EPISODE #19

The sax is back. This surprisingly funky reed keeps popping up in pop hits from Derulo to Grande. But where did the sax come from? And where did it go? Tighten your embouchure, because we journey to the center of sax in this week’s episode. Also, songs featured in this episode and other great sax tracks are in our Spotify Playlist. 

Correction: In this episode we incorrectly identified Mr. Sax’s home country as Germany (face palm). He was a native of Belgium. Our apologies to the Sax family.

SONGS DISCUSSED

Katie Perry – Last Friday Night

John Coltrane – Giant Steps

M83 – Midnight City

Bill Clinton on Arsenio Hall

Ariana Grande – Problem

Flo Rida – GDFR

WAR – Low Rider

Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run

Gerry Rafferty – Baker Street

George Michael – Careless Whisper

George Gershwin – Rhapsody In Blue conducted by Leonard Bernstein

Jules Demersseman – Fantasie Sur On Theme Original

Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five – Muskrat Rumble

Fletcher Henderson – Stampede

Duke Ellington – Prélude To A Kiss

King Curtis – Sister Sadie

Sonny Rollings – St. Thomas

Jason Derulo – Talk Dirty

The Klezmer Lounge Band – Hava Nag ila

Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna – Bhajare Sriramam – Vakulabharanam

Sami Shawa – Jordan – Mawam Bayati

Selim Sesler & Orchester – Saniye’m

Spanish Tapas Bar, Vol. 2 – Malaguena

Balkan Beat Box – Hermetico

Fifth Harmony – Worth It

Too Many Zooz – To The Top

The Weeknd – Can’t Feel My Face