lowdown Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Another one gone today.[/font] [font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif][size=4]Raphael Ravenscroft's solo on 'Baker Street' is a very memorable pop sax line.[/size][/font] Edited October 21, 2014 by lowdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiOgon Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Great Sax - RIP Raphael. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urban Bassman Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Sad indeed, but that solo lives on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Raf did some stuff with Brand X, IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 A session player made BBC TV news this morning! And rightly so. RIP Raf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I totally misread the part in brackets ... Must be the cards .., Rip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) Posssibly the most famous sax solo ever? Rip Raf Edited October 21, 2014 by Roger2611 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbayne Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I read somewhere that he was not happy with that sax part. He thought it was poorly played and off key. I think its beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenshirt Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 They say he was only paid £27 for the Baker Street session. Mart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 [quote name='woodenshirt' timestamp='1413982738' post='2584370'] They say he was only paid £27 for the Baker Street session. Mart [/quote] And that the cheque apparently bounced...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 [quote name='woodenshirt' timestamp='1413982738' post='2584370'] They say he was only paid £27 for the Baker Street session. Mart [/quote] ...as one would expect, if that was the MU rate back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 £27, (assuming the cheque did not bounce) would have been around the minimum MU rate at the time for a standard three hour session (porterage and doubling on top, if a MU contract). Those guys might have been doing three sessions a day. They wouldn't have a clue what would be a 'hit' or not, so would take the money and run. Regular studio/TV/film players did really well wages wise back in those days, because there was so much of that type of work available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 I listened to a radio programme on Gerry Rafferty a while back and he said that line was originally for guitar. Someone had the idea for it to be sax and, perhaps because Raphael played it so beautifully (timing is excellent!), it stuck. It's certainly the stand out of that track and has made it the most famous of Rafferty's work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 [quote name='4 Strings' timestamp='1414018116' post='2584997'] I listened to a radio programme on Gerry Rafferty a while back and he said that line was originally for guitar. Someone had the idea for it to be sax and, perhaps because Raphael played it so beautifully (timing is excellent!), it stuck. [/quote] The original demo of [i]Baker Street[/i] is an extra on the 2011 remaster of City to City and a guitar plays the line. [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bcXRkMs0fs"]https://www.youtube....h?v=7bcXRkMs0fs[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Way, way, too young. A sad loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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