@pjcrowder1983: Thanks PJ,  This was originally written for a spoof on the Rocky Movies, and I updated it a few weeks ago, with my huge sound library, live guitars, live flute and live horns.

I learned horn arranging back in 1969, back when Chicago, Blood Sweat and Tears, and the great horn R&B Horn bands in my home state of Louisiana needed arrangements.  I took the parts off of the original recordings.  I studied big band arranging at the Downbeat Jazz camp, and later at the University of North Texas, along with classical orchestration.  I play tenor, alto and soprano sax, piano, bass, flute and guitar.  Growing up near New Orleans, the horn sections were the hottest thing around.   I've arranged the horns for Tower of Power, and many great recording sessions over the years.  
When budget doesn't allow for a whole section, I sometimes play live saxes, and augment the brass some great sample libraries, from Eastwest, Kontakt, and others.   Thanks for checking out my playlist.

John Lee Sanders Horn Section examples

Music and Lyrics by John Lee Sanders
Swampmeister Music ASCAP
Regrets, second chances, forgiveness,

Take Care Of Your Heart

John Lee Sanders vocal demo for a songwriting client,
for demo purposes only, and not for release
John Performed the vocal and all tracks on this recording as a work for hire, and Not for commercial release.

Bring Us World Peace

This was a backing track I did for a client, of the hit smooth jazz CD from Dave Koz and Cory Wong,  The original track had 2 trumpets, Trompone, Tenor and Alto Sax, plus Dave Koz Playing the lead, on Soprano and Alto Sax.  I'm performing all of the parts, live, guitar, keyboards, drum programming, plus 4 live alto and tenor sax, plus a sampled bari from Native Instruments Kontakt.  I'm also using a bit of #hollywoodpopbrass for the hits and falls.

Together Again

Golden Hour Backing Track

Uncle Rainbow, one of the most popular club bands in the late 70s in Northern California, and the Dallas Fort Worth Area, A mixture of Pop, Jazz, Funk
Biography
Uncle Rainbow was the most popular club band going in Dallas Texas in 1976-77, packed the clubs 6 nights a week, had a great front man singer named Richard Oates, talented songwriter, Brent Bourgeois, who became a hit Gospel producer in Nashville at Word Records. 

John Lee Sanders was brought in to replace Steve Gay on Saxophone, and also added keyboards, vocals and composing and arranging. Jo... See More
Description
Uncle Rainbow broke up in 1981, but has still remained friends, and came together in 2010 to raise money for Lead Singer Richard Oates' Liver Transplant. Richard has since passed on but the music of this great band will remain in the hearts and soul of everyone who experienced them. 
Artists We Also Like
Sting, Bourgeois Tagg, Adrian Bourgeois, James Taylor, James Brown, Tower of Power, Peter Gabriel, Stevie Wonder, Little Feat, Lyle Workman

Any Way the Wind Blows

Skyline

This is a song about social media addiction where everyone has a phone and some are addicted to it and do it constantly. I performed alto and tenor saxes, guitar bass, aa as keyboard, background, vocals, and lead vocals, Including my wife, Maria, who is also singing background vocals￼. I miss the times when doing concerts when everyone gave their attention and was not looking at their phone or filming the show￼

Put Down Your Phone

An Off the board recording of one of the mid 70s most popular club bands, who would later spawn Bourgeois Tagg, John Lee Sanders, Notable Members, Brent Bourgeois, Larry Tagg, George Lawrence, Danny Neal, Producers Narada Michael Walden and Jimmy Horowitz
Uncle Rainbow Sold out every show at this legendary club in Dallas in the mid 70s, . this show was a return after the band's relocation to the San Francisco Bay Area, after a production contract with Michael Hossack of the Doobie Brothers.  Unedited, OHne Filter

Uncle Rainbow Live At Fannie Annes Dallas Tx 1977

Seth Riggs - Speech Level Singing Exercise 7

Mix Voice Exercise 01

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

I'd Rather Take the Train,  ©John Lee Sanders & Chris Caswell.  Swampmeister Music, Kazzsongs, ASCAP

Since 2001, I've been the piano entertainer onboard the Reno Snow/Fun train, the route of the California Zephyr, from Oakand, CA to Reno.  When I got the gig I asked Chris Caswell to write a kickin jazz swing tune about finding love on the rails.  He nailed this one.  

I'd rather take the train

I wrote this with Chris Caswell back around 2003, and finally released it on my 2019 CD, Tweakin some Twang, I was going for the Americana thang, but this one really shows off my Louisiana Roots, where you can hear my Dr. John Influence, I was going for a more juke joint 2 step groove on this.  I did all of the keys, vocals, horns,  Mick Mestek from tower of Power on Drums, also Jeff Tamelier, on guitar, from Tower of Power.

Barrelhouse Blues

Production Library Music, Tribute to the great soul big funky orchestral themes of the 70s, When Soul music went "Uptown".  Bill Conti, Rocky Balboa, Isaac Hayes-Shaft, Cop Dramas, Soul Funk Disco, Barry White, Soul Train, TSOP, The Sound of Philidelphia, Gamble & Huff, Thom Bell
John Lee Arranged, performed and composed the track, flute,  keys, horns, Guitar, and percussion.

Philly-Buster✊🏿🦾

FunkSaxSectionRiffsDminor

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

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