Ray Charles is such a great way to learn music! Plus: Wilkerson and Fat head make it swing so much! Dare I say it: Ray’s America the Beautiful is another great lesson in “simple and effective” chord progressions. Great great video, Jay!!! Thank you!
I seen Ray Charles back in 1990. The first thing I noticed is that he was huge, a big man but what really surprised me to no end was the way he could sing Ballards. Absolutely beautiful.
What a fantastic resource Jay Metcalfe is! If there is one thing better than enthusiasm it's knowledgeable enthusiasm. Best site ever for starting and learning the sax. The solo I would like to see Jay turn the spotlight on is Sonny Rollins and I Remember April. Recorded as a member of the Max Roach Clifford Brown Quintet six months before Saxophone Colossus this oft forgotten band forged Sonny into what he would become. Imagine playing with the raging impulse of Max Roach driving you on as you follow one of Brown's immortal solos, his solo here enough to crush any other horn player. How does Sonny hold his own and state 'I have arrived, baby!' By total mastery of what jazz players fear the most - a tempo so fast that all you play are stock phrases. Listen. Wonder. Take your hat off to the best modern jazz small group of all time - and the only sax player to ever equal Clifford Brown's inventiveness.
Oh man. Kool and the Gang's "Too Hot" was a great solo. Ambrosia's "Biggest Part of Me" had a nice solo. Gino Vanelli's tune "I just wanna stop" has such a gorgeous tenor solo or even Phil Collin's tune "One More Night" with the solo at the end! Good stuff right there. Ooo...Phil Kenzie's solos on Al Stewart's "Time Passages" and Poco's "In the Heart of the Night" or how about the solo on Sergio Mendez's tune "Alibis" Ok...I'm done for now! HAHA! So many great sax solos in 70's and 80's pop. Miss those days for sure! Sorry for so many tunes. I get excited about sax solos in the pop genre that isn't there anymore.
I really enjoyed how you talked the blues and R&B/Jazz lingo but also incorporated the language of classical form and analysis. Very informative and helpful! And, your sound/tone is amazing! Thanks for all you do to promote sax playing!
Way above my beginner/intermediate level, but I will definitely enroll in the chord class! Still working my way through core essentials, if only I didn’t work for a living! Many thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Love ❤️ jays way man he is always on tack I been held up on getting to learn but will due soon , he is one of the most detailed person in his teaching and explaining love ❤️ it thanks jay
that transcription in concert I take it. i.e. needs to be transposed up a whole step for tenor? Little new to transposing instruments realm. Great little solo now that I've figured out my sax hasn't gone in the tank. lol Thanks Jay!
Thank you Jay! Not only posting notes of a solo (transcription), but also teaching us what’s going on. Much appreciated! I’m practicing with you online lessons (pentatonic foundation, blues foundation and blues language) and this solo is a great exercise to practice. Awesome content! Bravo!
Thanks Mr Jay, this is really good and useful! A solo that on the one hand is not difficult to play but on the other, it sounds great and for a not-so-good player like me it inspires and motivates :)
Great video Mr. Jay. Please can you do a tutorial on bepop articulation and other articulations exercises/patterns for rehearsing blues scales, pentatonic scales and others. Thanks 😊
So great! I hear ya, about wrong chords and chord changes out there in the world. You sound so great, Jay. Do tell your set up. I'm after a big bright sound.... alto. Thank you.
Check out Moanin' by Art Blakey. Exactly 3 minutes in Lee morgan hands a very similar phrase over to Benny Golson on Tenor as one solo ends and the next begins.
This is a great solo! I have a request, my dad was best friends with Ray's tenor sax player David Fathead Newman, and Hard times is a wonderful tune that he played! If you work on some of his stuff that would be awesome. Also Sonny Stitt, Phil Woods, etc... I know shut up! By the way I transcribe you bari solo on Misty and would like you to look it over! Keep groovin!
I would love to see you do one on the solo from Taking it to the Streets. Doobie Brothers. I've always loved it and have tried it many times to not great results. Close but not close enough!
Love these videos. Honest question - do you think these players were thinking of any of this theory at all or do you think they were just playing by ear? I wonder if some soloists would even be able to analyze their own playing to this level?
I know it's tempting to think that all this great music was made purely out of artistic inspiration, but Don Wilkerson and Ray Charles knew the music theory inside and out. Once you know the theory and chords and scales intimately you are free to communicate with them as though you weren't thinking about it though. For example one could not give an eloquent speech without having studied language thoroughly and practiced for countless hours. Same with music.
