Jr. Walker - Sax Legend #3 - Meet The Man & Learn A Lick
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Learn about Sax Legend #3 - Junior Walker. His life and times, top five tracks and a key lick of his.
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Jamie, as a BIG and I mean BIGJunior Walker and the all stars fan, this was absolute joy. I will be listening from here on. Thank you
Awesome man!! Check out this one then ruclips.net/video/1ItNKGtIqYY/видео.html
My second favorite Motown Artist Jr. Walker.
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During these dark days stranded overseas - I found your video - it made not only my day - it made my year so far. Many thanks. As a kid I loved Motown. I moved to Europe and on occasions found bands that played Junior Walkers music - only to be thrown out of living in the EU by Brexit ;( Now I am in the far East, marooned through Coronavirus and having past the 'stir-crazy' stage, by chance found your RUclips channel. Thank you so much for taking the trouble to make these videos, and the note information. Your efforts have touched one blokes heart and re-kindled fond memories.
Aw, that’s great! Not your situation, that sucks, your comment and the fact that you’ve got something to lift you a bit. There should be enough stuff in the channel to keep you going til the zombie apocalypse passes! 👌🏻
Junior is the reason I love the sax. Was lucky enough to see him live on a couple of occasions in the 70's. Just started playing again after 25 years (thanks to lockdown). Enjoying your channel and your videos are awesome. Keep them coming.
Fantastic Tim. Yeh, I was into Jr. from really early after my teacher gave me a couple of LPs. Funny thing was, somebody had vandalised the photos on the back, putting moustaches and stuff on the guys, but my teacher didn't even see that - he still just said "Man, look at these guys, they look so cool!" lol Make sure you check out my Foreigner "Urgent" breakdown too. ruclips.net/video/1ItNKGtIqYY/видео.html Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. J😊
@@GetYourSaxTogether The Foreigner Urgent breakdown is a bit beyond me at the moment (one for a few months time perhaps). I've used your lessons to 'master' Careless Whisper, Baker Street and Your Latest Trick and currently trying to get to grips with Just the way you are. Billy Joel is a hero of mine and seen him live many times and therefore I'm a great fan of Mark Rivera who of course got a credit on the Urgent track.
More great stuff. Best sax channel on RUclips. Thanks.
Geoff Beckrtg - thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the content. 👍🏻
Thanks for this video. I am now a new subscriber, just for you teaching us how to play shotgun. You're a blessing.
Cheers dude!
You never know what you'll pleasantly find on youtube as i found myself in your video about Jr. walker. Great job by the way! . My top 5 songs i loved playing onstage with Jr. Walker. 1. Shotgun 2. Hip City 3. A Walk In The Night 4. Peace and Understanding 5. Payback Jr's version of a James Brown song! They were all fun but those are some of my favs! His son plays sax and has a lot of Jr's upper register. I need to find podcast to tell some Motown stories..lol Darryl B. Jr. Walker & The Allstars Guitarist and Bassist 1980 through 1995. I was the last guitarist on stage with him. If you ever want some good Jr. Walker stories.lol Have a great holiday season and musical blessings in 2022!
Awesome comment! Can you email me at info@getyoursaxtogether.com so I can get in touch? Jamie
You got that riff !!! 🎷😃👍
Ta!
My bandmate brings Shotgun up to me for years and would love to hear me play this lick, Now I think I will. thanks Jamie! For the history too!
Brilliant Peedrow - glad it helped :-)
Love your videos!!!!
Great! Thank you 🙏
first lp i ever bought-Jr. Walker
Awesome! I've got some Jr. Walker on vinyl too. J:-)
How is the solo he did for Foreigner not included in here. Its like the most iconic riff he has done?
Yup, it should have been. I did a whole separate video on it mind you. I guess in my mind it’s not the most significant thing he did and it wasn’t his music either. A bit like saying Sonny Rollins’ Rolling Stones solo was the most important thing he did. I take your point though. 👍🏻
Sure would like the track "what does it take" and how to altissimmo and trill.
You mean the Jr Walker version? Killer tune! THat's actually a good suggestion, I'll add it to my list. I'll do a video on altissimo as soon as I can. Re trills - what's the problem with them? J :-)
I would also LOVE the track "what does it take". it's one of the biggest reasons i picked up the sax!
