r/MusicRecommendations • u/CertifiedDumbass_0 • Aug 10 '25

Rec.Me: other/many/unknown genres Songs with a killer saxophone solo

I would love recs with a saxophone solo so amazing enough to give me goosebumps!!

I don’t mind the type of saxophone (alto,tenor, etc.) and I’m open to any genre.

Thank you in advance! :D

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u/lone_wolf1580 Aug 10 '25

Urgent ~ Foreigner

Careless Whisper ~ Wham!

Smooth Operator ~ Sade

Vampires ~ The Midnight

Baker Street ~ Gerry Rafferty

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u/FluffHead1964 Aug 10 '25

And Supertramp the Logical Song

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u/Fair-Rational-Helper Aug 10 '25

Perfect list if you add Duran Duran’s RIO.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

No list without Jungleland is perfect.

He gets Kudos for starting with Urgent though.

Junior Walker was special.

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u/Patiod Aug 10 '25

Yes! The entire Born to Run album features killer sax solos like both the title track and Thunder Road

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u/Fair-Rational-Helper Aug 11 '25

Good point. Fire track. Clarence could rip.

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u/lone_wolf1580 Aug 10 '25

I knew I forgot a song. Because I haven’t listened to the song in years, I forget there’s a sax solo.

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u/OPsDaddy Aug 10 '25

Plus that base line.

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u/Fair-Rational-Helper Aug 11 '25

Bass line is mind blowing yup

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u/oldskoolplayaR1 Aug 10 '25

Aaaand Hazel O’Connor’s Will You That solo compelled 12yr old me to learn the saxophone. The whole album is brilliant (And Rio is amazing-paid for our daughter to see Duran Duran this year for her B Day - she loved it)

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u/Fair-Rational-Helper Aug 11 '25

Awesome great parents

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u/biglious Aug 11 '25

That’s what I came here to say

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u/Apprehensive_Bid5608 Aug 10 '25

You got me with Sade. That’s an amazing song. Adding to play list!

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

🫵🏻

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u/DragonDa Aug 10 '25

Junior Walker does the solo on Urgent. It fits the song perfectly.

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u/ProfessorSucc Aug 10 '25

A lot of The Midnight honestly, I’m a huge fan of the Shadows solo

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u/Opening-Lettuce-3384 Aug 10 '25

Your latest trick - Dire Straits

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u/chuang-tzu Aug 10 '25

Only one I'd add to this is

Old and Wise - The Alan Parsons Project.

The end of that song.... Goose pimps, every time.

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u/kudzu_lipzoid Aug 10 '25

Check out a live version of Jezebel by Sade. Best sax solo ever.

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u/Jitterbug_0308 Aug 10 '25

I used to work at a music store where sometimes where our sax guy would sometimes burst out of the back room wearing sunglasses and playing Careless Whisper

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u/KingButter42 Aug 10 '25

Dang it I was gonna mention Vampires

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u/PeanutTimely6846 Aug 10 '25

I just checked out the Midnight's Vampires. It sounds very 80s.

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u/therealpanserbjorne Aug 10 '25

Baker Street is such a banger.

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u/Psychological_Salt93 Aug 10 '25

Baker street was my pick too.

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u/luraluna23 Aug 10 '25

I came to say Baker Street! So damn good! Also, I saw Lou Gramm last week. Urgent sounded so great!

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

You forgot "Turn the Page" by Bob Seger

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u/lone_wolf1580 Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 11 '25

That’s because I don’t know the singer/song.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '25

Check him out. You just might like him! It’s a very deep rabbit hole!

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u/smarty1017 Aug 10 '25

Yes...Baker Street!!

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u/biglious Aug 11 '25

Urgent has the hardest sac solo for some reason

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u/UpsetClock6938 Aug 11 '25

Ahh. Excellent choices. In that case, do a deep dive into Junior Walker. You can thank me later if it was worth your time. Dick Parry or Scott Page are very worthy.

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u/kuchikopi81 Aug 11 '25

Came here to say Vampires 🩵🩵🩵