Sax Pax for a Sax
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| Sax Pax for a Sax | |
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| Released | November 28, 1997 |
| Recorded | 1994 |
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| Length | 42:19 |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
Sax Pax for a Sax is a collaboration album between the London Saxophonic and the blind musician, composer, and performer Moondog. The album was recorded in 1994 and released on November 28, 1997.[1] The album marks Moondog's re-emergence into the American jazz market.
The album was well received by the public and peaked at number 22 on the Billboard Albums. Entertainment Weekly magazine called the album a "hypnotic blend of jazz and classical music" and gave it a B.[2]
The music critic David D. Duncan says that the album "sounds like a nostalgic big band on laughing gas".[3]
Another music critic Ian Koss said that the "music on Sax Pax for a Sax is bold assertive-even at its most demure the saxophone can't help its brassy nature-powerful without losing grace". He also explains: "Increasingly larger groups of saxophones interplay in melodies that weave through kettledrum pillars in a way that is equal parts Philip Glass and Paul McCartney."[4]
A review by John Murph for "JazzTimes" said: "A stargazing composer, Moondog's penchant for crafting accessible, yet utterly otherworldly melodies bridges European classical forms with American jazz sensibilities."[5]
