This four-disc Proper box lives up to its name with four CDs containing 99 cuts of pure honking joy by some of the most well-known bar walkers of the last century, along with some of the least known. There are multiple cuts by tenormen like Illinois Jacquet, Red Prysock, Wild Bill Moore, Arnett Cobb, Little Willie Jackson, Sam Taylor, Big Jay McNeely, and more. But there are amazing sides by Eddie Chamblee, Fats Noel, Hal Singer and Jack McVea as well. This is for those who dig their hardcore R&B, jump jazz and pre-rocking horns wild and raw. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
The Big Horn: The History of the Honkin' & Screamin' Saxophone
08/19/2003 | Proper Box Uk
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Clarence Mack
- Bass
- Gildo Mahones
- Piano
- Joseph "Kaiser" Marshall
- Drums
- Kelly Martin
- Drums
- James McCrary
- Bass
- Ernest McLean
- Guitar
- Bob McNeely
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- George Miller
- Bass
- Freddie Mitchell
- Sax (Tenor)
- John Mixon
- Bass
- Alton Moore
- Trombone
- Phatz Morris
- Trombone
- Leebert Morrison
- Bass
- Peck Morrison
- Bass
- Oscar Oldham
- Drums
- George Orendorff
- Trumpet
- Chips Outcalt
- Trombone
- Hot Lips Page
- Trumpet
- David Page
- Trumpet
- Bunky Parker
- Piano
- Weasel Parker
- Sax (Tenor)
- Frank Pasley
- Guitar
- Philip Paul
- Drums
- Sonny Payne
- Drums
- Bernie Peacock
- Sax (Alto)
- Ray Perry
- Sax (Alto)
- Leon Petties
- Drums
- Reuben Phillips
- Sax (Baritone)
- Frank Porter
- Sax (Alto)
- Peppy Prince
- Drums
- Carl Pruitt
- Bass
- Paul Quinichette
- Sax (Tenor)
- Leroy "Batman" Rankins
- Sax (Tenor)
- Martin Rivera
- Bass
- Wayne Robinson
- Drums
- Curly Russell
- Bass
- Ernie Shepard
- Bass
- Theodore Shirley
- Bass, Vocals
- John Simmons
- Bass
- Robert Sims
- Drums
- Franklin Skeete
- Bass
- David Small
- Sax (Baritone)
- Cliff Smalls
- Piano
- Clarence Stamp
- Drums
- Leemie Stanfield
- Bass
- William Streetser
- Drums
- Leonard Heavy Swain
- Bass
- Edwin Swanston
- Piano
- Rabon Tarrant
- Drums
- Lloyd Trotman
- Bass
- James Von Streeter
- Sax (Tenor)
- George Washington
- Trombone
- Tommy Waters
- Sax (Alto)
- Mitchell "Tiny" Webb
- Guitar
- Devonia Williams
- Piano
- Pinky Williams
- Sax (Baritone)
- Michael Booty Wood
- Trombone
- Buddy Woodson
- Drums
- Gene Wright
- Bass
- Big Jim Wynn
- Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
- Dennis Brooks
- Sax (Alto)
- Peter Rynston
- Digital Remastering
- Eddie Smith
- Bass
- David Dyson
- Bass
- Clarence Hall
- Sax (Tenor)
- Herman Hopkins
- Bass
- Charlie Jenkins
- Guitar
- Al Matthews
- Bass
- Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis
- Sax (Tenor)
- Count Edmundson
- Bass
- Ray Felder
- Sax (Tenor)
- Andrew Gardner
- Sax (Baritone)
- David Graham
- Sax (Alto)
- Jerry Potter
- Drums
- Harry Van Walls
- Piano
- Clyde Bernhardt
- Trombone
- Willie C. Moore
- Trumpet
- Jerry Lee Smith
- Drums
- John "Broadway" Tucker
- Drums
- John Anderson
- Trumpet
- Charlie Singleton & Modern Man
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- Lee Allen & His Band
- Sax (Tenor)
- Chuck Norris
- Guitar
- Paul Williams
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Joost Visser
- Producer, Liner Notes, Compilation
- Fred Beckett
- Trombone
- Jimmy Robinson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Sammy Lowe
- Arranger
- Paul Bascombe
- Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- Frank Galbraith
- Trumpet
- Freddy Jefferson
- Piano
- Fats Noel
- Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- Al Wichard
- Drums
- Sylvester Payne
- Drums
- Art Sims
- Piano
- Harry Sloan
- Trombone
- Buddy Smith
- Drums
- Chuck Williams
- Drums
- Willie E. Jackson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Roger Jones
- Trumpet
- Vernon King
- Bass
- Carl Wilson
- Bass
- Willard Brown
- Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Black
- Piano
- Calvin Boze
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Tiny Davis
- Piano
- Sammy Yates
- Trumpet
- Alex "Duke" Burrell
- Piano
- Arvin Garrett
- Guitar
- Bazeley Perry
- Drums
- Billy Hope
- Drums
- Fred Jackson, Jr.
