THE HISTORY OF “TOP 40” SAXOPHONE SOLOS

1955-2005

Rock & Roll Saxophone-foreword by Scott Page, was published in 1989. Contemporary Saxophone-foreword by Ernie Watts and preface Jay Davidson, was published in 1992 followed by the 2nd edition of Rock & Roll Saxophone in 1996. Over the years I have received many questions about the players whose solos were heard on the Top 40 "Pop" music hits. Many of the solos inspired students of all ages to pick up the sax and join a band.

In the 50’s/60’S it may have been King Curtis, Boots Randolph, Lee Allen, Ace Cannon or Junior Walker. In more recent years Marc Russo, Dave Koz, Kenny G, Kirk Whalum, Ernie Watts, Candy Dulfer or Gerald Albright. In addition, many UK artists led the inspiration overseas. The list continues to grow.

Many of the hits featured sax players who never received credit, either on L.P. covers, CD liner notes or history books. The following list represents a long overdue salute to these musicians. A CD set (323 pages in MS Word) with bios/photos and 17 music tracks can be purchased by contacting John Laughter @ JSAXL@aol.com

The New Sound

The year was 1955. The new Top 40 hits of Fats Domino, The El Dorados, Billy Vaughn, Bill Haley and the Comets, and Pat Boone were filling the airwaves and jukeboxes across the globe. Teenagers were tuning in and dancing to the new beat. In 1956, Little Richard, Johnny Dankworth, The Dells, Ken MacIntosh, The Cadillacs, The Five Satins, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, and Bill Doggett also joined in and were recording the new Top 40 hits. It was an exciting time for many teenagers. International popular music was about to change forever and one unique sound that was common to many hit records was the versatile styles of the saxophone.

Who were the musicians who inspired many of us to learn to play the sax during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s? Where are they today?

Unfortunately, for many years in the world of pop music most

session musicians were never given credit on the LP covers or CD liner notes. In some cases, had it not been for the studio musicians, the record might not have become a hit for the singer. Even in some recordings that used the singer’s own band, credit was not always given to those who made it happen.

In most historical documents there is room for error and misinformation. I have used Internet resources, email responses, and various books to confirm as many dates, names, and songs as possible. However, as I concluded the research and prepared this book to be published, I knew that an updated edition would follow in the future as more songs, names, and corrections surface.

If you have additional information to add to the future editions, please contact me at JSAXL@aol.com and I will add your updates to the text. I hope we will one day have a complete and comprehensive account of these musicians.

The majority of the listed hits contain an obvious solo. However, a few of the hits have a dominant sax line in the background but no solo per se. According to the contributors the background sax line was a vital part of the song so it was added.

Let’s take a trip and go back in time. Do you remember that song and solo that inspired you to pick up the saxophone?

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THE HISTORY OF TOP 40 SAXOPHONE SOLOS

1955-2005

By John Laughter and Steve D. Marshall

Preface/Foreword by Plas Johnson, Dave Woodford and U.K.’s Snake Davis

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GUEST ARTISTS-Alphabetical Order

A very special thanks to the following artists for contributing their talent and CD tracks.

1. Joey Arminio & The Family- “American Outlaw”2. Andy Brush-“Simply Simpo”3-4. Ed Calle-“Strut” and “Smood Dude” from his CD titled Twilight on Concord Records, PO Box 845, Concord, Ca 945225. Timmy Capppello-“Wiggle”6. Dan Cipriano-“Beneath Sullivan Street”7. Andrew Clark- “Cut Off” from his CD titled Jaywalking on Papasax Records, PO Box 5484, Bradford, Ma 018358. Chris “Snake” Davis-“You’re The One” from his CD titled Snakebites on Skin Records via Ruth Hopkins, 27 Mayfield Rd, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 9QW, UK. 9-10. Sax Gordon-“Hubcap Pete” and “Have Horn Will Travel” from his CD titled Have Horn Will Travel on Bullseye Blues & Jazz/ Rounder Records, One Camp Street, Cambridge, Mass. 0214011. Joe McGlohon-(co-written by Steve Bassett)-“Reggae Gone Shuffle”12. Jack Prybylski-“Mandalay Bay” from his CD titled Soho Strut13-14. Tom Timko-“Breakfast At Nat’s” and “Barnacle Bill” from his CD titled Tom Timko And The Horn Dogs on Ratamacue Records, PO Box 279, West Long Branch, NJ 0776415-16. Chris Vadala-“Out Of The Shadows” and “Club Contrafact” from his CD titled Out Of The Shadows on Usroots Records, Canada17. Don Wise-“Blue Shoes” from his CD titled Genuine Snake via Wamco Productions, PO Box 2772, Knoxville, Tn 37901

POSITION SONG SAX PLAYER INSTR.

UK chart position is shown as (£) for duplicate hits in US and in the UK.

1955

#1 (£7)AIN’T THAT A SHAME-PAT BOONE ? TENOR

I could not confirm the names of the recording session players for Pat Boone. His agent indicated that Mr. Boone recalled the name “Justin Tubbs” as being the sax soloist. However, according to a web site by Don Rose;

His (Joe Daley) career has been diverse: he was one of the “brothers” in a Woody Herman Herd of 1950-51, and worked with the Maynard Ferguson and Nelson Riddle bands. He also played tenor in the studio band that backed Pat Boone for most of his recording sessions during the 1950s.

Another name that was given to me is Justin Gordon. Gordon also appears on the Billy Vaughn hits.

The Bear Family Records collection credits the following sax players for Boone’s sessions which include all of his Top 40 hits; JOHN ROTELLA, WILBUR SCHWARTZ, PAUL HORN, JOE KRETCHER, JULIAN C. MATLOCK, RYLAND WESTON, JOSEPH KRECHTER, HAROLD HUGH EHRMANN, HUBERT MAXWELL MYERS, JULIAN "MATTY" MATLOCK, JUSTIN GORDON, BILLY VAUGHN, BENNY CARTER, GENE CIPRIANO,MAHLON CLARK, JEWELL L. GRANT, DAVE PELL and JOHN JOHNSON. http://ubl.artistdirect.com/store/artist/album/0,,303601,00.html

#10 AIN’T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR

#1 (R&B) ALL BY MYSELF-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR

#7 AT MY FRONT DOOR-PAT BOONE ? TENOR DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm(I sent an email to Mr. Pell asking him to review the list and to confirm which hits he is featured playing the solo. Although he said he would review the list, he never replied.)

#17 AT MY FRONT DOOR-EL DORADOS RED HOLLOWAY (solo) TENOR MCKINLEY EASTON BARITONE#17 BIRTH OF THE BOOGIE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR

#9 BURN THAT CANDLE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR (JOEY D’AMBROSIA left BILL HALEY 9/55 to form the Jodimars.

ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE was the first session for RUDY.)

#11 DADDY-O-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR

#11 DIM, DIM THE LIGHTS- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR

#25 DON’T GET ANGRY-NAPPY BROWN BUDD JOHNSON TENOR L.P. credits AL SEARS, SAM TAYLOR, KING CURTIS (tenor saxophone); BUDD JOHNSON (baritone saxophone). Per Stuart Colman-Budd Johnson takes the solo on “Don't Get Angry” by Nappy Brown

#12 FORGET ME NOT-KALIN TWINS ? TENOR

#19 GEE WHITTAKERS-PAT BOONE ? (SOLO) TENOR DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm ? BARITONE

#15 HEARTS OF STONE-THE CHARMS ? TENOR

#1 HEARTS OF STONE-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR

#2 KO KO MO (I LOVE YOU SO)-PERRY COMO MITCHEL AYRES ORCHESTRA TENOR with SAX SECTION

#18 (£14) MAMBO ROCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR

#2 MELODY OF LOVE-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO

#8 MELODY OF LOVE-DAVID CARROLL HOWARD DAVIS ALTO

#3 MELODY OF LOVE-FOUR ACES ? ALTO

£10 MELODY OF LOVE-INKSPOTS ? ALTO

#1 (R&B) POOR ME-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR

#15 RAZZLE-DAZZLE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR

#23 ROCK-A-BEATIN’ BOOGIE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#13 ROCK LOVE-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR

#3 SEVENTEEN-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? TENOR

£4 SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR Originally recorded in 1954.

#1 THE GREAT PRETENDER-THE PLATTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#20 THE KENTUCKIAN SONG-THE HILLTOPPERS ? ALTO

#15 TWO HOUND DOGS- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR

#14 TWEEDLEE DEE-LAVERN BAKER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR

#1 (£1) (WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR Originally recorded in 1954.

1956

#28 APRIL IN PARIS-COUNT BASIE SAX SECTION CD CREDITS- MARSHALL ROYAL-ALTO FRANK WESS-ALTO and TENOR FRANK FOSTER-TENOR CHARLIE FOWLKES-BARI

#5 (£#2) A TEAR FELL-TERESA BREWER ? ALTO

#10 CHAINS OF LOVE-PAT BOONE ? ALTO w/ VOCAL

#17 CONFIDENTIAL-SONNY KNIGHT PLAS JOHNSON (solo) TENOR intro followed by SAX SECTION.

#14 EDDIE MY LOVE-TEEN QUEENS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (per Plas Johnson) JEWELL GRANT BARITONE JACKIE KELSO (?) ALTO

#11 EDDIE MY LOVE-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? SAX SECTION

£7 EXPERIMENTS WITH MICE- JOHNNY DANKWORTH JOHNNY DANKWORTH ALTO PETE WARNER TENOR

#24 FEVER-LITTLE WILLIE JOHN RAY FELDER and RUFUS “NOSE” GORE SAX SECTION

#2 (R&B) (£29) HONEY CHILE- FATS DOMINO BUDDY HAGANS TENOR

#2 HONKY TONK (PARTS 1 & 2)- BILL DOGGETT CLIFFORD SCOTT TENOR

#22 I CAN’T LOVE YOU ENOUGH- LAVERN BAKER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR

#13 I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL- FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS JIMMY WRIGHT TENOR

#3 (£12) I’M IN LOVE AGAIN-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR #38 I’M IN LOVE AGAIN-THE FONTANE SISTERS ? SAX SECTION w/ TENOR SOLO

#24 IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT- FIVE SATINS VINNY MAZZETTA TENOR

#13 IT ISN’T RIGHT-THE PLATTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#20 LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL- SHIRLEY AND LEE LEE ALLEN TENOR

#6 LONG TALL SALLY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#8 (£18) LONG TALL SALLY-PAT BOONE ? TENOR

#19 MY BLUE HEAVEN-FATS DOMINO per session notes: CLARENCE FORD (as), LEE ALLEN, BUDDY HAGANS (ts) HERB HARDESTY (solo per HH) TENOR

#1(R&B) OH WHAT A NIGHT-THE DELLS LUCIUS “LITTLE WASH” WASHINGTON (solo) TENOR with MCKINLEY EASTON on BARITONE

#8 (R&B) READY TEDDY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR

#25 (£4) RIP IT UP- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#17 RIP IT UP-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#16 R-O-C-K- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

£13 & £23 (SAME YEAR) ROCK WITH THE CAVEMAN- TOMMY STEELE RONNIE SCOTT TENOR

£3 ROCKIN’ THRU THE RYE- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#34 (£30) RUDY’S ROCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

Pompilii is the correct spelling, but Bill thought it looked odd and would appear more professional if it was changed to Pompilli. Quoted from “Bill Haley” by John Swenson(c) 1982 W.H. Allen

#6 (£7) SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#18 SEVEN DAYS-THE CREW CUTS DAVID CARROLL ORCHESTRA ? SAX SECTION

#9 (R&B) (£15) SHE’S GOT IT-LITTLE RICHARD ? TENOR

Hi John, According to the discographical information given in the box set The Specialty Sessions, “She's Got It” (Sp 584) was cut with the Upsetters in Los Angeles on September 6, 1956, with Wilbert Smith, Grady Gaines and Clifford Burks (tenor) and Jewell Grant (baritone). Best wishes, Michael Robinson, North Perth, Western Australia

#12 SINCE I MET YOU BABY- IVORY JOE HUNTER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR ALTO

#33 SLIPPIN’ AND SLIDIN’- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#17 SLOW WALK SIL AUSTIN TENOR

#26 SLOW WALK-BILL DOGGETT CLIFFORD SCOTT TENOR

#4 (R&B) SO LONG-FATS DOMINO WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO

#17 SPEEDOO-CADILLACS JESSE POWELL BARITONE

#15 STRANDED IN THE JUNGLE- THE CADETS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#7 (R&B) (£9) THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR

#18 (£5) THE SAINTS ROCK ‘N ROLL- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#17 TUTTI-FRUTTI-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#12 TUTTI’ FRUTTI-PAT BOONE ? TENOR DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm

#14 WHEN MY DREAMBOAT COME HOME-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR

#33 WHEN YOU DANCE-TURBANS BIG AL SEARS (?) TENOR

#6 (£1) WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE- FRANKIE LYMON & THE TEENAGERS JIMMY WRIGHT TENOR

However, according to http://koti.mbnet.fi/wdd/buddylucas.htm, Buddy Lucas worked regularly as a session musician (on tenor saxophone or harmonica) from the early 1950’s until the mid 1960’s. Besides the recordings above, he appeared on various others, including labels such as Jubilee, RCA/Groove, Gone/End, Roulette/Gee, and Swan/Lawn, and smash hits such as “Why Do Fools Fall In Love” by The Teenagers (1956), “Maybe” by The Chantels (1957), and “Tears On My Pillow” by Little Anthony & the Imperials (1958).

#12 WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE-

THE DIAMONDS HERB HARDESTY TENOR

1957

£23 AIN’T THAT A SHAME-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE ALTO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR

#1 (£7) APRIL LOVE-PAT BOONE ? ALTO

#12 (R&B) (£2) BABY FACE- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR

#5 (£23)BLUE MONDAY-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (per HH) BARITONE #14 BONY MORONIE-LARRY WILLIAMS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR #12 C.C. RIDER-CHUCK WILLIS GENE “DADDY G” BARGE TENOR

#4 COME GO WITH ME-THE DELL-VIKINGS GENE UPSHAW TENORThe Del Vikings recorded “Come Go With Me” backed by the group’s own band including Joe Lopes and Gene Upshaw on sax. It was released late in 1956. Fee Bee was just too small a label to handle the sales, so it was leased it to Dot, which put it out in early 1957. The record exploded onto the scene and remained on the charts for 31 weeks, reaching number four on the pop chart and number three on the R&B chart.

#12 COOL SHAKE-THE DEL-VIKINGS ? TENORCarl Stevens and his Orchestra

#1 (£1) DIANA-PAUL ANKA ? ALTO

£40 DON’T KNOCK THE ROCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#5 HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY- TUNE WEAVERS (FRANK PAUL ORCHESTRA) ? ALTO & ? TENOR

#16 HE’S MINE-THE PLATTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#? HIGH SCHOOL DANCE- LARRY WILLIAMS JESSE JAMES JONES TENOR

#4 I’M WALKING-FATS DOMINO per session notes LEE ALLEN (ts) HERB HARDESTY (ts)-HARDESTY plays solo per internet interview with Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew. TENOR

#17 (£19) I’M WALKING-RICKY NELSON PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#27 I’M WAITING FOR YOU-PAT BOONE JUSTIN GORDON ALTO DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm

#6 IT’S YOU I LOVE-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR HERB HARDESTY TENOR

#32 I WANT YOU TO KNOW-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR HERB HARDESTY TENOR

#10 JENNY, JENNY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#17 JIM DANDY-LAVERN BAKER SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR

#21 JUNE NIGHT- JIMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA-recorded 5 days after Jimmy’s death. DICK STABILE ALTO

#29 JUST BECAUSE-LLOYD PRICE ? SAX SECTION

#8 (£21) KEEP A KNOCKIN’-LITTLE RICHARD GRADY GAINES (solo) TENOR w/ sax section CLIFFORD BURKS (ts), WILBERT SMITH a/k/a LEE DIAMOND (ts)

£9 LONG TALL SALLY-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#1 LOVE LETTERS IN THE SAND-PAT BOONE ? SAX SECTION DAVE PELL is credited per http://www.luma- electronic.cz/lp/b/Boonep/boone_patsgreat.htm

#21 (£10) LUCILLE-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#6 (R&B) MISS ANN-LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR

#6 MR LEE-BOBBETTES JESSE POWELL TENOR

#2 RAUNCHY-BILL JUSTIS BILL JUSTIS ALTO

#4 RAUNCHY-ERNIE FREEMAN PLAS JOHNSON ALTO

#10 RAUNCHY-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO

£20 ROCK THE JOINT BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR “Rock the Joint” was a re-recording. The 1952 original did not feature a saxophone.(Alex Frazer-Harrison)

#6 SEND FOR ME-NAT KING COLE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#3 (R&B) SEND ME SOME LOVIN’- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR

#10 SHISH-KEBAB-RALPH MARTERIE ? ALTO & SOPRANO #5 (£21) SHORT FAT FANNIE- LARRY WILLIAMS JESSE JAMES JONES TENOR

#10 SILHOUETTES-THE DIAMONDS ALVIN “RED” TYLER and HERB HARDESTY SAX SECTION

#3 SILHOUETTES-THE RAYS ? SAX SECTION

#35 SOFT-BILL DOGGETT CLIFFORD SCOTT FLUTE lead THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES BARITONE solo.