I have just received syos chad lb 8 was playing 10fm robusta 7*. Syos I think is easy to play has bit more power and brighter I know you are not keen . I am looking at Phil tone as well thanks
Jay my octave key doesn't change the notes....at all ‼️😱 I will try to go from C5 to D5....but it doesn't go there, instead goes as if I was starting again from D4...should i take it to the shop for a fix?
Alright, so, I need some advice. I've been very motivated to finally start learning how to play the saxophone. I've never played the saxophone and my budget isn't too big. I've already seen online a Jean Paul AS-400 alto sax at a very reasonable price, just under $500 for a pretty good quality sax, but it's still a bit too pricey for me since I don't know if I'll stick to playing the saxophone long term and if I'll really like it. So I've been eyeing other music stores in my area and they sell some other brands of alto saxophones starting at $399 which I've never heard of such as Alexes, Oxford, and Maybach. My question is: are any of these good saxophone brands for a beginner like me? Are they good quality saxophones that won't fall apart and easy to repair? or would anyone still recommend me getting a Jean Paul AS-400? Edit: The saxophones I just mentioned that are at my local music stores, besides the Jean Paul of course, are priced at around $399.
![Whit Flickinger (voice) "Something Lovely for My Friends" [11/21/24]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gikyrU-G6gw/mqdefault.jpg)
Ray Charles is such a great way to learn music! Plus: Wilkerson and Fat head make it swing so much!
Dare I say it: Ray’s America the Beautiful is another great lesson in “simple and effective” chord progressions.
Great great video, Jay!!! Thank you!
Thanks for your analyzing this solo ! Bravo Jay !
I seen Ray Charles back in 1990.
The first thing I noticed is that he was huge, a big man but what really surprised me to no end was the way he could sing Ballards. Absolutely beautiful.
Great video and I loved how you broke down the chord progression.
What a fantastic resource Jay Metcalfe is! If there is one thing better than enthusiasm it's knowledgeable enthusiasm. Best site ever for starting and learning the sax. The solo I would like to see Jay turn the spotlight on is Sonny Rollins and I Remember April. Recorded as a member of the Max Roach Clifford Brown Quintet six months before Saxophone Colossus this oft forgotten band forged Sonny into what he would become. Imagine playing with the raging impulse of Max Roach driving you on as you follow one of Brown's immortal solos, his solo here enough to crush any other horn player. How does Sonny hold his own and state 'I have arrived, baby!' By total mastery of what jazz players fear the most - a tempo so fast that all you play are stock phrases. Listen. Wonder. Take your hat off to the best modern jazz small group of all time - and the only sax player to ever equal Clifford Brown's inventiveness.
Jay, thank you for all your work. Proud bettersax student
Being a SPED teacher, I truly appreciate you as an educator!! Great video
I 've been looking for this solo, so it's great that Jay would explain it in his way. Thank you
Thank you Jay! Great walk-through. Another reminder to continue to work on the blues. And Ray Charles-perfect.
thanks!
Oh man. Kool and the Gang's "Too Hot" was a great solo. Ambrosia's "Biggest Part of Me" had a nice solo. Gino Vanelli's tune "I just wanna stop" has such a gorgeous tenor solo or even Phil Collin's tune "One More Night" with the solo at the end! Good stuff right there. Ooo...Phil Kenzie's solos on Al Stewart's "Time Passages" and Poco's "In the Heart of the Night" or how about the solo on Sergio Mendez's tune "Alibis" Ok...I'm done for now! HAHA! So many great sax solos in 70's and 80's pop. Miss those days for sure! Sorry for so many tunes. I get excited about sax solos in the pop genre that isn't there anymore.
Thanks Jay - I learn a lot from your videos and really enjoy how you share your love of the sax, the music, and how you teach.
Thanks Jay - is love to hear you tackle a fave Joe Henderson solo when he played with Horace Silver! I love that stuff! Thanks for all your work
I really enjoyed how you talked the blues and R&B/Jazz lingo but also incorporated the language of classical form and analysis. Very informative and helpful! And, your sound/tone is amazing! Thanks for all you do to promote sax playing!
Glad it was helpful!
Love your videos. I am a begginer to saxophone and those begginer course were very helpful. Thanks a lot. More videos and subscribers for you.
Great explanations playing teaching...
Thank you kindly!
Way above my beginner/intermediate level, but I will definitely enroll in the chord class! Still working my way through core essentials, if only I didn’t work for a living! Many thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Jay, this is another great lesson by you. Thank you. Please keep playing Alto!
