As far as I know, most popular music that uses saxophones use alto or tenor instruments. I’m curious as to what a baritone sounds like in a band. Please, post some examples
Eurythmics – Right By Your Side
Baritone Saxophone – Martin Dobson
Good lord - you want to listen to Morphine for rock and Gerry Mulligan for jazz.
Morphine - mobile links
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JW4iRcv2JGc&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJW4iRcv2JGc
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pKtDxX_Gzts&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DpKtDxX_Gzts
Gerry Mulligan -
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg5IzYerdRE
It isn’t a hit song, but The Anchor Song by Bjork is just vocals and saxes. One of those is a baritone, right?
Los Lobos use bari sax a lot, though I’m not familiar enough with their discography to cite a good example.
Holy Crap Word Man, I did not know about Gerry Mulligan at all.
Thank you, Thank you
Capt
I just finished listening to this piece of awesome
Simon and Garfunkel’s Baby Driver has a bit of bari sax in it - around 1:40, you can here the baritone driving the bass line along with what I think is a tenor sax.
Oh yeah; his work with Paul Desmond is great. And I have a cd where he plays with Ben Webster that is amazing…
Thanks!
I’m not much for Jazz, but I liked that first Gerry Mulligan piece- It shows off a really smooth upper register - doesn’t squawk like the smaller ones do!
Feel free to post more!
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This also really grooves!
"Rodney’s bass saxophone solo as promised" from “My Pink Half of the Drainpipe” by the Bonzo Dog Band.
Jimmy Buffett - Saxophones.
They’re even referred to in the lyrics, although the original recording featured alto saxes instead of the correct baritones. JB finally re-recorded it with the correct instrument a few years ago.
“Suits Are Picking Up The Bill” by the Squirrel Nut Zippers
“Desert Skies” by The Marshall Tucker Band
Return To Sender by Elvis Presley has a prominent baritone sax part played by Boots Randolph of Yakety Sax fame.