The desperate, mournful cry of "Turn The Page". The muscular, jaunty strut of "Horizontal Bop". The haunting, desolate lament of "Main Street". For over two decades, the unmistakable saxophone solos of Alto Reed have been an integral, memorable part of the multi million-selling hits by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
And now, the veteran Reed man, already being hailed by critics as "the 21st century saxophone player", has spread his musical wings into the "smooth jazz" and "urban" domain with the release with his first all-instrumental album of tenor and alto sax solos, "Cool Breeze".
During his many years with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Alto Reed gained a deserved reputation in concert as a flamboyant, dare devil showman of rock 'n' roll. "I've done some crazy things in my career," Alto admits. "I've done sax solos from a hot-air balloon, dangling over the edge of the basket. I started climbing PA stacks way, way back. The higher you could pile them, the better it was. I even came up with a Peter Pan harness from Hollywood that riggers strapped me into with piano wires that the audience couldn't see, I would scale the towering stack of PA speakers and then dive off and go flying over their heads. People would go nuts with me doing that, and I had a ball doing it. The performance element has always been what I really love, giving the people what they want...and more!"
Most recently, Alto's broad musical talents have been tapped by the well-known actor Jeff Daniels for creating the soundtrack for his new movie based on a hugely successful play he had written entitled "Escanaba In da' Moonlight".
Harmonie Park • INTL
1427 Randolph St
Detroit MI 48226
313.965.4343
Fax 313.963.4882
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.altoreed.com
Track List:
1. Still haven't Found What I'm Looking For
2. Hold Me Now
3. Everything I Do
4. Any Fool Could See
5. Every Breath You Take
6. World In Motion
7. Tangled Up In You
8. L.A. Woman
9. You Can Leave Your Hat On
10. End Of The Innocence
Other Genres:
And now, the veteran Reed man, already being hailed by critics as "the 21st century saxophone player", has spread his musical wings into the "smooth jazz" and "urban" domain with the release with his first all-instrumental album of tenor and alto sax solos, "Cool Breeze".
During his many years with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, Alto Reed gained a deserved reputation in concert as a flamboyant, dare devil showman of rock 'n' roll. "I've done some crazy things in my career," Alto admits. "I've done sax solos from a hot-air balloon, dangling over the edge of the basket. I started climbing PA stacks way, way back. The higher you could pile them, the better it was. I even came up with a Peter Pan harness from Hollywood that riggers strapped me into with piano wires that the audience couldn't see, I would scale the towering stack of PA speakers and then dive off and go flying over their heads. People would go nuts with me doing that, and I had a ball doing it. The performance element has always been what I really love, giving the people what they want...and more!"
Most recently, Alto's broad musical talents have been tapped by the well-known actor Jeff Daniels for creating the soundtrack for his new movie based on a hugely successful play he had written entitled "Escanaba In da' Moonlight".
Harmonie Park • INTL
1427 Randolph St
Detroit MI 48226
313.965.4343
Fax 313.963.4882
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.altoreed.com
Track List:
1. Still haven't Found What I'm Looking For
2. Hold Me Now
3. Everything I Do
4. Any Fool Could See
5. Every Breath You Take
6. World In Motion
7. Tangled Up In You
8. L.A. Woman
9. You Can Leave Your Hat On
10. End Of The Innocence
Other Genres: