Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Your choice to sprinkle excerpts of your playing between informative content really helps to keep a balance for the listener. I don’t know why more videos aren’t structured this way! Your tone and articulation show how lyrical the bari can be. It’s great to hear such a great example of someone carrying on the traditional sounds of those eras. I still remember how deeply I fell for big band when I first discovered my Dad’s old albums (the original Glenn Miller album). Thanks for posting!
Back in the 90's my daughter's band director switched her from flute to tenor sax. She knew nothing about playing sax. He told her by band camp in August she had to know had to play sax and have her music memorized. What a challenge! First find a sax teacher .After looking for a week I find one. Her teacher ended up being Denis DiBlasio. She learned so much from him.
Will, great to hear of your association with Joe Temperley and that you were given one of his and Harry Carney's saxophones. Joe's Single Petal of a Rose on bass clarinet is one of the most beautiful and expressive pieces of music I've ever heard and the JLCO's concert in his honor a wonderful event to watch and listen to here on UA-cam. I try to recreate his tone on my bass clarinet at all times. :)
@@PeterAndWillAnderson YES !!!!! I, For One, CANNOT name the Best, OR Second Best, AND So Forth ! Depends upon WHOM I want to Listen ... AT a Particular Moment in time.... Sometimes ?? It's Lars... OR Pepper, OR Serge, OR Gerry, OR Cecil............ On and ON
You gave me some homework to do. You did forget Leo Parker. He is a beast. The other folks you listed I didn't have a clue who they were. I locked them into the rotation. Thanks for the list.
Ronnie Cuber, Denis Diblasio, and Serge Chaloff are probably my top 3. I like when James Carter plays bari too. He don't mess around. And then there's Dana Colley of Morphine. Not exactly jazz, but easily the best bari sax rock band.
one great bari sax player is adam schroeder. My teacher taught him the bari sax and supposedly when he gave it to him at first adam didnt talk to him for a week but now adam is a professor at a college and is one of the best.
Greetings from Germany! You have made a nice listing and I have found the ones I know. I mainly play the bass sax, but I still own a Dutch(!) Baritone from 1905 with two octave keys and a horrible sound.
I agree with most of your list, but there is a serious omission of master baritone player Nick Brignola who should be near the top of your list, not very far from the brilliant Pepper Adams, who knew him, recorded with him and estimated him highly. All the best!
How can you forget the greatest Barytonsaxplayer in Europe ? I'm talking about the famous composer and soloist Lars ( Lasse ) Gulin. Please listen to him and I'm sure you will place him very high on your list. g
I don't know those players, but I will have to check them out. Thanks for mentioning them. Joe Temperley, a Scot, was our teacher for 4 years and one of our biggest influences! That's his baritone in the video. :)
@@PeterAndWillAnderson Ronnie Ross although a Jazz player, has probably been heard by more people than many of the players in this video...he did after all play the outro solo on Lou Reed's hit "Walk on the Wild side".
@@PeterAndWillAnderson Lars was a Swede who came prominent in the 1950s.... VERY Lyrical... Influenced MORE by Lee Konitz than Mulligan... ( Lee exposed me to him and declared him to be His Favorite.. ) .... Jack played on the 1930s Basie bands , sitting next to Lester... His, few , recorded solos exhibit a Prez type swing ...
@@PeterAndWillAnderson He ended up selling real estate in Las Vegas after he attempted to start a jazz musicians' union and was basically black balled . He played with Maynard and Slide Hampton's band as well everybody else ... He died about ten years ago (I think)
The only other Bari player I would include was Leo Parker. He's my favorite.
Great addition!
@@PeterAndWillAnderson That is also so cool you have Joe's old baritone. I'm sure it's an old conn.
Yes Leo P. Should be named.
Denis DiBlasio. Still listen to his music today. When one of us is having a rough day on goes Denis and Maynard .
I will check out Denis's recordings :)
His "Perpetual Baggage Claim" album is an essential bari sax album. And flute too!
Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Your choice to sprinkle excerpts of your playing between informative content really helps to keep a balance for the listener. I don’t know why more videos aren’t structured this way!
Your tone and articulation show how lyrical the bari can be. It’s great to hear such a great example of someone carrying on the traditional sounds of those eras. I still remember how deeply I fell for big band when I first discovered my Dad’s old albums (the original Glenn Miller album). Thanks for posting!
Glenn Miller had one of the best big bands ever. IMHO
Back in the 90's my daughter's band director switched her from flute to tenor sax. She knew nothing about playing sax. He told her by band camp in August she had to know had to play sax and have her music memorized. What a challenge! First find a sax teacher .After looking for a week I find one. Her teacher ended up being Denis DiBlasio. She learned so much from him.
Great story. I've heard nice things about Denis. Never met him though. Lucky for your daughter!
Leo Parker. A baritone staple. A contemporary example though is James Carter. The man is on another level~
Both those players are great. Must go on "Round 2"
Will, great to hear of your association with Joe Temperley and that you were given one of his and Harry Carney's saxophones. Joe's Single Petal of a Rose on bass clarinet is one of the most beautiful and expressive pieces of music I've ever heard and the JLCO's concert in his honor a wonderful event to watch and listen to here on UA-cam. I try to recreate his tone on my bass clarinet at all times. :)
I got to hear that sound during hundreds of private lessons :)
Awesome video! Some very honorable mentions though: Nick Brignola, Leo Parker, and Sahib Shihab.
For sure. One of my friends added Charles Davis and I agree. Too many...
YUP ! Spot ON>> ! I just added a few others
@@PeterAndWillAnderson YES !!!!! I, For One, CANNOT name the Best, OR Second Best, AND So Forth ! Depends upon WHOM I want to Listen ... AT a Particular Moment in time.... Sometimes ?? It's Lars... OR Pepper, OR Serge, OR Gerry, OR Cecil............ On and ON
Your baritone sounds amazing!!
Thank you!! Conn Transitionals are great baritones.
Great video!
Thanks for tuning in :)
You gave me some homework to do. You did forget Leo Parker. He is a beast. The other folks you listed I didn't have a clue who they were. I locked them into the rotation. Thanks for the list.
Glad to start a conversation, thanks for tuning in!
Ronnie Cuber, Denis Diblasio, and Serge Chaloff are probably my top 3. I like when James Carter plays bari too. He don't mess around. And then there's Dana Colley of Morphine. Not exactly jazz, but easily the best bari sax rock band.
one great bari sax player is adam schroeder. My teacher taught him the bari sax and supposedly when he gave it to him at first adam didnt talk to him for a week but now adam is a professor at a college and is one of the best.
I've heard of him but never met him in person. Thanks for the tip!
John Surman John Surman His recordings with John Mcglaughlin (sp) are off the hook, such a personal voice ad beautiful range.
Thanks I'll check him out!
I don't play the baritone, but there's a lot of bari lines I'd love to be able to play on my fretless bass.
Yeah!
I personally think Leo Parker should be on this list but all of these legends deserve it just as much as he does
Fair addition!
Greetings from Germany! You have made a nice listing and I have found the ones I know. I mainly play the bass sax, but I still own a Dutch(!) Baritone from 1905 with two octave keys and a horrible sound.
Wow, bass sax! We just published a Top 10 Bass sax players. Check it out. Thanks again.
I agree with most of your list, but there is a serious omission of master baritone player Nick Brignola who should be near the top of your list, not very far from the brilliant Pepper Adams, who knew him, recorded with him and estimated him highly. All the best!
anyone know the second snippet he played after rhapsody in blue?
What's the time stamp? Mostly all the playing is improvised
Gill mellé,jack nimitz,leo parker etc but great video !and new suscriptor!
Thank you!
Nic Brignola has exceptional skill on baritone.
and nobody seems to know him here... Nick...
@@Thouveninpascal I sure do, played with him and loved his playing.
