Windmill Saxophone Quartet

Windmill Saxophone Quartet: A Touch of Evil

by Jerry D'Souza
May 25, 2003

Music finds its playground in the imagination. The saxophone quartet has worked well for legions of the persuasion, and it sure does work for these four players. The word saxophone confines them, for they use more than that particular vestige--but then what’s in a name? Not only do they go about their calling with a sense of purpose, direction and adventure, they call on other musicians for added timbral texture. The one time they go down the trail by themselves ...

The Windmill Saxophone Quartet: This 'n' That

by Jim Santella
September 1, 1998

The Washington, D.C. based Windmill Saxophone Quartet employs soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, and bass saxophones along with flutes and clarinets in an adventurous session that was recorded in 1990 but released just this year.

Clayton Englar, Jesse Meman, Ken Plant, and Tom Monroe combine timbres from dissimilar instruments – such as piccolo with bass sax – to support their wide spectrum of ideas. Working without a rhythm section, the quartet relies on sensible arrangements that allow the artists to trade ...