Pamela Lind with Boots Randolph Play Yakety Sax & more

[fskelley]

Very nice... especially solo starting at 1:43 and Sentimental Journey duet. When I hear or read somebody raving about this or that sax player, I just shrug my shoulders and think, "...but then there was Boots". Check out Elvis' "Reconsider Baby" (in concert E = key of Gb on tenor- ouch!)- and I've gotten a lot of mileage out of licks from Boots' "Danny Boy".

[pamzellie]

@fskelley WOW~ What a compliment, THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I think I could spend the rest of my life learning his licks & getting mileage from it. Great to hear from you.  Thanks for taking the time to comment. Made me smile, BIG! :-D

[kicior99]

I love dueling :)

[craigery96]

Yakety Sax is not horribly out of tune, its the original way that it was written

[craigery96]

@Voltaire159

[nord1991]

has anyone has got the sheet music for the voice of pamela?

[PremaritalSex1]

I feel like I'm at the Enchantment Under the Sea dance..... MCFLYYYY!!!

[louswire]

These two sound so...Hmmm ...smooth together.

[ThePolimon]

yukity sex!!!!! lol

[Daryl1766]

I play sax. I grew up listening to Boots, and patterned a lot of my style after Boots. Sadly I never had the opportunity to see him perform live. One of my favorite albums is of Boots and Ritchie Cole. It's a classic. And I love your playing style. It's awesome. What brand of horn do you play - model, etc. I have a Selmer Signet and my wife has a Selmer from around the 1915-1918 period. I love the tonality of her horn - very reminiscient of Paul Desmond's horn. Keep up the playing.

[pamzellie]

@Daryl1766 My tenor is an old Selmer Mark VI, and I had an old Mark VI alto, but it got stolen after a gig. I was SOOOO sad! My alto is a Guardala, I've loved it, but will always miss my Selmer. That's WAY cool you & your wife play! Would love to hear you guys... do you have anything online?

Pamela

[xXDellArtXx]

@pamzellie I got lucky and inherited my great gpa's Beuscher he got in '32 for $136

[TheWoodruffj]

@xXDellArtXx That is crazy! I have my Grandma's 1932 Beuscher! Do you realize the value of it now?

[xXDellArtXx]

@TheWoodruffj ya i do... lol i love that thing but because of its age not all the notes play in tune like they should but ive been playing it for the last five years so i've got mostly figured out ;]

[igorsaxify]

are you people high? this is some of the trashiest out of tune playing i've heard... The chick is just plain awful.... Listen to some real sax players out there, start with ben webster and your way up to our days t mike brecker and joshua redman... oh and paul desmond my arse, gatto get that wax out old man

[Daryl1766]

@igorsaxify You're an idiot and really don't know what you're talking about. Why don't you go and rain on someone else's parade, jerkweed.

[Voltaire159]

@igorsaxify Don't worry about it man. Let ignorant fools be ignorant together. haha

[Daryl1766]

I play sax. I grew up listening to Boots, and patterned a lot of my style after Boots. Sadly I never had the opportunity to see him perform live. One of my favorite albums is of Boots and Ritchie Cole. It's a classic. And I love your playing style. It's awesome.

[pamzellie]

@Daryl1766 Thanks Daryl! I can't TELL you how many times I played along w/ that Boots & Ritchie Cole Cd, and visualiezed myself playing Ritchie's part (long before I ever met Boots), so it was a dream come true for me to be able to ACTUALLY play harmony of that with Boots. Thanks, you made me smile! Pamela

[tjrox]

Hi Pam

I did sound for Jules Broussard last Wednesday night. He played this and at the end he played 2 saxes at once, it was awesome. You sound great, keep up the good work.

[pamzellie]

@tjrox THANKS! I don't play 2 saxes at once, is that like talking about both sides of your mouth? That is cool, how did it sound? Thanks for the compliments!

Pamela

[AryanKnight]

-ZZounds what sounds!!! "YaketySax" Boots on Tenor-sax, Pam on Alto-sax... -was written by- James Q. "Spider" Rich, released as a 45-rpm single by Boots Randolph in 1963...

[jboyer1234]

just wondering, what kind of saxes did they each play?

[JayPattersonTV]

@jboyer1234 boots was playing a "beri" (baritone saxophone) Pam was playing a Alto Saxophone.

[xandin4]

@JayPattersonTV

No, Boots was NOT playing a baritone sax....he was playing his signature tenor sax. Pam was indeed playing an alto sax, though...you were right about that. But I promise you.....he was playing a tenor.

[JayPattersonTV]

@xandin4 it looked very much like a beri sax but i'm not going to argue.

[xandin4]

@JayPattersonTV

Look at a picture on wikipedia....The baritone sax has two "turns" around the top that the tenor does not have. The tenor just has one "dip" between the top point of the sax and the mouthpiece. The baritone turns down 180 degrees, then twists over 90 degrees, then up another 90 degrees before curving over to the mouthpiece.

