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Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: kowalski ()
Date: May 19, 2010 01:20

I always thought Sonny Rollins played it but some websites say Bobby Keys played the sax solo on this song. Anyone knows more ?

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: shortfatfanny ()
Date: May 19, 2010 01:58

810400C April - June: Paris, Mobile Recording Unit in some unlocated warehouse (only
MJ, ca. six weeks in April & May) & New York, Atlantic Studios. Producers:
The Glimmer Twins. Sound engineer: Chris Kimsey. Additional musicians:
Sonny Rollins (sax on Neighbours, Slave and Waiting On A Friend) and maybe
Pete Townshend (bvoc on Slave).
- Heaven III (MJ/KR) -’Tattoo You’-version
- Let’s Do It Right II -remixed version 1
- Munich Reggae II (MJ/KR) -remixed version I
- Neighbours II (MJ/KR) -different sax
- Neighbours III (MJ/KR) -’Tattoo You’-version
- Slave IV (MJ/KR) -different sax
- Slave V (MJ/KR) -’Tattoo You’-version
- Slave VI (MJ/KR) -longer version V, remastered ‘Tattoo You’-version
- Waiting On A Friend III (MJ/KR) -different sax
- Waiting On A Friend IV (MJ/KR) -’Tattoo You’-version
- Waiting On A Friend V (MJ/KR) -edited promosingle-version

...from Nico Zentgraf´s website.


Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: inopeng ()
Date: May 19, 2010 02:15

It sounds a lot like Bobby...

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: Gazza ()
Date: May 19, 2010 02:37

Sonny added his parts in New York in spring '81 as he did on 'Slave' and 'WOAF'.

The basic track was done in late 1980.

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: normanplace ()
Date: May 19, 2010 02:43

Bobby doesn't play that high. Although it doesn't really sound like Sonny Rollins. It sounds more like Sonny than Bobby.

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: donnarq1 ()
Date: May 19, 2010 06:28

Ernie Watts played in L.A. on the tour.

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: TeddyB1018 ()
Date: May 19, 2010 07:57

Sonny Rollins.

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: kowalski ()
Date: May 19, 2010 22:39

Thanks for all the answers! I thought it doesn't sound like Bobby Keys solo too.

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: Gazza ()
Date: May 19, 2010 22:58

After the Paris sessions in summer 1979, Keys didnt play at any Stones session for six years.

'Neighbours' wasn't an ER leftover, it was one of two new songs cut specially for Tattoo You ("Heaven" was the other) and was first recorded in Paris, late 1980.

Re: Who plays sax solo on Neighbours? (Tattoo You)
Posted by: pmk251 ()
Date: May 20, 2010 02:07

Speaking of Sonny Rollins, we have tickets to see him tonight as a matter of fact.



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