RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS-CARPENTERS
BOB MESSENGER
£4
ROMEO AND JULIET –
DIRE STRAITS (Live version)
£8
SWEET HARMONY-THE BELOVED
#1
TELL ME WHAT YOU DREAM-RESTLESS HEART
TIMMY CAPPELLO
TENOR
TENOR
CHRIS WHITE (Intro) ALTO
& TENOR
NIGEL HITCHCOCK
ALTO
WARREN HILL
ALTO
1994
#6
(£2) BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAYBIG MOUNTAIN
#1
I SWEAR-ALL-4-ONE
#34
(£2) MOVING ON UP-M PEOPLE
#7
ONE NIGHT A DAY-GARTH BROOKS
JIM HORN
GARTH PLAYS THE SOLO ON TENOR IN LIVE CONCERTS.
#5
WHY HAVEN’T I HEARD FROM YOUREBA MCNTIRE
1995
WARREN HILL
ALTO
“REV” DAVE BORUFF
ALTO
CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS
ALTO
JOE MCGLOHON
TENOR
TENOR
#21
ANTS MARCHING-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LEROI MOORE
SOPRANO
#22
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LEROI MOORE
ALTO
1996
£38
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER-911
STEVE BEIGHTON
TENOR
#8
FASTLOVE-GEORGE MICHAEL
ANDY HAMILTON
TENOR
(COUNTRY TOP 20) ON MY OWN-REBA MCENTIRE
?
SOPRANO
#15A SO MUCH TO SAY-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LEROI MOORE
BARITONE
#39
LEROI MOORE
BARITONE
TOO MUCH-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
1997
#6
EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES-BABYFACE
KENNY G
SOPRANO
£1
PERFECT DAY-VARIOUS ARTISTS
COURTNEY PINE
SOPRANO
#23
THE IMPRESSION THAT I GETTHE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES
KEVIN LENEAR
TENOR
TIM BURTON (Saxophone)
KEVIN LENEAR (Saxophone)
ROMAN FLYSHER (Saxophone, replacement for KEVIN LENEAR)
1998
#5
I’LL BE-EDWIN MCCAIN
CRAIG SHIELDS
TENOR
#13
STAY (WASTING TIME)-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LEROI MOORE
TENOR
#13
(AC) WHO’S GOT THE HOOCH-EVERYTHING
RICHARD BRADLEY
TENOR
2001
#15
WHERE ARE YOU GOING-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
LEROI MOORE
SOPRANO
2003
#17
SUPERSTAR PART 1-K-Os
BILL RUNGE
2004
TENOR
#1
£14
#39
(CAN) CRABBUCKIT-K-OS
CHRISTOPHER PLOCK
MARY-SCISSOR SISTERS
CRISPIN CIOE
TENOR
ALTO
(Country chart #2) YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HONKY TONK OUT OF THE
GIRL?
TENOR
BROOKS & DUNN-CD credits (horns); Jeff Coffin, Jim Horn,
Steve Patrick and Samuel Levine.
“Dear John,
if I am not mistaken it was Jim Horn. But I would have to
call the Brooks & Dunn guys to tell you for sure. Is there no
credit on the CD?
Regards,
Katja Rieckermann”
(Katja appeared on the vedio playing sax.)
2005
#2
DON’T CHATHE PUSSYCAT DOLLS featuring BUSTA RHYMES
?
TENOR
“Either BRANDON FIELDS or DAN HIGGINS. Most likely BRANDON
for this bag.” Gio Washington-Wright
#1
GOLD DIGGER-KANYE WEST
?
BARITONE
“Given the other horn section members, it’s most likely DAN
HIGGINS although he isn’t in the credits.” Gio WashingtonWright
2010
#1
(AUSTRIA, #1-6 IN TWENTYTWO COUNTRIES AND #25 IN CANADA)
MR. SAXOBEAT-ALEXANDRA STAN
?
ALTO
2011
#3
THE EDGE OF GLORY-LADY GAGA
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
#12
HAIR-LADY GAGA
CLARENCE CLEMONS
TENOR
#1
LAST FRIDAY NIGHT (T.G.I.F.)