I try to get his sound but Nice clip. Jr Walker is my fav. Cleo's mood and his version of Urgent
You might have seen that I cover Urgent on the channel? ruclips.net/video/1ItNKGtIqYY/видео.html
Great Stuff!
Niki Jayne Hayden - thanks Niki. 🙏🏻
PS: I am surprised that you did not include 'ROADRUNNER' as number 6 of the greatest Junior Walker Sax Riffs. Maybe you were not around back in the day. My sister used to play the 45rpm endlessly, and at school dances, it was always one to get everyone onto the floor. The sax motif precursor reminds me of the high notes entry of Raphael Ravenscroft on Gerry Rafferty's 'Baker Street'. It all happened long before, with Motown using that driving sax entering into the musical fray using high notes. Also, guitar players; like me (either as a bassist or guitarist), love playing the song as it is funky with punch.
Don’t get me wrong, I totally LOVE roadrunner. Far as I remember though it’s just a drum fill then into the vocal - you have to wait for that killer sax. So hard just to choose a few songs though!!! Thanks for the great comment. And no, I wasn’t around in the sixties to be fair, I was born in ‘74!! 😂
Here before 1000
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Many years ago I had a cassette of Jr.Walker playing jazz tracks....lent it to someone and never got it back. Ive looked on Wikipedia and his history, but cant seem to identify it. Any clues?
Sorry. Dunno??
Junior Walker RIP...gone but not forgotten 🎷
Totally.
What do you think of Kirk Whalum’s sound. He’s another one I enjoy and only recently got shown his music. Love his album into my soul.
Yeh, nice sound man. Not really my main genre tbh, smooth jazz, but he's a great player.
Great video on Jr. One thing. His work was on the Soul label, not Motown
Hi! Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for the info on the label as well. The two albums I've got on LP right in front me, Shotgun and Road Runner both say Tamla Motown right on the front, so I guess they re-released them or something? Due to DJs only playing a certain number of records by each label didn't Berry Gordy create a load of labels to deal with this problem, but they're all "Motown" really? Thanks for watching! J:-)
Get Your Sax Together In the UK that is the case but in the US it was Soul. Please check out my favourite Jr. track: At a Saturday Matinee on A Gasssss. Love your channel
What the brand saxophone do you play Sir?
Selmer Mk VI
Jamie, have you ever recorded a solo cd?
Not as solo, but I've produced 2 albums: "Dogcatchers Trio" and Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"
OMG I must have danced like that myself.......SORRY
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And i have always thought "what does it take" is a Kenny G song..........?🎷🤦♂️
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I love Junior Walker! My favorite didn't make your top five list, "Cleo's Mood."
Yeh just too many to fit in. Love Cleo’s mood though.
Junior Walker is my second favorite Motown artist second to Marvin Gaye who is my idol. Jr. Walker was an unsung superstar who hasn't received any props for any of his contributions to his music. He was the James Brown of Motown because he was funky and soulful with a down home groove. I love all of his music but in the 1970s he changed from funk master to mellow. Not only was he a great sax player, he was also a great singer who sang with soul but funky. Hopefully one day he'll receive some props, or probably get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Totally agree.
My dad would play the 8-track in our Impala.
Cool!
Thanks for the knowledge, jr. Walker inspired me to order a saxophone off Amazon. How long do u think it'll take me to learn how to play it like that?
lol Quite a while!! Gotta start somewhere though. It all depends how much and how smart you practice! Check out this video on practice ruclips.net/video/GqQZHfvCEfs/видео.html and go to my series for beginners here ruclips.net/p/PLBRGEAheQrplmpl10XO-k5co7HD1n-rkM Thanks for watching and let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. J:-)
@@GetYourSaxTogether thank you!!!
I didn't I know - until now - that the fantastic horn player blowing that crazy sax on Foreigner's "Urgent" was the awsome Junior Walker. Thank you Jamie !
Alexander Abert - yeh, and when you do know suddenly it makes sense. It’s trademark Jr Walker wailing!
Alexander Abert - I’m gonna be covering that solo on the channel sometime. Not even sure I can play it though, and I don’t think I’ve ever said that! Double G#s and F#s. An octave above top F#!!