#2 SO RARE-JIMMY DORSEY JIMMY DORSEY ALTO

#13 (R&B) THE ROOSTER SONG-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR

#25 TO THE AISLE-FIVE SATINS ? ALTO (with sax section duet on main solo)

#25 TRICKY-RALPH MARTERIE ? SAX SECTIONResearch shows Yano Spano, Jack Gaylo (as) Kenny Mann, Larry Regan (ts) Johnny Alberding (bars, cl). Also lists Bill Walters (ts) as of 1954 but does not indicate whom he replaced. This sax section is credited for both of Marterie’s hits (see SHISH-KEBAB) which were recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, December 1956.

#8 VALLEY OF TEARS-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (ts) and LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR

#23 WAIT AND SEE-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (ts) and LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR

#29 WHEN I SEE YOU-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR CLARENCE FORD BARITONE

#9 WHISPERING BELLS-DELL-VIKINGS GENE UPSHAW TENOR

#8 YOUNG BLOOD-COASTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#16 ZIP ZIP-THE DIAMONDS ? TENOR

1958

#33 BETTY AND DUPREE-CHUCK WILLIS GENE “DADDY G” BARGE TENOR

#38 BIG BOPPER’S WEDDING-BIG BOPPER LINK DAVIS TENOR

£11 BONY MORONIE-LARRY WILLIAMS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#7 (£5) BORN TOO LATE-PONI TAILS ? ALTO

#11 BUZZ-BUZZ-BUZZ- HOLLYWOOD FLAMES JESSE JAMES JONES-lead TENOR PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#15 CANNONBALL-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR

#23 CERVEZA-BOOTS BROWN PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#34 CHA HUA HUA-PETS PLAS JOHNSON SAX SECTION with TENOR SOLO

#6 CHANSON D’ AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE)- ART & DOTTY TODD PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#12 CHANSON D’ AMOUR (SONG OF LOVE)- FONTAINE SISTERS ? TENOR

#6 (£12) CHANTILLY LACE-BIG BOPPER LINK DAVIS TENOR

#15 CRAZY LOVE-PAUL ANKA ? ALTO

#24 EARLY IN THE MORNING- BOBBY DARIN SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR

#32 EARLY IN THE MORNING- BUDDY HOLLY BOOMIE RICHMAN (solo) TENOR SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR ALTO

#30 EL RANCHO ROCK-CHAMPS CHUCK RIO TENOR

#12 FORGET ME NOT-KALIN TWINS ? TENOR

#13 FOR YOUR LOVE-ED TOWNSEND PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#1 GET A JOB-SILHOUETTES ROLLEE McGILL TENOR

#10 (£8) GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

#24 HANG UP MY ROCK AND ROLL SHOES- CHUCK WILLIS KING CURTIS TENOR #37 HIGH SIGN-THE DIAMONDS HERB HARDESTY TENOR

£1 HOOTS MON-LORD ROCKINGHAM’S XI RED PRICE TENORAccording to http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/wolf/31/id57.htm, the saxophone section consisted of; RED PRICE-TENOR, REX MORRIS-TENOR, BENNY GREEN-BARITONE & CYRIL REUBENS-BARITONE. Not listed is Scottish sax player Bill Patrick who, according to another source, was also in the SAX SECTION.

#11 HOW THE TIME FLIES-JERRY WALLACE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#25 ITCHY TWITCHY FEELING- BOBBY HENDRICKS JIMMY OLIVER ORCHESTRA JESSE POWELL TENOR

#4 (£7) IT’S TOO SOON TO KNOW-PAT BOONE JUSTIN GORDON ? ALTO

#8 JENNIE LEE-JAN & ARNIE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#4 JUST A DREAM-JIMMY CLANTON ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE

£26 KANSAS CITY-LITTLE RICHARD ? TENOR

Hi John, According to the discographical information given in the box set The Specialty Sessions, the version of “Kansas City” that was issued on 45 (Specialty 664) and on the LP The Fabulous Little Richard was recorded in Los Angeles at a session on November 29, 1955, with Clarence Ford on tenor and baritone sax and Joseph Tillman on tenor. (There is also a version recorded on September 13, 1955 - the day before Tutti Frutti - with Lee Allen, tenor, and Alvin “Red” Tyler, baritone, but this wasn't issued until circa 1970, on the LP Well Alright!) Best wishes, Michael RobinsonNorth Perth, Western Australia

#20 LA PALOMA-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO

#11 LEROY-JACK SCOTT GEORGE KATSAKIS TENOR #16 MEXICAN HOT ROCK-THE APPLEJACKS SAX SECTION

John, we used 3 saxes. The two tenors were played by Buddy Savitt and George Young. The bari was played by Fred Nuzzullio. The melody was based upon the traditional “Mexican Hat Dance.” Dave Appell-6/1/04.

#40 NEE NEE NA NA NA NA NU NU- DICKY DOO AND THE DON’T AL WAYS TENOR

#23 NO CHEMISE, PLEASE-GERRY GRANAHAN ? TENOR

#31 (£22) OOH! MY SOUL-LITTLE RICHARD GRADY GAINES (solo) TENOR with sax section CLIFFORD BURKS (ts), WILBERT SMITH (ts)

#17 POOR BOY-ROYALTONES GEORGE KATSAKIS TENOR

#1 (£8) PATRICIA-PEREZ PRADO RENE BLOCH SAX SECTION

#1 (£12) PURPLE PEOPLE EATER- SHEB WOOLEY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (plus vari-speed TENOR)

#12 QUEEN OF THE HOP-BOBBY DARIN JESSE POWELL TENOR

#27 RAMROD-DUANE EDDY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

£11 RAUNCHY-BILL JUSTIS BILL JUSTIS ALTO

£19 RAUNCHY-KEN MACKINTOSH & HIS ORCHESTRA KEN MACKINTOSH ALTO

#6 (£19) REBEL ROUSER-DUANE EDDY GIL BERNAL TENOR

#5 SAIL ALONG SILVERY MOON- BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/ SAX SECTION

The Bear Family collection on CD 15970 titled “Sail Along Silv'ry Moon” lists the following saxophones; Dave Pell, Babe Russin, Justin Gordon (leader), Gene Cipriano, Mahlon Clark, Jack Dumont, Jewell L. Grant, Joseph Kelson, Jr., Morris Bercov, Arthur Herfurt, Theodore Nash,, Ethmer Roten, Warren Webb, Salvator Franzella, Julian C. Matlock, Ryland Weston, Joseph Krechter, Rene Joseph Hall, Hubert Maxwell Myers and Joseph J. Koch.

#3 SHORT SHORTS-ROYAL TEENS LARRY QUALIANO TENOR

#22 SICK AND TIRED-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) WENDELL DUCONGE (as), HERB HARDESTY, BUDDY HAGANS (ts), CLARENCE FORD (bs) (soloist unknown) TENOR #3 (£18) SPLISH SPLASH-BOBBY DARIN JESSE POWELL TENOR

#14 (£1) STUPID CUPID-CONNIE FRANCIS ? TENOR

#5 (£6) SUGAR MOON-PAT BOONE JUSTIN GORDON ? ALTO

#7 (£3) TEA FOR TWO CHA CHA- TOMMY DORSEY ORCHESTRA JOE LOPES ? ALTO

#1 (£5) TEQUILA-CHAMPS CHUCK RIO TENOR

£20 TEQUILA-EDDIE PLATT EDDIE PRATT TENOR

#18 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC- LOUIS PRIMA & KEELY SMITH SAM BUTERA TENOR

#26 (£20) THE BIG BEAT-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (solo) TENOR with sax section CLARENCE FORD (bs), HERB HARDESTY (ts)

#33 THE BLOB-THE FIVE BLOBS PAUL ROBERTS ALTO

#1 THE CHIPMUNK SONG-DAVID SEVILLE/THE CHIPMUNKS ? TENOR

#4 THE STROLL-DIAMONDS KING CURTIS TENOR

#7 THE WALK-JIMMY MCCRACKLIN

JOHNNY PARKER and WILLIE COWART TENOR

#24 THIS LITTLE GIRL’S GONE ROCKIN’- RUTH BROWN KING CURTIS TENOR

#30 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/ SAX SECTION

#35 WEEK END-THE KINGSMEN RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#9 WHAT AM I LIVING FOR-CHUCK WILLIS KING CURTIS TENOR

#5 (£1) WHEN-KALIN TWINS ? TENOR

#1 (£12) YAKETY YAK-COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR

1959

#9 ALONG CAME JONES-COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR

#31 APPLE BLOSSOM TIME-TAB HUNTER PLAS JOHNSON SAX SECTION with TENOR solo

#10 BABY TALK-JAN & DEAN PLAS JOHNSON (solo) TENOR ? BARITONE

#8 (£11) BE MY GUEST-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY & CLARENCE FORD SAX SECTION

#4 BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG- DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

#37 BLUE HAWAII-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/ SAX SECTION

#26 BONNIE CAME BACK-DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

£38 BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON- LITTLE RICHARD LEE ALLEN TENOR £22 CANNONBALL-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR

#2 (£6) CHARLIE BROWN-COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR

#23 CROSSFIRE- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR

#40 DON’T PITY ME- DION & THE BELMONTS ? ALTO LEAD with SAX SECTION

£26 EARLY TO BED-PONI TAILS ? ALTO

#9 (£11) FORTY MILES OF BAD ROAD-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR

#1 HAPPY ORGAN-DAVE “BABY” CORTEZ BUDDY LUCAS BARITONE

#6 I CRIED A TEAR-LAVERN BAKER KING CURTIS TENOR

#22 IF I DIDN’T CARE-CONNIE FRANCIS ? TENOR

#17 I’M GONNA BE A WHEEL SOMEDAY- FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR

CLARENCE FORD TENOR

#33 I WAITED TOO LONG-LAVERN BAKER SAX SECTION work with BUDD JOHNSON ALTO (solo) at the end and KING CURTIS on TENOR. #4 (£13) IN THE MOOD-ERNIE FIELDS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#11 KISSIN’ TIME-BOBBY RYDELL ? TENOR“The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc.

credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY.

#4 KOOKIE, KOOKIE, LEND ME YOUR COMB- EDD BYRNES & CONNIE STEVENS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#30 LITTLE DIPPER-MICKEY MOZART QUARTET ? SOPRANO Robert Maxwell (see 1964-SHANGRI-LA ) recorded occasionally under the name of “Mickey Mozart.”

#1 MACK THE KNIFE-BOBBY DARIN ? SAX SECTION RICHARD WESS ORCHESTRA

#26 MARY LOU-RONNIE HAWKINS AND THE HAWKS SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR

#2 (£4) MY HAPPINESS-CONNIE FRANCIS

SAM “THE MAN” TAYLOR TENOR

#28 PEEK-A-BOO-THE CADILLACS JESSE POWELL SAX SECTION

#8 PETER GUNN-RAY ANTHONY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (per telephone conversation with Ray Anthony)

£6 PETER GUNN-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR

#3 PINK SHOE LACES-DODIE STEVENS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#36 PRETTY GIRLS EVERYWHERE- EUGENE CHURCH PLAS JOHNSON BARITONE

#8 PRIMROSE LANE-JERRY WALLACE PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

£24 QUEEN OF THE HOP-BOBBY DARIN JESSE POWELL TENOR

#5 (£3) RED RIVER ROCK- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR

#25 (£14) REVEILLE ROCK- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR

#38 ROCKA CONGA-APPLEJACKS SAX SECTIONJohn, we used 3 saxes. The two tenors were played by Buddy Savitt and George Young. The bari was played by Fred Nuzzullio. Dave Appell-6/1/04.

#14 SEA CRUISE-FRANKIE FORD SAX SECTIONBackup musicians included Huey “Piano” Smith, Alvin “Red” Tyler and Robert Parker on sax, James Booker on keys and rhythm section Frank Fields and Charles “Hungry” Williams. Courtesy http://www.towerrecords.com/epulse/98/june/06_26_98.html

#37 (£12) SOME KIND-A EARTHQUAKE- DUANE EDDY PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#1 (£7) STAGGER LEE-LLOYD PRICE ? TENOR

#36 TALL COOL ONE-WAILERS MARK MARUSH TENOR

#25 THE WONDER OF YOU-RAY PETERSON PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#3 WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS- FREDDY CANNON ? SAX SECTION

£16 WEE TOM-LORD ROCKINGHAM’S X1 ? SAX SECTIONAccording to http://www.fortunecity.com/greenfield/wolf/31/id57.htm, the saxophone section consisted of; RED PRICE-TENOR, REX MORRIS-TENOR,BENNY GREEN-BARITONE & CYRIL REUBENS-BARITONE. Not listed is Scottish sax player Bill Patrick who, according to another source, was also in the SAX SECTION.

#23 (£15) WHERE WERE YOU ON OUR WEDDING DAY- LLOYD PRICE HERB HARDESTY TENOR

#30 (£17) YEP-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR

#17 YOU’RE SO FINE-FALCONS ? TENOR

1960

#15 (£8) BEATNICK FLY- JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR

£29 BECAUSE THEY’RE YOUNG- DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

#16 BLUE TANGO-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON ALTO

£12 BONNIE CAME BACK-DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

£14 BUBBLES IN THE TAR-THE PILTDOWN MEN SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO TENOR/BARITONE http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/piltdown_men.htm

#21 CLEMENTINE-BOBBY DARIN ? SAX SECTION RICHARD WESS ORCHESTRA

#25 COUNTRY BOY-FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (SOLO) TENOR CLARENCE FORD BARITONE

#18 DING-A-LING-BOBBY RYDELL SAX SECTION “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY.

#21 DON’T COME KNOCKIN’-

FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR #11 DON’T BE CRUEL-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR

£8 DOWN YONDER-JOHNNY & THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR

#14 FEEL SO FINE-JOHNNY PRESTON BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR #7 FINGER POPPIN’ TIME- HANK BALLARD J. C. DAVIS TENOR

#18 JOSEPHINE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR #7 (£15) LET THE LITTLE GIRL DANCE- BILLY BLAND ? TENOR

#6 LET’S GO, LETS’S GO, LET’S GO- HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS J. C. DAVIS TENOR

#19 LOOK FOR A STAR-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON w/ SAX SECTION

#7 LOVE YOU SO-RON HOLDEN ? TENOR LEAD with SAX SECTION

£14 MCDONALD’S CAVE-THE PILTDOWN MEN SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO TENOR/BARITONE

#14 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts) and CLARENCE FORD (bs) SAX SECTION

#1 MY HEART HAS A MIND OF ITS OWN- CONNIE FRANCIS ARTIE KAPLAN and ? ALTO DUET

#38 NATURAL BORN LOVER-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN TENOR

#6 NEW ORLEANS-GARY “U.S.” BONDS DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE TENOR

#28 OOH POO PAH DOO-PART II JESSIE HILL DAVID LASTIE TENOR

#27 PETER GUNN-DUANE EDDY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR

#1 (£1) POETRY IN MOTION- JOHNNY TILLOTSON BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

(£3) ROCKING GOOSE-JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #14 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE- BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

#30 RUBY DUBY DU-TOBIN MATHEWS & CO ? TENOR

#1 (£1) RUNNING BEAR-JOHNNY PRESTON LINK DAVIS TENORBig Bopper, Bill Hall, George Jones (indian chants)

#17 SMOKIE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO MARTIN WILLIS TENOR

#30 SUMMER SET-MONTY KELLY ? Solo/duet with SOPRANO lead #7 (£4) SWEET NOTHIN’S-BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

#5 SWINGIN’ SCHOOL-BOBBY RYDELL SAX SECTION “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY.

#6 THAT’S ALL YOU GOTTA DO-BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

#14 THE HUCKLEBUCK-CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENORCameo Parkway 1959-1963: “The Best Of Chubby Checker” CD credits BUDDY SAVITT and GEORGIE YOUNG on all tracks.

#23 THE MADISON-AL BROWN’S TUNETOPPERS AL BROWN TENOR

Born in Fairmont, West Virginia, on May 22, 1929, Al came from a large family which had one thing in common-all the siblings were highly influenced by their father, a sax player of note in the region; so much so, that, after their collective discharge from the Army in the early 50s(and having settled in Baltimore), they decided to form a band, the Tunetoppers, with Al on tenor, Donald on Trumpet, and Charles doubling on both the alto and trumpet. Per http://baltimorejazz.com/shortstop.html

#30 THE MADISON TIME-PART 1- RAY BRYANT COMBO BUDDY TATE TENOR Ray Bryant on piano, Harry “Sweets” Edison on trumpet, Buddy Tate on Sax, and Urbie Green on Trombone. Per http://baltimorejazz.com/shortstop.html

#1 (£5) THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER BUDDY SAVITT TENOR

#28 THE TWIST-HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS ? TENOR #30 (£49) TOO MUCH TEQUILA-CHAMPS JIMMY SEALS TENOR

#13 TRACY’S THEME- SPENCER ROSS ORCHESTRA VINCENT “JIMMY” ABATO ALTO

#3 WHERE OR WHEN-DION & THE BELMONTS ? ALTO

#9 (£50) WHITE SILVER SANDS- BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR

#2 (£7)WILD ONE-BOBBY RYDELL GEORGIE YOUNG and BUDDY SAVITT TENOR “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. also credits FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY.