Hello Jay, another great video
Love ❤️ jays way man he is always on tack I been held up on getting to learn but will due soon , he is one of the most detailed person in his teaching and explaining love ❤️ it thanks jay
These analysis videos are GREAT ! Can't wait for the course. You explain things very clearly. Thanks!
Jay,
Thanks for your analysis of that solo. It is just the kind of explanation that I need.
Great job.
glad to hear it!
Thanks Jay. Another great lesson.
Absolut fantastico. I love that solo. Don Wilkerson is great but so is you Jay. Great tone your have
that transcription in concert I take it. i.e. needs to be transposed up a whole step for tenor? Little new to transposing instruments realm. Great little solo now that I've figured out my sax hasn't gone in the tank. lol Thanks Jay!
Excellent analysis, and thank you for introducing me to Don. I just downloaded his LP. "Shoutin'.
Great video Jay - Can't wait for the new course.
Thank you Jay! Not only posting notes of a solo (transcription), but also teaching us what’s going on. Much appreciated! I’m practicing with you online lessons (pentatonic foundation, blues foundation and blues language) and this solo is a great exercise to practice. Awesome content! Bravo!
Glad you liked this one thanks
Yes Jay love this solo love from Wales 🏴
Great lesson Jay. I always loved those sax solos on R. C. recordings.
These solo breakdowns are my favorite videos on your channel and I'd love to see more of them!
More to come!
How about Deacon Blues?
Hmm - awesomeness
Nice breakdown Jay of the solo! Had to learn it by ear back in the day! You have a really nice sound!
Please do more videos like these
I will
Don wilkerson is one of the best!!
Amazing solo discussion.
I’d love to see Sonny Rollin’s Tenor Madness.
I love these solo breakdowns!
Love it Cheers
Thanks Mr Jay, this is really good and useful! A solo that on the one hand is not difficult to play but on the other, it sounds great and for a not-so-good player like me it inspires and motivates :)
Thanks Jay! I really appreciated your analysis of a good bluesy solo. Thanks.
You bet!
Great video Mr. Jay.
Please can you do a tutorial on bepop articulation and other articulations exercises/patterns for rehearsing blues scales, pentatonic scales and others.
Thanks 😊
Good suggestion
Love the solo breakdowns! Keep em commin Jay!
More to come!
Ray Charles played a sax solo.....✌🏽🎶🎵🎷
Great video Jay! Sticking with Ray Charles and Don Wilkerson why not break down the solo for I Got A Woman next?
Very helpful and easy to follow. Thank you.
Joe Henderson's solo on Horace Silver's Song for My Father would be interesting?
Great to hear!
So great! I hear ya, about wrong chords and chord changes out there in the world. You sound so great, Jay. Do tell your set up. I'm after a big bright sound.... alto. Thank you.
This is the Phil-Tone eclipse. His rift piece for alto is bright check it out.
@@bettersax Thanks! It's beautiful.
Great explanations, Jay! Analysing the simple great solos is a fantastic way to learn. Play around with it, then "forget" it and just play :)
This was amazing! Thank you! Another option might be the solo from Unchain My Heart
Great suggestion!
Great stuff Jay. I must, WILL, learn that one. Thanks once again.
Thanks Pat
Awesome, Jay! Love it. Learning can’t get more fun. Anything by Ben Webster or Houston Person, please 👍👍
This was the first solo I ever transcribed
nice
Check out Moanin' by Art Blakey. Exactly 3 minutes in Lee morgan hands a very similar phrase over to Benny Golson on Tenor as one solo ends and the next begins.
Hey Jay! Great video!
It would be great if you could do some solos on Alto Sax
I will!
This is a great solo! I have a request, my dad was best friends with Ray's tenor sax player David Fathead Newman, and Hard times is a wonderful tune that he played! If you work on some of his stuff that would be awesome. Also Sonny Stitt, Phil Woods, etc... I know shut up! By the way I transcribe you bari solo on Misty and would like you to look it over! Keep groovin!
Jay, that was an awesome lesson. Do you have a lesson on understanding how to use the chordes in a piece of music to create a solo?
My latest course on that topic is coming in the next few days. Keep an eye out for it.
I would love to see you do one on the solo from Taking it to the Streets. Doobie Brothers. I've always loved it and have tried it many times to not great results. Close but not close enough!
Great suggestion
Time to rename the channel to "Best Sax". My favourite source of theory, advices, hints and inspiration. Thank you!
haha thanks
Awsome video! I'd love to see an interview with Dick Oatts.
Niiiice Jay. 👍👍👍👍
Ah yes, excellent choice!
