What is the Best Saxophone Song?

[Sourabh N]

I've been obsessed with these girls for quite sometime now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOFxb0F2F2A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWcTp1r_Nls

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Gerry Rafferty, Baker Street (re-post)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo6aKnRnBxM

 

[greyhame]

Robert Johnson's Me and the Devil
http://youtu.be/3MCHI23FTP8

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Juliet Simms is a new voice to me, but I'm impressed by her performances in the TV vocal competition "The Voice". She came in second overall, but a lot people believe that she should have been first. This rendition of a James Brown song is one of her best IMO.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGgrvoPcJ7I

Well, Taylor Swift didn't do "My Maria" (#2497) but she did do this charity single "Ronan", released this month, and dedicated to a 4 year old boy who died of cancer. Swift co-wrote the song with the boy's mother Maya Thompson and the lyrics are sung from the mother's perspective. It's thoughtful, moving and a refreshing change from TS's usual stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiX7fA9da6A

 

[Ivan Seeking]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Ran across an old favorite that I hadn't heard in years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngo2B5tibLQ

Which led to a number of other favorites

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dO1rMeYnOmM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RA4MykPm4s

 

[SW VandeCarr]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= Ran across an old favorite that I hadn't heard in years... Which led to a number of other favorites

What, no Jackie Evancho?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

What, no Jackie Evancho?

Uh oh! Is that a request? I have five or six really good videos at the ready.

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Uh oh! Is that a request? I have five or six really good videos at the ready.

Well, I wouldn't want you to get banned. I'll just go online.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Well, I wouldn't want you to get banned. I'll just go online.

Well, it's up to you. I'm willing to throw myself on my sword for my little Jackie.

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Well, it's up to you. I'm willing to throw myself on my sword for my little Jackie.

Sounds pretty extreme to me!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Sounds pretty extreme to me!

Have you heard her sing All I Ask of You? Need I say more?

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Have you heard her sing All I Ask of You?

No, but I guess I will now.

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Have you heard her sing All I Ask of You? Need I say more?

Well, I listened and it's absolute perfection. In fact everything I've heard from her is absolute perfection. I thought the young Streisand was perfect, but Evancho is even more perfect. I have to say, my plebeian tastes cannot fully grasp such singing. I'm not being sarcastic. It's true. I'm a bit of a low brow when it comes to vocals to be honest. I posted my idea of, not of absolute perfection, but of soulful musical power in #2506 (Simms, not Swift). Maybe that's not your cup of tea, but give a listen anyway. (Listen to Swift for a different reason. This particular song of hers, at least, is worth listening to).

To the extent I'm more highbrow regarding vocals (I love instrumental classical, but not opera), it goes to jazz singing, and that only after listening to early Amy Winehouse, a jazz singer before she became famous.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB-J0Q64IV0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Rpelg_bBo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLLvbLpM-RM

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Well, I listened and it's absolute perfection. In fact everything I've heard from her is absolute perfection. I thought the young Streisand was perfect, but Evancho is even more perfect. I have to say, my plebeian tastes cannot fully grasp such singing. I'm not being sarcastic. It's true. I'm a bit of a low brow when it comes to vocals to be honest. I posted my idea of, not of absolute perfection, but of soulful musical power in #2506 (Simms, not Swift). Maybe that's not your cup of tea, but give a listen anyway. (Listen to Swift for a different reason. This particular song of hers, at least, is worth listening to).

To the extent I'm more highbrow regarding vocals (I love instrumental classical, but not opera), it goes to jazz singing, and that only after listening to early Amy Winehouse, a jazz singer before she became famous.

I liked modern opera and attended fair number of performances as I grew up, but I didn't really fall in love with it until Tsu and I attended the opening of Phantom of the Opera, in Los Angeles, back in I think '87. It was one of the most enjoyable nights of my life and I was completely hooked. Say what you want about Webber, but I think his version of Phantom is an absolute masterpiece and a real treasure. And guess what inspired little seven-year-old Jackie to start singing - Phantom of the Opera! I was impressed. But I didn't know that until long after she had tears running down my cheeks. That Phantom was her inspiration as just a bonus. And she never saw the play, only the movie, but close enough. The movie IS fantastic and follows the play almost word for word. All I Ask of You is from Phantom.

