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Lisa Simpson is many things: a vegetarian, a lover of boys named Corey, and, of course, a fiercely talented musician. Fans of the show know the morally sound middle child likes to jam on her saxophone at all times of the day -- often to her dad's consternation. While Yeardley Smith handles Lisa's vocal duties, it's Terry Harrington who deserves credit for the current horn blowing, and Kim Richmond for sax songs in the early days of the show. We uncovered the man behind the music at The Simpsons Archive, an encyclopedic site featuring everything we ever wanted to know about every last resident of Springfield. As we discovered, not only does
Harrington play the sax, he also writes (or improvises) Lisa's solos. Composer Alf Clausen is responsible for the "in-episode pieces" -- those often hilarious bits of original music you hear throughout the show. So who is this Terry Harrington and how did he land such a cool gig? This article mentions that the Motown veteran was nominated by the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences as "most valuable woodwind doubler for three consecutive years." We're not sure what that means, but it sounds pretty darn impressive. And despite his obvious mastery of the saxophone, Harrington says he's most comfortable
playing the clarinet. If Harrington's impromptu jams on "The Simpsons" have left you wanting more, several of his CDs are available on Yahoo! Shopping.
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