Kate Phizackerley's Saxophone Lenses

Soprillo Saxophone

Small but perfectly formed this beautiful little instrument is the smallest saxophone.

Tenor Saxophone

So many of the sax solos I have written about and enjoy are played on the tenmor sax that inevitably I wanted a lens just about the tenor saxophone which sits right at the middle of the saxophone family of instruments.

Bass Saxophone

Not the Biggest Saxophone Ever

When I was compiling the biggest saxophone ever, I had already found material about the bass saxophone and only at the last minute discovered the contrabass - so I still published the lens but with a new title!

Contrabass Saxophone

The Biggest Saxophone Ever

I had always assumed that the bass saxophone was the biggest instrument in the saxophone family until I came to put together a lens about the biggest saxophone ever ... and discovered the contrabass saxophone. It's an amazing instrument - but I am not sure that I like it's sound. Take a listen and decide for yourself.

God Made Me Funky

Funkiest Sax Solo

This is an amazing sax solo that you really must hear

Hungry Eyes

Cheesiest Sax Solo Ever

In making most of my other picks - funkiest sax solo ever, nuttiest sax solo etc - I was pretty confident that I had found the right track to feature, but for the cheesiest sax solo there were so many strong contenders that I am really unsure. Anyway, Hungy Eyes - for now at least - has got my vote ... unless you know better.

Lily Was Here

Best Sax Solo

Although Will You got my vote as the greatest sax solo, I am not immune to the appeal of Lily Was Here and gave it the acolade of "best sax solo". Read the lens to listen to the music and understand the distinction I am making.

Purple People Eater

Nuttiest Sax Solo Ever

Recommending a sax solo in a track by Alvin and the Chipmunks sounds nutty ... until you listen to it. It's nore just nutty, it's actually a rather good sax solo.

Will You

Greatest Sax Solo

Will You got my vote as the greatest sax solo. You can listen to it here and read why, for me, this is the greatest sax solo.

Clarence Clemons

Saxophonist

Perhaps the most famous rock saxophonist, the Big Man Clarence Clemons has played with many stars but it is work with Bruce Springstein and the E Street Band for which he is best known.

Candy Dulfer

Saxophonist

This lens appears twice in the anthology because my write up of Lily Was Here includes a biography of the Dutch saxophonist Candy Dulfer as well.

Ensemble Squillante

Ensemble Squillante is an amazing group of nine saxophonists playing ensemble. They play a variety of sizes from soprano saxophone up to bass saxophone.