{"id":21469,"date":"2010-09-20T09:49:44","date_gmt":"2010-09-20T16:49:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=21469"},"modified":"2024-05-13T13:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T20:49:33","slug":"big-jay-mcneely-one-the-original-rock-%e2%80%98n-roll-saxophonists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2010\/big-jay-mcneely-one-the-original-rock-%e2%80%98n-roll-saxophonists\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Jay McNeely: One The Original Rock \u2018n Roll Saxophonists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For more than 60 years, Big Jay McNeely has been teaching sax players what it means to really walk the bar. Ever since Deacon\u2019s Hop\u2014his 2nd release for Savoy Records, and a single that reached # 1 on the national R&amp;B charts in February 1949\u2014he has been honking, squealing, bar walking, and flat out laying on his back while playing his tenor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-LA1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21470\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2010\/big-jay-mcneely-one-the-original-rock-%e2%80%98n-roll-saxophonists\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-la\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-LA1.jpg?fit=800%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,570\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"bigjaymcneely 1951 olympic auditorium LA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-LA1.jpg?fit=500%2C356&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21470\" title=\"bigjaymcneely 1951 olympic auditorium LA\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-LA1-500x356.jpg?resize=500%2C356\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-LA1.jpg?resize=500%2C356&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-LA1.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-1951-olympic-auditorium-LA1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Source: bigjaymcneely.net<\/h6>\n<p>McNeely has set the bar extremely high. His performances serve as lessons how to truly play to a crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this 1983 performance of the Big Jay Shuffle, to get an idea of what this man managed to do when a room was really crowded. At the time this video was taken, he was 56 years old.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Big Jay McNeely -  Live in LA 1983\" width=\"1174\" height=\"881\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1ZSsuUTXRxU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Big Jay McNeely is still performing. This photo was taken on March 13th 2010, at the International Boogie Woogie Festival in Holland.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Big-Jay-McNeely1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21471\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2010\/big-jay-mcneely-one-the-original-rock-%e2%80%98n-roll-saxophonists\/big-jay-mcneely\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Big-Jay-McNeely1.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Big Jay McNeely\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Big-Jay-McNeely1.jpg?fit=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-21471\" title=\"Big Jay McNeely\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Big-Jay-McNeely1-500x333.jpg?resize=500%2C333\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Big-Jay-McNeely1.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Big-Jay-McNeely1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/Big-Jay-McNeely1.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Photo by: Robert Joore Source: bigjaymcneely.net<\/h6>\n<p>To find out more about this influential rock \u2018n roll saxophonist and his music, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigjaymcneely.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check out his website<\/a>. On the videos page you will find some great videos that display his musicianship and crowd-pleasing performances.<\/p>\n<p>If you play rock \u2018n roll, or want to learn to play rock \u2018n roll sax, Big Jay McNeely is one the players who you need to be listening to.<\/p>\n<p>There is a very good reason that the <em>Smithsonian<\/em> magazine put McNeely\u2019s original Conn tenor on the cover of its June 2000 issue. It shared the limelight along with Jimi Hendrix\u2019s hat, Janis Joplin\u2019s feather boa, and Eric Clapton\u2019s Stratocaster. Yes, he was that influential.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-conn-tenor-on-cover-of-smithsonian-june-20001.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21472\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2010\/big-jay-mcneely-one-the-original-rock-%e2%80%98n-roll-saxophonists\/bigjaymcneely-conn-tenor-on-cover-of-smithsonian-june-2000\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-conn-tenor-on-cover-of-smithsonian-june-20001.jpg?fit=458%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"458,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"bigjaymcneely conn tenor on cover of smithsonian june 2000\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-conn-tenor-on-cover-of-smithsonian-june-20001.jpg?fit=458%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21472\" title=\"bigjaymcneely conn tenor on cover of smithsonian june 2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-conn-tenor-on-cover-of-smithsonian-june-20001.jpg?resize=458%2C600\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-conn-tenor-on-cover-of-smithsonian-june-20001.jpg?w=458&amp;ssl=1 458w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/bigjaymcneely-conn-tenor-on-cover-of-smithsonian-june-20001.jpg?resize=229%2C300&amp;ssl=1 229w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Source: bigjaymcneely.net<\/h6>\n<div style=\"width: 500px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: left; border: 0px solid #25e925; padding: 10px;\">\n<div style=\"float: right; width: 285px; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Georgia; font-size: 28px; line-height: 24px; color: #aaff66; text-align: right;\">&#8230;this is just <span style=\"color: #fe4899;\">my <em>blog<\/em>. <\/span><span style=\"color: #66aaff;\"> My <b>\u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bassic-sax.info\">www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> <span style=\"color: #66aaff;\">If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> <span style=\"color: #fe4899;\"> <strong>sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should <span style=\"color: #aaff66;\">check it out too.<\/span><span style=\"color: #fe4899;\">There\u2019s <em>lots<\/em> there! <\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For more than 60 years, Big Jay McNeely has been teaching sax players what it means to really walk the bar. 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