Winehouse was quite good! I can appreciate highly stylized vocals as much as anything. Never been a big jazz fan but I do like some. All in all I appreciate most forms of music and have at least a few favorites in most genres. In fact I can honestly claim that my tastes range from Sarah Brightman and Jackie Evancho, to Weird Al and Dr. Demento!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Rpelg_bBo

Her performance from last year (age 11) has better sound. What you linked was her recent performance in Russia. The sound is rough but you can still hear how her range is filling in and she is becomming more stylized compared to just a year ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7yiFlrUjzg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLLvbLpM-RM [/QUOTE]

Evancho and Streisand go head to head.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT8iEH_djdk

 

[dlgoff]

All in all I appreciate most forms of music and have at least a few favorites in most genres. In fact I can honestly claim that my tastes range from Sarah Brightman and Jackie Evancho,...

I can honestly say you've given me more appreciation for Jackie Evancho.

 

[SW VandeCarr]

I liked modern opera and attended fair number of performances as I grew up, but I didn't really fall in love with it until Tsu and I attended the opening of Phantom of the Opera, in Los Angeles, back in I think '87. It was one of the most enjoyable nights of my life and I was completely hooked. Say what you want about Webber, but I think his version of Phantom is an absolute masterpiece and a real treasure. And guess what inspired little seven-year-old Jackie to start singing - Phantom of the Opera! I was impressed. But I didn't know that until long after she had tears running down my cheeks. That Phantom was her inspiration as just a bonus. And she never saw the play, only the movie, but close enough. The movie IS fantastic and follows the play almost word for word. All I Ask of You is from Phantom.

The only opera I've ever listened to throughout is 'Jesus Christ Superstar' also by Webber. I've heard parts of "Phantom" but never all the way through. I'll have to do that, but I doubt I'll ever be a real opera fan. I understand Wagner's Ring Cycle takes up to three days to perform and thousands of people attend. Do they serve lunch?

Winehouse was quite good! I can appreciate highly stylized vocals as much as anything. Never been a big jazz fan but I do like some. All in all I appreciate most forms of music and have at least a few favorites in most genres. In fact I can honestly claim that my tastes range from Sarah Brightman and Jackie Evancho, to Weird Al and Dr. Demento! :biggr

Sarah Brightman and Jackie: I'm sure you have it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qecULT01iE

I guess Amy Winehouse is to me what Jackie is to you. I didn't discover her talent until the day the she died, when I started searching on You Tube. She crossed several genres and blended them in unique ways. There's about 70 titles, but most people only know her from "Rehab". She was asked once why she didn't do gospel since she loved Aretha Franklin. She said essentially that 'Aretha does it well enough. She doesn't need any competition from a Jewish girl.'

Her performance from last year (age 11) (of 'All I Ask of You) has better sound. What you linked was her recent performance in Russia. The sound is rough but you can still hear how her range is filling in and she is becomming more stylized compared to just a year ago.

That is better. Still my post had at least four downloads since I posted based on the screen title disappearing. I probably should delete my post so people will go to the better video. Whoops, I can't. Edit time has expired.

Evancho and Streisand go head to head.

I hate to say some overused cliche, but this is amazing. I think the purity of their tones make these two vocalists so outstanding, but Jackie's voice has a resonance that I don't hear with Streisand. When I was younger, music was sometimes classified as rock, pop, country, classical, and Streisand.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT8iEH_djdk

 

[SW VandeCarr]

One more post of Winehouse BTB (Before the Beehive). Her unquestionable talent is best heard in the jazz medium. I grew up in a house filled with jazz, but like a typical teenager, I grew to hate it. I wanted rock 'n roll. Later I grew fond of "progressive" jazz, but I never had much interest in jazz vocals until I listened to Winehouse beginning just last year. I've come to realize that if you can sing jazz, you can probably sing most anything. It is the most demanding music genre except for maybe opera. I still haven't graduated to that.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIYtGdtrx5A&feature=related ]

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I can honestly say you've given me more appreciation for Jackie Evancho.

Cool. For me, she just kept coming at me and wouldn't let up. About the time I expected the enthusiasm to start waning, she would completely blow me away all over again. The night I attended the concert was right up there with the night we saw Phantom. It was such a GREAT night! Having a chance to meet her and talk for a moment of course made it quite memorable. Funny thing, she is such a fearless powerhouse on stage, but in person she is extremely shy. I only got a big heartfelt smile out of her for the photo by using a planned punch line [albeit truthful] that I wispered just before they took the shot. Also, her full depth and range is lost in most vidoes. You really must have good sound to fully appreciate her talent. Some of her best notes, when heard with good sound or in a live performance, just don't make it in online vidoes. I think the high frequencies are getting clipped based on what I hear, but I can't be sure of the difference.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

The only opera I've ever listened to throughout is 'Jesus Christ Superstar' also by Webber. I've heard parts of "Phantom" but never all the way through. I'll have to do that, but I doubt I'll ever be a real opera fan.