£12 YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE MISSING-EMILE FORD & THE CHECKMATES ? TENOR

#3 YOU TALK TOO MUCH-JOE JONES ROBERT PARKER TENOR

1961

£9 AFRICAN WALTZ- JOHNNY DANKWORTH ? ALTO

#33 AIN’T THAT JUST LIKE A WOMAN- FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY TENOR

#5 ANGEL BABY-ROSIE & THE ORIGINALS TONY GOMEZ TENOR

#13 BARBARA-ANN-REGENTS TONY GRAVAGNA TENOR

#4 (£3) BUT I DO-CLARENCE HENRY NATHANIEL “NAT” PERRILLIAT TENOR

£22 CHARLESTON-TEMPERANCE SEVEN ? BARITONE

#2 DADDY’S HOME-SHEP & THE LIMELITES ? TENOR

#4 (£22) DUM DUM-BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

#36 EXODUS-EDDIE HARRIS TENOR

#1 (MEXICO) FLORIDA TWIST-

BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS RUDY POMPILLI TENOR

#25 FOOT STOMPING-PART 1 THE FLARES PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#30 (£8)(GHOST) RIDERS IN THE SKY- RAMRODS RICHARD LANE TENOR

£18 GOODNIGHT MRS. FLINTSTONE-THE PILTDOWN MEN SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO TENOR/BARITONE

#11 GOOD TIME BABY-BOBBY RYDELL ? SAX SECTION

#20 HEARTS OF STONE-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR

£24 HIGH VOLTAGE- JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #2 I LIKE IT LIKE THAT-CHRIS KENNER NAT PERRILLIAT TENOR

#23 IT KEEPS RAININ’-FATS DOMINO CLARENCE FORD and HERB HARDESTY -saxes, DAVE BARTHOLOMEW-trumpet).

£14 JA-DA-JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #21 JINGLE BELL ROCK- BOBBY RYDELL and CHUBBY CHECKER ? SAX SECTION

#30 JAMBALAYA-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts), CLARENCE FORD(bs). SAX SECTION with TENOR solo #3 LAST NIGHT-MAR-KEYS CHARLES PACKY AXTON TENOR

#14 LAZY RIVER-BOBBY DARIN ? TENOR RICHARD BEHRKE ORCHESTRA

#15 LET THE FOUR WINDS BLOW- FATS DOMINO HERB HARDESTY (solo) TENOR LEE ALLEN TENOR

#39 LET’S GO AGAIN (WHERE WE WENT LAST NIGHT)- HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS ? TENOR

#8 (£2)LET’S TWIST AGAIN-CHUBBY CHECKER GEORGE YOUNG TENORGEORGE YOUNG per; http://mixonline.com/recording/projects/audio_chubby_checkers_twist/

#23 LITTLE EGYPT (YING YANG)- COASTERS KING CURTIS TENOR

£32 MY GIRL JOSEPHINE-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts) and CLARENCE FORD (bs) SAX SECTION£16 NEW ORLEANS-GARY “U.S.” BONDS DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE TENOR

£24 OLD SMOKIE-JOHNNY AND THE HURRICANES JOHNNY PARIS TENOR #25 OLE BUTTERMILK SKY- BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR

#18 (£2) PEPE-DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

£14 PILTMAN RIDES AGAIN-THE PILTDOWN MEN SCOTT GORDON & JACKIE KELSO TENOR/BARITONE

#1 (£27) PONY TIME-CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR

#7 (£47) PRETTY LITTLE ANGEL EYES- CURTIS LEE ? TENOR

#1 (£7) QUARTER TO THREE-GARY “U.S.” BONDS DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE TENOR

#21 RAMA LAMA DING DONG-EDSELS ? TENOR

#1 (£11) RUNAROUND SUE-DION ? TENOR Per Artie Kaplan, the tenor was most likely Buddy Lucas.

#28 SCHOOL IS IN-GARY “U.S.” BONDS DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE TENOR

#5 SCHOOL IS OUT-GARY “U.S.” BONDS DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE TENOR

#2 SHOP AROUND-MIRACLES RONNIE WAKEFIELD (solo) TENOR MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#32 SHU RAH-FATS DOMINO LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts), CLARENCE FORD (bs)- SAX SECTION with TENOR solo

#10 SPANISH HARLEM-BEN E. KING

(per session notes-recorded 10/27/60) ROMEO PENQUE SOPRANO Per Artie Kaplan, it was played on soprano.

#25 (£6) TAKE FIVE-DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET PAUL DESMOND ALTO

#21 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC-BOBBY RYDELL SAX SECTION “The Best Of Bobby Rydell” on ABKCO Music & Records Inc. credits GEORGIE YOUNG, BUDDY SAVITT, FRED NUZZILLIO and DAN DAILEY.

#7 THE FLY-CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR

#23 THE HOOCHI COOCHI COO- HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS J. C. DAVIS TENOR #1 (£11) THE LION SLEEPS TONIGHT-THE TOKENS ? SOPRANO

#16 THE STORY OF MY LOVE-PAUL ANKA ? TENOR

#26 THE SWITCH-A-ROO- HANK BALLARD AND THE MIDNIGHTERS BUDDY LUCAS lead TENOR HENRY MOORE 2nd TENOR

#39 (£7) THEME FROM DIXIE-DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

#1 TOSSIN’ AND TURNIN’-BOBBY LEWIS KING CURTIS TENOR

#22 WHAT A PARTY-FATS DOMINO (per session notes) LEE ALLEN (ts), HERB HARDESTY (ts), CLARENCE FORD (bs)SAX SECTION w/ TENOR solo #28 WHEELS-BILLY VAUGHN JUSTIN GORDON ALTO w/ SAX SECTION

#12 (£6) YOU ALWAYS HURT THE ONE YOU LOVE- CLARENCE HENRY NAT PERRILLIAT TENOR

#29 YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN- PHILIP UPCHURCH COMBO DAVID BROOKS TENOR

#5 YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY- BOBBY DARIN PLAS JOHNSON and NINO TEMPO SAX SECTION (£1) YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY— TEMPERANCE SEVEN PHILLIP HARRISON BARITONE (SOLO) ? ALTO (SOLO)

1962

#7 (R&B) ANNIVERSARY-SHEP & THE LIMELITES ? TENOR

#36 BLUES STAY AWAY FROM ME ACE CANNON ALTO

(£31) CAN CAN- PETER JAY & THE JAYWALKERS MAC MCINTYRE TENOR LLOYD BAKER BARITONE #12 (£4) DANCE WITH THE GUITAR MAN- DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

#12 DANCIN’ PARTY-CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR

#9 DEAR LADY TWIST-GARY “U.S.” BONDS DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE TENOR

#15 (£11) DESAFINADO STAN GETZ TENOR

#3 DO YOU LOVE ME-THE CONTOURS THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES TENOR

#4 DON’T HANG UP-THE ORLONS BUDDY SAVITT TENOR Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966; GEORGE YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED NUZZULLIO.

#17 HAVING A PARTY-SAM COOKE JACKIE KELSO TENOR

#1 (£19) HE’S A REBEL-CRYSTALS STEVE DOUGLAS BARITONE

#20 HEY, LET’S TWIST- JOEY DEE & THE STARLITERS BILL RAMELL ALTO

#22 (R&B) JIVIN’ AROUND-AL CASEY BRAD BAUDER TENOR

#12 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY- LITTLE EVA Per ARTIE KAPLAN, he recorded all sax parts and lead TENOR “I played all the parts to give it a big sound without hiring several sax players.”

#4 LET ME IN-SENSATIONS ? TENOR

#19 LET’S GO (PONY)-THE ROUTERS PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#40 LIMBO ROCK-CHAMPS JIMMY SEALS TENOR

#2 LIMBO ROCK-CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR/BARITONE

#1 (£2) LOCO-MOTION-LITTLE EVA ARTIE KAPLAN TENORPer ARTIE KAPLAN, he recorded all sax parts and lead TENOR. “I played all the parts to give it a big sound without hiring several sax players.”

#3 LOVERS WHO WANDER-DION ? BARITONE

#2 MASHED POTATO TIME-DEE DEE SHARP BUDDY SAVITT TENOR

#35 NIGHT TRAIN-JAMES BROWN J. C. DAVIS (SOLO) TENOR ALFRED CORLEY ALTO AL "BRISCO" CLARK BARITONE ROSCOE PATRICK TRUMPET

#2 ONLY LOVE CAN BREAK A HEART- GENE PITNEY ? ALTO or SOPRANO

#5 PARTY LIGHTS-CLAUDINE CLARK ? TENOR

£26 PEPPERMINT TWIST- DANNY PEPPERMINT AND THE JUMPING JACKS ? TENOR

#1 (£33) PEPPERMINT TWIST-JOEY DEE & THE STARLIGHTERS (per Joey Dee) JEROME RICHARDSON BARITONE KING CURTIS TENOR

#10 POPEYE (THE HITCHHIKER)- CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR

#2 (£1) RETURN TO SENDER-ELVIS PRESLEY BOOTS RANDOLPH BARITONE

#10 RINKY DINK-DAVE “BABY” CORTEZ ? TENOR

£6 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE- BRENDA LEE BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

#3 SLOW TWISTIN’- CHUBBY CHECKER with DEE DEE SHARP ? TENOR

#1 SOLDIER BOY-SHIRELLES ? TENOR w/ SAX SECTION

#17 SOUL TWIST KING CURTIS TENOR

#31 SURFER’S STOMP-THE MARKETTS MIKE HENDERSON TENOR

#33 (£10) THE BALLAD OF PALADIN- DUANE EDDY JIM HORN & PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#1 (£5) THE TWIST-CHUBBY CHECKER BUDDY SAVITT TENOR BUDDY SAVITT per http://mixonline.com/recording/projects/audio_chubby_checkers_twist/

#2 THE WAH WATUSI-THE ORLONS BUDDY SAVITT TENOR Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966; GEORGE YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED NUZZULLIO.

#2 (£10) THE WANDERER-DION BUDDY LUCAS TENOR

#13 (£32) TOWN WITHOUT PITY-GENE PITNEY ? TENOR

#17 TUFF ACE CANNON ALTO

#28 TURN ON YOUR LOVE LIGHT—BOBBY “BLUE” BLAND per http://www.hotburrito.20m.com/blues/bobbybland.html ROBERT CALVIN BROOKS TENOR

#17 TWIST AND SHOUT-ISLEY BROTHERS ? TENOR & TRUMPET

#26 TWIST-HER-BILL BLACK’S COMBO ACE CANNON TENOR #9 TWIST, TWIST SENORA-GARY “U.S.” BONDS DADDY G a/k/a GENE BARGE TENOR

#9 (£6) TWISTIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY-SAM COOKE JACKIE KELSO (solo) TENOR

JEWELL GRANT BARITONE

#22 TWISTIN’ MALTILDA-JIMMY SOUL ? TENOR

#9 UNCHAIN MY HEART-RAY CHARLES HANK CRAWFORD ALTO per liner notes-DAVID “FATHEAD” NEWMAN (SOLO) TENOR LEROY “HOG” COOPER BARITONE

#9 (£10) VACATION-CONNIE FRANCIS BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

#21 WALK ON THE WILD SIDE-JIMMY SMITH (per session notes) recorded 3/26/62: JERRY DODGION, PHIL WOODS (as), ROBERT ASHTON, “BABE” CLARK (ts)

and GEORGE BARROW (bs)

#22 WIGGLE WOBBLE-LES COOPER JOE GRIER TENOR

#8 YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING- BARBARA LYNN ? TENOR

1963

#10 (£23) ANOTHER SATURDAY NIGHT-SAM COOKE JACKIE KELSO TENOR

#12 BIRDLAND-CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR #28 (£27) BOSS GUITAR-DUANE EDDY JIM HORN TENOR

#25 BUST OUT-THE BUSTERS AL MARCZYK TENOR

#1 (CAN) CHARLENA- RICHIE KNIGHT & THE MID-KNIGHTS MIKE BROUGH TENOR

#3 (£5) DA DOO RON RON-CRYSTALS STEVE DOUGLAS BARITONE

£1 DIAMONDS-JET HARRIS & TONY MEEHAN ? TENOR

#6 DONNA THE PRIMA DONNA-DION BUDDY LUCAS TENOR

#7 DON’T SAY NOTHIN’ BAD (ABOUT MY BABY)- COOKIES ARTIE KAPLAN TENOR

#4 HEAT WAVE- MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES BARITONE #22 IF YOU WANNA BE HAPPY-JIMMY SOUL GENE BARGE a/k/a DADDY G TENOR

£30 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY- LITTLE EVA ARTIE KAPLAN TENOR lead with SAX SECTION

#20 LET’S LIMBO SOME MORE-CHUBBY CHECKER ? BARITONE

#20 LET’S TURKEY TROT-LITTLE EVA ARTIE KAPLAN TENOR

#8 MICKEY’S MONKEY-MIRACLES HANK COSBY TENOR

#21 MISTY-LLOYD PRICE ? SAX SECTION

#12 NOT ME-THE ORLONS ? TENOR Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966; GEORGE YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED NUZZULLIO.

#5 (£29) ONE FINE DAY-CHIFFONS ARTIE KAPLAN (solo) BARITONE Played on a Buescher bari per Artie Kaplan. #34 SEE SEE RIDER-LAVERN BAKER BUDDY LUCAS TENOR

#23 SHUT DOWN-BEACH BOYS MIKE LOVE ALTO

#3 SOUTH STREET-THE ORLONS ? TENOR Credits per The Best of the Orlons-1961-1966; GEORGE YOUNG, BOB SCHWARTZ, BUDDY SAVITT, DAN DAILEY & FRED NUZZULLIO.

£42 TWIST AND SHOUT-ISLEY BROTHERS ? TENOR & TRUMPET

#10 WALKING THE DOG-RUFUS THOMAS GILBERT CAPLES (SOLO) TENOR ? BARITONE

#2 WASHINGTON SQUARE-VILLAGE STOMPERS MITCHELL MAY TENOR

The Village Stompers consisted of Dick Brady (trombone), Ralph Casals (banjo), Frank Hubbell (trumpet), Joe Muranyi (clarinet), Al McManus (drums), Lenny Pogan (guitar), Don Coates (piano), and Mitchell May (reeds, winds).

#8 WILD WEEKEND-THE REBELS MICKEY KIPLER TENOR

#35 YAKETY SAX BOOTS RANDOLPH TENOR

#8 YOU’VE REALLY GOT A HOLD ON ME- MIRACLES ? SAX SECTION CD credits-saxophones-Lanny Austin, Thomas "Beans" Bowles, Teddy Buckner, Ted Buckner, Angelo Carlisi, Hank Cosby, Lefty Edwards, Eli Fontaine, Kasuku Mafia, Eugene BeeBee Moore, Larry Nozero, Bernie Peacock, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene Rodgers, Andrew Mike Terry, Danny Turner

1964

#8 ANYONE WHO HAD A HEART- DIANE WARWICK ? TENOR

#1 (£1) BABY LOVE-SUPREMES HANK COSBY and MIKE TERRY (bari. solo by MIKE TERRY per MIKE TERRY) BARITONE & SAX SECTION

#24 BLUE WINTER-CONNIE FRANCIS ? ALTO LEAD with SAX SECTION

#4 (£10) CAN’T YOU SEE THAT SHE’S MINE- DAVE CLARK FIVE DENIS PAYTON TENOR

#1 (£22) CHAPEL OF LOVE-DIXIE CUPS ? SAX SECTION

#36 CHARADE-SAMMY KAYE SAX SECTION Per Artie Kaplan; Kaplan-soprano & bari, Sam Marowitz-lead alto, Phil Bodner-tenor and Romeo Penque-tenor.

#3 COME A LITTLE BIT CLOSER- JAY & THE AMERICANS ARTIE KAPLAN TENOR

#15 COTTON CANDY-AL HIRT BOOTS RANDOLPH BARITONE #5 (£29) GIRL FROM IPANEMA-STAN GETZ TENOR

#33 GIRLS GROW UP FASTER THAN BOYS- THE COOKIES (SOLO) SOPRANO W/ SAX SECTION

Per ARTIE KAPLAN, he recorded all sax parts. “I played all the parts to give it a big sound without hiring several sax players.”

