Superb. No saxophone player in the world could have done that solo the way Bradford played with Sting on Roxanne. It actually makes me cry every note perfect. every feel is perfect. He didn't plan that Bradford's soul. His tone this feel everything I've never heard a soprano saxophone with that sound. It's a gift. God-given. I wish God had given me that type of talent to play my soprano with the feel and perfection of Bradford Marsalis. Thank you Bradford❤🙏
Playing over Stings voice?. i wouldn't compete with perfection , although the call and answer is beautiful, the crowd instantly reacts, i hear beautiful understated swells and harmonies, all personal taste .
One of the funniest bits anybody has ever done is when Eddie Murphy could be heard singing Roxanne from his jail cell. Just destroyed me to tears. I'll never forget it, it'll never leave my mind, maybe even when I die.
This is the great example of true mastery of accompaniment, knowing when to play and what to play so that it enhances the song without overshadowing performer
Just a great performance. Sting is always awesome, and Branford was great. I just saw his brother Wynton a couple months ago (awesome guy, completely dedicated to true music and not selling out). Probably my favorite performance of Roxanne that I've heard yet.
Branford is a rarity! Most people who have super strong opinions about what’s good music and what’s not good music typically aren’t as special as they think they are. Not Branford!…..Not Branford.
Beautiful!!! But my favorite still performed by the Police, (meant to be Rock /power mixed with emotions:). Moon on Bourbon Street played by Branford (Blue Turtles) and Sting voice was amazing!!
@MattieSongbird but i agree with everything you are saying!! Unfortunately it is a very common thing (at least from my experience) to find jazz musicians that think they can play any style, but can't play rock music (for example). And it's because they think rock music is "easy" to play and there for they don't have to work on it. Any one with an ear could hear the difference from a rock player to a jazz player. But there ARE jazz musicians that are also great at rock music!! it's just rare
eine klampfe, eine stimme, ein sax. jede menge impliziter time, ein paar angesägte akkorde, das original immer im hinterkopf, frei im raum schwebend und dennoch präzise und transparent... einfach genießen...
I somewhere heard that Kenny G was a really great jazz musician before he decided to go commercial. But we will probably never know how good he could have become if he had continued playing that kind of music.
is it just me? when branford takes the key change into major at the last, i swear sting loses the guitar rhythm completely, branford rescues him by marking the tempo, but sting's voice is all he's got left under conscious control... sounds like i'm criticizing, but honestly, if they're getting that deep into it with each other on stage, that is pure bravery, and although it comes out a bit smudgy, it sounds epic and authentic and of that moment
