Videos by American Songwriter Here, we dive into four (er, five, actually) examples of some of the most well-known mainstream rock tracks that feature some legendary sax performances and players.

After Sax’s death, the saxophone finally found an established place in the world of music when it came to the United States and made its mark in the world of jazz—and, eventually, rock and roll.

As a musical project it’s an excellent example of good design as well, much like this set of electronic drums with a similar design goal of portability.

Alto saxophone owned and played by Charlie Parker. The saxophone consists of seven parts: a body, neck, two [2] mouthpieces, two [2] ligatures and a reed.