#6 JUST LIKE ROMEO & JULIET- REFLECTIONS MIKE TERRY BARITONE

£10 MOCKINGBIRD HILL-MIGIL 5 ALAN WATSON TENOR

£31 NEAR YOU-MIGIL 5 ALAN WATSON TENOR

£9 ONE WAY LOVE-

CLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS ? SAX SECTION

#24 OUT OF SIGHT-JAMES BROWN ? SAX SECTION CD credits-Saint Clair Pinckney-tenor, Jerome Richardson- tenor, Seldon Powell-tenor, Maceo Parker-bari, Sam “The Man” Taylor-tenor, Al “Brisco” Clark-tenor, George Dorsey-alto, Haywood Henry-bari, Nat Jones-alto, Eldee William-tenor

#31 PINK PANTHER THEME-HENRY MANCINI PLAS JOHNSON TENOR (JOHN “PLAS” JOHNSON)

#8 QUICKSAND-MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#15 SHANGRI-LA-ROBERT MAXWELL ? ALTO Robert Maxwell (see 1959-LITTLE DIPPER ) recorded occasionally under the name of “Mickey Mozart.”

£7 SHOUT-LULU & THE LUVERS JIMMY SMITH (solo) TENOR ? BARITONE

£35 SPANISH HARLEM-SOUNDS INCORPORATED ? TENOR

W/ SAX SECTIONALAN HOLMES-flute/saxophone, GEOFF WEST-saxophone, JOHN St. JOHN-guitar, BARRIE CAMERON-keyboards, WES HUNTER-bass guitar, TONY NEWMAN-drums.

#38 TALL COOL ONE-WAILERS MARK MARUSH TENOR

£30 THE SPARTANS- ? ALTOSOUNDS INCORPORATED

ALAN HOLMES (flute/saxophone), GEOFF (GRIFF) West (saxophone)

#11 THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO- TEMPTATIONS HANK COSBY TENOR

#35 TENNESSEE WALTZ-SAM COOKE WILLIAM GREEN (solo) TENOR ALVIN “RED” TYLER BARITONE w/ BRASS SECTION

#25 TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA- THE MARVELETTES ? TENOR

CD credits-Lanny Austin, Teddy Buckner, Hank Cosby, Lefty Edwards, Eli Fontaine, Kasuka Mafia, Eugene “BeeBee” Moore, Larry Nozero, Bernie Peacock, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene Rodgers

#31 20-75-WILLIE MITCHELL ? TENOR

“20-75” took its’ title from the record number [Hi 2075]. Mitchell’s rhythm section consisted of, Al Jackson or Howard Grimes on drums, (Al Jackson later joined Booker T at Stax’s, it is known that at times he still played for Mitchell) Bobby Eammons-organ, Reggie Young-guitar, Tommy Cogsbill-bass. Horn players Andrew Love-sax, Ben Cawley-trumpet, Charles Charmers-sax, his brother; James Mitchell-sax, Gene Miller-trumpet and Wayne Jackson-trumpet.

#1 (£3) WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO-SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE

£1 YEH YEH-GEORGIE FAME PETER COE TENORJohn......Thanks for the document, it makes fascinating reading.

 The tenor solo on “Yeh Yeh” was played by Peter Coe...I was talking to Georgie Fame a few years ago when I had to play the exact solo for a TV nostalgia program. If I can fill in any other holes (UK) I will write.Martin Dobson

1965

#1 (£3) 1-2-3-LEN BARRY ARTIE KAPLAN BARITONE

#13 ACTION-FREDDY CANNON NINO TEMPO SAX SECTION

#1 (£40) BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN- SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#4 (£5) CATCH US IF YOU CAN- DAVE CLARK FIVE DENNIS PAYTON TENOR & HARMONICA#36 DO THE BOOMERANG- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

£10 HAVING A WILD WEEKEND- DAVE CLARK FIVE DENIS PAYTON BARITONE

#1 (£10) I CAN’T HELP MYSELF-FOUR TOPS MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#3 I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)-JAMES BROWN MACEO PARKER ALTO

#1 (£39) I HEAR A SYMPHONY- SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#21 IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR- WILSON PICKET FLOYD NEWMAN BARITONE

“I think you’d do well to include Floyd Newman on the baritone sax in the 1965 hit, “In the Midnight Hour.”  His deep notes a few bars into the song really set the tone for the melody – to me at least. The only horn on “Midnight Hour” was Wayne Jackson’s trumpet. There were three sax players – Newman, Packy Axton and Andrew Love. The rest of the crew was the usual Memphis guys, Steve Cropper and “Duck” Dunn.”Dave Arnold

#5 (£34) IT’S THE SAME OLD SONG-FOUR TOPS MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#26 JU JU HAND- SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS BUTCH GIBSON TENOR

#39 JUST A LITTLE BIT-ROY HEAD TOMMY MAY TENOR

#33 RING DANG DOO-SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS BUTCH GIBSON TENOR

#29 SHAKE AND FINGERPOP- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#4 SHOTGUN-JR. WALKER AND THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#19 SOMETHING ABOUT YOU-FOUR TOPS MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#14 TWINE TIME- ALVIN CASH & THE CRAWLERS ? TENOR solo with Sax Section

Alvin used his band the Nightlighters to record this hit. The band changed their name to the Crawlers and accompanied Alvin on future gigs then changed the name to the Registers. I have not found any information about the individual members of the band. Alvin Cash died November 21, 1999. He was 60 and lived in Chicago.

#25 WE’RE GONNA MAKE IT-LITTLE MILTON GENE BARGE a/k/a DADDY G ALTO

#2 WOOLY BULLY- SAM THE SHAM & THE PHAROAHS BUTCH GIBSON TENOR

#36 YOU’VE BEEN IN LOVE TOO LONG- MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS ? BARITONE The Ultimate Collection lists Hank Cosby on saxophone.

1966

#13 (£21) AIN’T TOO PROUD TO BEG- TEMPTATIONS KASUKU MAFIA TENOR/BARITONE

#7 DON’T MESS WITH BILL- MARVELETTES KASUKU MAFIA (NORRIS PATTERSON) TENOR

#29 GET READY-TEMPTATIONS KASUKU MAFIA TENOR

#11 GOING TO A GO-GO- THE MIRACLES KASUKU MAFIA TENOR

£6 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE- CLIFF BENNETT & THE REBEL ROUSERS SID PHILLIPS and MAURICE GROVES SAX SECTION

#39 HARLEM NOCTURNE-VISCOUNTS HARRY HALLER TENOR

#21 HOLD ON I’M A COMIN’-SAM & DAVE ANDREW LOVE TENOR

#1 (£22) HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

£29 I GOT YOU (I FEEL GOOD)-JAMES BROWN MACEO PARKER ALTO #20 (I’M A) ROAD RUNNER- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#6 (£22) LAND OF 1000 DANCES-WILSON PICKET CHARLIE CHALMERS TENOR

#9 LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART- SUPREMES MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#5 MY WORLD IS EMPTY WITHOUT YOU- SUPREMES ? BARITONE

#13 (£20) OPUS 17 (DON’T YOU WORRY‘BOUT ME)

THE FOUR SEASONS ? BARITONE

#10 SUMMERTIME-BILLY STEWART ? ALTO LP credits for alto include BUNKY GREEN and GEORGE PATTERSON.

£37 THINK- CHRIS FARLOWE & THUNDERBIRDS ? BARITONE with HORN SECTION

#12 (£3) THIS OLD HEART OF MINE-ISLEY BROTHERS MIKE TERRY BARITONE

#17 WARM AND TENDER LOVE-PERCY SLEDGE ? HORN SECTION

£39 YOU CAN’T SIT DOWN- PHILIP UPCHURCH COMBO DAVID BROOKS TENOR

1967

#29 BRING IT UP-JAMES BROWN ? SAX SECTIONCD credits-Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis (alto saxophone, organ); St. Clair Pinckney (tenor & baritone saxophones); Eldee Williams, Maceo Parker (tenor saxophone); Recorded live at The Apollo Theatre, New York, New York from June 16-25, 1967.

#7 COLD SWEAT-JAMES BROWN MACEO PARKER TENOR

Hi, John

I've just finally got through ALL of the 76 pages which I actually printed out (!) back in January. (Here's me thinking they were the de facto 'forty top solos'...DOH!) Anyway, it was gratifying to see the names of all those guys - personal LEGENDS & boyhood HEROES - who've inspired ME: a bit like re-visiting the musical family album.

However, I'd just like to comment on one entry:-

1967COLD SWEAT - JAMES BROWNI think you’ll find Maceo Parker played (admittedly lighter-toned) TENOR - not alto - on this and his other J.B. solo features. He eventually switched to ALTO at the boss's behest

at the beginning of 1973 upon “returning to the fold”: re-formed as Fred Wesley & The JB's. N.B. “Doing It To Death” plus the album track “Damn Right I Am Somebody” which I vividly recall hearing as it blared out of a boutique and going "Hey, that alto player’s Maceo!”, dashing in and demanding to see the LP cover!!

He even confirmed this to me personally in the early 90s when I met him & his Roots Revisited band fellow blowers Fred & Pee Wee Ellis in Germany and remarked how Pee Wee had gone back to his “native” Tenor from Alto, thus they’d effectively switched horns (again)!

Maceo had been hired together with and at the insistence of his brother drummer Melvin - met HIM at that gig, too!! - because he owned a baritone but later it was obvious he was a star tenor soloist-in-waiting...so poor old St. Clair Pinckney got shunted to bari. N.B 1967 “Get It Together” where you hear the Godfather exhorting “Pinck” while declaiming his mutual Augusta, Georgia background, not to mention “Cold Sweat” itself.

IN FACT...if you listen closely to the out-chorus solos on the full, dry & pre-speeded-up [Eb] version of “Papa’s Got A Brand New Bag” available on the absolutely essential Polydor “Showtime” 4 x CD set: You can hear Maceo play bari in the section, switch to tenor for that classic serpentine funk-defining solo, then back for a subsequent bari solo. Truly a landmark recording.

Best Wishes and Keep up the good work,Gaz Gaskell

http://www.GazGaskell.com

#8 (£43) FUNKY BROADWAY-WILSON PICKETT CHARLIE CHALMERS TENOR

£36 GUNS OF NAVARONE-SKATALITES ? SAX/BRASS SECTION

The Skatalites were among the original pioneers of Ska, the sound of independent Jamaica. From the Studio One sessions in Kingston the band found favour with the British Mod scene and crossed over to pop with the hit “Guns Of Navarone”, then presided over the shift from Ska to Rocksteady. Line up of the musicians over the years; Roland Alphonso-(tenor sax), Tommy McCook (tenor sax), “Ska” Campbell-(tenor sax), Lester Sterling-(alto sax), Lloyd Brevett-(bass), Lloyd Knibbs-

(drums), Arkland “Drumbago” Parks-(drums), Bill Smith- (piano), Jackie Mittoo-(piano), Theophilus Beckford-(piano), Devon James-(guitar), Jerome “Jah Jerry” Hines-(guitar), Ernest Ranglin-(guitar), Lyn Taitt-(guitar), Nathan Breedlove-(trumpet), Johnny “Dizzy” Moore-(trumpet), Baba Brooks-(trumpet), Will Clark-(trombone), Emmanuel “Rico” Rodriguez-(trombone) , Don Drummond-(trombone/leader- died May 6, 1969), Karl Bryan- (baritone) , Doreen Schaffer- (vocals).

#31 HEY, LEROY, YOUR MAMA’S CALLIN’ YOU- JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH JIMMY CASTOR TENOR #2 (£1) I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE- GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS KING CURTIS TENOR

#4 I SECOND THAT EMOTION- SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE MIRACLES ? TENOR with BRASS SECTION

#33 MEMPHIS SOUL STEW-KING CURTIS KING CURTIS TENOR

#5 MERCY, MERCY, MERCY- CANNONBALL ADDERLEY ALTO

#15 MUSIC TO WATCH GIRLS GO BY- BOB CREWE GENERATION ? TENOR

#28 ODE TO BILLY JOE-KINGPINS KING CURTIS ALTO

#31 PUCKER UP BUTTERCUP- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#1 (£10) RESPECT-ARETHA FRANKLIN KING CURTIS TENOR

#17 SOUL FINGER-BAR-KAYS PHALON JONES TENOR duet with BEN CAULEY TRUMPET

#22 THE LOOK OF LOVE-DUSTY SPRINGFIELD DENNIS SPRINGER TENOR

A couple of older musician-friends, plus one or two web addresses, suggest it was RONNIE SCOTT. Andy W.

£35 TRAIN TOUR TO THE RAINBOW CITY-PYRAMIDS (JAMAICA) ? TENOR

1968

£2 BEND ME SHAKE ME-AMEN CORNER MIKE SMITH TENOR ALLEN JONES BARITONE

#24 COME SEE ABOUT ME- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#5 GIRL WATCHER-THE O’KAYSIONS JIM SPEIDEL TENOR w/ RON TURNER TRUMPET

#1 GRAZING IN THE GRASS-HUGH MASEKELA AL ABREAU TENOR

#31 HIP CITY- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#9 I CAN’T STOP DANCING- ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS ? TENOR w/ BRASS

Several names are associated with this band’s horn section depending upon the source; Michael Pedicin, Jr., Sam Peake, Sam Reed, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills and Leroy Lewis. Per http://www.soul-patrol.com/philly/archie.html the brass section were, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills, and Leroy Lewis. I do not know who played sax.

#11 IF YOU CAN WANT-THE MIRACLES ? TENOR ? BARITONE

CD credits-saxophones-Lanny Austin, Thomas "Beans" Bowles, Teddy Buckner, Ted Buckner, Angelo Carlisi, Hank Cosby, Lefty Edwards, Eli Fontaine, Kasuku Mafia, Eugene BeeBee Moore, Larry Nozero, Bernie Peacock, Ernie Rodgers, Eugene Rodgers, Andrew Mike Terry, Danny Turner

£5 I’M AN URBAN SPACEMAN- BONZO DOG DOO-DAH BAND BOB KERR SOPRANO

#4 (£1) LADY MADONNA-BEATLES RONNIE SCOTT (solo) TENOR Per liner notes; recorded at Abbey Road 2/3/68, Ronnie Scott (ts), Harry Klein (bs), Bill Povey (ts) and Bill Jackman (bs). Sax Section followed by TENOR solo.

#14 LICKING STICK (PART 1)-JAMES BROWN MACEO PARKER ALTO

#7 MY SPECIAL ANGEL-VOGUES PLAS JOHNSON TENOR

#14 SEE SAW-ARETHA FRANKLIN ? SAX SECTION with BRASS CD credits- KING CURTIS-TENOR, SELDON POWELL-TENOR, WILLIE BRIDGES-BARI, CHARLES CHALMERS-TENOR, HAYWOOD HENRY-BARI, ANDREW LOVE-TENOR, FLOYD NEWMAN-BARI, FRANK WESS-TENOR

#23 (£43) SOUL SERENADE-WILLIE MITCHELL CHARLIE CHALMERS TENOR

#3 (£46) SPOOKY- CLASSICS IV MIKE (SHARP) SHAPIRO TENOR

Once the group signed with The Lowery Music Group out of Atlanta, Georgia and Capitol records, The Classics IV re-recorded “Spooky.” The song was originally an instrumental regional hit by Mike Sharp, a talented saxophone player. J.R. Cobb and producer Buddy Buie added lyrics to it and the rest is history.

Two web sites that credit Jim Pepper as the soloist;

http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/pepper.html

http://tools.search.yahoo.com/language/translation/translatedPage.php?tt=url&text=http%3a//www.jazzpoint.at/chronik/jim_pepper.4.php&lp=de_en

However, the following clears up the issue;

“This is Joe G. (Joe Glickman) I am the biographer on The Classics IV and their archivist. I started a documentary on the group about 7 years ago and traveled around the country gathering over 30interviews with producers, writers, session musicians and band members of The Classics IV. I can say with 100% CERTAINTY that Mike Shapiro IS the sax player on SPOOKY. By the way, the reason he didn’t play on some of the other records (the ones Ray Jarrel played on) was because Mike was a bit hard to work with in the studio. He had a very good concept of how he wanted the solos, which differed from Buddy Buie’s ideas of mainstream pop. There’s a bit of a tone-break at the end of the solo that Mike insisted on re-recording, but Buddy wouldn’t let him. Now, I’ve interviewed on video: Buddy Buie (producer/writer), J.R. Cobb (guitarist/writer), Dennis St. John (session drummer), Emory Gordy, Jr. (session bass player), Wally Eaton (session cowbell and whistler - road bass player), Bill Lowery (producer/publisher), Dennis Yost (lead singer) as well as Mike Shapiro himself. They were all at the session and played on the entire “Spooky” album. All of them told

me that Mike Shapiro recorded the sax solo and Mike remembers, too. It doesn’t get much more conclusive than that.

English White was a sax player that was brought in later during the “Traces” road tour to fill in for the sax. Mike did not tour at all and the band had been playing for a while with Auburn Burrell filling in the sax solos on lead guitar. That was hurting their reception since the sax had a lot to do with their sound.