This is not an argument....I'm just trying to educate you on the saxophone.

[JayPattersonTV]

@xandin4 Oh.......I diddent mean it like that; what I mean't was that I don't know a whole lot about them and I'm not gunna argue about something I know nothing about. Now I feel bad. I'm sorry if it came out the wrong way.

[1Upsidedown4]

Pamela, you're a GREAT player! Ever since I started playing sax 4 years ago I've wanted to play sax like that, but I guess I still have many years to go to be as good as you! :)

I also wish I could afford your sax, but I guess I'll have to wait for that too. Haha

FABULOUS job!

[pamzellie]

WOW! Thank you! Isn't music sooo cool? I love it, and connnecting with all the people making it, listening to others, it is a beautiful thing. Let me know when you get something here, and I can listen to you. Keep blowin!

[cainster]

I think most people probably know "Night Train" from the movie "Back to the Future".

[gawright1960]

I grew up playing the alto sax, but mine never sounded like this! Great, great performance.

[pamzellie]

@gawright1960 Thank you! 

[AL52Dragon]

8:16 No, light speed is too slow! We need, LUDICROUS SPEED!

But sir, we've never gone that fast before!

Too bad, Ludicrous speed, now!

[Tecomoconhielo]

The saxophone is the forgotten sexy instrument IMHO

[capnover]

Pamela....Thank you so much for sharing your talent and very apparent love of Mr. Boots and your instrument. I am sure he is smiling down on you.

[pamzellie]

@capnover Thank you! I'm glad you could see how excited I was to play with Boots. And I hope that he is smiling.... you certainly made me smile! :)

[12stuart23]

iv played tenor just under a year now, and actually have now achieved up to a grade 5 level

i ow this passion of mine to play sax and also to become a woodwind teacher due to this video. I want to thank u greatly! You pretty much helped me choose my future career.

[pamzellie]

@12stuart23 Wow, Thank you, I'm honored and flattered. I'm glad that you enjoyed it. It was absolutely a dream come true to me everytime I was able to make music with Boots. I miss him everyday. Rest in peace, and till we meet again.

[ApocalypticEcstasy]

Mr Randolph, the master.

[Cadam92]

o Sentimental Journey has to be my favourite "late night" slow jazz pieces.. now it hearing you play along side mr. boots here, there is so much more heart, feeling and expression which I do adore. you did a great duet... I did love your first little set by urself in Night Train, and of course so much fun playin yakety :)

from a fellow sax player from down under

[pamzellie]

Hey, thanks for the kind words, and very cool you felt the emotion on Sentimental journey. I had visualized myself playing harmony w/ Boots to that for years before I ever even met him, so it was a dream come true! Thanks again, so cool to connect w/ other players. You brought a smile to my face!

[ClueLou]

still looking for that train sound he done on one of his live records

[RustySax]

Miss Pamela -

Great work! Must have been a thrill to share the stage alongside one of the greatest sax players that's ever picked up the horn.

I've played tenor for over 40 years, and I've never been able to master the nuances that Boots could instill into the songs he played. What an artist we've lost, RIP Boots.

In the meantime, you and Mindi Abair are two of my favorite current sax artists! Keep up the good work!

[pamzellie]

@RustySax

THANK YOU!!!! It was SUCH an honor and so thrilling. I don't know which was cooler, to play with him, or to have become friends. Very proud of both.

I can't tell you how much your message meant to me. Thank you, you made my day.

XOXO Pamela

[BillPigg]

PAMELAZ

This is just awsome! I saw your profile on another site and left you a "You made my day" flirt. Lame, I know. I am not a paying member of the site and live in California anyway - but I just had to say "Hi!" and let you know that I saw this video and LOVED it.

~BILLPIGG, San Jose, CA

[tubetoad]

Blow that sax...............oh YEAH! Thanks All

[dojejo]

Pam, thank you for showing the world that you don't have to be a man to play the sax well....you are an inspiration!

[pamzellie]

Thanks, you made my day!~

[annonimitie]

WOW!! i taught myself yakety sax when i was in high school< course then i knew as the benny hill theme

[profeso07]

GREAT !!!

10 *

Gagi

[ZabbyTheWolf]

In jazz band last year we played this song, but to hear it by him is absalutally amazing. I play the alto, I hope I can be somewhere near that good someday XD

[rokr54321]

shut up no one will ever be close to be that good

[jumbleb18]

ahem... is gay

[lilpierce82]

you've never heard Gary Robinson

[igorsaxify]

@rokr54321 hillarious mate



[TheMasterMarine]

im somewhat close to being as good as a tenor sax player as he was. R.I.P Boots

[Zeddmore94]

Really now? If you're so good, where's your cd's? Where's your FAME?

[12stuart23]

you will never ... not even close

[dragonforceisasem]

when i found out that it was boots randolph that played the legendary yakety sax i had to hear more and this was just amazing

[Pellel1994]

awesome alt solo!!!

