RIBS TPTD: ‘Sax Appeal’ 5 – Great Sax 2…
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Wow, here we are at the end of April already. This month sure went fast. Well, that means that today the RIBS kitchen is serving up the last of it’s ‘Sax Appeal’ entrees that we’ve been cooking up all month long. We hope that you have enjoyed this look at the many different players of this instrument both past and present.
Since most of the sax-a-teers we’ve heard from this month have been culled from the 50s, 60s and 70s, I thought this time around I’d feature some of the "newer" sax players on the scene today. That means that today’s mix will feature:
Eric Marienthal
George Howard
Dave Koz
Kirk Whalum
Kim Waters
Najee
Pamela Williams
Euge Groove
Richard Elliot
Kenny G
Ronnie Laws
Maceo Parker
I have to admit, I’ve really enjoyed focusing on a particular instrument like this and exploring the various artists who play it. I think there will be more explorations like this in the months ahead here on RIBS.
OK! Another round of "great sax" for ya to close out ‘Sax Appeal’ month as we present to you…
"Sax Appeal 5 – Great Sax 2"
RIBS TPTD: ‘Sax Appeal’ 5 – Great Sax 2
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Playlist: (song – artist – album [time])
- Compared To What – Eric Marienthal – Got You Covered [3:42]
- Grazin’ In The Grass – George Howard – When Summer Comes [4:45]
- Do You Know The Way To San Jose? – Pamela Williams – The Look Of Love [4:48]
- All I Do – Kirk Whalum – For You [5:02]
- (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay – Kim Waters – All Because Of You [4:12]
- Can’t Hide Love – Najee – Najee’s Theme [5:09]
- Going In Circles – Maceo Parker – Funkoverload [6:55]
- Pink Panther Theme – Dave Koz – At The Movies [3:38]
- Sax Attack – Kenny G – Gravity [5:02]
- New Jack Saturday – Eric Marienthal – Easy Street [5:09]
- Get ‘em Goin’ – Euge Groove – Just Feels Right [5:44]
- That’s The Way Love Goes – Kirk Whalum – For You [4:41]
- In The Groove – Richard Elliot – Jumpin’ Off [4:16]
- Just Be My Lady – Kim Waters – All Because Of You [4:49]
- Chillaxin – Euge Groove – Just Feels Right [6:06]
- You Don’t Know – Pamela Williams – Sweet Saxsations [4:56]
- Why Do You Laugh At Me – Ronnie Laws – Pressure Sensitive [3:59]
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 TPTD: ‘Sax Appeal’ 4 – The Ladies of Sax: Candy, Mindi and Pamela…
Filed under: Funk, jazz, podcasts/mixes, R&B, RIBS, Sax Appeal, Triple Play Thurs-Day
Playing “catch-up” this week on the site since I got “overcome by events” and did not get the mix posted last week. A late drop this week (been happening a lot lately {sigh}) BUT… we’ll get back on track on our regular Thursday release schedule soon. Let’s go…
In this, installment #4 in our month long ‘Sax Appeal’ series (installment/mix #3 is here), we take a look at the Ladies of the saxophone. I originally thought that female sax players were few and far between, but my research has uncovered more than quite a few ladies who have mastered the instrument. I’ve come to the conclusion that it is not so much that women musicians aren’t playing the instrument as much as they may experience great difficulty in getting recorded, especially as solo artists. Sounds like a subject well worth investigating further at some point in the future here on RIBS.
Fortunately, our trio today have not had any problems getting recorded, and we get to enjoy all the benefits of THAT fact. These three are probably the most prominent and well known women on the scene playing the sax today (of course there may be some out there who disagree with that statement):
Candy Dulfer: She started playing saxophone at age six, was leading her own band Funky Stuff at age fourteen, became an international recording star at age nineteen, started touring the world at age twenty. Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1969, she’s probably the reigning queen of the current crop of female sax players.