The only reason I can figure a few sites credit Jim Pepper is because one started it and the others follow. Try checking the internet and some fairly accredited recording publications, like ROLLING STONE, and ALL MUSIC GUIDE, and they all credit Wally Eaton on rhythm guitar and Joe Wilson on bass. WRONG! Wally was the bass player and Joe Wilson played keyboards. They only played their true instruments on their very first records on the Capitol Label and also contributed other instrumentation in the studio for the hits, but they were the touring band and the ORIGINAL Classics IV members.

There are SEVERAL people who have claimed to have recorded the saxsolo on “Spooky.” I still get e-mails from fans who bump into these nut jobs. I don’t know how someone can take credit for something they didn't do, but I’m sure after a while they start believing their own lies. There was a fake CLASSICS IV that I had to fight to get the trademark back from a few years ago (and did, successfully) so they’re out there....I just don't understand it and I won’t try. Whoever that is that said Jim “laughed while looking back” on recording “Spooky” probably should know that Jim was laughing because the guy was buying his made-up story. Jim Pepper did NOT record “Spooky.” PERIOD. And if anyone that represents him wants to challenge me on that - BRING ITON.

Oh - Um....Have a nice day everybody else. Hope that helped!”

Joe Glickmanwww.classicsiv.com

“By the way, Mike Shapiro recorded under the name Mike Sharpe because Shapiro wasn't Gentile enough for the recording industry at the time. That is a comment made by Buddy Buie to me. Shapiro played at The Houndstooth in Atlanta with Harry Middlebrooks early on and Emory Gordy, Jr. and Dennis St. John both played on Mike’s instrumental version, as well as The Classics IV’s, which came out nearly a year before The Classics IV’s version. Mike Sharpe recorded on the same label, but at a studio down the road from

Lowery’s. Buie and Cobb heard the instrumental and added lyrics to it. The rest is history.That’s the story.”

Joe GlickmanClassics IV Biographer

#5 STORMY-CLASSICS IV (DENNIS YOST) RAY JARRELL ALTO MIKE (SHARP) SHAPIRO wrote the solo for STORMY but was not availiable the day they did the final cut per Mike’s friend, Charles A. King.

#2 THE HORSE-CLIFF NOBLES & CO. MIKE TERRY BARITONE

£7 THE RED BALLOON-DAVE CLARK FIVE DENNIS PAYTON TENOR & BRASS SECTION

#7 THINK-ARETHA FRANKLIN ? ALTOCD credits- KING CURTIS-TENOR, SELDON POWELL-TENOR, WILLIE BRIDGES-BARI, CHARLES CHALMERS-TENOR, HAYWOOD HENRY-BARI, ANDREW LOVE-TENOR, FLOYD NEWMAN-BARI, FRANK WESS-TENOR

This is most likely KING- Gio Washington-Wright

#1 TIGHTEN UP-ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS Several names are associated with this band’s horn section

depending upon the source; Michael Pedicin, Jr., Sam Peake, Sam Reed, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills and Leroy Lewis. Per http://www.soul-patrol.com/philly/archie.html the brass section were, Clarence Harper, Nelson Mills, and Leroy Lewis. I do not know who played sax.

1969

#2 AND WHEN I DIE-BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS FRED LIPSIUS ALTO

#19 EVERYDAY WITH YOU GIRL- CLASSICS IV (DENNIS YOST) MIKE (SHARP) SHAPIRO ALTO

£10 GET READY-TEMPTATIONS KASUKU MAFIA TENOR

#1 (£1) HONKY TONK WOMEN-ROLLING STONES BOBBY KEYS SAX SECTION

£1 (IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE—AMEN CORNER ? SOPRANO

The Amen Corner were a Welsh R&B-tinged pop band of the ‘60s featuring singer Andy Fairweather-Low, organist Blue Weaver, guitarist Neil Jones, bassist Clive Taylor, saxophonists Allen Jones and Mike Smith, and drummer Dennis Bryon.

#10 OH,WHAT A NIGHT-DELLS GENE BARGE a/k/a DADDY G TENOR

#3 SOULFUL STRUT-YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED ? TENOR Eldee Young (bass) and Redd Holt (drums) did not perform on the record. It was performed by the Brunswick Records studio band.

#16 THESE EYES- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#3 TOUCH ME-DOORS CURTIS AMY TENOR

#2 TRACES-CLASSICS IV (DENNIS YOST) RAY JARREL TENOR

#35 WE GOT MORE SOUL-DYKE AND THE BLAZERS BERNARD WILLIAMS and CLARENCE TOWNS-dominant BARI SAX w/HORN SECTION

#4 WHAT DOES IT TAKE (TO WIN YOUR LOVE)- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#18 WHEN I DIE-MOTHERLODE STEVE KENNEDY TENOR

1970

#39 COME RUNNING-VAN MORRISON JACK SCHROER ALTO COLLIN TILTON TENOR #9 DOMINO-VAN MORRISON (per album credits)- VAN MORRISON (ts), JACK SCHROER (as, bs, ss), KEITH JOHNSON (trumpet) #4 DO YOU SEE MY LOVE- JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#4 GET READY-RARE EARTH GIL BRIDGES TENOR

#21 GOTTA HOLD ON TO THIS FEELING-

JR. WALKER & THE ALLSTARS JR. WALKER TENOR

#25 SUGAR SUGAR-WILSON PICKETT ? SAX SECTION w/ BRASS The CD titled "A Man And A Half: Best Of Wilson Pickett" lists the following personnel but I could not confirm the players on this specific hit; Charles “Packy” Axton, King Curtis, Charles Chalmers, Andrew Love (tenor saxophone), Floyd Newman (baritone saxophone) and Clarence Satchel (saxophone).

#13 SUPER BAD-JAMES BROWN ROBERT “CHOPPER” McCOLLOUGH TENOR

#7 THE LETTER-JOE COCKER with LEON RUSSELL BOBBY KEYS TENOR

£11 THE WEAVER’S ANSWER-FAMILY JIM KING TENOR

1971

#35 ALL DAY MUSIC-WAR CHARLES MILLER TENOR

#1 (£2) BROWN SUGAR-ROLLING STONES BOBBY KEYS TENOR

#1 (£6) IT’S TOO LATE- CAROLE KING (per L.P. credits) CURTIS AMY SOPRANO

#4 MERCY MERCY ME (THE ECCOLOGY)- MARVIN GAYE (per CD credit) WILD BILL MOORE TENOR

#2 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS-CARPENTERS BOB MESSENGER TENOR

#2 WHAT’S GOING ON-MARVIN GAYE ELI FONTAINE ALTO

#28 WILD NIGHT-VAN MORRISON JACK SCHROER TENOR Sounds like the sax was played through an effects unit which altered the tone.

1972

#10 BANG A GONG (GET IT ON)-T. REX IAN MCDONALD BARITONE

#8 HONKY CAT-ELTON JOHN JEAN LOUIS CHAUTEMPS and ALAIN HATOT SAX SECTION

#1 ME AND MRS. JONES- BILLY PAUL LEON “ZACH” ZACHERY ALTO

#3 OH, BABE, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?- HURRICANE SMITH FRANKIE HARDCASTLE ALTO

#1 SUPERSTITION-STEVIE WONDER TREVOR LAWRENCE TENOR STEVE MADAIO TRUMPET

#7 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO-WAR CHARLES MILLER ALTO

1973

£1 ANGEL FINGERS- WIZZARD NICK PENTELOW, MIKE BURNEY, ROY WOOD SAX SECTION

#14 DON’T LET ME BE LONELY TONIGHT- JAMES TAYLOR MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR

#31 ECSTASY-OHIO PLAYERS CLARENCE “SATCH” SATCHELL TENOR

#1 (£13) FRANKENSTEIN-EDGAR WINTER GROUP EDGAR WINTER ALTO

#29 FUNKY STUFF-KOOL & THE GANG SAX/BRASS SECTIONRONALD BELL (sax), DENNIS “DEE TEE” THOMAS (sax), ROBERT MICKENS (trumpet)

#5 HELLO IT’S ME-TODD RUNDGREN MICHAEL BRECKER SOPRANO

£4 I WISH IT COULD BE CHRISTMAS EVERY DAY-WIZZARD NICK PENTELOW TENOR MIKE BURNEY or ROY WOOD BARITONE

#4 JUST YOU N’ ME-CHICAGO WALT PARAZADER SOPRANO

#1 LET’S GET IT ON-MARVIN GAYE ERNIE WATTS ALTO

#15 ME AND BABY BROTHER-WAR CHARLES MILLER ALTO

#13 MONEY-PINK FLOYD DICK PARRY TENOR

#16 MY MUSIC-LOGGINS & MESSINA JON CLARKE BARITONE AL GARTH TENOR £10 PYJAMARAMA-ROXY MUSIC ANDY MACKAY ALTO

£1 SEE MY BABY JIVE- WIZZARD NICK PENTELOW, MIKE BURNEY, ROY WOOD SAX SECTION with ALTO and BARITONE solos.

£3 SORROW-DAVID BOWIE DAVID BOWIE ALTO

#4 YOUR MAMA DON’T DANCE- LOGGINS & MESSINA JON CLARKE BARITONE AL GARTH TENOR

#16 (£10) WALK ON THE WILD SIDE-LOU REED RONNIE ROSS BARITONE

1974

#4 (£15) BITCH IS BACK-ELTON JOHN LENNY PICKET TENOR

#2 DO IT (‘TIL YOU’RE SATISFIED)- B.T. EXPRESS BILL RISBROOK ALTO

#29 FUNKY STUFF-KOOL & THE GANG DENNIS “DEE TEE” THOMAS TENOR w/ HORN SECTION#6 HOLLYWOOD SWINGING-KOOL & THE GANG DENNIS “DEE TEE” THOMAS SAX SECTION

#2 JAZZMAN-CAROLE KING TOM SCOTT TENOR

£15 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN-NEIL SEDAKA JIM HORN ALTO

#5 (£34) MOCKINGBIRD-CARLY SIMON & JAMES TAYLOR MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR

#5 OH MY MY-RINGO STARR- TOM SCOTT TENOR

#31 PAPA DON’T TAKE NO MESS-JAMES BROWN ? ALTOCD credits- SAINT CLAIR PINCKNEY-TENOR, DAVID SANBORN-ALTO, PEE WEE ELLIS-BARI, MACEO PARKER-ALTO, EDDIE DANIELS-REEDS, JOE FARRELL-TENOR, DAVID TOFANI-REEDS, FRANK VICARI-TENOR

#1 PLEASE MR. POSTMAN-CARPENTERS BOB MESSENGER TENOR DOUG STRONG BARITONE

£17 SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES- BRYAN FERRY CHRIS MERCER TENOR

£3 THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD-LULU DAVID BOWIE ALTO

#6 (£1) WATERLOO-ABBA CHRISTER EKLUND TENOR

#1 WHATEVER GETS YOU THROUGH THE NIGHT- BOBBY KEYS TENORJOHN LENNON with THE PLASTIC ONO NUCLEAR BAND and ELTON JOHN (backing vocal)

#39 (WE’RE GONNA) ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK- BILL HALEY AND HIS COMETS-repopularized due to tv’s “HAPPY DAYS” JOEY D’AMBROSIA TENOR

1975

#35 BLOODY WELL RIGHT-SUPERTRAMP JOHN HELLIWELL TENOR

#23 BORN TO RUN-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#10 CUT THE CAKE-AVERAGE WHITE BAND ROGER BALL & MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN SAX SECTION

#4 EXPRESS-B.T. EXPRESS BILL RISBROOK ALTO w/HORN SECTION

#5 HOW SWEET IT IS (TO BE LOVED BY YOU) JAMES TAYLOR DAVID SANBORN ALTO

£38 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO- ABBA ULF ANDERSSON SAX SECTION

#39 IF I EVER LOSE THIS HEAVEN- AVERAGE WHITE BAND MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN TENOR

#12 IT’S A MIRACLE-BARRY MANILOW- ARTIE KAPLAN & STAN SCHWARTZ TENOR/BARITONE

#1 LAUGHTER IN THE RAIN-NEIL SEDAKA JIM HORN ALTO

#1 (£6) LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID-WINGS TOM SCOTT SOPRANO

£2 LOVE IS THE DRUG-ROXY MUSIC ANDY MACKAY SAX SECTION

#7 LOW RIDER─WAR CHARLES MILLER ALTO

#3 MIRACLES-JEFFERSON STARSHIP IRV COX TENOR

#22 OPERATOR-MANHATTAN TRANSFER MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR

#1 (£6) PICK UP THE PIECES- AVERAGE WHITE BAND MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN TENOR

#5 POETRY MAN-PHOEBE SNOW ZOOT SIMS TENOR

#33 SWEET STICKY THING- OHIO PLAYERS CLARENCE “SATCH” SATCHELL ALTO

#28 (£18) YOUNG AMERICANS-DAVID BOWIE DAVID SANBORN ALTO

1976

£17 DANCE THE BODY DANCE- OSIBISA TEDDY OSEI TENOR MAC TONTOH TRUMPET

#29 DID YOU BOOGIE (WITH YOUR BABY)- FLASH CADILLAC & THE CONTINENTAL KIDS DWIGHT BEMENT (behind Wolfman Jack’s narration) TENOR

#15 I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO, I DO- ABBA ULF ANDERSSON SAX SECTION

£1 (IF PARADISE IS) HALF AS NICE—AMEN CORNER ? SOPRANO

£4 LET’S STICK TOGETHER- BRYAN FERRY CHRIS MERCER TENOR

#30 LOVE IS THE DRUG-ROXY MUSIC ANDY MACKAY SAX SECTION

#40 QUEEN OF MY SOUL- AVERAGE WHITE BAND MALCOLM “MOLLY” DUNCAN TENOR

#7 SHE’S GONE- DARYL HALL & JOHN OATS JOE FARRELL SOPRANO (may have been a TENOR played through a synthesizer or digitizer to take it up an octave to sound like a SOPRANO)

#1 SILLY LOVE SONGS-WINGS ? TENORCD saxophone credits-NORMAN RAY, THADEUS RICHARD, BILLY PUITT, HOWIE CASEY

#40 STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS- PAUL SIMON MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR

#7 SUMMER-WAR CHARLES MILLER ALTO

£17 SUNSHINE DAY-OSIBISA TEDDY OSEI TENOR

#13 TAKING IT TO THE STREETS- THE DOOBIE BROTHERS ANDREW WHITE TENOR

#12 THERE’S A KIND OF HUSH (ALL OVER THE WORLD)- CARPENTERS BOB MESSENGER TENOR JIM HORN BARITONE

#1 (£5) TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT-ROD STEWART JERRY JUMONVILLE TENOR

£1 UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE-SHOWADDYWADDY- JEFF DALY ? TENOR Plas Johnson and Daly were credited as guest players on this recording. Plas Johnson states that he did not perform on this recording. #20 YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE-CANDI STATON MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR

1977

#26 ARIEL-DEAN FRIEDMAN GEORGE YOUNG TENOR

£1 CHANSON D’AMOUR- MANHATTEN TRANSFER JAY MIGLIORI TENOR

“Hi John, I believe that the sax player was Jay Migliori and that he was playing a tenor sax.”Best wishes,Russ Paris, Webmaster

The Manhattan Transfer Fan Clubhttp://www.tmtfanclub.comAlso confirmed by Stuart Colman.

£6 DADDY COOL/THE GIRL CAN’T HELP IT THE DARTS NIGEL TRUBRIDGE TENOR

£14 DANCIN’ IN THE MOONLIGHT (IT’S CAUGHT ME IN THE SPOTLIGHT)—THIN LIZZY JOHN HELLIWELL TENOR #18 DAZZ-BRICK JIMMY BROWN ALTO

#11 JUST REMEMBER I LOVE YOU-FIREFALL DAVID MUSE ALTO

#1 (£1) WHEN I NEED YOU-LEO SAYER BOBBY KEYS TENOR

#15 (£29) GIVE A LITTLE BIT-SUPERTRAMP JOHN HELLIWELL ALTO

£5 NATIVE NEW YORKER-ODYSSEY MICHAEL BRECKER ? TENOR

#22 SAVE IT FOR A RAINY DAY- STEPHEN BISHOP RAY PIZZI TENOR

#1 SIR DUKE-STEVIE WONDER TREVOR LAURENCE (ts) HANK REDD (as) SAX SECTION w/ BRASS

#9 SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE- SANFORD/TOWNSEND BAND OTIS HALE TENOR JON CLARKE SOPRANO

#8 (£31) YEAR OF THE CAT-AL STEWART PHIL KENZIE ALTO

1978

#28 ALMOST SUMMER-CELEBRATION CHARLES LLOYD TENOR

#2 (£3) BAKER STREET-GERRY RAFFERTY RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT ALTO

£2 COME BACK MY LOVE-THE DARTS NIGEL TRUBRIDGE ALTO

£3 DANCING IN THE CITY- MARSHALL HAIN CHRIS MERCER TENOR #19 DEACON BLUES-STEELY DAN PETE CHRISTLIEB TENOR

£18 DON’T LET IT FADE AWAY-THE DARTS NIGEL TRUBRIDGE ALTO

#4 FEELS SO GOOD-CHUCK MANGIONE CHRIS VADALA TENOR

#12 FOOL IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER-CHRIS REA STEVE GRAINGER SOPRANO

#22 (£49) FM (NO STATIC AT ALL)- STEELY DAN PETE CHRISTLIEB TENOR

#9 (£33) GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE- EARTH, WIND & FIRE DON MYRICK SAX SECTION

£1 HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK- IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS DAVEY PAYNE TENOR

#3 HOW MUCH I FEEL-AMBROSIA KEVIN KUPTZ TENOR

#4 I JUST WANNA STOP-GINO VANNELLI ERNIE WATTS TENOR

#5 I LOVE THE NIGHTLIFE- ALICIA BRIDGES TOM SCOTT ALTO

£8 INSTANT REPLAY-DAN HARTMAN EDGAR WINTER ALTO

#2 IT’S RAINING-THE DARTS NIGEL TRUBRIDGE ALTO

#3 (£19) JUST THE WAY YOU ARE-BILLY JOEL PHIL WOODS ALTO

#1 (£3) MISS YOU-ROLLING STONES MEL COLLINS TENOR

#17 (£35) MOVIN’ OUT-BILLY JOEL RICHIE CANNATA TENOR

#21 NATIVE NEW YORKER-ODYSSEY MICHAEL BRECKER ? TENOR

£5 NEVER LET HER SLIP AWAY- ANDREW GOLD ERNIE WATTS TENOR

#24 ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG-BILLY JOEL RICHIE CANNATA ALTO

£1 RAT TRAP- BOOMTOWN RATS ? TENOR From a UK contributor; the first BOOMTOWN RATS album featured ALBIE DONNELLY on sax. The next five albums featured BOB GELDOF on sax and RAT TRAP is on the 2nd album. Another UK contributor indicates that it was Alan Holmes.

