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The REAL Official Surf Saxophone Thread!!!
Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA 
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 02:47 AM
I love saxophone in surf! 60's surf bands pretty much all had sax. This thread is a tribute to them!! Let's start with Dick Dale and The Del Tones sax monsters Armon Frank and Barry Rillers!!!...
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Joined: May 17, 2006 Posts: 657 Buenos Aires 
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 03:03 AM
that pic is awesome!! sax in surf is great!!....I love the lively ones, the belairs, surfaris and long etc. of bands with sax —El Papu & los Fantasticos Reverberantes |
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 03:32 AM
Indeed! Now let's pay tribute to another sax monster and personal friend of mine, Jim Frias! All hail "Third Star to the Left" and "Journey to the Stars" by The Nocturnes!!!
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5094 San Francisco 
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 11:02 AM
Norm, can you name all the guys l-r? I always wonder what happened to all the guys in DD's bands. Some have popped up, others, who knows. I'd love to hear their stories. Viva Aldolphe Sax and his brassy invention! —Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 11:46 AM
No! I can't type anything other than "I Love Saxophone"!!! I love the smooth sexy tone... wait what is happening to me? It's a horrible tic... I just love Sax. |
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 12:05 PM
I knew this would work, Jake. Take a deep breath, you'll be just fine. Here's another one for ya. Surf Pioneers The Bel-airs Paul Johnsom Eddie Bertrand and their wailin sax man Chaz Stewart. Dig...
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Joined: Mar 12, 2008 Posts: 1237 Bay Area
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 12:10 PM
Cool pics! Are these photos from some book or something? — |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 12:25 PM
could those be "Better shred than Dead" insignia? |
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 12:27 PM
Yes! Photos courtesy of Robert Dalleys amazing book Surfin' Guitars. A must have for anyone who haunts this site! Here's another for ya. The Surfaris and teenage sax monster Jim Pash wailin'...
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 12:32 PM
The Deltones lineup in this pic are Rick Rillers bass, Nick O'Malley Rythmn Guitar, Armon Frank, Barry Rillers sax. Info courtesy of Bob Dalley's book. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 12:45 PM
good topic baron!!!!! gear question for you---are those tenor saxes? i don't play type of reed instrument, so i was just wondering what type of sax these guys are using. i'm just guessing tenor, hence the question. —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 07:52 PM
Had to consult an expert to answer your question, so I just got off the phone with Jim Frias. He tells me that the tenor sax was the preferred instrument for surf if there was just one player. In bands that had two saxes there was typically and tenor and an alto. In the Nocturnes he was the alto but now he plays a tenor. —BOSS FINK "R.P.M." available now from DOUBLE CROWN RECORDS! |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 3770 tn
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 08:04 PM
don't forget the soprano sax in Dave Meyers and the Surftones, especially in "Moment of Truth". That guy actually made it sound good, like a snake charmers horn.
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 08:12 PM
Yikes! The problem is people with permed hair shouldn't play saxes!! Let's wash that image from our eyes with a cool pic of Eddie and the Showman with their sax man Bob Knight...
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Joined: Jul 09, 2010 Posts: 1153 Lillian Alabama
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Posted on Sep 12 2010 09:47 PM
tenor sax? ok, thanks baron! —Enjoying the surf,sun and sand!! |
Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Sep 13 2010 01:26 PM
It looks a bit like Kenny's playing it with his nose. I have a nephew who can play two recorders simultaneously that way. Band geeks have their own little amusements. You tell saxes apart fairly easily in pictures (even if you are gear-impaired like me) by looking at the neck and the keys on the bell and the relative size of the body and bell or of the sax to the player. Unfortunately, the bend (bow?) of the neck on tenors is somewhat variable. http://www.allproducts.com/musical/cadeson/28-a902s.html Thanks for this thread, by the way, Norm. Pictures from Dalley, right? That book is priceless. It's full of shockers like people playing non-Fender guitars, too. It's another thread, but I'd like to see pictures of keyboard(ist)s! |
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 25546 Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Sep 13 2010 01:57 PM
if you saw a pic of all the different saxes next to each other. Jeff(bigtikidude) |
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Joined: Sep 02, 2006 Posts: 3166 Denver, CO
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Posted on Sep 13 2010 04:06 PM
Yeah, sorry. I couldn't find anything better quickly. The real problem is telling the sounds apart in recordings. I assume it's obvious after a little first hand experience or if you can listen to labelled recordings for a while but I lack all that. I think I can tell a baritone, but there aren't many to tell. |
Joined: Dec 12, 2006 Posts: 2682 Ventura, CA
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Joined: Jul 29, 2009 Posts: 2605 Boss Angeles, CA
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Posted on Sep 13 2010 08:46 PM
You're welcome! Here's one of top all time favorite bands The Lively Ones and all time favorite drummer Tim Fitzpatrick. Thier sax man was Joe Willenbring. This guys are heavy hitters... .
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