Imo, in order to fully appreciate the music from Phantom, you have to watch the movie or go see the play. Opera is not intended to be one-dimensional. You really need the visual element and the context of the plot to get the full impact. They come as a package deal.

I understand Wagner's Ring Cycle takes up to three days to perform and thousands of people attend. Do they serve lunch?

I said modern opera. I do actually appreciate classical opera as well as claissical music, but I prefer modern opera and classical crossover by far.

I guess Amy Winehouse is to me what Jackie is to you. I didn't discover her talent until the day the she died, when I started searching on You Tube. She crossed several genres and blended them in unique ways. There's about 70 titles, but most people only know her from "Rehab". She was asked once why she didn't do gospel since she loved Aretha Franklin. She said essentially that 'Aretha does it well enough. She doesn't need any competition from a Jewish girl.'

Obviously part of the fascination with Jackie is her having such incredible abilities at such a young age. But I have to admit that she got under my skin like no performer ever has before. I think the combination of her phenomenal raw talent, her intuitive understanding of the music, which still just leaves me shaking my head, and her drive and desire to perform, just won my heart. To me, so far at least, she is the definitive natural talent of my lifetime. Hopefully she will get better with age but it could go either way. I know many pros were quite concerned that could do permanent damage if she reaches too far too fast.

I will have to spend some time listening to Winehouse. I've only heard a handful of her performances so far.

 

[SW VandeCarr]

I pros were quite concerned that could do permanent damage if she reaches too far too fast.

Yes. I've thought about that. Fame at such a young age can be damaging. I wonder if in another year or two, she should quit public performances (but maybe still continue to record) and try to live a normal life until she's an adult, than re-evaluate.

I will have to spend some time listening to Winehouse. I've only heard a handful of her performances so far.

Tastes vary. She has two albums plus a number of live performances, demos and unreleased gems on You Tube. I suggest you start by listening to the the one I just posted above #2519 (Diana Washington cover), and one on p155 of this thread #2468 (blues/soul, Donnie Hathaway cover). I really like this one.

There's also a lot of stuff on YT documenting her disastrous decline. I don't think it's widely known that she was likely bipolar and suffered really deep "black" periods of depression interspersed by manic episodes. Anti-depressants don't work very well in bipolar disorder because it's cyclic. She took lithium (I think) and anti-convulsants with only some success. She got herself off illegal hard drugs by 2009, but not the booze. It was the alcohol that killed her.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Yes. I've thought about that. Fame at such a young can be damaging. I wonder if in another year or two, she should quit public performances (but maybe still continue to record) and try to live a normal life until she's an adult, than re-evaluate.

Oh yes, fame is an issue, but I meant damage to her vocal cords. There is one song that she had done, I think it was either Nessun Dorma or perhaps Pie Jesu, that by convention no one her age should do. Other people think this is not really such a concern.

Tastes vary. She has two albums plus a number of live performances, demos and unreleased gems on You Tube. I suggest you start by listening to the the one I just posted above #2519 (Diana Washington cover), and one on p155 of this thread #2468 (blues/soul, Donnie Hathaway cover). I really like this one.

There's also a lot of stuff on YT documenting her disastrous decline. I don't think it's widely known that she was likely bipolar and suffered really deep "black" periods of depression interspersed by manic episodes. Anti-depressants don't work very well in bipolar disorder because it's cyclic. She took lithium (I think) and anti-convulsants with only some success. She herself got off hard drugs by 2009, but not the booze. It was the alcohol that killed her.

She was obviously a unique talent and I like what I've heard so far. Her unique style definitely jumps off the page as one of the greats. Janice Joplin comes to mind...

I was impressed also by Lady Gaga's performance in this video with Tony Bennett. Very good Gaga!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAmDULCVrU

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Oh yes, fame is an issue, but I meant damage to her vocal chords. There is one song that she had done, I think it was either Nessun Dorma or perhaps Pie Jesu, that by convention no one her age should do. Other people think this is not really such a concern.

Her voice is described as a "rich throaty alto". Some are warning her that she is not using her voice properly or adjusting to different styles. I think these warnings should be taken seriously. There's too much to lose here.

I was impressed also by Lady Gaga's performance in this video with Tony Bennett. Very good Gaga!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPAmDULCVrU

[/QUOTE]

Yes. Lady Gaga really is very talented despite her over the top publicity seeking behavior. Who in the world would think of wearing a "dress" made of raw meat?!

