Name your favorite sax solo.

Martykl,
It's been more than two years since you asked the question about Charlie Parker's works, and I just now noticed,. Sorry.
Because of his era, (he died, I believe in 1955/56), his recordings insofar as I know would all have to have been mono, and not the best, quality, though we could debate that I suppose. As an aside, sometimes some very old recordings have been redone, with an attempt to 'create' a stereo sound...but I can't tell you if any of Charlie's works have been fiddled with.
As another aside, I really wish that the Great Winston Ma of First Impressions Music, FIM, would throw his considerable talent into remastering some of Charlies brilliant work...wouldn't that be something?
The best way to become a devotee of Charlie, or frankly just about any musician, is to (for me) sample their work on youtube. In that regard, I've become a hopeless youtube junkie--I'll just cruise, going from one artist to another some evenings--and along the way, discovering new people to admire and purchase.
Also, to simplify Charlie...just Google Charlie Parker, Discography...you'll find much to look at--and this will allow you to find out who supporting musicians are on some works.
I own, Charlie Parker with Strings...which is an 'ok' recording, but tour de force of his talents on the Alto.
As a student of Alto, having played since about age 7...I studied his works, attempting to emulate his style...ammending slightly to eliminate the strong 'Be Bop' that was present, and shading more to Cannonball Adderley's style, but with Charlies tremendous range of imagination, with regard to his skills. He is, IMHO, unmatched in this regard, with Adderley being in a virtual dead heat. Again, Discography.
Music does things for us all that nothing else can do--I can't identify exactly what that is--but I do love it.

Good listening, Martykl

Larry

All of Charlie Parker's solo's on "Bird With Strings". Out of all of the fantastic saxmen that have gone after Bird, he is still the king.

Larry (and Orpheus),

Thanks for the commentary. At the time of my post, I was asking whether the comment Larry made re: "Can't Get Started" evoking Charlie Parker was based on any specific Parker solo(or solos) that he had in mind when you made the statement.

There are a handful of sax greats who stun me just about every time, and both Parker and the Cannonball are among them.

Marty

In addition to all of the great saxmen already mentioned, I would like to add "Pepper Adams". He is one of the least mentioned and greatest baritone saxmen ever. I suppose that's because his best work has been as a "sideman" with Donald Byrd.

On "Byrd in Hand", a Blue Note LP that I had to pay $35. for because it was unavailable on CD, can now be had for $8. on CD. Pepper Adams solo on the tune "Here I Am", is probably the best ever on baritone sax. If you hear it, you will never forget it.

Martykl,
To finally answer the question, was there 'any Parker solo, specifically that made me think that', NO.
As is usually the case, it's the 'body of work', the style, the simple phrasing, repeated 'licks' that a player uses that become his signature (maybe her).
I just noticed, not at the time, as I was 12 when 'Can't Get Started' on the Cannonball/Wilson Album, came into my consciousness--that they share similar licks and phrasing, and since Cannonball came after Parker somewhat, one would have to conclude that he was influenced greatly by his omnipresent works. Just as, one doesn't have to be a music critic to hear Clifford Brown's influence on Chris Botti's work.
Overall, I'm more of an Adderley fan than Parker, but primarily because of the Be Bop of Charlie's era, which predated me somewhat. Cannonball was MY contemporary and I grew up with that--plus the subtlety of Cannonball's tone is overall, more to my liking.
How, given their collective, enormous tallent can we not love both?
Again...it was the overall Marty, the whole not the specific that led me to that statement, and of course, as usual, I'll say that I'm probably mistaken.

Good listening,
Larry