Tag: Live Blues & Blues Rock Albums With Saxophone

Live Blues & Blues Rock Albums With Saxophone

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.

Live Blues & Blues Rock Albums With Saxophone

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

What Are The Best Live Albums?

I don’t intend to create a new poll for the best live blues and blues rock albums but you can see how these albums are rated in the more general polls and, of course, cast your own votes for your favourites.

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Luther Allison Live In Chicago 1995

Luther Allison Live In Chicago is a live album by blues guitarist Luther Allison.

It captures him playing at two concerts in Chicago in 1995:

Chicago Blues Festival
Buddy Guy’s Legend Club also in Chicago.

Luther Allison died on August 12, 1997 just before his 58th birthday. He isn’t one of the better known blues guitarists to the wider world but he’s highly respected by blues specialists.

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Robert Cray Live At The BBC 1988 1991

Robert Cray Live At The BBC is a collection of live recordings made by the BBC.

The songs were recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in 1988 and 1991.

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The Blues Project Live At Town Hall 1967

The Blues Project Live At Town Hall is a live album by the Blues Project.

It was released in 1967.

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The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live 1970

I’ve seen The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live album offered for sale as a single digital download or two individual CDs called Live and Live volume 2.

It was recorded live at The Troubadour in Los Angeles on March 21–22, 1970 and was released later the same year.

The original Live in itself was a double album when it was originally issued on vinyl.

I should warn you that by this time Mike Bloomfield had left the group and Butterfield had designed to change his sound to a more horn based approach.

Wikipedia describes it as a “blues-jazz-rock-R&B hybrid sound” and I agree. It is NOT dominated by surging guitar solos in the way that many, more traditional, blues rock live albums are. I recommend that you hear the mp3 samples at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk. Continue reading The Paul Butterfield Blues Band Live 1970

John Mayall Jazz Blues Fusion 1971

Jazz Blues Fusion is a live album by John Mayall.

It was recorded in Boston in November 1971 and in New York in December 1971.

After the success of The Turning Point when Mayall turned his back on traditional electric blues and worked with an acoustic band without a drummer, he continued to innovate.

The electric guitar is back as he worked on the connecting areas of blues and jazz.

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Warren Haynes Live at the Moody Theater 2011

Live At The Moody Theater is a double live album and DVD by the Warren Haynes Band.

It was recorded in Austin, Texas on November 3, 2011 while Haynes was promoting the Man In Motion studio album.

If the name Warren Haynes sounds familiar it will be from his associated as a lead guitarist and vocalist with Gov’t Mule, The Allman Brothers Band and The Grateful Dead. He’s also played with the Dave Matthews Band.

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John Mayall The Turning Point 1969

The Turning Point is a live album by John Mayall.

It was recorded at the Fillmore East in New York on July 12, 1969.

What would you do if you nurtured the superb guitar talents of Eric Clapton, Peter Green and Mick Taylor and they left you for Cream, Fleetwood Mac and The Rolling Stones?

Well John Mayall broke up the Bluesbreakers and, instead of a dominant electric guitar based sound with drums, he turned to acoustic guitars, flutes and saxophones. He started on a journey towards jazz/blues fusion and created an extraordinary live album.