"Over
the years I have received many questions about the players whose solos
were heard on the Top 40 "Pop" music hits. Many of the solos inspired
students of all ages to pick up the sax and join a band.
In the 50’s/60’S it may
have been King Curtis, Boots Randolph, Lee Allen, Ace Cannon or Junior
Walker. In more recent years Marc Russo, Dave Koz, Kenny G, Kirk
Whalum, Ernie Watts, Candy Dulfer or Gerald Albright. In addition, many
UK artists led the inspiration overseas. The list continues to grow.
Many of the hits featured sax players
who never received credit, either on L.P. covers, CD liner notes or
history books. The following list represents a long overdue salute to
these musicians. A CD set (323 pages in MS Word) with bios/photos and
17 music tracks can be purchased by contacting John Laughter @
JSAXL@aol.com"
Here is the "free list" (scanned by Norton) and based upon a CD book by the same title
and consists of 323 pages of history, photos and bios
with Forwards and Prefaces
by Plas Johnson, Dave "Woody" Woodford and Snake Davis.