Denis Solee

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ex Nashville Jazz Orchestra

Born November 13, 1942 in Ramsey, Anoka County, Minnesota, United States

Saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist. His career includes playing on hundreds of recordings, commercials, TV shows, and film scores. His long list of recording credits includes projects by artists including Chet Atkins, Garth Brooks, Béla Fleck, Amy Grant, Michael McDonald, Roy Orbison, Ray Charles and many more.

ALBUMS

Sax and Candlelight

2021, CD, Album, Green Hill Productions

Best Of Denis Solee: Jazz Sax Performances

2019, CD, Comp, Green Hill

Denis Solee With The Beegie Adair Trio

Cocktail Party Swing

2018, CD, Album, Green Hill,

Denis Solee With The Beegie Adair Trio

Gershwin On Sax

2018, CD, Album, Green Hill

Christmas By Candlelight

2016, CD, Green Hill

All of You: Timeless Standards Featuring Light Jazz Sax

2009, CD, Album, Green Hill

Denis Solee With The Beegie Adair Trio

Trav'lin' Light

Denis Solee with The Beegie Adair Trio

2006, CD, Village Square Music

Beegie Adair, Sam Levine, Jack Jezzro, Denis Solee, George Tidwell

Christmas Jazz - Instrumental Jazz For The Holidays

Contemporary Jazz/Holiday

Sax And Candlelight

2000, Cass, Album, Green Hill

Denis Solee With The Beegie Adair Trio

1999, CD, Album, Green Hill

Sax And Romance

George Tidwell, Denis Solee With Earwitness

The Secret's Out

1978, LP, NJP Records,

Hard Bop/Fusion

The Chris McDonald Orchestra

1997, CD, Club, Spring Hill,

The Chris McDonald Orchestra

Big Band Christmas

Big Band/Religious/Holiday

Nashville Jazz Machine

1985, LP, AM-PM Records

Rock..."Direct-to-Disc"

Soul-Jazz/Jazz-Funk

Audio Directions

1976, LP, Album, Direct-Disk Labs, Direct-Disk Labs, Direct-Disk Labs,

Soul-Jazz/Big Band

APPEARANCES +

2022, CD, Album, Cool Sound

Johnny Hallyday

Iconic Songs Of The 20th Century / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives

2021, 4xCD, Album + Box, Curb Records, CabaRay Records,

Drôle De Métier

Rock & Roll/Chanson

Philipp Fankhauser

2019, 2x Vinyl,

Best Of Jack Jezzro: Jazz Guitar Performances

2018, CD, Comp, Green Hill,

The Nashville Sessions

2018, CD, Album, A Kreapi Recording

2018, CD Jewel Case,

Philipp Fankhauser

I'll Be Around (The Malaco Session)

Hearts That Strain

Waiting On A Song

The Devil Makes Three

Redemption & Ruin

2016, Vinyl 180g,

Country/Bluegrass/Country Rock

Garth Brooks / Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood

Gunslinger / Christmas Together

The Golden Halfway Record (The Seconds And The Sky)

Psychedelic Rock/Prog Rock

2015, CD, Album, Dig, Mailboat Records

Here We Go Again!

2015, CD, Album, Dig, Player Records (5), MRi Entertainment,

Novelty/Country

Once Again It's Christmas

Country/Holiday

Jeff Coffin Mu'tet

2014, CD, Album, Ear Up Records,

Gospel Collection - Volume One

2014, CD, Album, Gaither Music Group

The Jeff Steinberg Jazz Ensemble

2013, CD, Album, Village Square Music

At Long Last Love

2013, CD, Album, Not On Label (Lynn Lewis Self-released),

Beyond The Gatehouse

2013, CD, Album, Dig, Bak Spin Productions,

Robertson Family

Duck The Halls (A Robertson Family Christmas)