Hi Jamie, I was just noodling around and tried to play that solo. He only plays pure F# minor pentatonics, but it sounds that right, unbelievable. I found out some fingerings, so I can play Double G#, F# and E. As I am relatively new to altissimo, it's of course not yet 100% consistant. But it's super fun to play. Thanks for that inspiration ;-)
The general public got to know him from his first big hit record "Shotgun". I got to know him from his classic early 60s song "Cleo's Mood". If you haven't heard that you should. It's the song that really shows the indigenous original Junior Walker. The answer song "Cleo's Back" is essential Junior Walker. Check THOSE two out because you haven't really heard Junior Walker without those two songs.
Love Cleo’s Mood. ❤️
That was great Sir. Junior Walker is ine of my favorites. What kind of mouthpiece and reed should I use to get that sound?
The sound comes from you not the mouthpiece!
Thank you very much! But I have some questions: What do the stars next to the notes indicate? And how do you play so incredibly high notes on the Sax? All through overtones?
Philipp Omotayo Shakunle - thanks for watching. Stars mean second octave. 2 stars is octave above that. I’ll do a video on high notes this year I think!
Thanks, Jamie! I've recently discovered your channel and have been eating your videos up! Your generosity and easy-going presentation is a winning combination. Regarding Jr. Walkers altissimo squeals (and wasn't Walker a total thrill? I have the original vinyl that I bought back in the day), he used a simple but devastating trick taught me by my first teacher (a 1950's Rocker), of Biting the Reed. That is, actually biting the reed with the bottom teeth, where normally one's lip would be. Walker had ultimate control with this technique, but it can yield great results from the first time one employs it. Keep up the great work and Cheers from Canada!
Ok, now I’m REALLY interested, cos I bite the reed to go supersonic but I never admitted it cos I thought it was cheating. I’d love to know exactly where, how and who you found this info?
@@GetYourSaxTogether Hey, Jamie, While it was some time ago, I must have heard it from my teacher. We never discussed altissimo because i was just beginning and, frankly, I don't think he used altissimo except in the aforementioned trick.He has passed now, but in his youth he was a member for a time of Little Richard's band, and later played with Wilson Pickett, and Sam and Dave. So, while that gives an idea of his musical vintage, I don't know that he had any personal connection with Jr. Walker. However, doesn't it make sense? I mean, Walker went straight to that high squeal (squeals) without employing lower altissimo notes and could adjust his embouchure quickly. It is a delicious old way of stopping the show and there's no shame in using that "down in the alley" thang. Keep up the great work. You are a thrill to hear and learn from.
@@johnvallis7223 Thanks so much for that long and detailed answer. Plenty of food for thought there!
Another brilliant video lesson. Superb cheers.
Andrew Wright - thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the channel! 👍🏻
I have been listening to Urgent by Foreigner for decades and only now do I learn who is playing Saxophone. None other than Junior Walker. Looks like he has a new fan in me. I am not a Saxophone player but it looks like I may learn to play one just so I can play the Sax line in Urgent. Thank you for putting out an extremely interesting video about him.
Thank you!
Maybe it's a UK thing but around the Detroit Motown sound how could you possibly not include "What Does It Take To Win Your Love!?" as a top 5 Jr Walker.
So many tunes, so little time! 😎
Jr walker was a top draw player and a highly under estimated singer…. rip Jr.
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Many years ago at a bar/dance hall in Ann Arbor we saw heard jr walker. It all sounded like Shotgun, but from the first note until the end the dance floor was full
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Is their a backing track sans sax of Shotgun? I have no issue paying a reasonable fee
Choose custom track here: www.karaoke-version.co.uk/
@@GetYourSaxTogether thanks
This is a great video! I don't even play sax, and I loved it! I intend to watch some of your others too. I'm delighted to see Jr. Walker getting this recognition. I've enjoyed listening to "Shotgun" for many years. Thanks and best wishes.
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New discovery for me and enjoying your videos. Thank you for putting them together and the resources.
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I first got introduced to Junior Walker music about 5/6 years ago. I loved it instantly. I play alto. But would love to learn a tune of his.
I can’t roll my tongue but I can use the back of my throat.
Awesome! Gotta love some Jr.
Get Your Sax Together I’ve been learning Cleo’s mood by ear 👂 but on alto. ❤️
Nice one. Stick at it! I recorded Cleo’s Mood with the James Taylor Quartet years ago (JTQ). open.spotify.com/track/0v5YQ021AVmgZA15oqq9j8?si=rXx0dVKVSLumIu-r3T69hQ