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

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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RIBS: April Is ‘Sax Appeal’ Month!

April 2, 2009 by tgrundy · 2 Comments
Filed under: Sax Appeal, Spotlight, Triple Play Thurs-Day 

Hey! I’ve designated April as ‘Sax Appeal’ month here on Rhythms In Black Satin.

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.

So… make sure you check in all month long cause, it’s ‘Sax Appeal’ Month on RIBS! I mean, everybody could use some “great sax” once in a while, right? {smile}

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