I think listening to the sax players, even if you don't like their music style is important. I never stop learning by just scrutinizing the licks and effects different players make. I find that smooth jazz musicians usually invest more time in the instrument itself. Maybe they are being less of a musician but they are very good saxophone players and one can learn a lot from them. I think Michael Lingtons latest album shows how good it can sound if you just play in tune with focused sound.
Walter Beasley has a very sweet rich tone. He's the player that makes the horn sing. Nelson Rangell is the kind of altissimo and horn overblows. Steve Cole to me is the king of the tenor sax. All that is in terms of sax player quality, which we can argue about. I am not arguing for or against the music those people are playing. I wish you best with this instrument. Practice smart not hard and you will get just as good as any of those guys.
Hey, I am a player as well. If I don't play for just 3 days, I can't focus the sound as well anymore nor be precise in intonation. Actually for playing for the first time in a year you sound very good. Looks like you had the horn in your fingers, as they say, before. Critisism on the notes would be, more focus on the phrasing. That is, make sure very note sounds precise and distinct (otherwise why is it there?) but there's still a logical connection between them. One note flows into the other.
I don't know why people are so fond of growl... I mean, it's a pretty cheap effect that to me ruins most of the saxophone sound. I'd focus on producing a more focused and full tone instead. But when you want to go crazy and everything I think it's more effective to overblow the instrument, creating that rrrrrr effect. It's usually mostly done on altissimo notes, but can be done on most of the horn register.
I don't think it's a matter of preference or choice when we talk alto saxophone. I think it's a matter of quality. You don't use cheap accessories to the expensive car. I know not one good player that achieved good sound that uses growl. Michael Lington, Nelson Rangell, David Sanborn, Walter Beasley, Eric Darius, Steve Cole, George Shelby, none of those. All of them do overblow the horn though, but it's something else. And gee, don't get so defensive, it's just an opinion.
Sometimes you can tell a lot about a person by the things he is saying. I thought I supported my claims well enough for an experienced musician. I am planning on doing youtube videos when I'll have my room acoustically treated and a new mic, and more time :) Until then, all the best :)
Wow, very interesting! Would love to hear you play a piece now that you've warmed up. Sounds like you're ready. Nice one!
I think listening to the sax players, even if you don't like their music style is important. I never stop learning by just scrutinizing the licks and effects different players make.
I find that smooth jazz musicians usually invest more time in the instrument itself. Maybe they are being less of a musician but they are very good saxophone players and one can learn a lot from them.
I think Michael Lingtons latest album shows how good it can sound if you just play in tune with focused sound.
Walter Beasley has a very sweet rich tone. He's the player that makes the horn sing.
Nelson Rangell is the kind of altissimo and horn overblows.
Steve Cole to me is the king of the tenor sax.
All that is in terms of sax player quality, which we can argue about. I am not arguing for or against the music those people are playing.
I wish you best with this instrument. Practice smart not hard and you will get just as good as any of those guys.
Hey, I am a player as well. If I don't play for just 3 days, I can't focus the sound as well anymore nor be precise in intonation.
Actually for playing for the first time in a year you sound very good. Looks like you had the horn in your fingers, as they say, before.
Critisism on the notes would be, more focus on the phrasing. That is, make sure very note sounds precise and distinct (otherwise why is it there?) but there's still a logical connection between them. One note flows into the other.
I don't know why people are so fond of growl...
I mean, it's a pretty cheap effect that to me ruins most of the saxophone sound. I'd focus on producing a more focused and full tone instead.
But when you want to go crazy and everything I think it's more effective to overblow the instrument, creating that rrrrrr effect. It's usually mostly done on altissimo notes, but can be done on most of the horn register.
sounds like a van halen solo :p
As far as I know Dave Gross is a guitarist, no?
I don't think it's a matter of preference or choice when we talk alto saxophone. I think it's a matter of quality. You don't use cheap accessories to the expensive car.
I know not one good player that achieved good sound that uses growl. Michael Lington, Nelson Rangell, David Sanborn, Walter Beasley, Eric Darius, Steve Cole, George Shelby, none of those.
All of them do overblow the horn though, but it's something else.
And gee, don't get so defensive, it's just an opinion.
Let's not compare apples to oranges.
Sometimes you can tell a lot about a person by the things he is saying. I thought I supported my claims well enough for an experienced musician.
I am planning on doing youtube videos when I'll have my room acoustically treated and a new mic, and more time :) Until then, all the best :)
oh and the b3
Ever since the youtube/gmail thing I haven't been able to log into my account here and delete this video cause it kind of sucks... Anyway
That's pretty arrogant to say, especially being 3 years older than me, sir.
... not nice , make more experience on pattern and intonation