If you want real Jazz and real Sax playing and not the watered down one dimensional sax playing on most Rock recordings. As in the hack Clarence Clemmons....



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P.S. Bowie's favorite Jazz musicians were John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. Coltrane was the reason Bowie asked his parents for a saxophone. He's also the reason Clemmons took up the sax.

Coltrane happens to be the most influential Jazz musician in the last 45-years....and the influence goes far beyond just Jazz. Several Rock songs are based on his compositions.

For example:

The Doors Light My Fire was inspired by Coltrane's chord progression in My Favorite Things.
The Byrds' Eight Mile High - McGuinn's four-note riff is taken from Coltrane's song India.


Some songs he is mentioned in:

James Brown - Super Bad
Public Enemy - Don't Believe The Hype
Cowboy Junkies - Sun Comes Up It's Tuesday Morning

Outkast remixed his recording of My Favorite Things on their song The Love Below on their Speakerboxxx/The Love Below release.


He also influenced guitarist's like Jimmy Page, Hendrix, Santana, Kirk Hammett and countless bands.


P.S. As a saxophone player Bowie's playing was/is barely adequate for what he did; however, he would have never been able to make a living as a Jazz musician playing the sax.