favourite woodwind instrument

[db909]

Come on then peeps whats your fave of these beauts?

 

[grover]

the combination of wind and bass sounds like a top fart - but the bassoon is even more

 

[murfso]

i voted baboon

 

[ilovepiano]

Sax, no contest

 

[Konspiracy]

Went for the flute

No particular reason.

Mick, isnt that a picture of purple ackie on your sig lol

 

[grover]

Mick, isnt that a picture of purple ackie on your sig lol

aye lol

 

[Jiglo]

I've gone with flute as it's easier on the ears at this time on a sunday morning

 

[ste huxley]

The sax, love it, can be well funky

 

[amymars]

Went for the flute

No particular reason.

Mick, isnt that a picture of purple ackie on your sig lol

is purple ackie real?

 

[Dj Britalian]

Sax, no contest

Gotta agree with ya fella

Saxophone babyyy

 

[univerza]

Sax, no contest

I think they all can sound ace but yes the sax has something sublime to it.

 

[Jonno]

Great poll

I went for the flute myself. I would go for the saxophone but I can't help thinking about Kenny G well I bring it to mind

 

[blue jammer]

Magic Flute Smurf for me

 

[Lozzie]

Sexy Sax!!!!! All the way!

 

[Konspiracy]

is purple ackie real?

I believe so

Hes the boogeyman for ravers lol

 

[stuck in Aahz]

Toss up between flute and sax, but went for flute. Also really like the oboe as played by Kenny G...

 

[Elev8/Levit8]

Must be the Sax every time... no other woodwind instrument can touch it for dynamic range... sometimes silky soft & soulful... other times raucous & earsplitting...
Versatile too cos there's 4 types... most of which you'll never hear on dance records... For anyone interested, here's where you can hear breaks by each type...

Soprano - (as murdered by Kenny G) or played properly on "Will You Just Politely Say Goodnight" by Hazel O'Connor

Alto - "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty (sax break was played by God... Raphael Ravenscroft)

Tenor - Heard all over the place... uh... "One Step Beyond" by Madness

Baritone - as made famous by Gerry Mulligan (known only to the jazzers I suspect)... uh... the famous farty low note at the end of the muppets theme... that was a bari...

The ultimate sax break has gotta be "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick" by Ian Dury & The Blockheads... Davey Payne does a solo playing 2 saxes at the same time...