Posted on 07/12/2026 5:28:37 PM PDT by Kenny Bania
The list for those that don't want to click through:
1. Jungleland - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
2. Baker Street - Gerry Rafferty
3. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
4. Young Americans - David Bowie
5. Money - Pink Floyd
6. Urgent - Foreigner
7. The Heart of Rock and Roll - Huey Lewis and the News
8. Turn The Page - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
9. Deacon Blues - Steely Dan
10. The Logical Song - Supertramp
11. Yakety Yak - The Coasters
12. Can't You Hear Me Knocking - The Rolling Stones
13. Waiting On A Friend - The Rolling Stones
14. Never Tear Us Apart - INXS
15. True - Spandau Ballet
16. Rio - Duran Duran
17. Scenes From An Italian Restaurant - Billy Joel
18. Whatever Gets You Through The Night - John Lennon
19. Us And Them - Pink Floyd
20. Old Time Rock and Roll - Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
21. One Step Beyond - Madness
(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...
You don’t give a damn about any trumpet (saxophone) playing band.
It ain’t what you call rock and roll.
Bill Clinton plays a mean sax.
The best!
King Tut - Steve Martin
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys -Traffic
Every Little Richard tune
And Monica Lewinsky plays a...
Ahh forget it. Too easy.
Kenny G. just phoned.
“What am I? Chopped liver?”
Overview
Kenny G, born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick, is a Grammy-winning American saxophonist, composer, and record producer who plays smooth jazz and adult contemporary music. His distinctive sound has sold more than 75 million records globally and garnered 1.5 billion streams. Over his 50-year career, he’s received 24 award nominations, winning a Grammy, American Music Award, two NAACP Awards, multiple Billboard awards, and two Soul Train Music Awards.
Low Spark for sure!
I hate Springsteen but Jungleland was good. But the most memorable saxophone was definitely Baker Street. How many times do you hear Jungleland being played on the radio? Baker Street is probably one of the most played songs ever.
I agree that Year of the Cat should be mentioned. It’s perfect. Also, many Supertramp and Billy Joel songs as well.
“Natural Born Lover” - Fats Domino
Andy McKay of Roxy Music defined rock saxophone. He belongs on this list.
https://youtu.be/RH1r9vNOD7U?is=b-2cXAp9_ddFKCOq
Strictly Confidential - Roxy Music
I have always enjoyed Us And Them by Pink Floyd and Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty.
When I was learning how to play the sax after I got out of the Navy, I tried incessantly to play the sax part in Us and Them. I got to where I could play it well, but to be fair, my memory of it is that it was musically beautiful without being technically difficult!
In Jungleland the rest of the instruments - the drums, the base guitar, the other guitar, crowd out the sound of the saxophone - it’s there, in a crowd that diminishes it.
Pink Panther theme
Johnny and the Hurricanes ... the entire album ...
Same here. My dad has the LP of that and it’s titled Yakety Sax ... with him on the cover.
Jimmie Vaughan gutbucket blues called Ironic Twist with some nice raw sax:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lyMN26l9VI&list=RD6lyMN26l9VI&start_radio=1
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