Capable of far more than a slightly sleazy solo (though to be honest that’s part of the appeal) the presence of this golden-hued instrument has elevated hundreds of songs into straight-up super hits.

You might be surprised to find out just how often the saxophone is used in classic rock. Not just relegated to jazz or big band music, there are sax players who roll and growl, swoop and dive on their ...

Here’s an early peek at Sunday’s column — and, if you go to the bottom, you’ll see the start of my list of the greatest sax solos in rock ‘n’ roll history. Feel free to add your favorites or to take ...

LONDON — Musician Raphael Ravenscroft, who played one of the most famous saxophone solos of all time on Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street,” has died. He was 60. Ravenscroft’s family says he died Sunday ...

The tenor sax is a jazz instrument. The paradigmatic jazz instrument, if I may thrown in a $50 word. How many tenor sax sonatas or concertos can you think of that feature the tenor as a solo, or even ...

Musician Raphael Ravenscroft, who played one of the most famous saxophone solos in pop music on Gerry Rafferty’s “Baker Street,” has died. He was 60. Ravenscroft died Sunday after being taken to a ...

Saxophonist Earl Howard's solo CD, released on Tom Buckner's wonderful Mutable Music, reveals a quirky command of the instrument and ideas that defy easy analysis. For five fearless intervals, Howard ...

There are many reasons Bruce Springsteen is leaning on Clarence Clemons on the cover of his most iconic album, Born to Run. On the simplest level, it’s a great photo. Yet it’s also a tacit admission ...