These are backing track examples of my work in the Smooth jazz genre, of some of the more well known artists, Euge Groove, Peter White, Boney James, Rick Braun, Dave Koz.  I try to do a note for note reproduction of the original, with a close attention to detail, in the sounds that were used.  I'm using digital performer, and a huge sample library, plus live tenor alto Soprano saxes, live guitars, for more realism.

Backing track examples, Smooth Jazz, Funk

One Flight Down, Norah Jones Backing Track

From the John Lee Sanders CD, Mozart Rhythm and Romance, 1999, Variation on the Mozart Piano Sonata, Alla Turca Allegretto.  

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Blue Rondo Ala Miles, Variation On  Alla Turca  Allegretto  Piano Sonata No. 11, K. 331

I've Been arranging for horn sections, big and small since 1970, for pit orchestras, musical Theater, recording sessions, film soundtracks, Big Band Orchestras, Tower of Power, Robben Ford, Chris Cain, and many great CDs in The Bay Area, Vancouver, Europe, and Los Angeles.  Here are a few examples of my work on various CDs, over the years.  
From my own home studio, I can do 2 or 3 overdubbed tenor and alto sax parts, and at times add a very realistic sampled Bari Sax parts, that works very well in a mix.  I'm using a high quality Neumann TLM 127 microphone, and a Universal Audio Preamp/Compressor.  for larger budgets, I contract some of the top horn session players in North America and Europe, depending on the size of the section.  in 2014, I did a tour, as arranger, and front man lead singer with the National Jazz orchestra of Croatia, writing big band arrangements of some of my blues and jazz classics.

John Lee Sanders Horn Section Arranger examples

Here's a backing track I did for a client, performing all the parts, live guitars, EZdrummer, 5 synth tracks using ZebraII Synth, Congas, and much more,  the Original Track was J-factor,

Modern Smooth Jazz Funk

This is a Backing track I did for a company that sells online backing tracks for horn players, smoothjazzbackingtracks.com .  the original is from The Phil Collins Big Band, featuring Gerald Albright.  I'm using Digital Performer, EZdrummer, and a few different sample libraries, including EastWest Pop Brass, Broadway Big band, Kontakt Session Horns, Trillian Spectrasonics Upright Bass, 
I'm also a big band arranger, and have written for Tower of Power, the Croatia TV and Radio Orchestra, Nineteen Big Band, San Jose California, and many others, including Dr. John, Robben Ford, Long John Baldry, Chris Cain, 
For Custom big band arrangements or backing tracks, contact johnleesanders@gmail.com .

Chips and Salsa Backing track, as recorded by the Phil Collins Big Band

Here's a backing track I did for Smooth Jazz backing tracks.com,  duplicating the great performance by Euge Groove, 2011, 
click here for the original credits.
https://www.allmusic.com/song/ten-2-two-mt0041238743
  On this track I'm playing all the parts, including piano, organ, and live rhythm and lead guitar.  Loved Euge's playing on this, reminds me of the closing song that Lenny Pickett does with the band on SNL, For the DAW, I use Digital Performer.   I'm using EZDrummer, Trillian Bass, Alicia Keys Kontakt Acoustic, and  Electric Pianos, and the EastWest Gold String section.  Go to smoothjazzbackingtracks.com to purchase this track, and many other great sax backing tracks.  I also transcribe many of the solos on these recordings. and possibly this one, if there are enough requests.

Ten To Two-Smooth Jazz backing track

FunkSaxSectionRiffsDminor

Bedtime Story

BestIsYetToComeGroverWashingtonPattiLabelleKeyofEb

backing track from a well known smooth jazz artists, that I did using the great clavinet patch from #zebra2, I'm playing all the parts, including the live sax section, I'm also using the #scarbee vintage keyboard sounds, on Kontakt clavinet with the waves guitar plugin, autowah, which recreates the setting on the great #mutron effects pedal, that Stevie Wonder used on #superstition.

What the Funk

Soloist and section player on Tenor, Alto and Soprano, John Lee Sanders shares some of his favorite Soprano Sax solos over the years, Jazz, Pop, Smooth Jazz, and Classical Crossover

Mozart A La Miles

Samba De Amadeus

Funk Smooth Jazz backing track from the Euge Groove song
"Say I Wont". John Lee Sanders plays all of the parts on this, keys, synths, drum percussion Programming, Tenor Alto Saxes, Live guitar, Bass.

SayIWon'tEugeGrooveWithHornsGminor

John Lee Sanders Productions, backing tracks for vocalists, horn players, special events, custom hard to find songs, for public performance.  
Includes arrangement that follows the original version. Key changes can be ordered on request.  Contact johnleesanders.com
Blues, Jazz, Classical, Gospel, Film, Country, Christmas,
Check out some of my other tracks, on my soundcloud site,  vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, String arrangements, Big band arrangements,

Summer Love Backing Track Key of Ab

John Lee Sanders Productions, backing tracks for vocalists, horn players, special events, custom hard to find songs, for public performance.  
Includes arrangement that follows the original version. Key changes can be ordered on request.  Contact johnleesanders.com
Blues, Jazz, Classical, Gospel, Film, Country, Christmas,

Havana (Latin Jazz Backing track)

Tu Y Mi Cancion  (Latin Jazz Ballad Backing Track)

John Lee Sanders comes from the deep roots of jazz, blues and roots music through his early years in the Mississippi Delta, Alabama, the Bayous of Louisiana, and The plains of Texas. John Lee has a universal gift to reach audiences from a broad and diverse musical spectrum. 
With blues at the core, he has evolved a complex musical gumbo, with the flavors of Cajun, Rock, Gospel, Pop, Jazz, R&B, Soul, Country, classical, with a deep love of the traditions, and culture of New Orleans. 

There is another John Lee Sanders, on soundcloud, impersonating my name, and has nothing to do with my music,  which is about empowerment, Sacred spirituality, uplifting consciousness, musical integrity, virtuosity, and honoring the  great Jazz, rock,Soul, blues artists, composers, as well as the great classical masters, Film composers, and all great ethnic indigenous music of our world, inspired by our creator. Trademark pending

Backing track examples, Smooth Jazz, Funk

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