Hardbopjazz Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 This isn't a tenor or alto. Could it be a soprano sax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) Most likely, yes. With Ron Carter, Al Foster and. . .McCoy Tyner ? Edited December 14, 2020 by jazzbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 Milestone Jazzstars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlhoots Posted December 14, 2020 Report Share Posted December 14, 2020 41 minutes ago, jazzbo said: Most likely, yes. With Ron Carter, Al Foster and. . .McCoy Tyner ? Sure - a curved soprano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I associate curved soprano saxophones with Bob Wilber. He's the only musician I know who regularly played that type of soprano. Wilber claimed that it was easier to keep the curved soprano in tune. No idea if that's true or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Semi-serious question (really!) — which is more rare... 1) curved sopranos? or... 2 (collectively speaking, meaning both of these together, combined) straight altos and straight tenors? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 2 hours ago, HutchFan said: I associate curved soprano saxophones with Bob Wilber. He's the only musician I know who regularly played that type of soprano. Wilber claimed that it was easier to keep the curved soprano in tune. No idea if that's true or not. Roscoe Mitchell played a curved soprano into the 1980s. He can be seen playing one on the cover of "L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 25 minutes ago, Chuck Nessa said: Roscoe Mitchell played a curved soprano into the 1980s. He can be seen playing one on the cover of "L-R-G / The Maze / S II Examples". Ah! Didn't think of Roscoe. Quite a pair, those two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 1 hour ago, HutchFan said: Ah! Didn't think of Roscoe. Quite a pair, those two. Roscoe preferred them and abandoned the instrument when parts became difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Oliver Lake seems to be in that camp as well, although for the most part when I've seen him in recent years he's stuck to the alto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 Gary Bartz also plays a curved soprano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 a sammich? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 (edited) A local saxist I played with also plays a curved soprano. Edited December 15, 2020 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted December 15, 2020 Report Share Posted December 15, 2020 I swear I remember seeing Taj Mahal and he played one. . . but I can't find any confirmation online. He did have a band member who played one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Is Gerry Mulligan playing a curved soprano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheorghe Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Great to see this great photo of the Milestone Jazzstars. Their album was one of the highlights of my highschool time since it came out then and was very much discussed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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