No Way There From Here

Country Rock/Country

Jesse Winchester

Nothing But A Breeze / A Touch On The Rainy Side

2012, CD, Comp, Edsel Records,

2012, CD, Album, dig, Sage Arts,

Encyclopedia Of Recorded Comedy Music

2012, 9xCD, Album + Box, Album, Comp, Clyde Records,

Comedy/Novelty/Country

2012, 2xCD, Comp, Green Hill

2012, 2x Vinyl,

Country Rock/Indie Rock

Oh No I Love You

2012, CD, CD, All Media,

Soul Of The South

2011, CD, Album, Ramblin' Records (3),

Country Rock/Southern Rock

The Collector Series: The Early Years

2010, 2xHDCD, Comp, RM, Box, EMI CMG

2010, CD, Album, EllerSoul Records,

Jack Rezzro & Friends*

2010, CD, Album, Green Hill,

Andy Reiss, Ranger Doug, Bobby Durham

The Art Of The Archtop

2010, CD, Album, Archtop Records,

Contemporary Jazz

2009, LP, Album, RE, Bro + LP, Album, RE, Gre + LP, Albu, Plain Recordings,

Alternative Rock

Bossa Nova Christmas

2009, CD-ROM, Album, Green Hill

Winter Romance (A Christmas Collection Featuring Piano & Orchestra)

2009, CD, Album, Green Hill

One For The Road

2009, CD, Album, Clyde Records,

Country/Novelty

Michael McDonald

2009, 4x CD, Box Set,

Country/Bluegrass/Ballad

Crooked Fingers

Forfeit/Fortune

2008, Vinyl White,

Greatest Hits Volume 1

Folk Rock/Acoustic

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Lie Down In The Light

Folk Rock/Acoustic

You Raise Me Up

2007, CD, Tyrol Hills Music

Rewind (Unreleased Recordings)

Folk Rock/Country Blues/Country Rock

New Orleans Moon

Michael McDonald

The Ultimate Collection

Disco/Pop Rock/Synth-pop/Soul

Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings

Nashville Jazz Orchestra Featuring Annie Sellick

Live At B.B. King's

2004, CDr, Album, Artist Development Group,

The Very Best Of Randy Travis

Jeff Steinberg*

Classic Riverboat Songs

2003, CD, Album, Cumberland Records,

Dixieland/Ragtime

No Greater Thrill

2003, CD, Chalice Music Inc.

God Bless America - Live From Carnegie Hall With Bill & Gloria Gaither And Their Homecoming Friends

2002, CD, Album, Spring House Music Group

2002, CD, Album, Warner Bros. Records,

Bill & Gloria Gaither With Their Homecoming Friends

God Bless America - Live From Carnegie Hall

2002, VHS, Album, Spring House Music Group,

It Won't Be Christmas Without You

Country/Religious/Holiday

Bonnie Bramlett

I'm Still The Same

Blues Rock/Pop Rock/Southern Rock

Jay Patten, The Swing Noir Orchestra

All In Blue Time

Something Worth Leaving Behind

Jack Jezzro and Sam Levine

R & B Oldies: Heart & Soul

2000, CD, Album, Green Hill,

Hymns Of The Day

2000, CD, Album, Discovery House Music

Hymns Of The Night

2000, CD, Album, Discovery House Music

Classic Christmas

2000, CD Sony Disc Mfg, Springfield Pressing,

Country/Religious/Holiday

More Storms Comin'

Blues Rock/Hard Rock

Hymns Of The Evening

Hymns Of The Morning

Michael McDonald

Lost In The Feeling

1999, CD, Album, Cumberland

Menu For Romance

1999, CD, Album, Comp, Ashton-Drake Galleries,

Sings The Heart & Soul Of Hoagy Carmichael

A Christmas Story

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Ballad/Holiday

That's The Truth

The David Humphreys Orchestra

Big Band - As Time Goes By

Lovin' In The Fifties

Brazilian Nights

1998, CD, Album, Green Hill

1998, Cass, Album, Cumberland

Gershwin On Guitar

Michael W. Smith

All Star United

International Anthems For The Human Race

Best Of The Gospel Years

1997, CD, Comp, Ace,

Rebecca Holden (From The TV-Show "Knight Rider")

1997, CD, Album, Not On Label,

Two-Lane Blacktop

1997, CD, Album, Vertical Records (6),

Reach The World

1997, CD, Homeland Records

1997, CD, EP, Ultratone Records, Inc.,

Dancin' On The Boulevard

Christmas Through A Different Window

Novelty/Vocal/Holiday

Songs Of The Sage

Anyway The Wind Blows - The Anthology

Country Blues/Country Rock

The Very Best Of J.J. Cale

Blues Rock/Folk Rock/Classic Rock

Southern Rock/Classic Rock/Hard Rock

My Dream Is You

1996, CD, Album, Kokopelli Records,

Vocal/Swing/Easy Listening

Keep On Believin'

1996, CD, Album, Pamplin Music,

Under The Influence

Everything I Love

12 Golden Country Greats

Ballad/Downtempo/Soft Rock/Latin

Hank Williams Jr.