- Sax (Tenor)
- John Lawton
- Trumpet
- George Jones
- Drums
- Ike Lloyd
- Vocals
- Milton Larkins
- Trombone
- Dickie Thompson
- Guitar
- Freddie Simon
- Sax (Alto)
- Robert A. Martin
- Vibraphone
- Emmanuel Simms
- Drums
- George Parker
- Piano
- John Ewing
- Trombone
- Wallace Wilson
- Trumpet
- Ike Isaacs Trio
- Bass
- Hank Ivory
- Bass
- Jimmy Saunders
- Piano
- George Favors
- Sax (Baritone)
- Eddie Davis
- Bass
- Freddie Williams
- Sax (Tenor)
- Lester Alexis
- Drums
- James "Ham" Jackson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ed Hale
- Sax (Alto)
- Floyd Taylor
- Piano
- Bair Bey, Vincent
- Sax (Alto)
- Huestell Tally
- Drums
- John Paul Hunt
- Trumpet
- Jimmy Evans
- Piano
- Henry Cole
- Drums
- Joe "Cornbread" Thomas
- Sax (Tenor)
- Joe Turner
- Vocals
- Earl Singers Brown
- Sax (Alto)
- Bob Aviles
- Drums
- Margaret Backstrom
- Sax (Tenor)
- Pee Wee Wiley
- Vocals
- Howard Wallace
- Sax (Baritone)
- Lucius Tyson
- Drums, Vocals
- Butch Barrett
- Bass
- Bill Swanston
- Bass
- Otis Sutton
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Herman Bradley
- Drums
- Irving Stokes
- Trumpet
- Prinze Stanzel
- Guitar
- Froebel Brigham
- Trumpet
- Frank Campbell
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Stanley Casey
- Trumpet
- Eileen Chance
- Bass
- Thurman "Red" Cooper
- Drums
- Frank Cullley
- Sax (Tenor)
- Billy Davis
- Guitar
- Sarah Dean
- Vocals
- Ernie DeVilles
- Trumpet
- Pazzuza Simon
- Sax (Tenor)
- Joan Shaw
- Vocals
- Jack Scott
- Guitar
- William Sciow
- Trumpet
- Lucille Dixon
- Bass
- Willliam Doby
- Sax (Alto)
- Phil Gilbeau
- Trumpet
- Wilbur Prysock
- Sax (Tenor)
- George Pryor
- Bass
- James Pope
- Trumpet
- Green Bobby
- Sax (Tenor)
- Leonard "Tight" Hardiman
- Drums
- "Porky" Harris
- Guitar
- Art Hernert
- Drums
- "Goo Goo" Hutcherson
- Trumpet
- Ernest V. Perry
- Trumpet
- Reetham Mallett
- Drums
- Moe Jarman
- Sax (Tenor)
- Hayward Johnson
- Drums
- Theard Johnson
- Vocals
- Kinkson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Earl Knight
- Piano
- Thomas Moore
- Drums
- Cliff McGray
- Bass
- Sam Miller
- Sax (Tenor)
- Dicky Harris
- Trombone
- Joe Williams
- Bass
- Arnold Jarvis
- Piano
- Johnny Grimes
- Trumpet
- Howard Thompson
- Trumpet
- Jimmy O'Brien
- Piano
- Jimmy Jackson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Count Red Hastings
- Sax (Tenor)
- Lynn Hope
- Sax (Tenor)
- George Rhodes
- Piano
- Mickey Baker
- Guitar
- Dave Bartholomew
- Trumpet
- Joe Houston
- Sax (Tenor)
- Walter Scott
- Guitar
- Bill Spooner
- Piano
- George Baker
- Guitar
- Gene Phillips
- Guitar
- Sam "The Man" Taylor
- Sax (Tenor)
- John Godfrey
- Drums
- Sonny Thompson
- Piano
- Jimmy Cobb
- Drums
- Britt Woodman
- Trombone
- Connie Kay
- Drums
- Gene Ramey
- Bass
- John Hardee
- Sax (Tenor)
- Ray Copeland
- Trumpet
- Sonny Greer
- Drums
- Walter Page
- Bass
- George Duvivier
- Bass, Arranger
- Jack McVea
- Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
- Ray Abrams
- Sax (Tenor)
- Earl Alexander
- Trombone
- Vernon Alley
- Bass
- Tom Archia
- Sax (Tenor)
- Peter Badie
- Bass
- George Ballard
- Drums
- Lester Bass
- Trumpet
- Lefty Bates
- Guitar
- Leard Bell
- Drums
- Bill Benjamin
- Drums
- Emmett Berry
- Trumpet
- Denzil Best
- Drums
- Keter Betts
- Bass
- Teddy Brannon
- Piano