BTW, Amy was near the end her rope when she did her Duet with Tony. I saw some decent reviews, but , sorry. I thought she looked bad and sounded worse. She always said that singing with Bennett would be the highlight of her life. I couldn't watch it all and still can't.

 

[SHISHKABOB]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbevUYP55HI

even though it's honestly pretty mediocre metal music to be frank, this song and others from this game will always have a place in my heart for being *the most perfectly fitting video game music ever made*

each time I play this game, and I hear this music, it's like the very first time

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Her voice is described as a "rich throaty alto". Some are warning her that she is not using her voice properly or adjusting to different styles. I think these warnings should be taken seriously. There's too much to lose here.

I am glad to see that her schedule is moderated. I may try to catch her California performance again this year but there is only one option for Northern California. Last year I think there were at least 4 options but they still had large gaps between sets of performances. Honestly, if it looked to me like they were working her like a dog I wouldn't have gone.

Yes. Lady Gaga really is very talented despite her over the top publicity seeking behavior. Who in the world would think of wearing a "dress" made of raw meat?!

A performer who is now a household name? I was turned off by all of the Gaga hype but she really is talented. I tend to think she knew exactly what she was doing. EVERYONE has heard of Lady Gaga.

BTW, Amy was near the end her rope when she did her Duet with Tony. I saw some decent reviews, but , sorry. I thought she looked bad and sounded worse. She always said that singing with Bennett would be the highlight of her life. I couldn't watch it all and still can't.

Yes, it is sad to see this sort of thing. Just one of many.

[I had to laugh when I noticed I had written "vocal chords" instead of "vocal cords". Now corrected]

 

[SW VandeCarr]

I am glad to see that her schedule is moderated. I may try to catch her California performance again this year but there is only one option for Northern California. Last year I think there were at least 4 options but they still had large gaps between sets of performances. Honestly, if it looked to me like they were working her like a dog I wouldn't have gone.

Prodigies like Jackie are very vulnerable and need to be protected. There's the Judy Garland model (not making direct comparisons) and the Mozart model. Mozart wrote his first symphony when he was 5 and performed for the Hapsburg Emperor at the same age. He had a very productive adult career but died broke in his mid 30's. Of course, Mozart didn't sing professionally afaik. Garland had problems in her adult life including addictions and never equaled her childhood success. I hope people who really love Jackie and who are not more concerned with the $ are in charge of her life. She is such an extremely rare person. There's no handbook on how to raise someone like her.

Re: Lady Gaga:

A performer who is now a household name? I was turned off by all of the Gaga hype but she really is talented. I tend to think she knew exactly what she was doing. EVERYONE has heard of Lady Gaga.

That meat dress certainly got my attention. I'm thinking, what did she do with that meat afterwards? BTW, she's a real musician and pianist; trained at the prestigious Julliard School in New York City.

Re: Winehouse

Yes, it is sad to see this sort of thing. Just one of many.

I didn't suffer like so many of her very loyal and devoted fans who had to witness the train wreck in slow motion that was her life starting in about mid 2007. I knew almost nothing about her until she died.

She became an object of ridicule and even hatred. She didn't deserve it. Her probable bipolar disorder was severe and often incapacitating. I say "probable" because her handlers have never allowed the likely diagnosis to come out. She said she was told she was bipolar on several occasions. She had the classic symptoms, was being treated with the indicated meds, and is listed on sources for "famous people with bipolar disorder" with Kurt Cobain, Axl Rose and others. Her major commercial success, the album "Back to Black", is well named because nearly all the songs in it were written as a catharsis when she came out of her "black" episodes. She got to the point where she couldn't sing her own songs because they brought her back to the feelings that inspired the songs.

 

[rootX]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_NspDWssIY

 

[FreeMitya]

Well, going by the strict definition of the word "song", this is the most beautiful song I've ever heard:

Howells was, in my opinion, the only musician whose work could rival Bach's in sheer beauty.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

That meat dress certainly got my attention. I'm thinking, what did she do with that meat afterwards?

She certainly qualifies as the first performer ever to actually Meat the Press!

I'm thinking it was a BBQ at Gaga's house.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I've been listening to 40s jazz lately. [Long story]. Here is one of my favorites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezGHapF8-lY

Okay, two of my favorites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEM_63_P0CY

 

[SW VandeCarr]

I've been listening to 40s jazz lately. [Long story]. Here is one of my favorites.Okay, two of my favorites.