Charlie Daniels

Bobby Blue Bland*

Alternative Rock/Pop Rap

Delusions Of Grandeur

Alternative Rock

Tales From The Acoustic Planet

Bluegrass/Acoustic

The Dave Williamson Big Band And Singers*

That Christmas Swing, Volume 6

Vocal/Swing/Holiday

Christmas On The Border

Country/Holiday/Tejano/Texas Blues

Country 'Til I Die

Through The Fire

Ballad/Soul/Vocal

Light Jazz Christmas Eve

1993, CD, Album, Step One Records,

Pop Rock/Blues Rock

Lawrence The Kat

Lawrence The Kat & The B. Attitudes

1993, CD, Everland Entertainment, Word

Buddy Houghtaling

1993, CD, Album, Yellow Lab Records,

Pop Rock/Soft Rock

Rolf Raggenbass

Deep In The Heart Of Country

1993, CD, Album, BMG Ariola (Schweiz) AG,

Lissa Ladefoged

Southern Rock/Classic Rock

Gospel/Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Synth-pop/Pop Rap/Spoken Word

Make It Like The First Time

Stephanie Davis

Stephanie Davis

Brentwood Jazz Quartet

Living In The Here And Now

Big Band Praise Vol 2 - Soon And Very Soon

1992, CD, Album, Kingsway Music, Kingsway Music,

Handel's Messiah (A Soulful Celebration)

1992, Cass, Album, Warner Alliance,

Home For Christmas

Vocal/Ballad/Holiday

Handel's Messiah (A Soulful Celebration)

Colleen Peterson

Let Me Down Easy

1991, CD, Album, Intersound Digital,

Jerry Lee Lewis

Rockin' My Life Away (The Jerry Lee Lewis Collection)

Back To The Grindstone

Country Rock/Soft Rock/Soul

The New Nashville Cats

Country/Swing/Bluegrass/Cajun

Carman, Commissioned & The Christ Church Choir*

Shakin' The House Live!

Gospel/Contemporary R&B/Soft Rock

He's Working It Out For You

The Great Indoors

Ray Pennington & Buddy Emmons

Swingin' Our Way

Delbert McClinton

Circles & Arrows

Heroes And Friends (Duets)

Maura O'Connell

I Remember Mama

Ronn Huff, The Ronn Huff Vocal-Instrumental Congregation, The Oklahoma Baptist Festival Choir, The Singing Churchmen

Exaltation (A Scripture Song Experience Of Worship And Praise) / Majesty (A Hymn Celebration Of Worship And Praise)

1988, CD, Comp, Benson,

Justice et vérité

1988, Cass, Album, Reflections Studio, Nashville, TN

David And Lisa Binion

Takin' The City

1988, Cass, Album, Wordsong Records,

Soft Rock/AOR/Gospel

Now You're Talkin'

Larnelle Harris

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Gospel/Holiday

This Is My Country

1988, Vinyl Specialty Pressing,

For The Memories Vol.2

1987, LP, Album, Interfusion

Larnelle Harris

The Father Hath Provided

Brentwood Christmas Jazz

Live In Nashville

Girls Next Door

The Girls Next Door

Praise Harmonica

Religious/Gospel/Country

Jeff Stevens And The Bullets

Bolt Out Of The Blue

1986, LP, Album, Atlantic America,

Still The Truth

Religious/Vocal/Soft Rock

Vocal/AOR/Synth-pop/Doo Wop

Rockabilly/Chanson

The Oak Ridge Boys

Christmas Again

Country/Holiday

Surely You Joust

Velvet And Steel

Rock & Roll/Doo Wop

Dallas Holm And Praise*

Change The World

Everybody Has A Dream

Sweet Dreams: The Life And Times Of Patsy Cline

Soundtrack/Country/Country Rock

The Oak Ridge Boys

1985, Vinyl Pinckneyville Pressing,

My Heart's On Fire

Cut From A Different Stone

Two Heart Harmony

Michael-Roy Croft

Gospel/AOR/Boogie/Soul/Religious

Tell 'Em I've Gone Crazy

Johnny Hallyday

Hallyday 84 (Spécial Enfants Du Rock)