[pamzellie]

Thank you! You made me smile!

[12stuart23]

boots has inspired me greatly , iv been playing tenor for 3 weeks now and already i can play grade 3 music from just watching him .. :)

[ThomasDemko]

i remember that first song 20 years ago! and im 14!

[Death2alQaeda]

It's Back to The Future!!!! Awesome

[bigw2012]

boots randolph is one of the few people that inspire me to follow in their footsteps and keep playing...

[martinimerlin]

Who is that hot gal in the red gown?

[RayZR]

Could it be Pamela Lind, as stated in the description and the title?

[stoned194e]

lmfao

[catchersmitt0]

Music to strip by. Va! Va! Va! Voom!

[1060893]

I played sax in high school marching band and aspired to be as good as Boots Randolph. I wasn't very good. In fact, I kinda sucked.

[chopinn1]

i think that this performance is very good :) I like saxophone music :) and they are perfect :) especially Yackety Sax :)))

[yanisaxplayer]

thats the answer mate:))))

[bigboysixx]

ah yes, its one of the songs that the band are playing at the end of Back to the Future before Marty takes over

[lovestrucksaxman]

boots is the very reason i play sax today july 3rd is celebrated as boots randolph day declared by me....

[GregoryJ67]

same here, I was introduced to "Sentimental Journey" over 25 years ago and remember playing along trying my best to match his sound.........by the way, I was born on July 3rd.......

[Skither1]

I can tell that Boots is playing the Tenor, is Pamela playing the Alto or tenor?

[tedescucci]

She's on an alto

[Honeyman62]

she has an alto

[Dumascain]

Yakety Sax is one of my fave sax pieces. Too bad it was originally written as Yakety Axe for guitar by Chet Atkins.

[pamzellie]

Actually, Boots wrote it for sax, he & Chet were friends, (Chet brought him to Nashville by getting him his record deal there). After Boots had a hit with it, Boots re-recorded it on guitar. It is a GREAT tune on sax, & busts your chops. Pamela

[Dumascain]

Hrmm, not the first misteak I've made. Boots in 63 and Chet in 65 (Apparently I got the dates backwards). I played sax many, MANY years ago, but had to give it up before I got a chance at this piece.

[ImaSpeck]

Wow, she's absolutely brillant! Gives Boots a run for his money and he's king on the sax.

[pamzellie]

THANK YOU, from the bottom of my sax! Made my day! Boots would have gotten a kick out that comment. Pamela

[billmel1]

Absolute quality, but what is it about women sax players, they all just seem very sexy :-)

[mkarnerfors]

There is always something sexy about a woman that breaks out of the Pretty Doll-cabinet and goes out and does something on her own. Both old traditions - and some radical feminists that havn't had the good graces to realize the 60's are friggin' gone and women of the 21'th century are shaping their own lives - have chained down women into the role of passive victims for way too long. That is why we like the women that *act* and *do* something. They display confidence and strength.

[pamzellie]

Wow, very deep. And probably true. Thanks for the encouragement.

[mkarnerfors]

Hey, didn't even realize it was you yourself that posted this Pamela! Let me join the praise here and that that you and Boots made a terrific pair of saxes on the stage. Such a thrill it must have been! Thanks for sharing. :)

[jazzerrich]

Fabulous!!  Loved it!

[bojazz1]

simply great

[pamzellie]

Thanks for the comment. Nice to hear when someone enjoys what we create, thanks!

[thisoldsaxguy]

there is a watered dow version of it in a country fake book ( yakety sax)

[Saxfreak5]

hey anybody, I would really like to learn to play yakity sax, but I cant find the music anywhere online, or in music stores anywhere around here. My parents don't like ording things off the internet so I cant buy it online, but I really would love to learn this classic. I play alto sax, but I can transpose if needed, If you can help me it'd be great... just reply to this comment. By the way... they are awesome sax players and I can only wish that perhaps one day I will be able to play like that.

[kart600]

you have a solution. download the encore program from 4shared that download the midi you want and open it on encore and you have the notes. its a dificult but funny song to play

[storerud]

nice, but how come that 99% off all female sax-players always play slightly off-pitch? And apparently unable to hear it themselves. Strange!

[funnymoneydolla]

amen, brother

[rocket27]

Pamela Lind is awesome! Love the alto part in Night Train.

[ShotGunSky]

You gotta have a lot of respect for such talent and longevity, with so many of todays artists who can't seem to keep it together for even a few years. Boots we will all miss you, but your music will live on forever!

[apple2apples]

awesome no one plays like he did, he is missed

[qpszip]

Wow, great to see a legend playing some of the old simple stuff. Great to see him playing with some young up and coming artists, and a woman at that, you don't see a lot of women blowing a sax, and especially not like that. Great energy between them!

[super20dan]

@qpszip