To me, the repeated notes add an almost vocal-like quality to the melody. As if he was articulating the words of a sung melody. Man, that tone is huge! Love his vibrato.
Hi Jeff, thanks for the analysis of Dexter Gordon's interpretation of the tune. Please, could you tell what's wrong with the vibrato coming from the belly instead of the mouth? Sorry, I'm not trying to be sarcastic or anything like that, it's simply because I don't know. Thanks in advance for your time.
Short answer = it sounds bad, and isn't vibrato at all. It is a "tremolo". We end up with bad tone, no control, and and not sounding like a sax player (since all sax players use Vibrato). In short, it's a blind alley. I'm so happy that you are enjoying these videos. Please subscribe if you haven't yet. There is MUCH more good stuff coming. And hey, if you haven't already, please jump in to a Free 30 Day Limited access to JazzWire. I would love to work together with you in a more meaningful (and not too expensive) way. With the Free 30 Day Trial, you’ll see what we're doing behind the wall! You'll be inside in about 20 seconds, no credit card required. www.jazzwire.net/free-trial/. These videos are great, but they are a SHADOW compared to the real work and we can do together!
To me, the repeated notes add an almost vocal-like quality to the melody. As if he was articulating the words of a sung melody. Man, that tone is huge! Love his vibrato.
It's so true. YET, he is NOT "singing" the melody, because he is adding way too many syllables for the lyrics. An interesting contraction!
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Back in the 50s I had a version of this on vinyl with Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker. i probably still have it on CD.
Wonderful!!
For another great interpretation of darn that dream listen to Nino Tempo on tenor sax
Hi Jeff, thanks for the analysis of Dexter Gordon's interpretation of the tune. Please, could you tell what's wrong with the vibrato coming from the belly instead of the mouth? Sorry, I'm not trying to be sarcastic or anything like that, it's simply because I don't know. Thanks in advance for your time.
Short answer = it sounds bad, and isn't vibrato at all. It is a "tremolo". We end up with bad tone, no control, and and not sounding like a sax player (since all sax players use Vibrato). In short, it's a blind alley.
I'm so happy that you are enjoying these videos. Please subscribe if you haven't yet. There is MUCH more good stuff coming. And hey, if you haven't already, please jump in to a Free 30 Day Limited access to JazzWire. I would love to work together with you in a more meaningful (and not too expensive) way. With the Free 30 Day Trial, you’ll see what we're doing behind the wall! You'll be inside in about 20 seconds, no credit card required. www.jazzwire.net/free-trial/. These videos are great, but they are a SHADOW compared to the real work and we can do together!