In my previous post we learnt when the sax was made and what it does etc. If you didn't read it, no biggie, but I'd advise you go back and have a squizz.
Back in 1840, Adolphe Sax decided to attach a clarinet mouth to a brass creation and because of it's design it was able to play at much louder volumes than all the other woodwinds. The saxophone wasn't really taken seriously in 1800's, like today still no one takes a recorder seriously. The saxophone was used in marching bands until a man named "Sidney Bechet" came along, who was a contemporary of Louis Armstrong. Sidney was the first to add a virtuosic approach to the sax with his bluesy tone. This all happened in the 1920's.
More influencers of Saxophone in Jazz are: Frankie Trumbauer, Coleman Hawkin, Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, John Coltrane, Lester Young, Charlie Parker and many more.
The saxophone can now be found in almost any genre. It is becoming increasingly common to be found mixed with house music, which is what I happened to do for a living.
What is your favourite saxophone genre and song?