Who is the best baritone saxophone player?

The 10 Greatest Baritone Saxophonists of All Time

• #1 of 10 — Bob Gordon (1928 – 1955)
• #2 of 10 — Cecil Payne (1922 – 2007)
• #3 of 10 — Charles Davis (1933 – 2016)
• #4 of 10 — Gary Smulyan (1956 -)
• #5 of 10 — Gerry Mulligan (1927 – 1996)
• #6 of 10 — Hamiet Bluiett (1940 – 2018)
• #7 of 10 — Harry Carney (1910 – 1974)

Who plays baritone?

Since the mid-1950s, baritone saxophone soloists such as Gerry Mulligan, Cecil Payne, and Pepper Adams achieved fame, while Serge Chaloff was the first baritone saxophone player to achieve fame as a bebop soloist. In free jazz, Peter Brötzmann is notable.

Is tenor higher than baritone?

baritone | alto |. is that baritone is the male voice between tenor and bass while alto is a musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.

What does the baritone saxophone sound like?

The result is a thin, weak baritone sax sound. In a concert band, it is basically a copy of the tuba and euphonium parts. It plays the same role as a bass or contra alto clarinet …which is to bolster the lower end of the sound pyramid. It has little independence in the wind ensemble or concert band.

What is the difference between a baritone and a bass?

The difference between baritone and bass depends on their voice range. Bass is the lowest male voice type. Baritone lies in the range between tenor, the highest, and bass, the lowest. The roles played in operas and the parts sung in choirs also differ according to this voice type.

Is the baritone sax hard to play?

As others have said, the baritone is no harder to play than the other saxes, except of course that it requires more air, and thus demands a little better breath control. (Which should translate into even more control when you pick up the tenor, incidentally.)