Okay. If you must know, I started playing saxophone about 15 years ago, but in the last four years I've barely touched the instrument. Saxophone is now my third instrument and when I recorded that it was my first time playing in about a year, so excuse me for being out of tune and stretching my ombouchure because I was uncertain.
The criticism I would be looking more for in this case would be on the notes in particular, but I don't expect you to know that and I'm sorry if I seemed defensive.
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 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.
No offense, but I really don't need your "help" or whatever and if you do decide to strut some advice you should back it up with some tangible experience of your own. I don't know who you are or anything about you, nor have I ever heard you play. That's just standard procedure.
It seems like you enjoy giving advice and would make a good teacher someday, but I am not looking to be your student. I trained under Dave Gross in New York CIty for about ten years so you can understand how silly your efforts have been on this measly little youtube discussion board.
When I do take up the saxophone again seriously, I will go back to him. I am leaving this now, I do wish you the best and take care.
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.
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.
Echo is a cheap effect too. Maybe they should ban it and everything else "inorganic" and we can all play the saxophone like Benny Goodman played clarinet.
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
tdey1618 5 months ago
sick ass solo dude! if you ever come to Toronto we have to jam!
ediazdrummer 1 year ago
holy crap do you have anything of you playing???
vlunney 1 year ago
The blues scale fever... 4:00 of fever... are you sick?
fasaxify 1 year ago
oh and the b3
RobinsonWith 2 years ago
nice major scale ass
RobinsonWith 2 years ago
sounds like a van halen solo :p
edmondssax 2 years ago
... not nice , make more experience on pattern and intonation
gsaxita 3 years ago 2
Wow, very interesting! Would love to hear you play a piece now that you've warmed up. Sounds like you're ready. Nice one!
LynFredrick 3 years ago
Okay. If you must know, I started playing saxophone about 15 years ago, but in the last four years I've barely touched the instrument. Saxophone is now my third instrument and when I recorded that it was my first time playing in about a year, so excuse me for being out of tune and stretching my ombouchure because I was uncertain.
The criticism I would be looking more for in this case would be on the notes in particular, but I don't expect you to know that and I'm sorry if I seemed defensive.
illdey1618 3 years ago
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.
HenryKorol 3 years ago
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.
HenryKorol 3 years ago
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.
HenryKorol 3 years ago
Jeez man, start a blog or something.
No offense, but I really don't need your "help" or whatever and if you do decide to strut some advice you should back it up with some tangible experience of your own. I don't know who you are or anything about you, nor have I ever heard you play. That's just standard procedure.
illdey1618 3 years ago
It seems like you enjoy giving advice and would make a good teacher someday, but I am not looking to be your student. I trained under Dave Gross in New York CIty for about ten years so you can understand how silly your efforts have been on this measly little youtube discussion board.
When I do take up the saxophone again seriously, I will go back to him. I am leaving this now, I do wish you the best and take care.
illdey1618 3 years ago
As far as I know Dave Gross is a guitarist, no?
HenryKorol 3 years ago
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 :)
HenryKorol 3 years ago
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.
HenryKorol 3 years ago
That's pretty arrogant to say, especially being 3 years older than me, sir.
HenryKorol 3 years ago
Your arrogant/shortsighted comment in the first place warranted only a similar response.
illdey1618 3 years ago
dont growl and work on your intonation
NolinMcalister 3 years ago
Don't growl? What if I want to?
illdey1618 3 years ago
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.
HenryKorol 3 years ago
Echo is a cheap effect too. Maybe they should ban it and everything else "inorganic" and we can all play the saxophone like Benny Goodman played clarinet.
illdey1618 3 years ago
Let's not compare apples to oranges.
HenryKorol 3 years ago
im enjoy those low notes...maybe work on the articulation on those high notes...but this is brilliant to say the least
Beastofsax 3 years ago