[78-L] Tenor Sax Styles.

[Julian Vein]

Spats wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> The main thing about pre-war tenor-payers...indeed, sax-players in 
> general, is that they had what I call a 'fat' sound.
> 
> Lester Young started the journey toward a leaner sound which ended 
> with Coltrane and his imitators.
> 
> I, however, have always preferred that fat sound...Ben Webster...with 
> that big warm centre cushion surrounded around by a little air, 
> Coleman Hawkins and HIS big sound and all the people who tried to 
> play like them.
> 
> That's what I, at any rate, think of when I think of a 'big band' tenor player.
> 
> You know, it probably all began with a BASS sax player, that OTHER 
> Rollini called Adrian!
> 
> Earl.
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Earl,
I agree about Adrian Rollini, he seems to have been the first to bring 
dignity to saxophone playing. I'm still stuck for describing the various 
styles though.

My interpretation of "big band tenors" doesn't include Hawk or Webster, 
although they did, of course, play in big bands. Perhaps it should be 
"swing band tenors", e.g. Vido Musso, Don Lodice, Georgie Auld, Ed 
Clausen, Charlie Barnet and Tony Zimmers. I don't include Bud Freeman, 
Eddie Miller or Babe Russin because they appear not have subsumed their 
style to fit into their swing band environments.

Again, my question was not about personal favourite players or styles.

      Julian Vein


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