Who was Prince's best saxophone player was it Eric Leeds, Candy Duffer or Maceo Parker? I'm gonna go with Eric Leeds. He seems to be on all of Prince's greatest songs and he genuinely makes great . Who would you vote for?

ERIC FRICKIN' LEEDS!!!!.....

Hands down...end of discussion.

ditto

Leeds.



No question.

Eric leeds

I can't name another sax player of his other than Leeds.

Not one vote for Maceo?

Maceo's his own man

But with Prince, Eric Leeds all the way!!!

Snap said:

Exactly, Maceo's much more htan just one of "prince's saxophone players", he's in a whole different category. Leeds all the way

On a stage - noone was funkier than Eddie M. to me. ...But I love Eric and Maceo too.

nurse said:

During ONA Live in Ghent, Eric Leeds was playing on stage.
During the song "Nothing compares 2 U", first Candy did a solo, good classic solo, not the real one though, then Prince put his hand on Eric shoulder and told him something like "Please ... play for an old friend..." can't remember exactlly, then Eric throw the original solo note by note! AMAZING! This was the best moment of the show, so emotional... anyone was there?

and I forgot to answer the question: best saxophone player? Najee... no kidding, Eric Leeds of course

AKA: Saxophonist

Mr. Eric Leeds wins by a mile. No, make that two miles.

Eric's playing took me a little time to fully appreciate. Don't get me wrong, I thought he was good when I first heard him (watching the Prince and the Revolution Live video years ago), but over the years my admiration for his phrasing and tone has grown by leaps and bounds.

Eric made me fall in love with the sound of a tenor sax. I rank his contributions to Prince's music higher than any other musician Prince has worked with(yes, even Wendy and Lisa...gasp!).

Eric Leeds had that sultry, sexy sound to his sax playing. Listen to Madhouse 13 and other songs that he plays on.

Eddie M gets an honorable mention for his killer solo's. But my vote goes to Eric Leeds. Even though it's not a stellar DVD, but go look at the Live at Aladin dvd. Eric has the most memorable solo's through out.

Eric Leeds.

UndercovaBrotha said:

Thats what im talkin about!

MACEO PARKER .... The best, most famous saxofoon player and pioneer of FUNK ...

JAMES BROWN
PARLIAMENT
... prince ....

who the fuck is Eric Leeds compared to the MACEO PARKER ?????

get real y'all,
Eric Leeds has been important to Prince ... but he's no Maceo!
Maceo is important for the FUNK ...

You ought to thank Maceo for the funk!

ThataintFunky said:

I don't think the question was who is the better saxophone player. I think that would be Maceo without a doubt. I think it's moreso who actually sounded better with Prince. And I think without a doubt, it's Eric.

Eric is to Prince what Maceo was to James.

Maceo is great, A resume with none to compare.

Eric Leeds was an essential back bone of Prince's conversion to a funk band back in 86. I love it when he drops in these days.

I got the chance to meet when he toured with Sheila E. I told him I've never heard him have an off night.

Blow your horn - skinny white man!

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ThataintFunky said:

That's the final word!

I hope Eric will re-surface again for the next tour. But wasn't it great to have Candy, Maceo AND Eric on stage together last year / or was it a few years ago now?

male: ERIC
female: CANDY

bobsteezy said:

TOTALLY DITTO !!!!

gettoff said:

Agreed...But in his prime, Maceo would kick his ass...

Leeds.....

in terms of collaborations they equal wendy and lisa in synergy.

murph said:

Yeah, Eric gets my vote too, but I think that Maceo would have beat him in his prime.

Leeds has those sharp jazz chops; sure, Maseo has the skills, but he doesn't have the same fire he had with James Brown.

I actually miss Atlanta Bliss more.