Your points are well taken 'Spaw.
My appreciation of the sonic qualities of the alto sax, was ruined by listening to one too many *Van Morrison and *David Bowie solos. Perhaps a renewed and thorough listen to Bird and Desmond will sweep it all clean again. *BG*


*Great songwriters/performers who should have let real pros handle the alto sax solos, but oops...their egos got in the way.