"Giant Steps" at the Quay

[musicmanson]

Nice try, but you gotta earn your stripes first.

[barisaxomaphone]

Hey dude. You can't solo over the Giant Steps changes with a blues scale.

[jazzimiles]

good job!!!

[saxoman1]

Reading a chart in concert key I see (or rather, hear lol). Do you know it in the original? Although it is important to play things in different keys, it is also important to learn tunes in their "original" keys AND actually be able to solo on the changes in that key. Cuz if you can't do it in the original, then it can't be expected that you can do it in other keysl. You have a strong sound! That can be hard to attain, just refine it a little.Oh, and transcribe a jazz great! It will help OODLES!

[davidsjazz]

What were you doing at this age?

[escagad]

creo que el solo acaba cuando le hechan dinero , esta buenisimo este video

[Sirvalorsax]

Very energetic. Keep the passion in your playing!!!!!

[Rugt980]

u shit

[englaenda]

learn how to walk, then run!!!!

[bt017]

Kid, don't listen to what any of the critics on here say. There is a time and place for criticism, and well, by posting your video on here, you got a little taste of it. Keep playing. Keep practicing. Keep listening. Get a good teacher. You're on the right track.

[decus69]

You all laughing at the seed, before it became a might oak. The jokes on you all Lol

[mattman2712]

ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah­hhha .... omg dude ... u just made coltrane die again use the f.ing chords and learn to play the head right and in tune

[saxtom1]

I see you are very keen to play such a complex piece,wich is good but you can't really play a blues scale over giant steps, I would start learning chord changes and start with a slower Easyer piece with a 2 5 1 chord progression but well done for trying

[TyedSoul]

nobody gave you money for a reason...

[littlebones18]

Oh Jesus. WTF man.

[CommanderYoda]

Did you know that you aren't supposed to use the blues scale on Giant Steps?

[kingpleasure]

Hey the kid is trying, give him credit for that....and the damn tenor is almost as big as he is, which says something about his committment. In ten years he'll make you eat your words.

[mrfish4lyfe]

LOL

[InBy9OutBy5]

You're very brave.

[WiardvanderKooij]

Terrible.

[accurate18]

What's the point of having the sheet music in front of you if you obviously aren't reading it?

The chord changes of Giant Steps are the most important and distinctive part of the song, maybe you should start with something easier to improve your improvisational skills before trying to play such a difficult piece.

Best of luck and keep playing

[kayjazz09]

i didnt know giant steps was a blues! you've advanced my career...

[thepeople1325]

@kayjazz09 hahahahaahahha

[CBthesax]

Dude you didnt even use the chord changes

Was this a joke?

[nathan043]

don't use sheet music when busking. Trust me!

[stevefp3]

Yo Dude, are you studying at the Sydney Con ? This is obviously Circular Quay.

[bovo11]

I wish. :) nah I never tried out and I was actually I was in Yr 6 when this was shot too young to go there. But yes it is Circular Quay.

[JazztrumpeterRocks]

lol i was. it seriously sucks (the high school)

[gman4314]

dats nice work...I play t-bone but dont listen to those guys who wanna critisize u keep going at it

[bovo11]

Cheers Mate

[birdismygod]

you know, there are letters above the bar called chord changes, you may want to look into that so you dont sound like some kid who doesnt know how to play chord changes

[danksam11]

Trane is rolling in his grave haha

[bovo11]

Yeah maybe but no one is ever going to play as good as him ever soo hes probably going to rolling around for quite sometime..

[bovo11]

Well I am some kid who cant play chord changes... but i'm working on it.

[pablosaxo]

melody if fine, but the solo??

[bovo11]

oh well always next time.

[gsaxita]

don't lissen this people mate , go and play , you are more good then lot of old guy play with me in a big band :)

go mate !!!

[bovo11]

Cheers mate love big band stuff. :)

[JazztrumpeterRocks]

Just cause Bov didn't transpose the key from the real book i doesn't mean everyone can give him shit about it. hes way better then that now and back then he was really still really good for his age. Sooo. anyone who doesn't want to comment something good don't comment anything all. it can really damage someones character.

Dave

[bovo11]

bahaha dav.....

