Saxophone

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Technology

Saxophone · The Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax, born in Dinant, moved to Paris in 1842. There he designed a brass wind instrument with a reed and keys, as on a clarinet. In 1846, he obtained a patent on it. The saxophone was intended for military bands: loud enough for outdoors, but more supple than a trumpet. In jazz, it became a voice that could sing, shout and whisper. Coleman Hawkins made the tenor saxophone a solo instrument, and Charlie Parker played the lightning-fast lines of bebop on it. After the war, the screaming sax gave rhythm and blues and early rock 'n' roll their power.

Listening

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  Body and Soul · Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra, 1939
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  Ko-Ko · Charlie Parker's Reboppers, 1945
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  Yakety Yak · The Coasters, 1958

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See also

• Swing and big band
• Jump blues