RIBS TPTD: Great Sax - ‘Sax Appeal’ 1…

April 2, 2009 by tgrundy
Filed under: R&B, RIBS, Sax Appeal, Triple Play Thurs-Day, jazz, podcasts/mixes, soul 

Here’s an idea I’ve been thinking about for a while and finally decided to run with. April has been designated ‘Sax Appeal’ month here on RIBS. All month long the RIBS kitchen will be cooking up playlists from the artists that play my favorite instrument: the saxophone.

Invented by Adolphe Sax in 1841, the instrument initially gained popularity in the niche it was designed for: the military band. As a matter of fact, it’s use in orchestral music (another niche Adolphe Sax had hoped for the instrument) was initially shunned. However, as we well know, it has now found a home in all types of music: Orchestral, Jazz, Rock and R&B.

So, the month of April around here is gonna be “sax month”. I hope you are looking forward to some great sax (doesn’t everyone? {smile}) over the next few weeks as you’ll be hearing from folks like:

  • Grover Washington, Jr
  • Candy Dulfer
  • Illinois Jacquet
  • John Coltrane
  • David Sanborn
  • Junior Walker
  • King Curtis
  • Sonny Stitt
  • Euge Groove
  • Stanley Turrentine

…and a whole host of others, as we present to you…

“Great Sax: Sax Appeal 1″

RIBS TPTD: Sax Appeal 1
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Playlist: (song - artist - album [time])

  1. Summer Song - Grover Washington, Jr. - Live At The Bijou [7:35]
  2. Allright - Candy Dulfer - For The Love Of You [4:28]
  3. Caliente! - Gato Barbieri - Caliente! [5:09]
  4. Boogie Down - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - Jr. Walker & The All Stars [5:04]
  5. Another Star - Najee - Songs from the Key of Life [4:47]
  6. Always There - Ronnie Laws - Pressure Sensitive [4:53]
  7. Morning Salsa - David Sanborn Band - Promise Me The Moon [6:05]
  8. Me & Me Brudder - Houston Person - Suspicions [3:26]
  9. In The Midnight Hour - King Curtis - The Platinum Collection [2:39]
  10. Ascension - Kirk Whalum - For You 5:14]
  11. Walkin’ - Sonny Stitt - Verve Jazz Masters 50 [5:24]
  12. Midnight And You - Stanley Turrentine - Pieces of Dreams [4:38]
  13. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy - Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! [5:10]
  14. Smile - David Sanborn - Sanborn 5:24]
  15. Mister Magic - Grover Washington, Jr. - Mister Magic [9:00]
  16. Sittin’ On The Dock Of The Bay - King Curtis - The Platinum Collection [2:43]

Have you missed any of the RIBS mixes we’ve posted? If you have there is now an easy way to catch up on what we’ve been up to. Just go check out the new RIBS Archives Page to see a very easy to read listing of every post (and music mix) we’ve uploaded to the site.

Enjoy!

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7 Comments on RIBS TPTD: Great Sax - ‘Sax Appeal’ 1…

  1. tgrundy (tgrundy) on Thu, 2nd Apr 2009 11:00 am

    2. Twitter Comment


    GM Tweeps! New post is up. Ready for some “great sax”? April is ‘Sax Appeal’ month on RIBS: [link to post] #blck #podcast

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  2. RIBS: April Is ‘Sax Appeal’ Month! : RIBS: Rhythms In Black Satin on Thu, 2nd Apr 2009 1:38 pm

    3. [...] What that means is that for the next 5 Thursdays the mixes here will be featuring many of our great saxophone players from the past on up to the present day. You’ll be hearing familiar folks like Grover Washington, Jr., David Sanborn, Stanley Turrentine and Jr. Walker as well as some of the masters who pioneered the use of the instrument in Jazz, Swing, R&B and Rock ‘n Roll like Charlie “Bird” Parker, John Coltrane, Sonny Stitt, Illinois Jacquet and many more. The first playlist will feature a collection of uptempo (and a few mellow) grooves from a variety of players and as we move on into the month I’ll select a few trios and focus on them in the traditional Triple Play Thurs-Day format. [...]

  3. El Slick on Thu, 2nd Apr 2009 2:43 pm

    4. This ought to be a helluva April.

  4. tgrundy (tgrundy) on Sat, 4th Apr 2009 7:56 am

    5. Twitter Comment


    GM Tweeps! Ya’ll made it to the weekend! As a reward I think you need some “great sax” today: [link to post]

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  5. Roddykat (Rodney L.) on Sat, 4th Apr 2009 6:29 pm

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    RT @tgrundy: GM Tweeps! Ya’ll made it to the weekend! As a reward I think you need some “great sax” today: [link to post]

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  6. tgrundy (tgrundy) on Tue, 7th Apr 2009 12:31 pm

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    Friendly Reminder Dept… April is ‘Sax Appeal’ month over on RIBS: [link to post] Lots of “great sax” all month long, especially Jazz!

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  7. JBethune on Sat, 6th Mar 2010 4:56 am

    8. …4am at work…listening to Jazz 101…downloading the Sax Appeal series…

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