Here we go with another of those no-name cassettes I'm so fond of -- and again it's from Switzerland. Swinging Sax was distributed in North America by the Quebec company Madacy and sold in K-Mart, Wal-Mart and other similar stores.
As always, there's no recording information. No release date on the cassette either. The insert claims all titles are traditional (which I doubt, but I'm no expert) so the recording company didn't have to pay any songwriter royalties.
Below is a link to a sample track, Gelatino, with sax that has echoes of Billy Vaughn or Max Greger and a rhythm section that strongly suggests Bert Kaempfert. I like the tune a lot -- that is until a female chorus starts oohing and aahing half way through. Oh, well ...
Gelatino
All 14 tracks from the Swinging Sax cassette have turned up on CD at least twice.
Happy Sax was a Swiss release (date unknown) and doesn't appear to be in print. The selections are also included in 50 Golden Sax Favorites, a three-CD set put out by our friends at Madacy. Unfortunately the set also contains about a dozen songs you probably never want to hear again (Feelings anyone?). Still when used copies can be had for less than a buck there should be enough decent tunes to keep most listeners happy.
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