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Music for alto saxophone and orchestra (1993/95)—Bertold Hummel; Cyber Bird Concerto, for alto saxophone and orchestra, Op. 59 (1994)—Takashi Yoshimatsu; My Assam Dragon for alto saxophone and orchestra (1994/1996)—Jan Sandström; Chamber Symphony No. 3 for alto saxophone and 20 string instruments(1995–96)—Kalevi Aho
The Voice of the Saxophone is an album by the American saxophonist Don Braden, released in 1997. [1] [2] It was his first album for RCA Victor. [3] Braden supported it with a North American tour. [4] "Monk's Hat" was used as the theme to the television series Cosby; Bill Cosby played timbales and cowbell on the track. [5]
Despite being a common grouping in jazz, saxophone, piano and percussion was an extremely rare grouping in classical music until the end of the 20th century, when Trio Accanto started commissioning works to build a repertoire for themselves.
At the time Creston composed his sonata, French composers were leading the development of the classical saxophone. [11] The instrument suffered from a dearth of original concert repertoire: aside from Glazunov's Concerto, Debussy's Rhapsodie and Creston's own Suite, Leesons's recitals of the time were dominated by transcriptions of vocal and string music.
The saxophone introduction was used in the theme music for the TVB series File of Justice. [1] According to Classic Rock critic Paul Rees, the song was originally done at a faster, jazzier tempo, but Dire Straits' manager Ed Bicknell suggested slowing it down to the "stately bossa nova" that was released. [2]
List of other charted songs, with selected peak chart positions Year Title Chart positions Album US AC [15] US Jazz [18] 1997 "Loving You" 8 — Greatest Hits: 2006 "You're Beautiful" — 3 I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time: 2008 "Sax-O-Loco" — 1 Rhythm and Romance "Sabor a Mi" — 30 "Tango" — 8