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'''Phil Kenzie''' is a British multi-[[saxophone]] player and [[rock and roll]] musician. He has been voted by fans as "one of the greatest rock 'n' roll sax players of all time."<ref name="Top40-Charts">[http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=106412 Top40-Charts bio] (retrieved 7 January 2016)</ref>


Born in [[Liverpool, England|Liverpool]], Kenzie's first band was [[Derry Wilkie and The Pressmen]].<ref name="Top40-Charts"/> The band sometimes shared billing with [[The Beatles]].<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>
'''Phil Kenzie''' is an [[British people|British]] [[alto saxophone]] player and [[rock and roll]] musician. He is "[c]onsidered one of the greatest rock 'n' roll sax players of all time."<ref name="Top40-Charts">[http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=106412 Top40-Charts bio] (retrieved 7 January 2016)</ref>


Kenzie has either toured or recorded with The Beatles, [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Graham Nash]], [[Carly Simon]], [[David Crosby]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Stevie Nicks]], [[Alan Parsons]], [[Al Stewart]], [[David Essex]], [[Leo Sayer]], [[Wishbone Ash]], [[Manfred Mann Chapter Three]], [[Annie Lennox]], [[The Pointer Sisters]], [[The Coasters]], [[The Temptations]], [[Rod Stewart]], [[David Bowie]], [[Eric Carmen]], [[America (band)|America]], [[Vince Gill]], and [[Debbie Gibson]], among others.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>
Born in [[Liverpool, England|Liverpool]], Kenzie's first band was [[The Pressmen]].<ref name="Top40-Charts"/> The band sometimes shared billing with [[The Beatles]].<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>


The Beatles used Kenzie on their album [[Let It Be (album)|''Let It Be'']], and he also played the blistering sax solo for Eagles' track [[The Long Run (song)|"The Long Run"]]<ref name="Top40-Charts"/> from the ''[[Eagles Live]]'' album.
Kenzie has toured with [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], [[Graham Nash]], [[Carly Simon]], [[David Crosby]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[Jackson Browne]], [[Alan Parsons]], [[David Essex]], [[Leo Sayer]], [[Wishbone Ash]], [[Manfred Mann Chapter Three]], [[Annie Lennox]], [[The Pointer Sisters]], [[The Coasters]], [[The Temptations]], and [[Rod Stewart]], [[Eric Carmen]], [[America]], [[Vince Gill]], and [[Debbie Gibson]], among others.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>


The Beatles used Kenzie on their album [[Let it Be (album)|''Let it Be'']], and did the intro for Eagles' track [[The Long Run (song)|"The Long Run"]].<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>
Kenzie's sax is featured on the [[Al Stewart]] hit record [[Year of the Cat (song)|"Year of the Cat"]], creating the dénouement for the instrumental break, as well as on Stewart's "[[Time Passages]]"<ref name="Top40-Charts"/> and "[[Song on the Radio]]".


As a [[Session musician|session player]], Kenzie worked on [[Roger Daltrey]]'s albums ''[[Ride a Rock Horse]]'' and ''[[One of the Boys (Roger Daltrey album)|One Of The Boys]]'', and [[Paul McCartney]]'s [[Band on the Run (album)|''Band on the Run'']]. He also worked on both the live show and the movie version of ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/> He also played on the sessions for [[Poco (band)|Poco]]'s album [[Legend (Poco album)|''Legend'']], in particular on their song [[Heart of the Night (song)|"Heart of the Night"]]. The arrangement to work with Poco was thanks to the band having hired Steve Chapman and Charlie Harrison (two previous Al Stewart musicians). Chapman later left Poco and became Stewart's manager.
Kenzie's sax is featured on the [[Al Stewart]] hit record [[Year of the Cat (song)|"Year of the Cat"]], highlighting the [[Bridge (music)|bridge]], as well as on Stewart's "[[Time Passages]]".<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>


Kenzie also served as [[Arrangement|arranger]] for [[Manfred Mann's Earth Band|Manfred Mann]], [[David Bowie]], [[Steven Stills]], [[Peter Frampton]], [[Stevie Nicks]], and [[Rosanne Cash]].<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>
In all, Kenzie has played on nineteen albums that have been [[Certified Gold|certified gold]] or platinum.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>


In January 2015, Kenzie released a new CD and kicked off his S.O.S.S. (Save Our Sax Solo) tour on the 15th at Jazziz Nightlife in [[Boca Raton]], Florida.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>
As a [[Session musician|session player]], Kenzie worked on [[Roger Daltrey]]'s albums ''[[Ride a Rock Horse]]'' and ''[[One Of The Boys]]'', and [[Paul McCartney]]'s [[Band on the Run (album)|''Band on the Run'']]. He also worked on both the live show and the movie version of ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]''.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/> He also played on the sessions for [[Poco]]'s album [[Legend (Poco album)|''Legend'']], in particular on their song [[Heart of the Night (song)|"Heart of the Night"]]. The arrangement to work with Poco was thanks to the band having the same manager as did Al Stewart.

He is credited as co-producer of ''[[Year of the Cat]]'', which was partly recorded in Kenzie's studio.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>

In all, Kenzie has nineteen albums certified gold or platinum.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>

In January 2015, Kenzie released a new CD and kicked off his S.O.S.S (Save Our Sax Solo) tour on the 15th at Jazziz Nightlife in [[Boca Raton]], Florida.<ref name="Top40-Charts"/>


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Latest revision as of 18:57, 1 July 2024

Phil Kenzie is a British multi-saxophone player and rock and roll musician. He has been voted by fans as "one of the greatest rock 'n' roll sax players of all time."[1]

Born in Liverpool, Kenzie's first band was Derry Wilkie and The Pressmen.[1] The band sometimes shared billing with The Beatles.[1]

Kenzie has either toured or recorded with The Beatles, Eagles, Graham Nash, Carly Simon, David Crosby, Black Sabbath, Jackson Browne, Stevie Nicks, Alan Parsons, Al Stewart, David Essex, Leo Sayer, Wishbone Ash, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, Annie Lennox, The Pointer Sisters, The Coasters, The Temptations, Rod Stewart, David Bowie, Eric Carmen, America, Vince Gill, and Debbie Gibson, among others.[1]

The Beatles used Kenzie on their album Let It Be, and he also played the blistering sax solo for Eagles' track "The Long Run"[1] from the Eagles Live album.

Kenzie's sax is featured on the Al Stewart hit record "Year of the Cat", creating the dénouement for the instrumental break, as well as on Stewart's "Time Passages"[1] and "Song on the Radio".

As a session player, Kenzie worked on Roger Daltrey's albums Ride a Rock Horse and One Of The Boys, and Paul McCartney's Band on the Run. He also worked on both the live show and the movie version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.[1] He also played on the sessions for Poco's album Legend, in particular on their song "Heart of the Night". The arrangement to work with Poco was thanks to the band having hired Steve Chapman and Charlie Harrison (two previous Al Stewart musicians). Chapman later left Poco and became Stewart's manager.

In all, Kenzie has played on nineteen albums that have been certified gold or platinum.[1]

In January 2015, Kenzie released a new CD and kicked off his S.O.S.S. (Save Our Sax Solo) tour on the 15th at Jazziz Nightlife in Boca Raton, Florida.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Top40-Charts bio (retrieved 7 January 2016)