[MtnClimber]

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road. The sax is played by Clarence Clemmons.

[sjmjax]

One of my favorite female sax players... Candi Dulfer

Lily was here

[Jacktown]

Jazzman

Carole King

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7x_vWNRS5c

[Squawk 8888]

Turn of the Tides by Tangerine Dream has a couple of tracks that use the soprano sax.

[MarDav]

Check out a song called Free Soul by John Klemmer - hot, hot, hot saxophone.

Also musts: David Sanborn, Gato Barbieri, Grover Washington

[Zman]

Feast upon Billy Joel’s “Until the Night” from 52nd Street. Sax drops in around 5:04; knocks your socks off.

[Zman]

Also check out “Don’t Do It” from the Band on Rock of Ages.

[Revolting cat!]

The *** King.

[FortWorthPatriot]

I cannot believe no one has mentioned this classic:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnHmskwqCCQ

[Jed Eckert]

Romeo and Juliet/ Euge Groove

Euge Groove

[Conservative4Life]

here is the “Magic Sax” of Boots Randolph (my favorite and inspiration to play the sax myself)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQIsdKl1KWE&feature=related

additionally the theme song for the late great Benny Hill
and then you also have Kenny G.

Have fun with it. My primary was the alto sax but preferred Soprano I was able to play all four though.

Have fun and enjoy...

[nuconvert]

She needs a girl to relate to. Introduce her Sandra Grant...
http://www.youtube.com/user/sheladysaxophonist

[nuconvert]

I see people have already put the word in for Candi Dulfer. She’s great

[Revolting cat!]

The best ever version of Can't You Hear Me Knocking

[Arthur McGowan]

Look up Dan Levinson’s CD of pieces made popular by the Six Brown Brothers. The Six Brown Brothers really put the saxophone on the map.

On YouTube, search for Paul Whiteman, B.A. Rolfe, Fred Waring, George Olsen, Fred Rich, Ben Selvin, etc. Tons of music built around the saxophone.

[ItsForTheChildren]

There's just not a lot of stuff around for saxophone and orchestra, which is too bad.

I've always liked the Sonata Op.19 by Paul Creston (Alto Sax and Piano) and apparently someone has arranged it for Alto Sax and Orchestra now. Not too bad. I'll give you a taste of how an alto sax blends with an orchestra. There are three movements - this link is to the first.

Alto sax was also used by Modest Mussorgsky in The Old Castle. It starts just after the solo bassoon intro.

Jazz-wise I've always tended to go more towards the big bands and really like the way Gordon Goodwin writes for the sax section, so try any of the Big Phat Band CDs. Several of the CDs come with a DVD so you can see them in concert, too.

For something completely different here's the relatively new Tubax, an Eb Contrabass sax.

Good luck to your daughter. Sax is a great instrument!

[Revolting cat!]

But seriously, teach her to discern, and discriminate. You don't want recommend to a budding writer Danielle Steele, or to a beginning painter The Painter of Lite, whatsisname. I see some excellent recommendations above but Kenny G?

[usnadad]

Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
Springsteen - Jungleland

[dfwgator]

Avoid anything by Ornette Coleman.

[Arthur McGowan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ix2h1SIUsc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JKO7yL5Ikw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3LS0PDFuR0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qa-YHhpOQ94