Top 5 Songs Featuring Baritone Saxophones

When it comes to quality saxophone music there isn’t much that beats proper baritone sax. This dark and witty instrument has been an amazing addition to saxophone music in a wide variety of genres. Although names like Duke Ellington and Gerry Mulligan are the first to come up when you think about baritone saxophone music, there are plenty of other players with cool songs. Here are some of the top songs featuring baritone saxophones.

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Early To Bed by Morphine

Morphine has plenty of baritone saxophone songs with Dana Colley providing the amazing sounds. Early To Bed is a great song to listen to and you should consider playing it as well.

It’s also a song with a difference to many of the other blues or jazz songs. Although there are plenty of blues and jazz elements to this song, it is still mainly a rock-influenced song. If you like your saxophone music with a bit of a twist, then this is definitely a song worth listening to.

Moanin’ by Charles Mingus

If you love blues, then this Charles Mingus song is a great song to listen to. It features a baritone saxophone that adds great dark undertones to the song. The song is super-relaxed and there is so much pure soul poured into this song.

Charles Mingus has other amazing songs that feature baritone saxophones as well. You can find out more about his music from the Those Who Dig website to understand his message further.

Line for Lyons by Three Baritone Saxophone Band

Three Baritone Saxophone Band has plenty of songs that are all about baritone sax. Therefore, you could go through almost the whole of their songs, but the Line for Lyons is definitely worth playing.

The music is heavily influenced by jazz music, but you can also feel the vibes from other genres throughout the song. The composition works very well, although three baritone saxophones at once can easily be too much.

What a Dream by Sidney Bechet featuring Ernie Caceres

What a Dream features both an alto saxophone as well as a baritone saxophone played by Ernie Caceres. It is a great song highlighting how well these two different tones play together.

You can see the different instruments talk together throughout the song. The composition isn’t anything too difficult to learn either and it’s a lovely mellow song to add to your repertoire.

Frustration by Duke Ellington featuring Harry Carney

Duke Ellington must feature on any list of the best baritone saxophonists. He was truly the master of using this instrument in his compositions and he created plenty of masterpieces that any saxophonist should familiarise themselves with.

The song also features Ellington’s good friend Harry Carney. Carney’s style of playing the baritone saxophone truly gives a rich sound to the song. Frustration teaches well how to control the power of your baritone saxophone.

If you are looking to learn more about some of the great baritone saxophone players, then you should head down to the Jazz Bari Sax website. There are plenty of informative articles about baritone saxophone greats like Harry Carney.

You can also find great saxophone lessons from our website. Mastering baritone saxophone isn’t impossible and these above songs can help you understand the amazing possibilities of this instrument.

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