I thought I’d list the live blues & blues rock albums with saxophone.
I love the sound of a well played saxophone and especially when it is used to contrast with an electric guitar or two. I’m not so keen when the sax is used for squawks and squeals rather than flowing, melodic lines.
I feel blues and blues rock are particularly suited to this guitar and sax combination even though I accept the traditionalist will argue that the sax should be replaced by the harmonica.
Many of my favourite artists in other genres also feature prominent saxophones including Bruce Springsteen, Roxy Music and Supertramp.
Here are the albums I can think of and I’ll add to the list when I remember more. I’m sure I’ll have missed out something really obvious.
On some of these albums, the saxophone is part of a small horn section so the brass is used to add colour to the music. On others, the sax is a lead instrument designed to complement and contrast with the lead guitar.
These are listed in “computer sort” order because it makes it easier for me to check that I’ve updated the list.
Albert Collins & Barrelhouse Live 1978
Albert Collins Frozen Alive 1981
Albert Collins Live 92 – 93
Albert Collins Live At Montreux 1992
Albert Collins Live From Austin TX 1991
Albert Collins Live in Japan 1982
Albert King Blues At Sunrise 1973
Albert King Blues At Sunset Live At Wattstax And Montreux 1972 1973
BB King Live at the Regal 1964
Climax Blues Band Blues From The Attic 1993
Climax Blues Band FM Live 1973
Climax Blues Band Live At Rockpalast 1976
Climax Blues Band Live, Rare & Raw 1973 – 1979
Climax Blues Band World Tour 1976
Delbert McClinton Live From Austin 1989
Gary Moore Blues Alive 1992
Gary Moore Essential Montreux 1990 to 2001
Jess Roden Blowin’ 1976
Jess Roden Hidden Masters 1976
Jess Roden Live At The BBC 1976
John Mayall Jazz Blues Fusion 1971
John Mayall The Turning Point 1969
Luther Allison Live ’89 Let’s Try It Again
Luther Allison Live In Chicago 1995
Luther Allison Where Have You Been Live in Montreux 1976-1994
Otis Rush All Your Love I Miss Loving Live at The Wise Fools Pub Chicago 1976
Otis Rush Live and In Concert from San Francisco 1999
Otis Rush Tops 1985
Robert Cray Live At The BBC 1988 1991
Son Seals Live & Burning 1978
Son Seals Live Spontaneous Combustion 1996
Stevie Ray Vaughan Live At Carnegie Hall 1984
The Blues Project Live At Town Hall 1967
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live 1970
The Rolling Stones Brussels Affair 1973
The Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers Live 2015
Van Morrison It’s Too Late To Stop Now 1973
Van Morrison It’s Too Late To Stop Now Volumes 2, 3 & 4 1973
Warren Haynes Live at the Moody Theater 2011
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Live Spontaneous Combustion is a live album by Son Seals.
It was recorded at the Legends’ Club in Chicago owned by Buddy Guy in 1996.
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Real Life is a live album by Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown.
It was recorded at Caravan Of Dreams in Fort Worth, Texas during concerts held between September 4 and 7, 1985.
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Where Have You Been Live in Montreux 1976-1994 is a live album by Luther Allison.
It has been compiled from his appearances at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland with the majority of tracks coming from 1976 and 1984.
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Live From Austin Texas is a live album and DVD by Clarence Gatemouth Brown.
It was recorded on February 6, 1996.
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All Your Love I Miss Loving: Live at The Wise Fools Pub Chicago is a live album by Otis Rush.
It was recorded at The Wise Fools Pub in January 1976 and as broadcast on Chicago’s WXRT. The recording was also sent to local radio stations to help stimulate interest in Otis Rush.
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Live in Japan is a live album by Albert Collins and the Icebreakers.
It was recorded in Tokyo on December 21, 1982.
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Live & Burning is a live album by Son Seals.
It was recorded at Wise Fools Pub in Chicago in 1978.
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Blues At Sunrise is a live album by Albert King.
It was recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland on 1 July 1973.
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Live From Austin is a live album by Delbert McClinton.
This was recorded at KLRU-TV, Austin, TX For Austin City Limits in 1989 and was released the same year.
It is not to be confused with Live From Austin, Tx from 1982 but released in 2006.
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Sticky Fingers Live is a live album by The Rolling Stones which is available for sale through Apple’s iTunes store for a limited time.
It was recorded at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles on May 20, 2015.
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