From Albie Donnelly web site; Dear John, I’ve just asked Albie about RAT TRAP - the answer, it’s two saxophone players on that song. Albie played the end of the solo on the song, Albie can’t remember the name of the other guy. It’s definitely not Bob Geldof! Bye, Bernie Zylka 3/27/2002 #7 TIME PASSAGES-AL STEWART PHIL KENZIE ALTO

#6 YOU BELONG TO ME-CARLY SIMON DAVID SANBORN ALTO

1979

#2 (£4) AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE- EARTH, WIND & FIRE DON MYRICK ALTO

£4 ANGEL EYES-ROXY MUSIC ANDY MACKAY TENOR

#14 BIG SHOT-BILLY JOEL RICHIE CANNATA SAX SECTION

#34 BUSTIN’ LOOSE PART 1- CHUCK BROWN & THE SOUL SEARCHERS LEROY FLEMING TENOR

#1 (£1) DA YA THINK I’M SEXY?-ROD STEWART TOM SCOTT TENOR

£6 DUKE OF EARL-THE DARTS NIGEL TRUBRIDGE ALTO

£10 GET IT-THE DARTS NIGEL TRUBRIDGE TENOR

#20 HEART OF THE NIGHT-POCO PHIL KENZIE ALTO

#8 LOTTA LOVE-NICOLETTE LARSON LON PRICE TENOR

#24 MORNING DANCE-SPYRO GYRA JAY BECKENSTEIN ALTO

£3 MY GIRL-MADNESS LEE “KIX” THOMPSON TENOR

#3 MY LIFE-BILLY JOEL RICHIE CANNATA SOPRANO

#28 OLD TIME ROCK & ROLL-BOB SEGER ALTO REED TENOR

#7 OOH BABY BABY-LINDA RONSTADT DAVID SANBORN ALTO

£7 ONE STEP BEYOND-MADNESS LEE “KIX” THOMPSON TENOR

£3 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL- IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS DAVEY PAYNE TENOR

#25 SHADOWS IN THE MOONLIGHT- ANNE MURRAY VERN DORGE? TENOR

#29 SONG ON THE RADIO-AL STEWART PHIL KENZIE ALTO

#36 (£5) STREET LIFE-CRUSADERS WILTON FELDER TENOR

#6 (£7) THE LOGICAL SONG-SUPERTRAMP JOHN HELLIWELL ALTO

£17 THIS IS IT-DAN HARTMAN EDGAR WINTER ALTO

1980

£3 BAGGY TROUSERS-MADNESS LEE “KIX” THOMPSON BARITONE

#3 BIGGEST PART OF ME-AMBROSIA ERNIE WATTS TENOR

#10 COOL CHANGE-LITTLE RIVER BAND BILL HARROWER TENOR

#10 (£/CAN) ECHO BEACH-MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS ANDY HAAS ALTO #1 (£2) FUNKYTOWN-LIPPS, INC. DALE MENDENHALL TENOR

£1 GENO-DEXY’S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS J. B. BLYTE TENOR STEVE “BABYFACE” SPOONER ALTO

#18 GIVE IT ALL YOU GOT-CHUCK MANGIONE CHRIS VADALA TENOR

#5 I’M COMING OUT-DIANA ROSS ? TENOR with horn section LARRY WILLIAMS or EDDIE DANIELS- per Gio Washington-Wright £39 INHERIT THE WIND-JAZZ CRUSADERS BOBBY WOMACK (vocal) WILTON FELDER TENOR

#1 (£14) IT’S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME- BILLY JOEL RICHIE CANNATA ALTO

#17 JOJO-BOZ SCAGGS ADRIAN TAPIA ALTO

#6 (£58) LATE IN THE EVENING- PAUL SIMON DAVE TOFANI & GERRY NIEWOOD SAX SECTION w/ BRASS

#10 LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT- PURE PRAIRIE LEAGUE DAVID SANBORN ALTO

£11 LET’S HANG ON-THE DARTS NIGEL TRUBRIDGE TENOR

#3 (£33) LITTLE JEANNIE-ELTON JOHN JIM HORN TENOR

#24 MIDNIGHT ROCKS-AL STEWART BRYAN SAVAGE ALTO

(£4) MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM-BEAT SAXA TENOR

#10 MORE LOVE-KIM CARNES RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT ALTO & TENOR

#5 ON THE RADIO-DONNA SUMMER GARY HERBIG ALTO

#5 REAL LOVE-DOOBIE BROTHERS CORNELIUS BUMPUS TENOR

#28 THE SEDUCTION-JAMES LAST BAND DAVID SANBORN ALTO

#18 TOGETHER-TIERRA BOBBY NAVARRETE TENOR

#5 TOO HOT-KOOL & THE GANG ? TENOR Originally formed as a quartet, the Jazziacs, by Robert “Kool” Bell-bass, Robert “Spike” Mickens-trumpet, Robert “The

Captain” Bell, later known by his Muslim name Amir Bayyan- saxophone, keyboards and Dennis “D.T.” Thomas-saxophone. Based in Jersey City, this aspiring jazz group opened for acts such as Pharaoh Sanders and Leone Thomas. They were later joined by Charles “Claydes” Smith-guitar and “Funky” George Brown-drums, and as the Soul Town Band, moderated their early direction by blending soul and funk, a transition completed by 1969 when they settled on the name Kool And The Gang. The original six members remained with the group into the 80s.

£6 TOM HARK-PIRANHAS ZOOT ALORS TENOR

#7 YOU MAY BE RIGHT-BILLY JOEL RICHARD CANNATA TENOR

#13 YOU’RE THE ONLY WOMAN-AMBROSIA ERNIE WATTS ALTO

#26 WHY ME-STYX STEVE EISEN ALTO

1981

#17 AIN’T EVEN DONE WITH THE NIGHT JOHN COUGAR DAVID WOODFORD TENOR

#1 ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDS ARE COMING OVER TONIGHT HANK WILLIAMS JR. JERRY MCKINNEY TENOR

#1 (£7) ARTHUR’S THEME-CHRISTOPHER CROSS ERNIE WATTS ALTO

#2 (£1) BEING WITH YOU-SMOKEY ROBINSON JOEL C.PESKIN ALTO

#18 COME GO WITH ME-BEACH BOYS JOEL C.PESKIN ALTO

#8 GIVING IT UP FOR YOUR LOVE- DELBERT MCCLINTON ROBERT HARWELL TENOR

#7 HARD TO SAY-DAN FOGELBERG TOM SCOTT TENOR

#33 HE CAN’T LOVE YOU- MICHAEL STANLEY BAND CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#39 I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF- BILLY VERA LON PRICE TENOR

with SAX/BRASS SECTION

#3 I DON’T NEED YOU-KENNY ROGERS “REV” DAVE BORUFF ALTO

#19 I MISSED AGAIN-PHIL COLLINS DON MYRICK TENOR

£4 IT MUST BE LOVE-MADNESS LEE “KIX” THOMPSON TENOR

£1 JEALOUS GUY-ROXY MUSIC ANDY MACKAY ALTO

#2 (£34) JUST THE TWO OF US- GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. with BILL WITHERS GROVER WASHINGTON, JR. TENOR

#9 SAME OLD LANG SYNE-DAN FOGELBERG MICHAEL BRECKER SOPRANO

#17 SAY GOODBYE TO HOLLYWOOD- BILLY JOEL RICHIE CANNATA TENOR

#16 SUPER FREAK-RICK JAMES DANIEL LE’MELLE TENOR

#5 THERE’S NO GETTING OVER ME- RONNIE MILSAP RONALD EADES ALTO

#11 THIS LITTLE GIRL-GARY “U.S.” BONDS CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#16 TOUCH ME WHEN WE’RE DANCING- CARPENTERS BOB MESSENGER TENOR

#4 (£45) URGENT-FOREIGNER JR. WALKER TENOR

£50 WAITING ON A FRIEND-ROLLING STONES SONNY ROLLINS TENOR

#15 (£55) WE’RE IN THIS LOVE TOGETHER- AL JARREAU LON PRICE ALTO

£8 WILL YOU-HAZEL O’CONNER WESLEY MCGOOGAN ALTO

1982

#12 BOBBIE SUE-OAK RIDGE BOYS ? TENOR

John, On the CD package, horn credits are listed under "The Muscle Shoals Horns," including Ronnie Eades (Baritone Sax) and Harvey Thompson (Tenor and Alto Sax). Thank you for your interest in The Oak Ridge Boys! The Oak Ridge Boys International Fan Club

#21 BIG FUN-KOOL & THE GANG DENNIS “DEE TEE” THOMAS ALTO

#23 DADDY’S HOME-CLIFF RICHARD ? TENORHi John,Yes I managed to open your email and have been reading it with great interest. Looks like a mammoth project!I did not play on the original recording of Daddy's Home by Cliff Richard, although I did play on a later live version in 1990. I think the original solo sax may have been Howie Casey or Mel Collins.RegardsRay Beavis5/18/2007

£18 DO IT TO THE MUSIC−RAW SILK BERT REID ? TENOR #7 (£9) DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE-

HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS JOHNNY COLLA TENOR

#16 FIND ANOTHER FOOL-QUARTERFLASH RINDY ROSS ALTO

£17 FOOL IF YOU THINK IT’S OVER- ? TENORELKIE BROOKS-CD credits list MARTIN DOBSON and GARY BARNACLE.

Hi John......pretty sure it must have been Gary. Don’t think I did any sessions for Elkie untill ‘86-‘87 when I did a couple of tracks on an album called “No more the Fool” one track (which I did a tenor solo on) was called “Break the Chain” and the other which was Alto I can’t remember.  Best Wishes, Martin 4/6/07. #3 (£49) HARDEN MY HEART-QUARTERFLASH RINDY ROSS ALTO

#1 (£8) I CAN’T GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO)- DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES CHARLIE DECHANT ALTO

£10 I’LL BE SATISFIED- SHAKIN STEVENS BARITONE with SAX/BRASS SECTION RAY BEAVIS (ts), JOHN “IRISH” EARL (bs), DICK HANSON (trp), CHRIS GOWER (tb) #11 (£26) IT’S RAINING AGAIN-SUPERTRAMP JOHN HELLIWELL TENOR

#40 LET IT BE ME-WILLIE NELSON JON MARETT TENOR

#10 LOVE IS IN CONTROL-DONNA SUMMER ERNIE WATTS TENOR

#37 LOVE PLUS ONE-HAIRCUT ONE HUNDRED PHIL SMITH SOPRANO #1 (£6) MANEATER-DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES CHARLIE DECHANT TENOR

#9 ONLY THE LONELY-MOTELS MARTY JOURARD ALTO

£5 OUR HOUSE-MADNESS LEE “KIX” THOMPSON TENOR

#21 OUT OF WORK- GARY “U.S.” BONDS CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#19 PERSONALLY-KARLA BONOFF PHIL KENZIE ALTO

£18 POISON ARROW-ABC STEPHEN SINGLETON ALTO

£9 RIO-DURAN DURAN ANDY HAMILTON TENOR

#13 (£50)SHOULD I DO IT- POINTER SISTERS COOL T (TREVOR LAWRENCE) TENOR

#14 TAKE ME TO HEART-QUARTERFLASH RINDY ROSS ALTO

#15 THE ONE YOU LOVE-GLEN FRY ERNIE WATTS TENOR JIM HORN (last solo) TENOR

#5 YOU SHOULD HEAR HOW SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU- MELISSA MANCHESTER (saxes per CD credits) TREVOR LAWRENCE, JAY SCOTT, LARRY WILLIAMS, TOM SAVIANO. (soloist unk) ALTO

#13 WAITING ON A FRIEND-ROLLING STONES SONNY ROLLINS TENOR

AUS#1 WHAT ABOUT ME-MOVING PICTURES ANDREW THOMPSON ALTO

#1 (£45) WHO CAN IT BE NOW?-MEN AT WORK GREG HAM TENOR

1983

#1 (£3) AFRICA-TOTO JIM HORN TENOR

£3 CRY JUST A LITTLE BIT- SKAKIN STEVENS RAY BEAVIS TENOR

#17 (UK) GARDEN PARTY-MEZZOFORTE (Mezzoforte's sax player during the time Garden Party was released is KRISTINN SVAVARSSON but there are guest sax players on the album: BILL ELDRIDGE and MARTIN DOBSON) TENOR

#29 GOLD-SPANDAU BALLET STEVE NORMAN TENOR

#15 HEART TO HEART-KENNY LOGGINS DAVID SANBORN ALTO

#33 IT MUST BE LOVE-MADNESS LEE “KIX” THOMPSON TENOR

#29 MAKE LOVE STAY-DAN FOGELBERG AL GARTH SOPRANO

#14 (£2) MODERN LOVE-DAVID BOWIE STEVE ELSON BARITONE

#31 MY KIND OF LADY-SUPERTRAMP JOHN HELLIWELL TENOR

#7 (£63) ONE ON ONE-DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES CHARLIE DECHANT ALTO

#7 OUR HOUSE-MADNESS LEE “KIX” THOMPSON TENOR

#3 OVERKILL-MEN AT WORK GREG HAM SOPRANO

#25 POISON ARROW-ABC STEPHEN SINGLETON ALTO

#14 RIO-DURAN DURAN ANDY HAMILTON TENOR

#3 (£25) SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY- DONNA SUMMER GARY HERBIG TENOR

#33 THE BORDER-AMERICA RAPHAEL RAVENSCROFT ALTO

#2 TIME (CLOCK OF THE HEART)- CULTURE CLUB STEVE GRAINGER TENOR

#4 (£1) TRUE-SPANDAU BALLET STEVE NORMAN TENOR #3 (£4) UNION OF THE SNAKE-DURAN DURAN ANDY HAMILTON SOPRANO

#29 WHAT ABOUT ME-MOVING PICTURES ANDREW THOMPSON ALTO

1984

#29 ALIBIS-SERGIO MENDES ERNIE WATTS TENOR

CAN#2 BLACK STATIONS, WHITE STATIONS- MARTHA & THE MUFFINS MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR RANDY BRECKER TRUMPET

#8 (£8) BLUE JEAN-DAVID BOWIE BORNEO HORNS w/ LENNY PICKETT (solo) TENOR

#1 (£6) CARIBBEAN QUEEN-BILLY OCEAN JEFFREY SMITH ALTO

#16 (£21) DANCE HALL DAYS-WANG CHUNG MEL COLLINS ALTO SOLO with SAX SECTION

#2 (£4) DANCING IN THE DARK- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#15 (£56) DON’T ANSWER ME-ALAN PARSONS PROJECT MEL COLLINS TENOR

£15 GET OUT OF YOUR LAZY BED-MATT BIANCO RONNIE ROSS BARITONE

£23 HALF A MINUTE-MATT BIANCO RONNIE ROSS BARITONE

£9 NELSON MANDELA- THE SPECIALS ANDY ADERINTO TENOR

#7 GLAMOROUS LIFE-SHEILA E LARRY WILLIAMS ALTO

#6 HEART OF ROCK & ROLL- HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS JOHNNY COLLA TENOR

#6 I WANT A NEW DRUG- HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS JOHNNY COLLA TENOR

#13 IT’S A MIRACLE-CULTURE CLUB STEVE GRAINGER TENOR

£25 MR. SOLITAIRE-ANIMAL NIGHTLIFE BILLY CHAPMAN TENOR

#7 ON THE DARK SIDE-JOHN CAFFERTY MIKE ANTUNES TENOR

#34 ONLY WHEN YOU LEAVE-SPANDAU BALLET STEVE NORMAN TENOR

#10 (£15) SOME GUYS HAVE ALL THE LUCK- ROD STEWART GARY HERBIG (per GH) ALTO 2/18/07 – “I played the alto sax solo on Rod Stewart’s “Some Guys Have All The Luck.” Gary Herbig JIMMY “Z” ZAVALA is also on the CD credits.