- Joe Britton
- Trombone
- Dave Brooks
- Sax (Tenor)
- George "Funky" Brown
- Drums
- Buchanan
- Bass
- Jaki Byard
- Piano
- Eddie Calhoun
- Bass
- Frank Clarke
- Bass
- Rupert Cole
- Sax (Alto)
- Walter Cox
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
- James Craig
- Piano
- Sonny Craven
- Trombone
- Dickie G. Davis
- Sax (Tenor)
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
- Trumpet, Sax (Tenor)
- Mario Delagarde
- Bass
- George Dettart
- Drums
- Holley Dismukes
- Sax (Alto)
- Fats Domino
- Piano
- Lou Donaldson
- Sax (Alto)
- Clarence Donaldson
- Drums
- Sticks Evans
- Drums
- Andrew "Fats" Ford
- Trumpet
- Charlie Fowlkes
- Sax (Baritone)
- David "Panama" Francis
- Drums
- Karl George
- Trumpet
- Benny Golson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Rufus Gore
- Sax (Tenor)
- Bill Graham
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Robert Green
- Drums
- Irving Greene
- Piano
- Rene Hall
- Guitar
- Herbert Hardesty
- Sax (Tenor)
- Charles Harris
- Piano
- Joe Harris
- Drums, Sax (Alto)
- Bob Harvey
- Drums
- Haywood Henry
- Sax (Baritone)
- Walter Henry
- Sax (Baritone)
- Lorenzo Holden
- Sax (Tenor)
- John Holiday
- Bass
- Charlie Holmes
- Sax (Alto)
- Snooky Hulbert
- Sax (Alto)
- Bill Jackson
- Guitar
- Heywood Jackson
- Drums
- Little Willie Jackson
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Baritone)
- Percy James
- Bongos, Conga
- Gus Johnson
- Drums
- Money Johnson
- Trumpet
- Reunald Jones
- Trumpet
- Waldron "Frog" Joseph
- Trombone
- Tommy Kahn
- Piano
- Zell Kindred
- Piano
- Joe Knight
- Piano
- Billy Kyle
- Piano
- Ben Kynard
- Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone)
- Morris Lane
- Sax (Tenor)
- Leroy Kirkland
- Guitar
- Edward Lewis
- Trumpet
- Pete "Guitar" Lewis
- Guitar
- Leroy Lovett
- Piano
- Earl Bostic
- Sax (Alto)
- Bill Doggett
- Organ, Piano
- Joe Liggins
- Piano
- Ray Bryant
- Piano
- Milt Buckner
- Organ, Piano
- Arnett Cobb
- Sax (Tenor)
- Art Farmer
- Trumpet
- Jimmy Forrest
- Sax (Tenor)
- T.J. Fowler
- Piano
- Dexter Gordon
- Sax (Tenor)
- Tiny Grimes
- Guitar
- Lionel Hampton
- Arranger, Vibraphone
- Johnny Hodges
- Sax (Alto)
- Illinois Jacquet
- Sax (Tenor)
- Plas Johnson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Jo Jones
- Drums
- Duke Jordan
- Piano
- Wynton Kelly
- Piano
- Harold Land
- Sax (Tenor)
- Mundell Lowe
- Guitar
- Big Jay McNeely
- Sax (Tenor)
- Billy Mitchell
- Sax (Tenor)
- Blue Mitchell
- Trumpet
- Joe Newman
- Trumpet
- Herbie Nichols
- Piano
- Cecil Payne
- Sax (Baritone)
- Freddie Redd
- Piano
- Marshall Royal
- Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Al Sears
- Sax (Tenor)
- Lucky Thompson
- Sax (Tenor)
- Randy Weston
- Piano
- Cootie Williams
- Trumpet
- Irving Ashby
- Guitar
- Eddie Barefield
- Sax (Baritone)
- Aaron Bell
- Bass
- Lawrence Brown
- Trombone
- Eddie Chamblee
- Sax (Tenor)
- Julian Dash
- Sax (Tenor)
- Wallace Davenport
- Trumpet
- Bobby Donaldson
- Drums
- Billy Gene English
- Clarinet
- George Kelly
- Piano
- Todd Rhodes
- Piano
- Ernie Royal
- Trumpet
- Hal Singer
- Sax (Tenor)
- Booty Wood
- Trombone
- Pee Wee Crayton
- Guitar
- Paul Gayten
- Piano
- Lloyd Glenn
- Piano
- Wynonie Harris
- Trumpet, Vocals
- Bull Moose Jackson
- Sax (Tenor), Vocals
- Johnny Otis
- Vibraphone










