Sidney Bechet and the Soprano Saxophone

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  • Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
  • Eli Yamin and Evan Christopher discuss Sidney Bechet, the New Orleans master of clarinet and soprano saxophone!
    Learn more at the Jazz Academy by visiting academy.jazz.org
    Evan Christopher - Clarinet
    Eli Yamin - Piano
    Eric Suquet - Director
    Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
    Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
    Seton Hawkins - Producer

Комментарии • 55

  • @raulramos6393
    @raulramos6393 5 лет назад +70

    After the first time I listened to sidney betchet, the way I listened to music was never the same.

    • @michaelosolosax
      @michaelosolosax 4 года назад +1

      I played the jazz trumpet ... and now the sax somehow trumpet-like ... and my teachers role model was ... Sidney Bechet! So I share your point of view ...

  • @bnastali
    @bnastali 5 лет назад +45

    Sidney phrased like no one else before or since...love his tone.

  • @edvinvinter1770
    @edvinvinter1770 5 лет назад +44

    Let's go! Hope to see more soprano content. It's hard out here

  • @tinkerchel
    @tinkerchel 6 месяцев назад

    Sidney Bechet is one of my fav Jazz soloists, up there with Armstrong.
    What I truly love about Jazz, besides countless other things, is the pure joy on the musicians' faces they get from their music😍It really affects you~

  • @malcolmlakin5265
    @malcolmlakin5265 3 месяца назад

    Guys, I just love it and so informative. Thank you

  • @andrewcharley1893
    @andrewcharley1893 Год назад +1

    Just listening to these guys is inspirational👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

  • @DallasCrane
    @DallasCrane 5 лет назад +6

    That color tone demonstration is marvelous

  • @alamooji3716
    @alamooji3716 5 лет назад +7

    That was a faaaaantastic video!!! The ending example was amazing

  • @billducker7404
    @billducker7404 4 года назад +1

    Thanks Evan. I love your playing on that old Selmer clarinet You came to Nottingham UK a few years ago Please come back soon. And bring your soprano as well as your clarinet. God bless you and yours. Bill-UK

  • @geoffparker6332
    @geoffparker6332 3 года назад +2

    Absolutely fabulous! Superb tones!

  • @parkerchenault5537
    @parkerchenault5537 4 года назад +5

    I love this. I just got the ok to use the soprano from my school and I’m excited

  • @belgianvanbeethoven
    @belgianvanbeethoven 4 года назад +3

    This is such great content, thanks for making this available

  • @donkotouc8377
    @donkotouc8377 5 лет назад +7

    Evan shows astonishing technique instantly emoting Bechet...

  • @lyndafoster9437
    @lyndafoster9437 3 месяца назад

    Beautiful

  • @glen.s9860
    @glen.s9860 5 лет назад +9

    Hi can you tell me how much practice did you do and how long you being playing the soprano Because I find most of you from the academy play so smooth. You are all brill. jaz

    • @zvonimirtosic6171
      @zvonimirtosic6171 5 лет назад

      It takes about 12-16 months of practice to nail the seamless vibrato on a sax, across the registers (some notes are trickier than others). Alto sax is perhaps a bit easier than other saxes, but you must practice, practice... That is for vibrato only; multiply that by a number of techniques required and you end up with many years worth of practice, practice ... :-)

  • @mathewetcheverry7964
    @mathewetcheverry7964 Год назад +2

    Does anyone know the full soprano setup here? Amazing sound.

  • @chandlerisbell5686
    @chandlerisbell5686 3 года назад +4

    Take a shot every time that dude lets Yamin finish a sentence. You’ll be designated driver.

  • @minhtutarkar1531
    @minhtutarkar1531 5 лет назад +2

    Amazing!

  • @music_man_145
    @music_man_145 7 месяцев назад

    where did you get that German system clarinet? how much did it cost?

  • @diogolozza
    @diogolozza 2 года назад

    Love it!

  • @thechunkytrucker5111
    @thechunkytrucker5111 5 лет назад +3

    Does anyone know what soprano sax mouthpiece Evan uses? I know Sidney used a Selmer 20's large chamber, and i love how Evan sounds so similar to him. Thanks in advance.