#15 THE CURLY SHUFFLE- JUMP ‘N THE SADDLE TOM TRINKA TENOR

#15 YOU CAN’T GET WHAT YOU WANT(TILL YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT)JOE JACKSON-horn section w/ tenor solo. Saxes-TONY AIELLO and JOE JACKSON; Trumpet-MICHAEL MORREALE

1985

#12 A LOVE BIZARRE-SHEILA E EDDIE M ALTO

#1 (£1) CARELESS WHISPER- WHAM!/GEORGE MICHAEL STEVE GREGORY ALTO

#8 FORTRESS AROUND YOUR HEART- STING BRANFORD MARSALIS SOPRANO

#3 (£51) FREEWAY OF LOVE-ARETHA FRANKLIN CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#1 HURT-JUICE NEWTON JON JOYCE TENOR

CAN#12 HURTS TO BE IN LOVE- GINO VANNELLI TOM SAVIANO ALTO

#3 (£26) IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY SET THEM FREE- STING BRANFORD MARSALIS TENOR

#9 I’M GOIN DOWN-BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

£1 I’M YOUR MAN-WHAM

(saxes per CD creits) DAVID BAPTISTE, STEVE HAMILTON, ANDY HAMILTON (soloist unk) ALTO

#12 JUST A GIGOLO/I AIN’T GOT NOBODY- DAVID LEE ROTH EDGAR WINTER SAX SECTION

#18 KEEPING THE FAITH-BILLY JOEL SAX/HORN SECTIONMARK RIVIERA (alto sax), Michael Brecker (tenor sax), Ronnie Cuber (bari sax), (John Gatchell and Joe Shepley (trumpet)

£11 LIPSTICK, POWDER AND PAINT—SHAKIN STEVENS RAY BEAVIS TENOR

#1 LOST IN THE FIFTIES TONIGHT- RONNIE MILSAP JIM HORN TENOR

#15 LOVE THEME FROM ST. ELMO’S FIRE- DAVID FOSTER “REV” DAVE BORUFF ALTO

£1 MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE- SHAKIN STEVENS RAY BEAVIS TENOR

#3 NEVER SURRENDER-COREY HART ANDY HAMILTON TENOR

#15 ONE OF THE LIVING-TINA TURNER TIMMY CAPPELLO TENOR

#1 (£4) ONE MORE NIGHT-PHIL COLLINS DONALD MYRICK ALTO

#20 ROCK AND ROLL GIRLS-JOHN FOGERTY STEVE DOUGLAS TENOR

#25 ROCKIN’ AT MIDNIGHT-HONEYDRIPPERS KEITH EVANS TENOR

#1 (£1) SAVING ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU- WHITNEY HOUSTON KIRK WHALUM TENOR

#5 (£19) SMOOTH OPERATOR-SADE STUART MATTHEWMAN TENOR

#31 TENDER YEARS-JOHN CAFFERTY MIKE ANTUNES TENOR

#1 (£12) THE HEAT IS ON-GLEN FREY DAVID WOODFORD TENOR

#22 TOUGH ALL OVER-JOHN CAFFERTY MIKE ATUNES TENOR

£13 YEH YEH-MATT BIANCO RONNIE ROSS BARITONE

#2 YOU BELONG TO THE CITY-GLEN FRY BILL BERGMAN ALTO

#2 (£3) WE DON’T NEED ANOTHER HERO

(THUNDERDOME)-TINA TURNER TIM CAPPELLO TENOR

#7 (£11) WHO’S ZOOMIN’ WHO-ARETHA FRANKLIN CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#5 WOULD I LIE TO YOU-EURYTHMICS MARTIN DOBSON TENOR

1986

£2 ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS-DAVID BOWIE DON WELLER BARITONE ? TENOR

CD credits per http://www.discogs.com/release/571300Saxophone (Baritone)-Andy Mackintosh, Don Weller, Gordon Murphy Saxophone (Solo)-Don Weller Saxophone (Tenor)-Gary Barnacle, Paul Weimer, Willie Garnett

£14 BECAUSE I LOVE YOU-SHAKIN STEVENS ? ALTO Note from the UK-Tony Hall (tenor) and Sid Phillips (bari) are listed on the vast majority of LPs I have seen recently. (Steve Marshall)

#1 BOP-DAN SEALS JIM HORN ALTO

£14 BREAKING UP MY HEART- SHAKIN STEVENS RAY BEAVIS TENOR

#16 (£8) CAPTAIN OF HER HEART- DOUBLE CHRISTIAN OSTERMEIER SOPRANO

#2 (£45) DANGER ZONE-KENNY LOGGINS DAVID WOODFORD TENOR

#14 (£12) DIGGING YOUR SCENE-BLOW MONKEYS NEVILLE HENRY TENOR

#8 FRENCH KISSIN’- DEBORAH HARRY CRISPIN CIOE ALTO

£49 HEART OF ROCK & ROLL-HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS JOHNNY COLLA TENOR

£22 HELLO DARLING-TIPPA IRIE RAY CARLESS TENOR

#3 (£3) HIP TO BE SQUARE- HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS STEPHEN “DOC” KUPKA BARITONE JOHNNY COLLA TENOR

#9 (COUNTRY) HOMECOMING‘63- KEITH WHITLEY ? TENOR CD credits for saxophone list JIM HORN and DENNIS SOLEE.

#1 (£5) HOW WILL I KNOW- WHITNEY HOUSTON PREMIK RUSSELL TUBBS TENOR

#3 I’M YOUR MAN-WHAM ANDY HAMILTON ALTO

£12 IT’S ALRIGHT (BABY’S COMING BACK)- EURTHYMICS MARTIN DOBSON SAXES DAVE PLEWS TRUMPET

£3 LESSONS IN LOVE-LEVEL 42 GARY BARNACLE TENOR

#4 (£5) LIVING IN AMERICA-JAMES BROWN CRISPIN CIOE ALTO

£18 PRETTY IN PINK-PSYCHEDELIC FURS TENORThe 1981 recording made #43. The movie film version reached #18. The 1981 sax player was Duncan Kilburn. The film version would have been Mars Wiliams.

#1 ROCK ME AMADEUS-FALCO GARY BARNACLE TENOR

£8 SHOUT-LULU & THE LUVERS JIMMY SMITH (solo) TENOR RONNIE ROSS ? BARITONE

#4 TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT-EDDIE MONEY PAUL HANSON ALTO #4 (£68) TALK TO ME-STEVIE NICKS BARNEY WILENS ALTO

£5 THORN IN MY SIDE-EURYTHMICS JIMMY ZAVALA TENOR

#2 TYPICAL MALE-TINA TURNER TIMMY CAPPELLO TENOR

#5 (£51) WHAT YOU NEED-INXS KIRK PENGILLY TENOR

#2 (£1) WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, THE TOUGH GET GOING-BILLY OCEAN ? ALTO “I SAW THIS ON TV ONCE IN THE MID-80’S AND MARC RUSSO WAS THE SOLOIST. SOUNDS LIKE HIM ON THE RECORD TO ME TOO.” Gio Washington-Wright £8 WONDERFUL LIFE-BLACK MARTIN GREEN ALTO

£26 YOUR LATEST TRICK-DIRE STRAITS MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR

Intro by RANDY BRECKER TRUMPET (Concert tour tenor solo by Chris White)

#18 YOU’RE A FRIEND OF MINE- CLARENCE CLEMONS & JACKSON BROWNE CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

1987

#1 AT THIS MOMENT- BILLY VERA & THE BEATERS JERRY PETERSON ALTO

£16 BORN TO RUN(LIVE)- BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN CLARENCE CLEMONS ? TENOR

#21 CANDY-CAMEO MICHAEL BRECKER TENOR

£1 CHINA IN YOUR HANDS-T’PAU GARY BARNACLE ALTO Per Carol Decker, GARY BARNACLE played on the hit single. The album sax player’s name is unknown but he was a session player in the states.

#15 DON’T MAKE ME WAIT FOR LOVE- LENNY WILLIAMS (vocal) KENNY G TENOR £2 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU-GEORGE HARRISON JIM HORN TENOR

#1 (£6) I’VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE- BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES GARY HERBIG TENOR #14 I WANNA GO BACK-EDDIE MONEY (CD credits show DANNY HULL or HALL, PAUL HANSON and EDDIE MONEY) ALTO

#1 LOST IN EMOTION-LISA LISA & CULT JAM ? TENOR

#10 ONE HEARTBEAT-SMOKEY ROBINSON KENNY G SOPRANO

#4 (£11) ONLY IN MY DREAMS- DEBBIE GIBSON JEFF SMITH TENOR

£13 ROADBLOCK-STOCK AITKEN WATERMAN GARY BARNACLE ALTO

£3 ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE- MEL SMITH & KIM WILDE PETE THOMAS TENOR & SOPRANO

£8 RUNNING IN THE FAMILY-LEVEL 42 KRYS MACH TENOR

#4 (£22) SONGBIRD KENNY G SOPRANO

£8 SWEETEST SMILE-BLACK MARTIN GREEN SOPRANO

£10 WALK THE DINOSAUR-WAS (NOT WAS) DAVE MCMURRAY TENOR

#1 WALKIN’ A BROKEN HEART-DON WILLIAMS JIM HORN TENOR

#5 (£11) WHEN SMOKIE SINGS-ABC STEPHEN SINGLETON TENOR

#3 YOU GOT IT ALL-JETS (per L.P.credits) JOHN PARIS and DAVEY PAYNE TENOR

1988

#11 DO YOU LOVE ME-THE CONTOURS THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES TENOR

£11 DON’T BLAME IT ON THAT GIRL- MATT BIANCO ED CALLE TENOR

#2 (£50) ENDLESS SUMMER NIGHTS- RICHARD MARX “REV” DAVE BORUFF ALTO

#1 (£9) FOOLISH BEAT- DEBBIE GIBSON JEFF SMITH TENOR

#1 (£3) GET OUTTA MY DREAMS, GET INTO MY CAR-BILLY OCEAN LENNY PICKET TENOR

#1 GOT MY MIND SET ON YOU-GEORGE HARRISON JIM HORN TENOR

#2 (£4) HANDS TO HEAVEN-BREATHE JAMIE TALBOT ALTO

#1 HOLD ON TO THE NIGHTS-RICHARD MARX DAVE KOZ ALTO

#4 HUNGRY EYES-ERIC CARMAN GARY HERBIG TENOR #3 (£41) I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU-

TAYLOR DAYNE RICHIE CANNATA TENOR

#1 (£25) KOKOMO-BEACH BOYS JOEL C. PESKIN ALTO

£26 LIKE DREAMERS DO-MICA PARIS COURTNEY PINE TENOR

#7 (£24) NEVER TEAR US APART-INXS KIRK PENGILLY ALTO

#3 (£25) NEW SENSATION-INXS KIRK PENGILLY ALTO

#1 (£53) ROLL WITH IT-STEVE WINWOOD ANDREW LOVE TENOR

#1 SEASONS CHANGE-EXPOSE STEVE GROVE TENOR #3 (£17) SHE’S LIKE THE WIND- PATRICK SWAYZE & WENDY FRASER GARY HERBIG TENOR

#25 SMALL WORLD (part 2)- HUEY LEWIS & THE NEWS STAN GETZ TENOR

#10 SOME KIND OF LOVER-JODY WATLEY LARRY SCHNEIDER TENOR

£3 SOMEWHERE IN MY HEART-AZTEC CAMERA SONNY JONZUN ALTO

#16 SPY IN THE HOUSE OF LOVE- WAS (NOT WAS) ? TENOR CD credits list David McMurray, David Was, John Weiss and Larry Williams. Consensus says McMurray.

#16 THE TWIST-FAT BOYS with CHUBBY CHECKER ? TENOR

#13 TRUE LOVE-GLENN FREY CHRIS (CHRISTIAAN) MOSTERT TENOR

#2 (£9) WAITING FOR A STAR TO FALL- BOY MEETS GIRL ANDY SNITZER ALTO

#32 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD-LOUIS ARMSTRONG KENNY G SOPRANO

1989

#4 (£45) ANGELIA-RICHARD MARX MARC RUSSO ALTO

#1 BABY COME TO ME-REGINA BELLE PREMIK RUSSELL TUBBS SOPRANO

#10 (£17) CRY-WATERFRONT ? TENOR

#8 (£74) DREAMIN’-VANESSA WILLIAMS SCOTT MAYO TENOR

#8 (£48) END OF THE INNOCENCE-DON HENLEY WAYNE SHORTER SOPRANO

#1 (£24) FOREVER YOUR GIRL- PAULA ABDUL (saxes per CD credits) TROY WILLIAMS and EDDIE M (soloist unk) ALTO

#11 (£23) GET ON YOUR FEET-GLORIA ESTEFAN MIKE SCAGLIONE ALTO

#1 GIRL I’M GONNA MISS YOU-MILLI VANILLI MEL COLLINS SOPRANO

#14 IKO IKO-THE BELLE STARS MIRANDA JOYCE and CLARE HIRST SAX SECTION

£10 PACIFIC 202-808 STATE GRAHAM MASSEY SOPRANO

#15 (£5) THE BEST-TINA TURNER EDGAR WINTER TENOR

#13 SILHOUETTE KENNY G SOPRANO

#17 SOUL PROVIDER-MICHAEL BOLTON KENNY G TENOR

£51 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE- ROD STEWART with RONALD ISLEY ? TENOR CD credits for ATLANTIC CROSSING list Memphis Horns. Positively ANDREW LOVE per Gio Washington-Wright. #7 (£10) WALK THE DINOSAUR-WAS (NOT WAS) DAVE MCMURRAY TENOR

#5 (£53) WITH EVERY BEAT OF MY HEART- TAYLOR DAYNE JOEL C. PESKIN TENOR

1990

#28 (£47) CLUB AT THE END OF THE STREET- ELTON JOHN VINCE DENHAM TENOR

#25 (£2) DIRTY CASH-ADVENTURES OF STEVIE V ? ALTO

#36 DIRTY DEEDS-JOAN JETT ARNO HECHT TENOR

£15 ENGLISHMAN IN NEW YORK- (REMIX)-STING BRANFORD MARSALIS SOPRANO

#4 (£74) EVERYTHING-JODY WATLEY GERALD ALBRIGHT ALTO

#1 (DENMARK) FALLEN-LAUREN WOOD DAVE WOODFORD TENOR #2 in Singapore, #3 in Malaysia

#36 GEORGIA-MICHAEL BOLTON KENNY G TENOR

#27 GIRL I USED TO KNOW-BROTHER BEYOND ? ALTO or TENOR CD CREDITS PHILIP TODD and DAVID KOZ “I checked this out and it sounds like DAVE KOZ to me.” Gio Washington-Wright

#12 HEART OF STONE-TAYLOR DAYNE RICHIE CANNATA TENOR

#1 (£53) I’LL BE YOUR EVERYTHING-TOMMY PAGE BOB GAY ALTO

£29 I’M NOT IN LOVE-WILL TO POWER ED CALLE TENOR

£6 LILY WAS HERE- DAVID A. STEWART & CANDY DULFER CANDY DULFER ALTO

#10 MY, MY ,MY-JOHNNY GILL KENNY G SOPRANO

£51 SHELTER ME-CINDERELLA JAY DAVIDSON TENOR

#10 THIS OLD HEART OF MINE- ROD STEWART with RONALD ISLEY ANDREW LOVE TENOR

CD credits for ATLANTIC CROSSING list Memphis Horns.

“Hi John, I'm reasonably sure it was Andrew Love. Good luck and Merry Christmas! Your friend, Wayne Jackson” (The Memphis Horns) 12/6/2004.

Positively ANDREW LOVE per Gio Washington-Wright.