KATY PERRY
(KENNY G on the video)
LENNY PICKETT
TENOR
ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL NOTES
"Roy Simonds/Doug Miller": original research for and published in
"The Moan Within The Tone: R&B Saxophone and the Oral Tradition in
Afro American Popular Music" (Department of Applied Social
Science, University of Northumbria, August 1993).
Additional notes by Gordon Beadle.
Additional entries by William Flannery
Urban Centres and their major sax players
Chicago
40s Illinois Jacquet, Gene Ammons, Arnett Cobb
50s Harold Ashby, Boyd Atkins, Ernest Cotton, C. L. Davis, J.T.
Brown, Red Prysock, Eddie Chamblee, Sil Austin, Tab Smith, Jimmy
Forrest, A. C. Reed, Sax Mallard, Eddie Shaw
60s Cliff Davis, Gene Barge, Johnny Board
From a Sax on the Web contributor;
“I had a quick look at the pdf and found two things that are (as
far as I know) not correct: Both Cobb and Jacquet are linked to
Texas, not to Chicago. Same for Buddy Tate, who is now linked to
New York”.
New Orleans
50s Red Tyler, Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Clarence Ford, Robert
Parker, Joe Tillman, David Lastie
60s Harold Battiste, Nat Perrilliat, James Rivers
Memphis
50s Ace Cannon, Boots Randolph, Packy Axton, Raymond Hill, Fred
Ford, Bill Harvey
60s Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers
West Coast
40s Bumps Myers, Buddy Banks, Maxwell Davis, Lorenzo “Buddy” Floyd
50s Big Jim Wynn, Preston Love, Jack McVea, Gil Bernal, Big Jay
McNeely, Plas Johnson, Lynn Hope, Joe Houston, Chuck Alaimo,
Jackie Brenston, Jimmy Beasley, Sam Butera, James Von Streeter,
Fred Ford, Clifford Soloman
60s Wilton Felder, Steve Douglas, Jim Horn, Nino Tempo, James
Clay, Bobby Forte, Johnny Heartsman
New York
40s Buddy Tate, Bullmoose Jackson, Paul Bascomb, Fred Jackson
50s Big John Greer, Leroy Cooper, Earle Warren, Jimmy Wright,
Warren Lucky, Buddy Lucas, Heywood Henry, Lowell "Count" Hastings,
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Willis Jackson, Hal Singer, Sam "The Man"
Taylor, Big Al Sears, Freddy Mitchell, George Kelly, Noble "Thin
Man" Watts, Frank "Floorshow" Culley,
60s Red Holloway, Jesse Powell, Harold Vick, Seldon Powell, Jerome
Richardson, David Newman, King Curtis, Hank Crawford, Eddie
Harris, Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess, Stanley Turrentine
Texas
Don Wilkerson, Grady Gaines
Other centres
50s Earl Bostic, Clifford Scott, Eddie Silvers, Ray Felder, Floyd
Johnson, Don Wilkerson [Cincinnatti]
Lionel Torrence, Rusty Bryant (Louisiana)
60s St. Clair Pinckney, Jr. Walker (Detroit), Oliver Sain (St.
Louis)
The following is a selection of records that had a significant
influence on the stylistic course of sax playing in r&r, r&b, soul
1940-1965. Subsequent this date, unison brass was more in vogue
till more recent times.
1943 Lionel Hampton - Flying Home (Illinois Jacquet)
From a Sax on the Web contributor;
“Hampton and Jacquet recorded 'Flying Home' in New York, May 26,
1942 (not 1943)”.