    • @michaelosolosax
      @michaelosolosax 4 года назад

      Right, it is the mouthpiece ... but also very much the very soft reed. Most like to demonstrate their power on a hard sax reed ... Sidney Bechet showed his talent in his own way ... soft reed. He is also my role model for my sax playing ...

    • @theblueriverjazzbandmusic2540
      @theblueriverjazzbandmusic2540 Год назад

      @@michaelosolosaxI had heard that Sidney used extremely hard reeds?

  • @georgebijacu7141
    @georgebijacu7141 4 года назад +1

    Is this kind of vibrato the way to go on soprano? Or it’s a love it or hate it? Sounds very 20ish or 30ish.

  • @MatthewBanks100
    @MatthewBanks100 3 года назад +1

    Nice to see Albert system clarinet

  • @zacharysmith923
    @zacharysmith923 5 лет назад +2

    How do you play such fast, clear vibrato

    • @michaelosolosax
      @michaelosolosax 4 года назад +1

      It is the mouthpiece with the thin read which allows this much bending and wide pitch range vibrato. Bechet is also my role model for sax playing ...

    • @masterdude2444
      @masterdude2444 7 месяцев назад

      Also you can try playing double lip embouchure as Sidney Bechet played

  • @mikem668
    @mikem668 2 года назад

    Bechet and Caruso. Oh my.

  • @GSP63852
    @GSP63852 2 года назад

    What is the opera quoted in this performance?

  • @the_hyt_trumpter8115
    @the_hyt_trumpter8115 3 года назад

    What was the first piece called

  • @정기청소세상의모든청
    @정기청소세상의모든청 4 года назад

    Wow~♡

  • @gamomaster8436
    @gamomaster8436 5 лет назад +2

    Soprano brand??

  • @samd7293
    @samd7293 4 года назад +3

    I couldn't figure out why my soprano playing was always out of tune. I realized the instrument has an entirely different style with focus on vibrato and bending, not standard alto sax stuff!

  • @duncanm716
    @duncanm716 4 года назад

    song?

  • @edgemo3000
    @edgemo3000 5 лет назад +4

    Reminds Me Of Toy Story And Monsters Inc

  • @duncanm716
    @duncanm716 4 года назад

    What is he playing song wise?

  • @luishuerta2505
    @luishuerta2505 6 месяцев назад

    I will make high school music bands have a full saxophone family in it'll have soprano saxophone in it and I promise it'll make it sound beautiful I will change all high school bands for ever

  • @olegvoron6111
    @olegvoron6111 3 года назад

    Clarinet🏆

  • @Sunnyside--Up
    @Sunnyside--Up 4 года назад

    💖💖💖💖💖

  • @cesarperkusionis9717
    @cesarperkusionis9717 3 года назад

    This sound like klarinet.

  • @dem4xed
    @dem4xed 5 лет назад +6

    The Soprano Sax ist like the Clarinet but like 10 times more present and way more versatile

    • @anonymousguy7723
      @anonymousguy7723 5 лет назад +5

      Max Onym The one he’s using is called an H.N. King soprano saxophone. It’s the deluxe model with the gold washed bell. I personally own one too but it’s a 1921 model that doesn’t have the gold washed bell.... they also came in silver plate...

    • @dem4xed
      @dem4xed 5 лет назад +1

      @@anonymousguy7723 Okay, thank you for sharing your knowledge.

    • @votaveri
      @votaveri 5 лет назад +1

      Anonymous random Guy what would motivate someone to get a soprano that old?

    • @KC-wf9zc
      @KC-wf9zc 4 года назад

      @@votaveri The old sopranos have more resistance on the keys and generally a darker, less tinny tone, plus many of them were played with mouthpieces with a bigger chamber, closer to Adolphe Sax's design, giving it a distinctive tone you dont hear with modern horns. If you listen to a soprano in the traditional jazz genre, they wont sound like someone with a modern horn generally, unless that person studied Bechet.

    • @michaelosolosax
      @michaelosolosax 4 года назад +1

      And in combination with the wide open mouthpiece ... a soft reed. So comes the tone with the rich overtone and the thin buzz ... if you like that tone Bechet is "the" role model ... also for me ...

  • @sarahbeard8058
    @sarahbeard8058 4 года назад +1

    that clarinet...