TKWO Yasuto Tanaka playing The Swan on Tenor Saxophone

[Kyon793]

田中さんの音大好き！この音目指して練習する！

[mangopassion12345678]

he has the best tone quality i have ever heard on tenor, bari, and any saxophone. sounds like a flute, clarinet, or a stringed instrument most of the time, not a sax. i wouldnt be surprised if major orchestras hired him. he would blend with any instrument in a band or orchestra

[YasagureMaro]

テナーの音色はボーカリストにもチェロにも化けるから凄い！

[thetripledoubleZ]

a in-tune tenor sax, i must be hallusinating!

[MrJORGENEUQUEN]

Just amazing... it sounds like a chello.!!!!... incredible!!

[hellishgirl123]

he made his tone sound lik a string instrument.. amazing :)

[MaestroTJS]

The funny thing is that, if swans could sing, they would sound like saxophones, though higher-pitched. (Trumpeters sound more like a muted trumpet or somewhere between that and a sax, to my ears anyway.)

[venskus2009]

What instrument was the piece originally for?

[omri967307]

@venskus2009 the original piece was written for a cello.

[ddav706]

I just had an eargasm.

[TheElPutoNegro]

It's so beautiful. I never imagined such a tone could be performed on a tenor saxophone

[vocaloid919]

テナーでもこんな音色で吹くことが出来るんですね！

[JVizcaya25]

raw

[MrJaliprandi]

tocas muito...som lindo

[McKottfars]

His classical tone is really beautiful, just like a woodwind cello.

[allison0248]

I am going to marry this guy, okay? (;

[hfalmei]

É impressionante o que se pode fazer com um tenor que vai de um som mais grave e encorpado até um som mais agudo e suave!

Hilker Ferreira de Almeida

Goiatuba-GO.

[greenshayla18]

very beautiful

[Tenorute]

:'D

[TheBass00nist]

I just love classical saxophone and listening to this has me even more amazed about the capabilities of the instrument! I'm in awe!

[flautistpamelala]

WOAH! Amazing! 

[Txitxam]

Adorei... Simplesmente magnifico! :'D

[gearscog2]

does anyone have the score for this.

[imcassielovetvxq]

Feel peace.. Tranquil

[96124567]

sounds like an alto

[MrDitrixa]

I love sax.. :))) GR8 Music

[bdscvmallets]

does anyone know what arrangement this is?

[cocacolafresh]

what ligature is that?

[theyuan0624]

@cocacolafresh looks like "Harrison"

[willbrink3]

shows how any piece of music, such as this simple piece, can be turned into something beautifull

[TheBrowntown21]

its like im in heaven it sounds so great....... i play both tenor and berri and i don't even come close to what he sounds like!!!!!

[stringegg]

音が綺麗!

[DGM247]

Absolutely beautiful. The Tenor actualy sounds like that Cello. Exceptional. Thank you.

[LuizaWinther]

Is very good!

[tartan11463]

@JohnnyLargecock

YAMAHA is the best for tenderness sound

[dimsimlord]

@tartan11463

...YAMAHA? Yamaha saxophones are a joke

[Orcrist94]

@dimsimlord your a joke, hes proving you wrong with this ideo

[TheMrSnazzy]

@dimsimlord no they're not?

[blonski]

Just very beautiful, the music played on tenor saxophone. I'm learning to play tenor saxophone, and I would very much if anyone has this score The Swan, for Tenor Saxophone, please send a private message, I'll be very grateful.

[jocap25]

qual o seu e-mail?

[carlheanerd]

He's on a custom Yamaha of some sort. And the mouthpiece is an S90, look at the groove in the shank. Equipment isn't nearly as important as the player though ;-) Just sit and listen, people...

[mrIlikepie8888]

@carlheanerd i actually think thats a selmer s80. but you're right. equipment isn't nearly important as the player. he sounds incredible

[stenzi517]

@mrIlikepie8888 it's a custom yamaha.

[dluo117]

perfect CONCERT saxophone* ;]

[1113SD]

simply wonderful, im playing this song for my solo in an event

[jazzmaneast]

Gorgeous!!!

[12stuart23]

kinda scary ,.. i done this on vibraphone .... now i play tenor sax o.O wierd aint it ?

[MrJORGENEUQUEN]

Really Amazing!!! i `d ike to play with this sound!! It seemed to be a Cello.!! i`m from Argentina. Where can i found a DVD of this great artist??. thanks!!!

[heysupyall111]

Its a Yamaha YTS-875EX with a Selmer S90 D

[chuns00]

Selmer S80 or S90? They are 2 different mouthpieces

[dimas2dimas]

@chuns00 S90

[tartan11463]

It is a pleasure YAMAHA-YTS-??-Custom.

[rosski47]

Dear lord I love Tanaka

[jazzobassoon]

very nice.bravo.

[satothequeen]

OH.. my GOD..

WHAT A GREAT and HEAVENLY MUSIC!

MAGNIFICENT MASTERPIECE!!!

[WingedTigerGuy]

I love how it hardly sounds like a saxophone

[Herrschneider]

Im so in love with the sound :D

[ReedsofSteel]

its a yamaha custum sax with a selmer mouthpeice. probably S80 C*

[nejihyuga665]

i know where to find the sheet music for all Bb, C, and Eb instruments if any one wants me to send the link for them.

[Giqantic]

YES PLEASE! :)

[nejihyuga665]

what instrument?

[nejihyuga665]

in this vid, hes using very strange fingerings. they must be alternate. like i know that C# can be fingered as octave key plus G key to help control the pitch.

[nejihyuga665]

simply beautiful.. what kind of mouthpiece is he using?

[kalihiboy808]

i just saw him in japan in the tkwo something four concert. simply amazing.

[JenniePennyx]

im playing this in a exam in a few weeks, i am nothing compared to this!

[kazenoyoni]

yup DVD. it's called "Mastery Clinic for Saxophone". he teaches on tonguing, long tone exercises, running notes, vibrato, portamento and more. i would recommend this to any saxophonist..

[DuMbNeSsz]

Where can I purchase this video??? Is this from a DVD that i can buy?

[ZZenZZ]

wow this is really really really good. i cant stop listening to it

[darrencjc]

Best version of the swan i heard

[DuMbNeSsz]

Where can I purchase this video??? Is this from a DVD that i can buy?

[venskus2009]

@darrencjc i will play you the swan well on bass clarinet and your opinion willl change :D