Mindi Abair: American born saxophonist with a strong Top-40 pop music background, Mindi also plays keyboards and the flute (and occasionally sings a little too!). She started out as a backing musician for such acts as Mandy Moore and the Backstreet Boys but switched to jazz in 2003 and has never looked back.
Pamela Williams: A Philadelphia native, Pamela sites Grover Washington, Jr. as one of her early influences. A former member of Patti LaBelle’s backup band she released her first album, “Saxtress” in 1996. Multi-talented (she also writes, produces and paints) Pamela is also known for her incredible visual art. She earned a degree in Fine Art and continues to paint when not on tour.
Let’s get busy wit it and let the Ladies of Sax show us what they can do as we present to you…
“Sax Appeal 4 – Candy, Mindi & Pamela”
RIBS TPTD: ‘Sax Appeal’ 4 – The Ladies of Sax: Candy, Mindi & Pamela
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Playlist: (song – artist – album [time])
- Once You Get Started – Candy Dulfer – For The Love Of You [4:55]
- F.L.A. Swing – Mindi Abair – Stars [4:34]
- Sexy MF – Pamela Williams – The Perfect Love [4:50]
- Gititon – Candy Dulfer – For The Love Of You [4:32]
- Sticks And Stones – Mindi Abair – Come As You Are 4:41]
- Saxtress – Pamela Williams – Saxtress [4:59]
- Valdez In The Country – Candy Dulfer – Right In My Soul [3:45]
- The Joint – Mindi Abair – Life Less Ordinary [5:13]
- Walk On By – Pamela Williams – The Look of Love [4:00]
- Bird – Candy Dulfer – For The Love Of You [6:22]
- Smile – Mindi Abair – Stars [4:29]
- Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like) – Pamela Williams – Saxtress [3:52]
- Saxy Mood – Candy Dulfer – For The Love Of You [4:19]
- Right On – Mindi Abair – It Just Happens That Way [4:11]
- I Am Love – Pamela Williams – Evolution [5:16]
- Jazz It’s Me – Candy Dulfer – Big Girl [4:38]
- High Five – Mindi Abair – Come As You Are [4:02]
- Lifeline – Pamela Williams – Evolution [3:19]
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 TPTD: ‘Sax Appeal’ 3 – Coltrane, Turrentine & Grover, part 2
Filed under: jazz, podcasts/mixes, RIBS, Sax Appeal, Triple Play Thurs-Day
A couple of weeks ago I featured these three as a part of the RIBS ‘Sax Appeal’ theme going on during this month of April. At the time I had planned to do a second mix because there were too many songs I wanted to use but they would not fit into just one mix. So here is some more from the sax masters that I consider the “Big 3” of the instrument:
John Coltrane: Starting in bebop and hard bop, Coltrane later pioneered free jazz. He influenced generations of other musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in Jazz history.
Stanley Turrentine: Stanley William Turrentine was one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in jazz. Known for his big, warm, sound, “The Sugar Man” or the original “Mr. T” found inspiration in the blues and turned it into a hugely successful career with a #1 hit and four Grammy nominations — first in R&B and then in Jazz.
Grover Washington, Jr.: Considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of Smooth Jazz, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Grover made some of this genre’s most memorable hits, including “Mr. Magic”, “Black Frost”, and “The Best Is Yet To Come”.