1945
1946
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
Louis Jordan-Caledonia
Louis Jordan-Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie
Sonny Thompson - Long Gone (David Brooks) or Eddie Chamblee
Frank Culley B Coleslaw
Big Jay McNeely-Deacon’s Hop
Cootie Williams Ork - Gator Tail (Willis Jackson)
Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck
Gene Ammons - My Foolish Heart
Lynn Hope - Tenderly
Earl Bostic - Sleep
Earl Bostic - Flamingo
Jimmy Forrest - Night Train
Hal Singer - Cornbread
Tiny Bradshaw - Soft (Red Prysock)
Joe Houston - Earthquake
Tiny Bradshaw - Free For All (Red Prysock)
1955 Red Prysock - Handclappin
Red Prysock B Fingertips
Don Wilkerson-I Got a Woman (Ray Charles)
Don Wilkerson-Hallelujah I Love Her So (Ray Charles)
1956 Sil Austin - Slow Walk
Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Clifford Scott)
Bill Haley - Rudy's Rock (Rudy Pompilli)
Louis Jordan-Choo Choo Ch' boogie
1957 Noble Watts - The Slop
Chuck Willis - CC Rider (Gene Barge)
Louis Jordan-Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
1958 Lee Allen - Walking With Mr. Lee
The Champs - Tequila (Danny Flores aka Chuck Rio)
Duane Eddy - Movin n Groovin (Plas Johnson)
Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser (Gil Bernal)
The Coasters - Yakety Yak (King Curtis)
1959 Ernie Fields - In The Mood (Plas Johnson)
Johnny & Hurricanes - Crossfire (Johnny Paris)
Johnny & Hurricanes - Red River Rock (Johnny Paris)
The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne (Harry Haller)
Danny Boy - Sil Austin
1960 Sil Austin - LP Golden Saxophone Hits
Bill Blacks Combo - Dont Be Cruel (Martin Willis)
1962 Ace Cannon - Tuff
Les Cooper - Wiggle Wobble (Joseph Grier)
King Curtis - Soul Twist
Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax
Jr Walker - Cleo's Mood
1964 King Curtis - Soul Serenade
Plas Johnson - The Pink Panther Theme
In addition;
1955
Otis Williams and the Charms- Ling, Ting, Tong-tenor
1967
Van Morrison—Moondance—Jack Schrorer—tenor
1973
Bob Seger—Turn the Page—Alto Reed—alto
1974
Pink Floyd—Us and Them—Dick Parry—tenor
1980
Aerosmith—Same Old Song And Dance-Michael Brecker—tenor
1985
Manhattans—You Send Me—Crispin Cioe-alto
1989
Glenn Frey—Livin’ Right—Bill Bergman—tenor
1998
Everything—Who’s Got the Hooch—Richard Bradley—tenor—
(from the soundtrack of the movie “Waterboy”)
2004 Toby Keith with daughter Krystal—Mockingbird—Mark Douthit—
tenor
Dates Unknown:
The Hunch—Paul Gayten
The Night Time is the Right Time—Ray Charles—David “Fathead”
Newman- David “Fathead” Newman on Alto sax; he got his famous
nickname from a high school music teacher who caught him playing
his horn with the music turned upside down - joined Ray Charles on
baritone saxophone in 1954. He later switched to alto and then
tenor saxophone. Newman worked steadily with Charles' small and
big bands for the next dozen years, soloing on such immortal sides
as "Night Time is the Right Time," "Talkin' 'Bout You" "I Got a
Woman," "Let the Good Times Roll," and "Rockhouse."
I Got a Woman—Ray Charles—David “Fathead” Newman
Talking ‘Bout You—Ray Charles—Fathead “Fathead” Newman
Bad To The Bone—George Thorogood—Hank “Hurricane” Carter—
background riffs on tenor and solo on alto
Castle Rock—Al Sears—tenor (recorded under Johnny Hodges’s name)
Soul Shakin’—Delaney and Bonnie—Andrew Love—tenor
Turn the Page—Bob Seger—Alto Reed—alto
Reminiscing—King Curtis Ousley—Buddy Holly—Reminiscing
Tell It Like It Is—Bobby Caldwell—Michael Lington—alto
I Do The Rock—Tim Curry —?—alto
I Put a Spell On You—Screamin’ Jay Hawkins—Sam “The Man” Taylor—
tenor
True Love Ways by Buddy Holly-Sam “The Man” Taylor or Abraham
“Boomie” Richman-I have seen both credited for the amazing session
work . Recorded 10/20-21/58.
“John, My Holley’s discography credits Boomie. The double CD
called the Buddy Holley Collection credits Sam “the Man.” It is
definitely Boomie. I would stake my reputation on it!!!” Courtesy
Jeff “Abbedd” Powell of Guardala Mouthpieces.
P.S. I emailed Richman’s son who lives and performs in Atlanta.
Barry sent his father’s telephone number in Florida and I spoke to
Mr. Boomie Richman who states that Sam Taylor was in great demand
at this time because he could play this style extremely well. Mr.