#24 WAS IT NOTHING AT ALL- MICHAEL DAMIAN RICHARD ELLIOTT TENOR

1991

#1 (£13) ALL THE MAN THAT I NEED- WHITNEY HOUSTON KENNY G TENOR

£10 CHANGE-LISA STANSFILED CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS TENOR

#11 (£1) DO THE BARTMAN-SIMPSONS ANDY SNITZER TENOR

#14 EVERYTHING CHANGES-KATHY TROCCOLI RICHIE CANNATA TENOR

#31 GENTLE-DINO PAUL TAYLOR SOPRANO “This is definitely PAUL TAYLOR. I have the CD.” Gio Washington-Wright £48 GIRL I USED TO KNOW-BROTHER BEYOND ? ALTO or TENOR CD CREDITS PHILIP TODD and DAVID KOZ

£32 HOLDING ON-BEVERLY CRAVEN FRANK MEAD TENOR

#9 I WONDER WHY-CURTIS STIGERS CURTIS STIGERS ALTO

#7 I’M NOT IN LOVE-WILL TO POWER ED CALLE TENOR

#26 IT’S A SHAME (MY SISTER)-MONIE LOVE ? ALTO

#12 (£55) KEEP COMING BACK-RICHARD MARX STEVE GROVE TENOR

#11 LILY WAS HERE- DAVID A. STEWART & CANDY DULFER CANDY DULFER ALTO

#4 (£23) LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING- MICHAEL BOLTON MARC RUSSO TENOR

#40 LOVE ON A ROOFTOP- DESMOND CHILD CHRIS MOSTERT or BRANDON FIELDS TENOR #36 SHELTER ME-CINDERELLA JAY DAVIDSON TENOR

#23 SOMETHING GOT ME STARTED- SIMPLY RED IAN KIRKHAM ALTO

#5 TAKE IT BACK-REBA MCNTIRE JOE MCGLOHON TENOR

(£3) THE WHOLE OF THE MOON- WATERBOYS ANTHONY THISTLEWAITE TENOR

#14 (£19) UNFORGETTABLE-NATALIE COLE with NAT “KING” COLE PETE CHRISTLEIB TENOR

#11 VOICES THAT CARE-VOICES THAT CARE KENNY G SOPRANO

1992

£7 A MILLION LOVE SONGS- TAKE THAT CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS TENOR

#6 BREAKIN’ MY HEART (PRETTY BROWN EYES)- MINT CONDITION JEFF ALLEN ALTO

#27 CHANGE-LISA STANSFIELD CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS TENOR

#21 DO IT TO ME-LIONEL RICHIE MARC RUSSO ALTO

#1 HOW DO YOU TALK TO AN ANGEL-HEIGHTS BRANDON FIELDS ALTO

#2 (£2) I LOVE YOUR SMILE-SHANICE BRANFORD MARSALIS TENOR

#1 (£1) I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU- WHITNEY HOUSTON KIRK WHALUM TENOR

£5 I WONDER WHY-CURTIS STIGERS CURTIS STIGERS ALTO

#12 (£28) MISSING YOU NOW-MICHAEL BOLTON KENNY G SOPRANO

£21 TASTE IT-INXS KIRK PENGILLY TENOR

£17 UNCHAIN MY HEART-JOE COCKER CLARENCE CLEMONS TENOR

#22 WHAT BECOMES OF THE BROKENHEARTED- PAUL YOUNG NICKY PAYNE TENOR

1993

#25 (£56) BY THE TIME THIS NIGHT IS OVER - PEABO BRYSON KENNY G SOPRANO

#18 (£47) FOREVER IN LOVE-KENNY G KENNY G SOPRANO

#9 (£7) I DON’T WANNA FIGHT- TINA TURNER TIMMY CAPPELLO TENOR

#8 (£75) I’LL NEVER GET OVER YOU (GETTING OVER ME) EXPOSE DAVE KOZ ALTO

£11 INDEPENDANCE-LULU STEVE BEIGHTON ALTO

£63 RAINY DAYS AND MONDAYS-CARPENTERS BOB MESSENGER TENOR

£4 ROMEO AND JULIET – DIRE STRAITS (Live version) CHRIS WHITE (Intro) ALTO & TENOR

£8 SWEET HARMONY-THE BELOVED NIGEL HITCHCOCK ALTO

#1 TELL ME WHAT YOU DREAM-RESTLESS HEART WARREN HILL ALTO

1994

#6 (£2) BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY- BIG MOUNTAIN BRANDON FIELDS ALTO

#1 I SWEAR-ALL-4-ONE “REV” DAVE BORUFF ALTO

#34 (£2) MOVING ON UP-M PEOPLE CHRIS “SNAKE” DAVIS TENOR

#5 WHY HAVEN’T I HEARD FROM YOU- REBA MCNTIRE JOE MCGLOHON TENOR

1995

#21 ANTS MARCHING-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE SOPRANO

#22 WHAT WOULD YOU SAY-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE ALTO

1996 £38 A NIGHT TO REMEMBER-911 STEVE BEIGHTON TENOR

#8 FASTLOVE-GEORGE MICHAEL ANDY HAMILTON TENOR

#15A SO MUCH TO SAY-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE BARITONE #39 TOO MUCH-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE BARITONE

1997

#6 EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES-BABYFACE KENNY G SOPRANO

£1 PERFECT DAY-VARIOUS ARTISTS COURTNEY PINE SOPRANO

#23 THE IMPRESSION THAT I GET- THE MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES KEVIN LENEAR TENOR

TIM BURTON (Saxophone)KEVIN LENEAR (Saxophone)ROMAN FLYSHER (Saxophone, replacement for KEVIN LENEAR)

1998

#5 I’LL BE-EDWIN MCCAIN CRAIG SHIELDS TENOR

#13 STAY (WASTING TIME)-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE TENOR

#13 (AC) WHO’S GOT THE HOOCH-EVERYTHING RICHARD BRADLEY TENOR

2001

#15 WHERE ARE YOU GOING-DAVE MATTHEWS BAND LEROI MOORE SOPRANO

2003

#17 SUPERSTAR PART 1-K-Os BILL RUNGE TENOR

2004

CAN#1 CRABBUCKIT-K-OS CHRISTOPHER PLOCK TENOR

£14 MARY-SCISSOR SISTERS CRISPIN CIOE ALTO

#39 (Country chart #2) YOU CAN’T TAKE THE COUNTRY OUT OF THE GIRL- ? TENOR BROOKS & DUNN-CD credits (horns); Jeff Coffin, Jim Horn, Steve Patrick and Samuel Levine.

“Dear John,if I am not mistaken it was Jim Horn. But I would have to call the Brooks & Dunn guys to tell you for sure. Is there no credit on the CD? Regards,Katja Rieckermann”(Katja appeared on the vedio playing sax.)

2005

#2 DON’T CHA- THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS featuring BUSTA RHYMES ? TENOR “Either BRANDON FIELDS or DAN HIGGINS. Most likely BRANDON for this bag.” Gio Washington-Wright

#1 GOLD DIGGER-KANYE WEST ? BARITONE “Given the other horn section members, it’s most likely DAN HIGGINS although he isn’t in the credits.” Gio Washington- Wright

ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL NOTES

"Roy Simonds/Doug Miller": original research for and published in "The Moan Within The Tone: R&B Saxophone and the Oral Tradition in Afro AmericanPopular Music" (Department of Applied Social Science, University of Northumbria, August 1993).

Additional notes by Gordon Beadle.Additional entries by William Flannery

Urban Centres and their major sax players

Chicago

40s Illinois Jacquet, Gene Ammons, Arnett Cobb

50s Harold Ashby, Boyd Atkins, Ernest Cotton, C. L. Davis, J.T. Brown, Red Prysock, Eddie Chamblee, Sil Austin, Tab Smith, Jimmy Forrest, A. C. Reed, Sax Mallard, Eddie Shaw

60s Cliff Davis, Gene Barge, Johnny Board

New Orleans

50s Red Tyler, Lee Allen, Herb Hardesty, Clarence Ford, Robert Parker, Joe Tillman, David Lastie

60s Harold Battiste, Nat Perrilliat, James Rivers

Memphis

50s Ace Cannon, Boots Randolph, Packy Axton, Raymond Hill, Fred Ford, Bill Harvey

60s Andrew Love, Charles Chalmers

West Coast

40s Bumps Myers, Buddy Banks, Maxwell Davis, Lorenzo “Buddy” Floyd

50s Big Jim Wynn, Preston Love, Jack McVea, Gil Bernal, Big Jay McNeely, Plas Johnson, Lynn Hope, Joe Houston, Chuck Alaimo, Jackie Brenston, Jimmy Beasley, Sam Butera, James Von Streeter, Fred Ford, Clifford Soloman

60s Wilton Felder, Steve Douglas, Jim Horn, Nino Tempo, James Clay, Bobby Forte, Johnny Heartsman

New York

40s Buddy Tate, Bullmoose Jackson, Paul Bascomb, Fred Jackson

50s Big John Greer, Leroy Cooper, Earle Warren, Jimmy Wright, Warren Lucky, Buddy Lucas, Heywood Henry, Lowell "Count" Hastings, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Willis Jackson, Hal Singer, Sam "The Man" Taylor, Big Al Sears, Freddy Mitchell, George Kelly, Noble "Thin Man" Watts, Frank "Floorshow" Culley,

60s Red Holloway, Jesse Powell, Harold Vick, Seldon Powell, JeromeRichardson, David Newman, King Curtis, Hank Crawford, Eddie Harris, Oliver Nelson, Frank Wess, Stanley Turrentine

Texas

Don Wilkerson, Grady Gaines

Other centres

50s Earl Bostic, Clifford Scott, Eddie Silvers, Ray Felder, Floyd Johnson, Don Wilkerson [Cincinnatti]

Lionel Torrence, Rusty Bryant (Louisiana)

60s St. Clair Pinckney, Jr. Walker (Detroit), Oliver Sain (St. Louis)

The following is a selection of records that had a significant influence on the stylistic course of sax playing in r&r, r&b, soul 1940-1965. Subsequent this date, unison brass was more in vogue till more recent times.

1943 Lionel Hampton - Flying Home (Illinois Jacquet)1945 Louis Jordan-Caledonia1946 Louis Jordan-Choo Choo Ch’ Boogie1948 Sonny Thompson - Long Gone (David Brooks) or Eddie Chamblee1949 Frank Culley B Coleslaw Big Jay McNeely-Deacon’s Hop Cootie Williams Ork - Gator Tail (Willis Jackson) Paul Williams - The Hucklebuck1950 Gene Ammons - My Foolish Heart Lynn Hope - Tenderly1951 Earl Bostic - Sleep Earl Bostic - Flamingo Jimmy Forrest - Night Train Hal Singer - Cornbread1952 Tiny Bradshaw - Soft (Red Prysock) Joe Houston - Earthquake1953 Tiny Bradshaw - Free For All (Red Prysock)1955 Red Prysock - Handclappin Red Prysock B Fingertips Don Wilkerson-I Got a Woman (Ray Charles) Don Wilkerson-Hallelujah I Love Her So (Ray Charles)1956 Sil Austin - Slow Walk

Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk (Clifford Scott) Bill Haley - Rudy's Rock (Rudy Pompilli) Louis Jordan-Choo Choo Ch' boogie1957 Noble Watts - The Slop Chuck Willis - CC Rider (Gene Barge) Louis Jordan-Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens1958 Lee Allen - Walking With Mr. Lee The Champs - Tequila (Danny Flores aka Chuck Rio) Duane Eddy - Movin n Groovin (Plas Johnson) Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser (Gil Bernal) The Coasters - Yakety Yak (King Curtis)1959 Ernie Fields - In The Mood (Plas Johnson) Johnny & Hurricanes - Crossfire (Johnny Paris) Johnny & Hurricanes - Red River Rock (Johnny Paris) The Viscounts - Harlem Nocturne (Harry Haller) Danny Boy - Sil Austin1960 Sil Austin - LP Golden Saxophone Hits Bill Blacks Combo - Dont Be Cruel (Martin Willis)1962 Ace Cannon - Tuff Les Cooper - Wiggle Wobble (Joseph Grier) King Curtis - Soul Twist Boots Randolph - Yakety Sax Jr Walker - Cleo's Mood 1964 King Curtis - Soul Serenade Plas Johnson - The Pink Panther Theme

In addition;1955 Otis Williams and the Charms- Ling, Ting, Tong-tenor1967 Van Morrison—Moondance—Jack Schrorer—tenor1973 Bob Seger—Turn the Page—Alto Reed—alto1974 Pink Floyd—Us and Them—Dick Parry—tenor1980 Aerosmith—Same Old Song And Dance-Michael Brecker—tenor 1985 Manhattans—You Send Me—Crispin Cioe-alto1989 Glenn Frey—Livin’ Right—Bill Bergman—tenor1998 Everything—Who’s Got the Hooch—Richard Bradley—tenor— (from the soundtrack of the movie “Waterboy”)

2004 Toby Keith with daughter Krystal—Mockingbird—Mark Douthit—tenor

Dates Unknown: The Hunch—Paul GaytenThe Night Time is the Right Time—Ray Charles—David “Fathead” NewmanI Got a Woman—Ray Charles—David “Fathead” NewmanTalking ‘Bout You—Ray Charles—Fathead “Fathead” NewmanBad To The Bone—George Thorogood—Hank “Hurricane” Carter—alto

Castle Rock—Al Sears—tenor (recorded under Johnny Hodges’s name)Soul Shakin’—Delaney and Bonnie—Andrew Love—tenorTurn the Page—Bob Seger—Alto Reed—altoReminiscing—King Curtis Ousley—Buddy Holly—ReminiscingTell It Like It Is—Bobby Caldwell—Michael Lington—altoI Do The Rock—Tim Curry —?—altoI Put a Spell On You—Screamin’ Jay Hawkins—Sam “The Man” Taylor—tenor

True Love Ways by Buddy Holly-Sam “The Man” Taylor or Abraham “Boomie” Richman-I have seen both credited for the amazing session work . Recorded 10/20-21/58. John, My Holley discography credits Boomie. The double CD called the Buddy Holley Collection credits Sam “the Man.” It is definitely Boomie. I would stake my reputation on it!!! Courtesy Jeff “Abbedd” Powell of Guardala Mouthpieces. P.S. I emailed Richman’s son who lives and performs in Atlanta. Barry sent his father’s telephone number in Florida and I spoke to Mr. Boomie Richman who states that Sam Taylor was in great demand at this time because he could play this style extremely well. Mr. Richman gives credit to Mr. Taylor for this solo. I was then advised by Mr. Powell that according to a web page, http://nfo.net/calendar/apr02.htm, Mr. Richman had passed away so I am not sure who was on the phone!

For Bill Haley & the Comets fans;

I assume you’re just wanting to stick with US and UK charts and not include recordings like 1961’s “Florida Twist”, a Rudy Pompilli instrumental, which was a major Haley hit on Orfeon Records in Mexico. I don’t know the chart position, but at one point it was the most successful single ever released in Mexico (or so I’ve heard). One of the Bill Haley fan club newsletters from the early 60s reports that a song called Chick Safari (recorded for Warner Brothers in 1961) actually made a very high chart placement in India of all places. But that’s heresay. There’s sax on it (Pompilli again) but nothing too notable. In terms of non-Top 40 recordings that are felt to have made an impact on sax players, I can’t speak to what players might think, but the following Haley recordings (all of which, again, I can provide you with MP3s of for your reference) are notable:

1953: Live It Up / Farewell-So Long-Goodbye (Essex Records) - Tony Lance (baritone). This was Haley’s first single using a saxophone 1954: Straight Jacket (Essex Records) – Joey D’Ambrosia (sax). D’Ambrosia’s first sax work with Haley, and a notable instrumental

of the time (but non-charting).

1955: The Jodimars - Well Now Dig This (Capitol Records) - D’Ambrosia (sax). Arguably the best known recording by this Comets spin-off group. No solo but Joey’s riffs drive the song.

1955: The Jodimars – Eat Your Heart Out Annie – D’Ambrosia. Another sax-driven melody, though no solo.

1956: The Jodimars – Midnight (D’Ambrosia) - the only instrumental the band released, featuring Joey.

1956: Calling All Comets (Decca) - Rudy Pompilli. Non-single release on the Rock and Roll Stage Show LP, a saxophone instrumental that was also performed in the film Don’t Knock the Rock. This one was likely influential.

1959 (but recorded 1958): Joey’s Song (Decca) - Pompilli instrumental that was a low-placing chart hit in 1959.

1960 (but recorded 1959) - Skokiaan (Decca) - Pompilli’s sax plays a major role in this instrumental, which was Haley’s last chart hit in America before the 1974 reissue of Clock.

1960: Tamiami (Warner Brothers) - Pompilli. I remember reading that this non-rock and roll instrumental registered on Billboard’s “Bubbling Under” charts, making it the closest thing to a chart hit Haley had after leaving Decca.

In terms of the Mexican recordings, Haley recorded many instrumentals for Orfeon between 1961 and 1966 (Rudy Pompilli on all though a few might have also featured a second sax by Mike Shay). Florida Twist and a 1966 recording, Land of 1000 Dances are the only tracks I have heard referred to as chart hits down there, but there may have been others because the Comets were really popular (even hosting a TV show) for several years. One later recording that might be of note is “Rudy’s Rock: The Sax that Changed the World”, an LP which was released by “Rudy Pompilli and the Comets” on Sonet Records of Sweden in 1975 or 76 (it was recorded in 1975). It was a solo album Rudy did without Haley, to give him a chance to do some final recordings before he succumbed to lung cancer. There is some great sax work by him on this album (which, sadly, did not chart and remains the only Comets-related Sonet material not to be reissued).

As always, I hope this helps.  

Cheers!

Alex Frazer-Harrison3/10/07