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Solo Saxophone Recordings and Performance
Summary
The genre of solo saxophone has a rich, but largely unmapped history in contemporary music, particularly Jazz[1]. Many musicians who play and record solo saxophone use extended techniques, a vocabulary of the saxophone beyond its normal range. Notable musicians in this field include Kaoru Abe, Anthony Braxton, Peter Brotzmann, John Butcher, Eric Dolphy, Paul Flaherty, Mats Gustafsson, Coleman Hawkins, Lee Konitz, Steve Lacy, Roscoe Mitchell, Evan Parker, Sonny Rollins, Masayoshi Urabe.
Selected Discography
- Roscoe Mitchell, Solo Saxophone Concerts, 1973, (Sackville)
- Lee Konitz, Lone-Lee, 1974, (SteepleChase)
- Evan Parker, Saxophone Solos, (1975, Incus 19. Re-released on Chronoscope CPE2002-2 and on psi 09.01)
- John Butcher, 13 Friendly Numbers, 1991, (Originally released on ACTA. 2004 reissue on Unsounds)
- Mats Gustafsson, The Education Of Lars Jerry, 1999, (Xeric)
References
- ^ Bill Shoemaker, Solo Saxophone Flights, Jazz Times, June 2000, http://jazztimes.com/articles/20462-solo-saxophone-flights