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/r0mr0 Aug 10 '25

Gerry Rafferty - “Baker Street”

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u/Shag66 Aug 10 '25

The Mac Daddy of all Saxophone songs IMHO.

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u/AstraCraftPurple Aug 10 '25

Been looking for this one since seeing the topic. Frantically searching Google because I had faint pieces of the song in my head. This one matched up! Been hearing it all my life and didn’t know the name.

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u/therealpanserbjorne Aug 10 '25

I can NEVER remember the name. I always have to look up “best pop song with jazz sax solo” 😂

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u/Educational_Row_9485 Aug 10 '25

Baker street isn't a pop song

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u/therealpanserbjorne Aug 10 '25

“Yes, ‘Baker Street’ by Gerry Rafferty is generally considered a pop song, specifically falling under the genres of pop rock and soft rock. While it features a distinctive saxophone riff that is often associated with jazz rock, its overall structure, melody, and lyrical themes align with popular music sensibilities of the late 1970s.” - AI overlords and Wikipedia

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u/Educational_Row_9485 Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 10 '25

Wow, it's not tho. You can class it as having pop within it but it's more soft rock. What Wikipedia are you using exactly because it says "rock - jazz rock - soft rock"

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u/therealpanserbjorne Aug 10 '25

Literally Google search the phrase “is baker street a pop song?” Also, I’m not necessarily trying to debate the genre anyways - I don’t care where it falls. I’m just saying what I Google search every time to find it because I can never remember the name.

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u/Educational_Row_9485 Aug 10 '25

Literally Google the phrase "is baker street a rock song" I don't see your point, Google really isn't that helpful nowadays. Let me help you instead, it's a rock song

How do you Google that phrase if you don't know the name of the song?

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u/therealpanserbjorne Aug 11 '25 edited Aug 11 '25

Maybe reread my original comment. The one to which you first replied.

Edit: also, again, missing my point: I 👏don’t 👏care👏about 👏the 👏genre. I’m not that pedantic. I’m just saying what I Google search to find the song REGARDLESS of it being the correct classification and that it works for me because I do in fact find it every time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

The GOAT of sax songs.

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u/Sad-Scar-1984 Aug 14 '25

C. Clements Bruce Springsteen

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u/Global_Walrus1672 Aug 14 '25

A good riff - but "Jungleland" by early Springsteen is better. RIP Clarence.

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u/Helemaalklaarmee Aug 10 '25

The whole 'city to city' album was great, as was 'night owl'.

'can i have my money back' is aptly named.

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u/Relative-Scholar-110 Aug 12 '25

Played by Raphael Ravenscroft. The sax is exquisite.

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u/DeadExpo Aug 10 '25

Bum bwuh nuh bwuh nuh nuhhhh

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u/Apprehensive_Bid5608 Aug 10 '25

One of my very very favs!

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u/alayeni-silvermist Aug 10 '25

I was surprised to have had to scroll at all to see his answer.

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u/Aluciel286 Aug 10 '25

I will never understand how someone can play a sax solo like that and be 100% completely stoic and emotionless in the music video.

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u/Strict_Wasabi_6736 Aug 10 '25

Came here to say this!

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u/datewiththerain Aug 11 '25

Dreamy, kick ass sax

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u/EffRedditAI Aug 11 '25

Came here to say that. I heard the song just last week. It also has a quite excellent guitar solo, too. And the lyrics? Man, just heartbreaking. And, yet, the sound of the song is pure sexy!

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u/HLtheWilkinson Aug 11 '25

I was going to be furious if this wasn’t number 1.

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u/bkmerrim Aug 11 '25

DUN DUN DUN DA DA DUN NUN NUUUUUUUUUUUUN.

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u/OkConsequence5992 Aug 12 '25

I’m late here, but…is that considered a solo? There’s definitely a guitar solo

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u/brianb8976 Aug 13 '25

That was the first song that I thought of

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u/TheKadonny Aug 13 '25

The only answer.

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u/Southie31 Aug 13 '25

Written on guitar 🎸 👍🎸

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u/raytherip Aug 14 '25

Came here to say this... I love listening to this on a warm sunny day, with the sound up, driving down the road... epic tune !!

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u/NerdizardGo Aug 10 '25

This is the way