Ella is the best jazz singer ever IMO in terms of technical execution. Here she is with one of the greatest jazz pianists, Oscar Peterson doing the classic 'Round Midnight".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEaDj6TXiQQ

Here's Amy Winehouse doing Moody's Mood for Love. She couldn't have more than 19 when she did this notoriously difficult song based on an improvised saxophone solo by James Moody around 1948 with lyrics added by songwriter Eddie Jefferson in 1952. I have to say I'm not pleased with the intrusive percussion that Mars this and a few other Winehouse recordings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zpj9iOX2Qvo

 

[OmCheeto]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O17MA58P-QY

wasn't sure where to put this...

but it is one of my favorite songs... ​

 

[turbo]

My favorite Fogelberg song.

 

[fuzzyfelt]

Nice.
Apropos of nothing really, I'm not sure about the lyrics, just like this song at the moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=?v=Y3J6QA8IhSc&

 

[BobG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFb61y8pMGM

Interesting story about the writer/singer.

 

[Char. Limit]

DE (デ)



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MAWNUC9-yQs[/youtube] TO (ト) ...ds of awesomeness radiating from my speakers.

 

[ArcherofScience]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnWysA9gxo AMAZING SONG! :D, the video is cool too, although it's not much to it, but the song makes it awsome!

 

[Whovian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwa6754O8SE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64kM-0tRjeA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVPI_0RXyUU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX3IS3cdw7g

Yep, I'm a Doctor Who fan.

 

[Borek]

I have a cat on the hot tin roof of my head

 

[drizzle]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDWHhMyMRfI&feature=fvwrel

 

[Andre]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcnWysA9gxo


AMAZING SONG! :D, the video is cool too, although it's not much to it, but the song makes it awsome!

+1

Did anybody ever give feedback in this thread?

 

[Andre]

Anyway, I should do this much more often, sit back, relax, close eyes and let it go

Brilliant, ultimate perfection.



oh and a sequel or derative:

 

[Borek]

Oldies goldies... Have you heard about sung poetry?



In late sixties and early seventies Ewa Demarczyk ruled in Poland. Don't ask for translation, well beyond my English.

Note that it is not always about sweet and soothing melody:



This is just a picture of a carosuel in an amusement park. "Wsiadajcie madonny do bryk sześciokonnych" means "Madonnas, please enter six horse carriages" - while often madonna has religious connotations, it can also mean a beautiful woman.

 

[Borek]

To continue with the sung poetry - this is my favorite now, Grzegorz Turnau:



(this particular song is already several years old, but it has a nice video).

 

[turbo]

Bobby "Blue" Bland.

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Bobby "Blue" Bland.

I really enjoy these blues/soul singers like Bobby, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke and Donny Hathaway. Thanks

 

[jobyts]

Any song from Karen Carpenter. As per wikipage, She had a contralto vocal range. Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice.


Listen to "Rainy Days And Mondays"

and
"Top of the world"


Too bad she died too early.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Any song from Karen Carpenter. As per wikipage, She had a contralto vocal range. Contralto is the deepest female classical singing voice.Listen to "Rainy Days And Mondays"

and
"Top of the world"


Too bad she died too early.

I posted some Carpenters songs a while ago as well. I hadn't listened to any Carpenters music for a long but it hasn't lost it's charm for me at all. She was so smooth and rich... very calming and warm. They were always favorites of mine. IIRC I had about five or six of their albums. For me she was a local celebrity [they only lived a few miles away from us] so for that reason alone they were sort of special. We even had a bit of an indirect connection as we knew friends of theirs who went to school with them at Long Beach State. But the real kicker was that I was at Downey Community Hospital working on a mobile CAT scanner right by the ER entrance when they brought her in. I saw her on the gurney but didn't realize who she was until a couple of nurses said something. A short time later the word got around that she didn't survive. I couldn't believe it! You expected people like Joplin, Hendrix, Morrison, et al, to die young, but Karen Carpenter? She was the "good girl" in music. It was so unexpected.

I never realized how much of a country sound they had. I always thought of them as pop/gentle rock, but now the country in their music is hard to miss.

 

[AJKing]

Antonio Vivaldi - Summer

Sooo gooood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=g65oWFMSoK0

 

[SW VandeCarr]

Antonio Vivaldi - Summer

Sooo gooood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=g65oWFMSoK0

I agree. My favorite is "Winter" but only by a small margin. They're all good.

 

[OmCheeto]

I agree. My favorite is "Winter" but only by a small margin. They're all good.

I always blamed my love of Vivaldi on the fact that I started playing violin at the age of 8.

But I'm enamored by all stringed aficionados.

I often wonder where the appreciation of music comes from, from non-musically trained people. I can only imagine that it stimulates a different part of their brains.

When I hear Vivaldi, my brain dances.