[VcUbEbEaSt648]

good job!!!!!!

tenors rule!!!!!!

don't let anybody tell you that you suck or you have wrong notes or you're in the wrong key because sax player can play anything in any key and it might sound wierd but it's right.......

good job and ...............KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!!!!!!!!

[bovo11]

Thanks man good cubing bro.

[chrisacopland]

@VcUbEbEaSt648 lol

[brunodumont1]

So you are strong enough to hold a Tenor ! Great !

by the way do not listen people who tell you that you are in the wrong key .

A REAL SAX PLAYER CAN PLAY ANY SONG IN ANY KEY !

you will be a good sax player!

Good luck again!

ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT!

[bovo11]

Thanks man always nice to get a nice guy commenting.

[DagonJugg]

honk honk honk

[orenji494]

Give the guy a break. He has years ahead of him to get better. Keep up the good work (y)

[bovo11]

Once again everyone I was 11... and had only been playing for two years..

[AustinBrister]

I think i just heard ONE blues scale played over the entire Giant Steps tune.... one of the more harmonically complex tunes that exist.... plain wierded me out...

[Piechickenman]

please stop the fail.

ok, but work on you're tone, its really honky and ur high notes sound really forced.

[sweederlander]

AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA *high five*

[tweebin]

this made my day!!!!!!  ROTFL

[ferrariguy47]

SCARRED FOR LIFE!

[confoozled3737]

Yeah, no kidding.

[TenorSaxDogVideos]

asiantenorsax.. Do you also realize he's in a different key so he can play it with the same melody and not jumping octives? In case you haven't noticed.. Giant Steps goes to a high G. Which is altissimo range. YOU fail.

[AustinBrister]

In what planet did Giant Steps go to a high g!? John Coltrane's recording must be wrong...

[TenorSaxDogVideos]

Find a score for it. The original went up to a high concert F (high G)

[AustinBrister]

Why in God's name would I find a "score" for it? I assume you mean a transcription, of which I have transcribed this myself. If you are meaning Coltrane's SOLO goes up to high G, then fine, but clearly this young-sax-player is not playing Coltranes solo.

Rather, he is playing the head. The humorous thing here, is that you probably looked at some transposed transcription for Alto sax, which WOULD go up to "g" in the melody.

[TenorSaxDogVideos]

I'm not in the mood to argue with you. Really no point in it.

[steagle1017]

I'm guessing he's looking at a C book because hes playing it a whole step lower than what it's supposed to be. Sorry i don't know what you mean "goes up to high G".

[battaglia01]

Dear Austin Brister:

This kid played it up to a high Ab, which he played sharp. You should probably double check before you attack the 11 year olds in the future :)

Also there's no alto sax part involved. He's just playing a concert chart on tenor, so the whole thing is down a whole step.

[AustinBrister]

(PROOF, here it is)

btw giant steps starts on a Bb tenor's G#....ur in the wrong key

~~~asiantenorsax

And then, TenorSaxDogVideos outraged, rude comment:

"Do you also realize he's in a different key so he can play it with the same melody and not jumping octives? In case you haven't noticed.. Giant Steps goes to a high G. Which is altissimo range. YOU fail."

This is where I replied.

Maybe YOU should get facts straight, or maybe none of us should care?

[AustinBrister]

I couldn't care less anymore - and my initial comment was to someone on here who was being a jerk to some guy posting a mere comment about the key.Then TnrSxDg came out in a fit of rage against the key-dude , I agreed with the latter, so posted that cmnt. NOTHING that I said was ever to this 11 year old saxophonist - who is doing a great job by the way, and congrats to him! Anyhow - you guys still are reading what I said out of context. keep up the music!

[XxweresthespacebarxX]

love you sexy

[asiantenorsax]

btw giant steps starts on a Bb tenor's G#....ur in the wrong key

[stubs13]

pwnt

[asiantenorsax]

yo work on playing with the chord chord structure work your intonation and tone. u can be better than you are now

[saxman414]

really gotta work on your tone

[beautyofdirt]

Go! Go!

[syncarpia]

Your really into your music :)

[bovo11]

Thanks

[nickysaxpiccolo]

intonation!!!!

[ncodrington]

lol yeah!

[Dougles15]

oooooooooooooooooh yeah!!

[Dougles15]

intonation!! sound!! improvisation doesn'T fit the chord scheme of giant steps!! outfit!!! try to play/start with something which is more easy!