Who is the saxophonist performing the solo arrangement on Sade's song "Smooth Operator"?

"Smooth Operator" is a song by English band Sade from their debut studio album, "Diamond Life" (1984); it was co-written by Sade Adu and Ray St. John. It was released by the band Sade in August 1984 as the album's 3rd single in the UK. It reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Chart.

In the US, "Smooth Operator" was released in February 1985, serving as the album's second US single. The song became Sade's first top-10 entry in the US, peaking at No. 5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for two weeks in May 1985.

The song "Smooth Operator" was designed to work with a saxophone solo for soprano, alto, or tenor saxophone according to songwriter Ray St John. The song's lyrics tell the story of a crook and the way he is making himself popular in high social circles in order to find new female victims.

The most memorable part of the song is the saxophone solo that is played by Stuart Matthewman (b. August 1960), who also played guitar. The sax solo can be heard at two minutes and three seconds into the song, and though it is not that long, it is a great addition to the song. The smooth jazz sound along with the piano makes the song.

The music in the song is an extremely suave ballad; it appears brought to life by the saxophone riff in the solo by Matthewman. The iconic solo in the song is performed on a tenor sax by the talented multi-instrumentalist Matthewman, known as Cottonbelly.

Because of this song and others, Matthewman gained worldwide fame as a very skilled musician.