RIBS TPTD: ‘Sax Appeal’ 4 – The Ladies of Sax: Candy, Mindi and Pamela…

April 25, 2009 by tgrundy · 1 Comment
Filed under: Funk, R&B, RIBS, Sax Appeal, Triple Play Thurs-Day, jazz, podcasts/mixes 

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):

  1. Candy Dulfer
  2. Mindi Abair
  3. Pamela Williams

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])

  1. Once You Get Started - Candy Dulfer - For The Love Of You [4:55]
  2. F.L.A. Swing - Mindi Abair – Stars [4:34]
  3. Sexy MF - Pamela Williams - The Perfect Love [4:50]
  4. Gititon - Candy Dulfer - For The Love Of You [4:32]
  5. Sticks And Stones - Mindi Abair - Come As You Are 4:41]
  6. Saxtress - Pamela Williams – Saxtress [4:59]
  7. Valdez In The Country - Candy Dulfer - Right In My Soul [3:45]
  8. The Joint - Mindi Abair - Life Less Ordinary [5:13]
  9. Walk On By - Pamela Williams - The Look of Love [4:00]
  10. Bird - Candy Dulfer - For The Love Of You [6:22]
  11. Smile - Mindi Abair – Stars [4:29]
  12. Natural Woman (You Make Me Feel Like) - Pamela Williams – Saxtress [3:52]
  13. Saxy Mood - Candy Dulfer - For The Love Of You [4:19]
  14. Right On - Mindi Abair - It Just Happens That Way [4:11]
  15. I Am Love - Pamela Williams – Evolution [5:16]
  16. Jazz It’s Me - Candy Dulfer - Big Girl [4:38]
  17. High Five - Mindi Abair - Come As You Are [4:02]
  18. 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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