7 ICONIC 1980’s Sax Solos (They were GENIUS)
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Love those iconic pop saxophone solos from the eighties?
I break down 7 eighties sax solos and dig into the elements that make them so awesome.
Plus I’ve got a free PDF for you to download so you can learn to play these 1980s pop sax solos yourself.
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Chapters
00:00 – Eighties sax legends
01:00 – Tim Capello
04:18 – Charlie DeChant
06:32 – Stuart Matthewman
08:50 – Michael Brecker
12:48 – Andy Hamilton
15:15 – Greg Hamm
17:33 – Clarence Clemons
20:23 – Andy Snitzer
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Don't forget the grab the free transcription PDF https://www.saxschool.online/1980
I did a home recording of “Latest Trick” 3 years ago. I didn’t know I was missing the 5th note. This was in the original key C# minor. https://youtu.be/bX20d46erVM?si=qRE9ta8ZK0D61qfL
Sweetwater sells Tim Capello saxophone codpieces. Soprano, alto, tenor, and bari naturally.
Nigel – we had Andy Hamilton as a guest and he THOUGHT they might have slowed down Rio when he recorded it, although it was so long ago he wasn’t 100%. That would mean that the rapid 1/16ths tongued notes would have been easier to single tongue. Indeed, I’ve never seen him, Simon Willescroft or anyone else single tongue that bit at full battle speed like the original in a live situation. To me it feels impossible. Hence, your phrasing amendment! ????
Very surprised you didn't include Gary Herbig's solo from Rod Stewart's "Some Guys Have All The Luck".
Thank you, Nigel! You always bring me great motivation ????
I would recommend learning Five Long Years by Colin James and performed by Johnny Ferreira.
I'm surprised that you didn't mention urgent with foreigner.
That's one hell of a solo.
Are there smaller tenor sax because that Charlie sax look smaller than yours?
I was hoping you might include Will you by Hazel O’Connor. There’s a solo in there that I’ve tried to get transcribed (even asked the guy who played it!) but so far have been unsuccessful. The sax player was Wesley Magoogan. Thanks for these tracks, they’re what made me want to take up the sax.
Your Sound is so good ! What Mouthpiece you use in this Video? Reed ??
LOVE THIS!!
Junior Walker's solo on Foreigner's Urgent?!
I was at primary school during the 80s so this passed me by, but its great to hear those incredible solos, love the Tina Turner Simply the best one, hope to try and recreate it with this video. Hmmm not as good though
Tim Capello is making love to that saxophone!
Can we get these for alto sax please?
I bought a Alto 25 years ago, My Late wife of 30 years wouldn't let me practice, She has been gone since 2016, My father got dementia and I've been his in home nurse for 10 years and yes you guessed it, he said stop that (*&(!( noise! Well he passed in July now I'm alone. Please direct me to starter videos. I might add that I play Harmonica, Trumpet, Trombone, Guitar and Piano, They loved hearing me play them but hated me tuning up on the Sax. I'm not a noobie to music. This is my first real go since no one can tell me to stop/shut up. You know the one I want to play is Bakers Street! I can on guitar but it's not the same.
A favorite 80’s sax solo of mine is Scott Page’s on The Dogs of War as heard at the 4:45 mark here:
https://youtu.be/5W7klssQ38Q?si=Ee0wp3dQUNw6-M8n
Do you have these transcribed for alto sax, please?
Why no 'Cowboys and Angels' the sax in that is amazing.
Enjoyed this Nigel Great content!!!
Glenn Frey – You belong to the city…. ?
Not from the 80's, not the 70's, but late 60's (69 to be precise): the solo at the end of Touch Me, by The Doors, is my all time favourite. I guess because The Soft Parade was my third LP. My granny and aunt hated it more than the first one (mr. Wonderful, Fleetwood Mac) ???? BTW I already thought the end solo on Smooth Operator started slightly different than in the SaxSchool version.
What?!? No Careless Whisper?!?!
Nigel, I can't believe you did this whole segment without any Huey Lewis and the News. How about "I want a new drug" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYqJnO-yD6Y&list=PLSsXrotpR5PJuByiOgrDd5UZPqU14aJ7V&index=2
To me, the greatest sax solo of the 80s has to be on Hazel O'Conner's Will You? Played by the great Wes Magoogan
Dude, you're speaking to my generation. Love these classic 80s sax solos!!