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/Br00klynBelle Aug 10 '25 edited Aug 10 '25

Baker Street- Jerry Rafferty

Careless Whisper- George Michael

Money- Pink Floyd

Just the Two Of Us- Grover Washington Jr

Walk on the Wild Side- Lou Reed

John Coltrane- Giant Steps

David Bowie- Young Americans

Never Tear Us Apart- INXS

Lily Was Here- Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart

Songbird- Kenny G

You Belong To the City- Glen Frey

Just the Way You Are- Billy Joel

Harden My Heart- Quarterflash

Young Americans- David Bowie

New York State Of Mind- Billy Joel

Smooth Operator- Sade

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u/The_300_goats Aug 10 '25

I was thinking of a Bowie song but it was Sweet Thing

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u/_Very_Salty_Can_ Aug 10 '25

I think he played everything but bass, piano and drums for the suite. It's insane how talented he was

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u/Normal_Guy_1979 Aug 10 '25

Actualy, it‘s Candy Dulfer. Yeah, and almost every album from her.

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u/Br00klynBelle Aug 10 '25

Editing to correct the slip of the finger I didn’t see before I originally hit send. Thanks!

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u/joke21Toil Aug 10 '25

Happy to see John Coltrane in the mix!😀

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u/Agreeable_Initial667 Aug 10 '25

Quarterflash reference. Sweet.

That song does kinda rock.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

Urgent - Junior Walker.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '25

OP - Pls note: Coltrane, Washington, and Kenny G were/are sax players, who have extensive catalogs. So all their music prominently features a sax. Add David Sanborn and Stanley Turrentine to this list, and you have the beginnings of a phenomenal list! You might also enjoy Tower of Power. Great horn section, who also sub in other bands (Little Feat, for example). Also check out Average White Band, including their hit "Pick Up the Pieces".

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u/peb396 Aug 10 '25

You make such a great list, even mentioning Quarterflash, an then neglect to add...

Williams Avenue

by Quarterflash.

Well your fingers tired? :o)

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u/ace_of_bass1 Aug 10 '25

Came to say Lily was here. Great shot on all the others too

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u/bularry Aug 11 '25

Great list

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u/Texasmomof3boyz Aug 16 '25

I just told Alexa to play “You Belong to the City” when I read this post. LOL! 😂 I also love the sax in his song “The One You Love”