When the famous writers known as The Beats were driving all across the country in the mid-20th century, searching for that numinous muse, they would often search for the best saxophone players who ...

The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

Here’s an early peek at Sunday’s column — and, if you go to the bottom, you’ll see the start of my list of the greatest sax solos in rock ‘n’ roll history. Feel free to add your favorites or to take ...

I don't think you're being fair to saxophonists. Compare them to the pianist, bassist and drummer who get to play for the entire piece! The saxophonist patiently waits to solo, with nothing to do but ...

There is great good news to report this morning: According to reliable sources, the saxophone solo is staging a comeback in popular music. Now, granted, this probably doesn’t rank up there with, say, ...

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band closed their 1975 LP “Born to Run” with the grand opus that sonically and lyrically exploded Springsteen into fame. It’s a majestic send-off to the early era of ...

I’m still mourning the death earlier this month of Clarence Clemons, the mighty sax player in Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, so soon after the Big Man had helped push the sax solo back into ...