Tag Archives: Saxophone

When The Saints Go Marching In

Posted on January 14, 2018 by hamer the framer

This is a curiosity. I had hoped I might find the World Saxophone Quartet but instead I got the Salaya Saxophone Ensemble & the NAFA Saxophone Quintet. I have never seen such a choir of saxophones; three sopranos, eleven altos, … Read more…

Flowers For Albert

Posted on January 13, 2018 by hamer the framer

David Murray is for me the undisputed king of the saxophone, the living, breathing, embodiment of the music. I’ve seen him many times, in small groups, big bands, but most memorably playing solo. He is a force of nature, and … Read more…

Spindrift

Posted on January 12, 2018 by hamer the framer

Colin Stetson‘s breathtaking pump-it-up saxophone fuelled by apparently effortless circular breathing turning the instrument into an extension of the body like some kind of external hand-held bronchial tree summoning music in the shape of a transcendental endurance sport is quite … Read more…

Lament For Charleston

Posted on January 11, 2018 by hamer the framer

 Ralph Carney, a saxophonist and jokingly self-described “man of a thousand instruments” heard on albums by Tom Waits, the Black Keys, St. Vincent, Elvis Costello, the B-52’s and Allen Ginsberg, died on December 16 in Portland, Oregon. He was … Read more…

Ein Lounge Lizard Allein

Posted on January 10, 2018 by hamer the framer

A short film from 1990 about John Lurie and his Strange and Beautiful Music. It’s part one of three. Watch them all then watch Bob The Bob once or twice too.

Hold

Posted on January 9, 2018 by hamer the framer

Nubya Garcia is one of the leading figures in the recent resurge of jazz-influenced sounds in the UK. Born and raised in London, at 25, she is starting to make headway as a composer and saxophonist. Her signature style combines … Read more…

Untitled

Posted on January 8, 2018 by hamer the framer

I recently stumbled upon this video, if that’s what you call a static image with a soundtrack attached, and now I find it’s stuck on repeat, I can’t shake it. There’s no title for this piece and no telling where … Read more…

By Your Grace

Posted on December 20, 2013 by hamer the framer

This recording was made at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco in 1971 by Paul Beaver & Bernie Krause with baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan. It was an exploration of the cathedral’s long reverb acoustics. Mulligan wanders through the space discovering constantly changing … Read more…

Blow Rahsaan!

Posted on March 9, 2012 by hamer the framer

Now that’s what I call a pair of lungs! Rahsaan Roland Kirk at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1972. I saw him later at Ronnie Scott’s and he blew me away. He was magnificent, spirited and generous. He could take a … Read more…

Don’t Stop The Carnival

Posted on February 15, 2012 by hamer the framer

On Friday 17 February at 9 pm BBC Four are broadcasting Beyond The Notes, a film by Dick Fontaine which is centred on the 80th Birthday Concert for Sonny Rollins at New York’s Beacon Theatre in September 2010. There are … Read more…