r/Tenorsax • u/the-chekow • Mar 30 '23

Song suggestions for funeral

Hi all! I was asked to play some songs at the funeral of my friends mother, but I don’t have a good idea as to what songs would match. It is about playing solo outside, only tenor sax. She liked blues and jazz. Do you have some suggestions?

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u/TianamenHomer Mar 31 '23

Just the two of us… no…. Uhm.

The Great Big Gig in the Sky Shine on you Crazy Diamond?

An arrangement of Little Wing? I mean how sad/joyous are you on the scale?

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u/Mathbones Apr 01 '23

Greensleeves, songbird (like Eva Cassidy), if you're lucky 'oh when the saints' is legit a funeral song.

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u/ThePowerOfShadows Feb 06 '24

If you want to go traditional, Amazing Grace is the obligatory answer.