Branford Marsalis Classical In Rotterdam, NL July 14, 2006

[pebblefrog196]

Sounds pretty classical to me. Just because he plays fast doesn't mean it's jazz.

[bezenji16]

what is that a bottle of @ :27

[poepneukerobotjes]

@bezenji16

hertog jan maybe

[slipknotpwnz666]

yeah he may play on a 5 but he shaves it down.

[bifesbifes]

well... reeds size 5?????????? WOW man he must blow like a bufallo!!!.. in a C soloist???... sorry i just don´t believe it... Jean Yves and other like him play whit 2,5 or 3, and the most hard I´ve hear someone played in classical music sax was a 4 reed... man I don´t really know if there exist a 5 reed......fuck...

[cvettte350]

Vandoren makes 5...there is no half interval between their 4's and 5's

[eyeheartchrist]

I've played 4s on V16s..it's not that bad it just depends on the mouthpiece and setup. :-)

[jzer21]

That's a very jazzy warmup for a classical performance.

[DrawMon]

Please keep in mind, it was a Modern Composer's piece (Sally Beamish).  I believe he also had to do a concert with Roy Haynes's Trio, all in the same day! This is in no way, an excuse for him or to the people of the "Classical Orthodoxy". It was just what I had walked into at the time, backstage, an informal setting. -DrawMon

[Randaxy]

MY GOSH!!!! haha, HE PLAYS ON A SIZE FIVE!?!?!? O MEN, he must have chops like a horse. He SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL. I just LOVE it.

[janelso33]

Yeah i like Meyers too. I use a 7M.

[Tatakai]

Well for one thing, it is supposed to be a classical performance so he wouldn't be using a jazz mouthpiece anyways. Secondly, metal mouthpieces are definitely not the best on alto. I prefer Meyers.

[DrawMon]

I'm not at all certain... I was just there rolling, when Branford, just started warming up... before he was to perform a Sally Beamish piece... so you may be correct, technically... When I was asked, to ask about the set-up, that is what I'm sure he said... from what I've known of him I'm sure things have changed again, which would not at all surprise me.... Thanks! -DrawMon :)

[JPSaxMan]

Though Marcel Mule was a large advocate for the Selmer metal mouthpieces...the classical ones, anyway, Selmer also makes a jazz metal mouthpiece which is definitely different than the classical one. Either way though, I play on a Selmer S80 C* and I'm thinking these days that my classical tone might be too bright for my tastes. I'm either looking at a change in reed or a change in mouthpiece. We'll see how that goes, I guess =)

[mylife0513]

@Tatakai

I could say, true professional players don't need any gimics!

coz they are already good enough!lol

My teacher is a Jazz player but when she play classical peace,

she doesn't change anything, and she does great!

Indeed, the items are important, but not as important as

their own skills.

[zachindie]

@mylife0513 One's choice of mouthpiece is not a gimmick. It affects their sound quite a lot, hence why some choose to play on open chamber mouthpieces for classical and others choose closed chamber mouthpieces. There is one rule of thumb though: the bright sound produced by metal mouthpieces are reserved for jazz and very few modern pieces. Versatility means more than being able to play more than one style of music.

[mylife0513]

@zachindie

We could choose from some different types of mouthpiece,

but in fact, most of old fantastic players didn't change anything because

at that time, they didn't have any choices, but they did Classical, Jazz and so on.

The thing is we are just making stereotypes on the sound itself. It doesn't matter which mouthpiece is

for... It is just what kinds of sounds do you want, or do you think suitable for certain kind of music.

Why we change mouthpieces because it's easy to make the sound.lol

[zachindie]

@mylife0513 Most old jazz players didn't perform classical pieces. They had classical chops, but that's usually essential in playing jazz. One can not make a Jody Jazz DV sound like a Rascher, it just doesn't happen.

[mylife0513]

@zachindie Exactlly! Most old jazz players didn't. But how about classical players? They did play Jazz!!! Marcel Mule is one of the best classical player in history. He played Jazz in an American jazz band, and he didn't use any special mouthpieces when he played jazz. He knew what kind of soud he needed for jazz. I'm not saying Jazz player can make classical sound, or Classic player can make jazz sound. What I'm saying is they make their own sounds. There's no Jazz sound or such things.

[saxlover1sharryl]

die saxofoon is mooi(L)

Kheb zelf een goude(L)

[McMingDynasty]

wut mouthpiece is that. lebayle lr metal mouthpieces are the best on alto

[DrawMon]

Hello McMingDynasty! The Alto setup is Selmer Soloist, size C, and Vandoren alto reed size 5. Does that answer your qustion? :)-DrawMon