Sax No End - Clarke/Boland Big Band

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Uploaded by on Jan 17, 2007

Based on the changes for 'Chinatown', here's a 1968 recording (slightly abbreviated - live, it could go on for 20 minutes) of Francy Boland's 'Sax No End', featuring one of the best saxophone sections of any jazz orchestra ever. Soloists in order are: Johnny Griffin, Tony Coe, Ronnie Scott, Sahib Shihab & Derek Humble. The solos are great, but just wait for the soli section where all five play as one. Having Kenny Clarke and Kenny Clare behind you helps a bit too...

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  • Shame on you, that was no dud, that was a typically quirky Tony Coe solo. He was, and remains, a uniquely talented tenor player (you may have heard him playing in the Return of the Pink Panther and he's also unique among British musicians in having been offered a job with Count Basie's Orchestra). I've seen him many times including with the Clarke/Boland Big Band and he's never disappointed.

    This video brings back a lot of memories of nights misspent at Ronnie's in the 60's and 70's!

  • Yes, Seffrid. Quirky's the right word. Tony's a unique player, and I think he was just trying to do something different to Johnny and Ronnie either side of him. They were both linear, so he went for angular. Bear in mind that this is a much abbreviated version of the number - all of the other live versions I've heard are at least 10 minutes long, giving each player a longer solo.

  • Two drummer thing sucks the whole thing down.

  • When the two drummers are Kenny Clarke and Kenny Clare, it works just fine for me.

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  • Great vid, but can't you post the whole tune (if you have it of course) in 2 or 3 different parts?

  • Fantastic!!!!

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  • Awesome!

  • just awesome!

    

  • Love the Big Band vibe!!! wow! this is great! there's a band in L.A. does big band with a twist. ck them out.

    search cinnamon doll jazz

    it's neil young's song arranged in big band style

  • I know this is a stupid question, but i'm trying to find something simular to this, but it goes: parara ra pa pa pa pa pa parararara rararara ra pum pum...

  • Derek Humble is the man, hands down

  • i like the 19 minute version!

  • Tony is still terrific. We saw him last year with a big band. With new kneecaps he's as good as ever!

  • This is WAY better than today's pop music. I'd choose to listen to this over any Lady GaGa or Justin Beiber any day of the week.

  • @Larryamg I dont agree. Unique.

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