I would be very interested in your new course on chords, Jay.... looking forward to it ....
Karl Hunter from Big Bad Voodoo Daddy band has great Sax solos
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
You should do one of these videos on Kirk whalums solo on I Will Always Love You, It’s short but it is so well played.
great suggestion
Would you do an analysis on Sonny Rollin's solo in the Stones "Waiting on a Friend" Thanks
I’ll add that to the list
Nice video
Thanks
Your new sax neck has so much more punch
yeah, loving it.
Mano como vc cresceu seu canal ta muito legal mano
Love these videos. Honest question - do you think these players were thinking of any of this theory at all or do you think they were just playing by ear? I wonder if some soloists would even be able to analyze their own playing to this level?
I know it's tempting to think that all this great music was made purely out of artistic inspiration, but Don Wilkerson and Ray Charles knew the music theory inside and out. Once you know the theory and chords and scales intimately you are free to communicate with them as though you weren't thinking about it though. For example one could not give an eloquent speech without having studied language thoroughly and practiced for countless hours. Same with music.
Please can you do more soprano sax solos?
Can you please do a video on how to swab a Bari sax a easier way because I don’t feel comfortable shaking Bari sax for the swag to go through please
Can you do trouble #02 by Stanley turrentine? Solo analysis? Or Little Sheri?
Nice vid
:)
Could you please do the solo from Jungleland played by Clarence Clemons
Thanks for the breakdown! It really makes it seem attainable.
Jay Metcalf you are doing it right I learn just by listening to you
Glad it was helpful!
I have just received syos chad lb 8 was playing 10fm robusta 7*. Syos I think is easy to play has bit more power and brighter I know you are not keen . I am looking at Phil tone as well thanks
can you do an analysis of Grover Washington's solo on "Just The Two Of Us"?
great suggestion
I’m getting a new saxophone soon any suggestions on brands??
Can you please give us an update about the cheapest Amazon sax you've bought? I'm thinking about buying the Ammoon one
please dont get that. if you can, buy the jean paul alto sax
Make a video about classical saxophone
Very good sincerely PERFECT
Johan D from BELGIUM
Jay my octave key doesn't change the notes....at all ‼️😱 I will try to go from C5 to D5....but it doesn't go there, instead goes as if I was starting again from D4...should i take it to the shop for a fix?
Alright, so, I need some advice. I've been very motivated to finally start learning how to play the saxophone. I've never played the saxophone and my budget isn't too big. I've already seen online a Jean Paul AS-400 alto sax at a very reasonable price, just under $500 for a pretty good quality sax, but it's still a bit too pricey for me since I don't know if I'll stick to playing the saxophone long term and if I'll really like it. So I've been eyeing other music stores in my area and they sell some other brands of alto saxophones starting at $399 which I've never heard of such as Alexes, Oxford, and Maybach. My question is: are any of these good saxophone brands for a beginner like me? Are they good quality saxophones that won't fall apart and easy to repair? or would anyone still recommend me getting a Jean Paul AS-400?
Edit: The saxophones I just mentioned that are at my local music stores, besides the Jean Paul of course, are priced at around $399.
Hiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jay what kind of neck strap are you wearing?
That's a Boston Sax shop strap.
How do you can train sax skill without a sax?
2nd
Im the first one, amazing video
That’s a dark with some cut on that mouthpieces what is that 7*
Phil-Tone eclipse 7*
@@bettersax be good to play all Phil tones side by side
Algum brasileirooo
I want a tenor saxophone but I already have an alto I'm learning on so....
Do it, Buy one! I did, It was expensive but definitely worth it.
@@alexgodson4176 I only have 20 bucks saved
@@yeetusskeetus3629 keep saving! You're $20 closer to your goal!
@@jamesvarrone7062 I'm still learning the alto
@@yeetusskeetus3629 That's good! Just keep learning!
What solo on street life
The late, great, Wilton Felder's tenor solo. He was a member of the Jazz Crusaders/the Crusaders...
@@harolddixonjr3554 yeah I meet and saw him back in day I head banged him about mouthpieces. He was cool
Great video! Although it is a bit jarring to hear you playing almost in B when it’s written in Bb ;)
Haha the recording is way out of tune and I’m playing along with it.
@@bettersax thought something was out as I played along
I mean what about solo on street life
I'd love to hear you discuss some of the elements of this solo, even if none of us can play it all;
ruclips.net/video/6dzLW2y1WCk/видео.html
I thought it was David “Fathead” Newman’s solo?
Great solo explanation! Thanks for sharing! Can I ask which mouthpiece you use in this video?