So… a second helping of C, T & G as we present to you…
“Sax Appeal 3 – Coltrane, Turrentine & Grover, part 2″
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Playlist: (song – artist – album [time])
- Afro Blue – John Coltrane – Afro Blue Impressions [10:50]
- Vera Cruz – Stanley Turrentine – The Sugar Man [4:58]
- No Tears In The End – Grover Washington, Jr. – All The King’s Horses [3:48]
- Giant Steps – John Coltrane – The Last Giant-The John Coltrane Anthology [4:45]
- Sara’s Dance – Stanley Turrentine – Never Let Me Go [6:14]
- It Feels So Good – Grover Washington, Jr. – Feels So Good [8:15]
- Blue Train – John Coltrane – Blue Train [10:44]
- I Could Never (Repay Your Love) – Stanley Turrentine – Don’t Mess With Mister T [8:22]
- Just The Way You Are – Grover Washington, Jr. – Reed Seed [4:46]
- Autumn Serenade – John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman – John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman [4:20]
- Impressions – Stanley Turrentine – Sugar [14:14]
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 TPTD: ‘Sax Appeal’ 2 – Coltrane, Turrentine & Grover…
Filed under: jazz, podcasts/mixes, RIBS, Sax Appeal, Triple Play Thurs-Day
A little late again this week, mucho problems with the ol’ Internet service on the home front this week {sigh}…
BUT, here (finally) is Part II of our month long look at the saxophone (we call it ‘Sax Appeal’ Month) and the many artists that have mastered this sweet sounding instrument.
Now in last week’s initial ‘Sax Appeal’ playlist, we gave you a wide variety of players from past to present, from Jazz to Funky Soul. Today however, we focus exclusively on the Jazz side of things with three of the best to ever blow the horn:
John Coltrane: Starting in bebop and hard bop, Coltrane later pioneered free jazz. He influenced generations of other musicians, and remains one of the most significant tenor saxophonists in Jazz history.
Stanley Turrentine: Stanley William Turrentine was one of the most distinctive tenor saxophonists in jazz. Known for his big, warm, sound, “The Sugar Man” or the original “Mr. T” found inspiration in the blues and turned it into a hugely successful career with a #1 hit and four Grammy nominations — first in R&B and then in Jazz.
Grover Washington, Jr.: Considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of Smooth Jazz, throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Grover made some of this genre’s most memorable hits, including “Mr. Magic”, “Black Frost”, and “The Best Is Yet To Come”.
Time to let these three sweep you up on a sax-i-fied cloud of sound as we present to you…
“Sax Appeal 2 – Coltrane, Turrentine & Grover”
RIBS TPTD: Sax Appeal 2 – Coltrane, Turrentine & Grover
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Playlist: (song – artist – album [time])
- My One And Only Love – John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman – John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman [4:57]
- Don’t Mess With Mister T – Stanley Turrentine – Don’t Mess With Mister T [9:51]
- Trouble Man – Grover Washington, Jr. – Soul Box [15:45]
- In A Sentimental Mood – John Coltrane [4:17]
- Sugar – Stanley Turrentine – Sugar [10:03]
- Masterpiece – Grover Washington, Jr. – Soul Box [13:15]
- A Love Supreme (Part One Acknowledgment) – John Coltrane [7:52]
- Love Hangover – Stanley Turrentine – The Man With The Sad Face [3:49]
- Time Out Of Mind – Grover Washington, Jr. – Time Out Of Mind [5:05]
- Cousin Mary – John Coltrane – The Last Giant [5:48]
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 TPTD: Great Sax – ‘Sax Appeal’ 1…
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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])
- Summer Song – Grover Washington, Jr. – Live At The Bijou [7:35]
- Allright – Candy Dulfer – For The Love Of You [4:28]
- Caliente! – Gato Barbieri – Caliente! [5:09]
- Boogie Down – Jr. Walker & The All Stars – Jr. Walker & The All Stars [5:04]
- Another Star – Najee – Songs from the Key of Life [4:47]
- Always There – Ronnie Laws – Pressure Sensitive [4:53]
- Morning Salsa – David Sanborn Band – Promise Me The Moon [6:05]
- Me & Me Brudder – Houston Person – Suspicions [3:26]
- In The Midnight Hour – King Curtis – The Platinum Collection [2:39]
- Ascension – Kirk Whalum – For You 5:14]
- Walkin’ – Sonny Stitt – Verve Jazz Masters 50 [5:24]
- Midnight And You – Stanley Turrentine – Pieces of Dreams [4:38]
- Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Cannonball Adderley – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! [5:10]
- Smile – David Sanborn – Sanborn 5:24]
- Mister Magic – Grover Washington, Jr. – Mister Magic [9:00]
- 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!
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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