Rock & Roll/Rockabilly

Johnny Hallyday

Drôle De Metier + Spécial Enfants Du Rock

1984, 2x Vinyl, Box Set,

Christian Gonzales

Jusqu'Au Bout De La Nuit

David Allan Coe

I Don't Want To Go Back

Sing The Classics

I Have Returned

Country/Novelty

You're Something Special

1983, LP, Album, Sozo Records

1983, LP, TR Productions (3)

Turning It Over

1983, LP, Album, Light Records

Great Hits Of The Past

Michael W. Smith

Michael W. Smith Project

Johnny Hallyday

Entre Violence Et Violon

Hank Williams, Jr.*

Country/Country Rock

The Oak Ridge Boys

1983, Vinyl Pinckneyville Pressing,

Lost In The Feeling

Dallas Holm & Praise

The Nashville Sessions

The Midnight Hour

1983, Vinyl Indianapolis Pressing,

1982, LP, Album, Boot Records (2)

Crash Craddock*

The New Will Never Wear Off Of You

1982, LP, Album, Capitol Records,

Something Special

1982, LP, Album, Brentwood Records,

O'Roark Brothers*

Long Time Comin'

1982, LP, Album, Comstock Records,

Country/Bluegrass

1982, Cass, Album, Lamb & Lion Records

I Write It Down

Captured In Time

AOR/Fusion/Gospel

Hank Williams Jr.

Country/Country Rock

Folk/Gospel/Vocal

Making Love From Memory

Dreamer's Dream

Jerry Lee Lewis

The Best Of Jerry Lee Lewis Featuring 39 And Holding

The Statler Bros.*

The Legend Goes On...

Gospel/Pop Rock

Ain't Got Nothin' To Lose

1982, Vinyl 53 - HRM Pressing,

Blues Rock/Country Rock

Faith Takes A Vision

Soft Rock/Religious/Gospel/Soul

The Cruse Family

Reba Rambo & Dony McGuire

Messiah Bright Morning Star

Jack Grayson Sings

Ronn Huff, The Ronn Huff Vocal-Instrumental Congregation

Exaltation (A Scripture Song Experience Of Worship And Praise)

1981, LP, Album, Paragon (5), Paragon (5),

J.J. Cale 1976/1981

1981, 3xLP, Comp + Box, Shelter Records

1981, LP, Album, Spirit (7),

Religious/AOR/Soft Rock/Funk

Farrell & Farrell*

Only When I Laugh

Hollywood, Tennessee

Country/Ballad/Vocal

Andrus And Blackwood

Soldiers Of The Light

The Heartbreak Kid

Rhythm & Blues/Soul

Brown Bannister

Talk To One Another

Folk Rock/Acoustic

Dallas Holm & Praise

Spreadin' Like Wildfire

Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Religious

Ready For The Times To Get Better

1980, LP, Album, Appaloosa

1980, LP, Greentree Records,

1980, LP, Album, Calvary Records

1980, LP, Album, Boot Records (2)

1980, LP, Album, Comstock Records

Vocal/Religious

Dillard And Boyce*

We're In This Thing Together

Soul/Ballad/Disco

Prog Rock/Pop Rock

The Lord Reigns

1980, Vinyl Santa Maria Press,

Country/Country Rock

B.J. Thomas In Concert

Gospel/Religious

With My Song...

