Looking for jazz recording on a street

[sergeson]

Hello! I'm looking for a CD that has live jazz recordings from the street. Preferably one lone saxophone player. I've searched all over and have had no luck.

Can anyone give me some pointers on where to look?

Thanks a bunch!

sergeson

[billyboy]

[Free For All]

I am going to use this opportunity to resist my inclination to post a smart-ass response and potentially drive away a newbie.

Unfortunately, I have little else to contribute in this case.

Welcome to the board.

[Jim R]

The closest thing I can think of is that (controversial) Sonny Rollins solo concert at the Museum Of Modern Art in '65. I know he wandered away from the mic, but whether he ever ventured out on the street, I'm not sure...

[Big Wheel]

There are the outdoor recordings on disc one of the Atlantic New Orleans Mosaic box, but these feature large groups, not a solo sax player.

[rostasi]

I have an excerpt from a saxophonist playing in a NY subway, but only an excerpt.

Maybe, if you could provide a bit more detail of what you're doing?

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[Dan Gould]

I think the only way to get what he's looking for is to get a digital recorder and walk around NYC til you find a street musician playing saxophone.

[Free For All]

Perhaps Gato Barbieri has the appropriate vibe?

[mgraham333]

Or try the solo track from Rollins' The Sound of Sonny (It Could Happen To You track 8 I believe) and mix it with a recording of street sounds - which shouldn't be too hard to capture.

[medjuck]

There was a British sax player named something like Lon Coxhill who used to busk on the streets of London. I know he made some records but he might have gone inside to record them.

[couw]

wasn't there a track in one of the BFTs that was recorded in a subway?

[couw]

of course some of the Tony Schwartz (click) recordings are an all outside and street affair.

[John B]

This fits most of your criteria: live, just one sax (and a drummer) recorded in Grand Central Station with full "street noise" audible in the background.

Sadly, as the picture states, this one is out of print.

[RDK]

This fits most of your criteria: live, just one sax (and a drummer) recorded in Grand Central Station with full "street noise" audible in the background.

Sadly, as the picture states, this one is out of print.

Sounds cool. I wonder why more music isn't recorded like that? The acoustics down there in the subway tunnels give it a unique sound - a ton of echo and reverb.