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Tag Archives: saxophone

October 31, 2025

Sidemen In The Spotlight – Four Classic Jazz Performances Where The Leader Defers To A Featured Soloist

Jazz, music 1938, 1939, 1941, 1945, Artie Shaw, band, bandleader, Benny Goodman, big, Charlie Christian, cornet, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, leader, Lester Young, Rex Stewart, Roy Eldridge, saxophone, side men, sideman, trumpet 16 Comments J P
August 9, 2024

Jazz Where The Stars Are The Stars

Jazz, music Getz, jazz, Kamuka, Lester, Richie, saxophone, Stan, Star Dust, Star Eyes, Stella By Starlight, young 9 Comments J P
April 14, 2023

Charlie Ventura With The Gene Krupa Band – The Rise Of A Saxman

Jazz, music Charlie, drums, Gene, Krupa, Leave us Leap, Out of Nowhere, saxophone, tenor, Ventura, Yesterdays 6 Comments J P
September 6, 2019

Coleman Hawkins (With Charlie Parker) – Bean & Bird Blend In A Ballad

Jazz, music 1950, Ballade, Bean, Brown, Buddy, Charlie, Coleman, Granz, Hank, Hawk, Hawkins, jazz, Jones, Norman, Parker, Ray, reed, rich, sax, saxophone, swing, tenor 14 Comments J P
October 12, 2018

Fryin’ Fish – Is It Jazz Or Rock & Roll?

Jazz, music 1949, 5, boogie, Decca, fish, Five, Fry, Is, jazz, Jordan, jump, Louis, night, rock, roll, Saturday, saxophone, Tympany, vocal, You 11 Comments J P
April 27, 2018

President Meets King: Wherein Lester Young and Nat Cole Both Rule

Jazz, music 1942, Back, bass, Callender, Can't, Cole, Get, home, Indiana, King, Lester, Los Angeles, Nat, piano, president, Prez, red, sax, saxophone, Started, tenor, trio, young 19 Comments J P
February 16, 2018

Basie Plays Cute

Jazz, music 1958, Basie, brass, Count, flute, Frank, Hefti, jazz, Jerry, Lewis, music, Neil, Payne, Roulette, saxophone, Sinatra, Sonny, Wess 13 Comments J P
October 20, 2017

A Sweetie By Jean Goldkette – A Sample From The Jazz Age

Jazz, music 20s, age, banjo, bass, Beiderbecke, Bill, Bix, Brown, clarinet, cornet, Dorsey, Goldkette, Gonna, jazz, Jean, Jimmy, Joe, My, Newell, Now, Rank, roaring, saxophone, See, speakeasy, Steve, Sweetie, Trank, Trumbauer, Venuti, Victor, Wilcox 8 Comments J P
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