sax solo
Woodwind feature moment
A sax solo is a passage in a song where the saxophone takes the melodic lead, typically occurring as an instrumental break.
Once a staple of rock ballads and smooth jazz, the sax solo became associated with 1980s excess and is now often deployed ironically or nostalgically: The song builds to an absolutely unhinged sax solo.
Every wedding band needs someone who can rip a sax solo.
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- improvisationSpontaneous, unplanned creation
- take fiveBrief rest period
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- jazz clubLive improvisational music establishment
blue note · sultry · smoky · nightclub · late night · crescendo · riff · melody · smooth jazz · Kenny G · brass · reed · alto · tenor · wailing · smooth · breathy · breath control
- soloscadenza, aria, unaccompanied
- improvisationimprovised, impromptu, ad lib, freestyle, ad-lib
- Saxophonealto, tenor, soprano, baritone, mouthpiece
- song partsverse, intro, chorus, verse-chorus, outro
sax solobacking track
Pre-recorded instrumental accompaniment
rhythm section · wall of sound · group harmony · horn section · chorus
sax sologuitar solo
Unaccompanied string passage
drum solo · piano solo · violin solo · bass solo · vocal run
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