1980, Vinyl Gatefold,

Country/Gospel/Vocal/Ballad

Reba Rambo & Dony McGuire

The Lord's Prayer - Teach Us To Pray

Jerry Lee Lewis

When Two Worlds Collide

Bits Of Percussion And Jazz

1979, LP, Album, Audio Directions,

Contemporary Jazz/Cool Jazz

Billy Vaughn & His Orchestra*

I Can't Smile Without You

1979, LP, Album, JVC

In The Good Old Summertime

1979, LP, gat, National Geographic Society

Off The Beaten Path

1979, LP, Album, Chrism,

Folk Rock/Gospel

Miss The Mississippi

The Moonlight Ragtime Band

Moonlight Ragtime

Excelsior Jazz Machine

Chuck Mangione Songbook

The Prodigal According To Reba

Classic Crystal

The Boone Girls*

Ballad/Soft Rock/Religious

Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn

1979, Vinyl Pinckneyville Pressing,

My Father's Eyes

Livin' In The Jungle

Dallas Holm & Praise

All That Matters

Gospel/Vocal/Soft Rock/AOR/Country Rock

We Americans: A Musical Journey With Burl Ives

1978, LP, Album, National Geographic,

Nancy Grandquist

Somebody Special

1978, LP, Album, NewPax,

Vocal/Religious

Mr. Jack Daniel's Original Silver Cornet Band

Hometown Christmas

1978, LP, Album, Spring Branch Productions

1978, Vinyl Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold,

The Bill Gaither Trio

Pilgrim's Progress

Religious/Gospel

Pleasure & Pain

Soft Rock/Pop Rock

All I Want To Do In Life

Be Your Own Best Friend

Country/Novelty/Schlager

Andrew Culverwell

Take Another Look

Jesse Winchester

A Touch On The Rainy Side

Murray McLauchlan

Whispering Rain

I Just Call On You

1977, LP, Album, Myrrh

The "King" Of Indian Jewelry Goes Country - Sings Great Country Songs With That Beautiful Spanish Flavor

1977, LP, Album, LRJ,

Soft Rock/Pop Rock/Gospel/Soul

Andrus, Blackwood & Co.*

Pop Rock/Soft Rock/Ballad

Gary S. Paxton*

More From The Astonishing, Outrageous, Amazing, Incredible, Unbelievable, Gary S. Paxton

1977, Vinyl Gatefold,

Religious/Contemporary/Gospel/Pop Rock/Country/Funk

Madeline Manning Jackson

Running For Jesus

1976, LP, Album, Newpax, Newpax,

Midnight Symphony

1976, LP, Album, Zodiac (21),

Country Rock/Country

Nashville Ain't All Country

1976, LP, Album, Piedmont,

John David Redmond

John David Redmond

1976, LP, Album, London Records,

The "King" Of Indian Jewelry Goes Country - Sings Great Country Songs With That Beautiful Spanish Flavor

1976, Cass, LRJ,

England Dan & John Ford Coley

Nights Are Forever

Asleep At The Wheel

Wheelin' And Dealin'

1976, Vinyl Winchester Pressing,

Soft Rock/Country Rock

Bobby Charles (3) Featuring The Voice Of Kenny Gordon

Invades The Wells Fargo Lounge

1968, LP, Album, Fenton Records

Cass, Daywind, Daywind,

The Lighthouse Gospel Singers

LP, Superior Sound Studios

Twelve Midnight

LP, D.M.I. Records (2)

CD, Album, Metro Records, Inc. (2),

Green Hill All-Stars

Cocktail Lounge: Easy Jazz 70s

CD, Album, Green Hill

Sweet & Funky Gold

Rhythm & Blues/Soul

Jazz For The Holidays

2019, CD, Comp, Green Hill

Christmas Jazz 2: Instrumental Jazz For The Holidays

2016, CD, Comp, Green Hill

Green Hill Christmas Music Sampler

2014, 20xFile, MP3, Smplr, VBR, Green Hill

Vintage Jazz (Timeless Standards For Entertaining)

Contemporary Jazz

Bossa Nova Romance

2013, CD, Comp, Green Hill,

Beegie Adair And Friends*

Jazz For The Road

2012, CD, Album, Comp, Green Hill Productions

Cocktail Party Jazz

2011, CD, Comp, Green Hill Productions

Christmas & Cocktails

2011, CD, Green Hill

Home For The Holidays

2009, CD, Album, Village Square Music

2005, CD, Comp, Green Hill

Green Hill Winter 2001 New Release Sampler

2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Green Hill, Green Hill, BMG Special Products, BMG Special Products

Hear The Difference - Green Hill Music Sampler - Summer 2000

2000, CD, Comp, Promo, Green Hill

Romance Sampler

1998, CD, Comp, Green Hill,

Pleasure & Pain

Soft Rock/Pop Rock

Blues Rock/Country Rock

Hollywood, Tennessee

England Dan & John Ford Coley

Nights Are Forever