Richman gives credit to Mr. Taylor for this solo.
According to Courtesy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomie_Richman;
Recorded with Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958. He performed the
beautiful sax solo on “True Love Ways.”
For Bill Haley & the Comets fans;
I assume you’re just wanting to stick with US and UK charts
and not include recordings like 1961’s “Florida Twist”, a Rudy
Pompilli instrumental, which was a major Haley hit on Orfeon
Records in Mexico. I don’t know the chart position, but at one
point it was the most successful single ever released in Mexico
(or so I’ve heard). One of the Bill Haley fan club newsletters
from the early 60s reports that a song called Chick Safari
(recorded for Warner Brothers in 1961) actually made a very high
chart placement in India of all places. But that’s heresay.
There’s sax on it (Pompilli again) but nothing too notable.
In terms of non-Top 40 recordings that are felt to
have made an impact on sax players, I can’t speak to what players
might think, but the following Haley recordings (all of which,
again, I can provide you with MP3s of for your reference) are
notable:
1953: Live It Up / Farewell-So Long-Goodbye (Essex Records) - Tony
Lance (baritone). This was Haley’s first single using a saxophone
1954: Straight Jacket (Essex Records) – Joey D’Ambrosia (sax).
D’Ambrosia’s first sax work with Haley, and a notable instrumental
of the time (but non-charting).
1955: The Jodimars - Well Now Dig This (Capitol Records) D’Ambrosia (sax). Arguably the best known recording by this Comets
spin-off group. No solo but Joey’s riffs drive the song.
1955: The Jodimars – Eat Your Heart Out Annie – D’Ambrosia.
Another sax-driven melody, though no solo.
1956: The Jodimars – Midnight (D’Ambrosia) - the only instrumental
the band released, featuring Joey.
1956: Calling All Comets (Decca) - Rudy Pompilli. Non-single
release on the Rock and Roll Stage Show LP, a saxophone
instrumental that was also performed in the film Don’t Knock the
Rock. This one was likely influential.
1959 (but recorded 1958): Joey’s Song (Decca) - Pompilli
instrumental that was a low-placing chart hit in 1959.
1960 (but recorded 1959) - Skokiaan (Decca) - Pompilli’s sax plays
a major role in this instrumental, which was Haley’s last chart
hit in America before the 1974 reissue of Clock.
1960: Tamiami (Warner Brothers) - Pompilli. I remember reading
that this non-rock and roll instrumental registered on Billboard’s
“Bubbling Under” charts, making it the closest thing to a chart
hit Haley had after leaving Decca.
In terms of the Mexican recordings, Haley recorded
many instrumentals for Orfeon between 1961 and 1966 (Rudy Pompilli
on all though a few might have also featured a second sax by Mike
Shay). Florida Twist and a 1966 recording, Land of 1000 Dances are
the only tracks I have heard referred to as chart hits down there,
but there may have been others because the Comets were really
popular (even hosting a TV show) for several years.
One later recording that might be of note is “Rudy’s
Rock: The Sax that Changed the World”, an LP which was released by
“Rudy Pompilli and the Comets” on Sonet Records of Sweden in 1975
or 76 (it was recorded in 1975). It was a solo album Rudy did
without Haley, to give him a chance to do some final recordings
before he succumbed to lung cancer. There is some great sax work
by him on this album (which, sadly, did not chart and remains the
only Comets-related Sonet material not to be reissued).
As always, I hope this helps.
Cheers!
Alex Frazer-Harrison
3/10/07
Hey John, Here's a bit of info for your sax solo history.
I recently learned that "Sam the Man" Taylor was the player on the
1956 Doo-Wop 45 "So Good" by The Playboys on Tetra 4447. It was a
regional "hit" (NYC, Philly, Boston) and still considered to be a
classic by some(including most collectors). My oldest brother
Lionel Tipton, was in the group although they "let him go" just
before they made it onto American Bandstand. He wrote the tune but
as was so often the case, had to share writing credits with Alan
Freed's son-in-law, Monty Bruce who owned the label.
I learned a few years ago that it is a notable record when I
met a friend of a friend who was a collector. I was shocked that
he knew of the tune and that it is one of his personal favorites.
Anyway, more fodder for you canon.
Fred Tipton
7/7/2009