Nice!
Thanks you, Jurmasch!
How can you forget the greatest Barytonsaxplayer in Europe ? I'm talking about the famous composer and soloist Lars ( Lasse ) Gulin. Please listen to him and I'm sure you will place him very high on your list.
g
I will have to check him out. Thanks for the tip!
literally just clicked on this to see if leo parker was here, hes my favorite new gen
Also Mats Gustafsson should be named.
what about Nick Brignola ? not even mention in top 10 , where you have been man
He is very close! Must be on Bari players Round 2
excuse me? Recording prior to the invention of the microphone, huh?
Good catch ... Meant to say "the use of individual microphones when recording" Whole entire bands used to record using only 1 mic to share
I was watching this all gleefully awaiting Peter Brotzmann as number one......
LOL
Lars Gullin, Ronnie Ross, John Surman, Harry Klein, Johnny Barnes - none of whom, of course, deserves a place in such an American-centred list.
I don't know those players, but I will have to check them out. Thanks for mentioning them. Joe Temperley, a Scot, was our teacher for 4 years and one of our biggest influences! That's his baritone in the video. :)
@@PeterAndWillAnderson
Ronnie Ross although a Jazz player, has probably been heard by more people than many of the players in this video...he did after all play the outro solo on Lou Reed's hit "Walk on the Wild side".
@@plantagenant So cool, I'll check that out! Thanks for the tip
@@PeterAndWillAnderson ua-cam.com/video/zSwzThXcuxg/v-deo.html
I would have Nick Brignola at or near the very top.
That's not a bad idea for another player on the list!
Have you heard Lars Gullin?
No, I haven't, any good videos of them you could share? Thanks :)
There are two more you should add on this list: From Sweden Lars Gullin and from Norway John Pål Inderberg.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars_Gullin
Will check them out!
Good list but some people pronounce ''Sac SAW phonist''
hehehehe
@@PeterAndWillAnderson Love you guys but please don't forget the great Denis Diblasio, He was with Maynard Ferguson for some time via Stan Kenton..
Obviously you never heard about Nick Brignola ...
Fredrik Carlquist, Joan Chamorro, Alba Esteban
Thanks for the suggestions ;)
Any Bari player top 10 list without Nick Brignola on it is suspect IMHO.
Nick Brignola should be at the top 5
Fair comment...
I forgive you
Lars Gullin and Jack Washington....HONORABLE mentions..........
Hi Jon, I don't know them. Will check them out! Thanks for sharing. - Peter
@@PeterAndWillAnderson Lars was a Swede who came prominent in the 1950s.... VERY Lyrical... Influenced MORE by Lee Konitz than Mulligan... ( Lee exposed me to him and declared him to be His Favorite.. ) .... Jack played on the 1930s Basie bands , sitting next to Lester... His, few , recorded solos exhibit a Prez type swing ...
John Surman
and Ronnie Ross???
Wow, haven't heard of them. I will check them out. Thanks for the input. :)
Howard Johnson.
AGREE!
Jay Cameron is the man ....
Gotta check him out!
@@PeterAndWillAnderson He ended up selling real estate in Las Vegas after he attempted to start a jazz musicians' union and was basically black balled . He played with Maynard and Slide Hampton's band as well everybody else ... He died about ten years ago (I think)
@@jimcoleman2369 So interesting! Thanks
I would say, you almost did the whole thing backwards, except for Pepper Adams. Very disappointed in your listing of top bari players.
Sorry, Gerald, it's difficult to rank them and make everyone happy! I'm glad you checked it out. All the best.
Everyone’s list is going to be different and they are all fine.
Don't forget Sahib Shihab.
Great addition
Top 10 american bariton sax players.
Most of the greats are American, yes. I appreciate you checking out our video. Any players you would add?
@@PeterAndWillAnderson Lars Gullin , Ronnie Ross.....
Women? 😢
How dare you put Ronnie anywhere other than directly at the top