great sound -I like also the way you fill the harmonic blues progression - any chance to get your sheet music ? could help in building my own solo( i am a beginner)
I know this is a older, but here are constructive observations after watching your videos:
You tend to only overblow in the upper range. I think you should mix it up in the lower ranges for more unpredictable sound. Let the low end ring out a bit more.
the melody here should been loosened up and lilted more than so strict sounding in terms of time. You said "out of time" but it was the attempt at holding the melody precisely in time that may have caused this.
bah im in 8th grade and gotta play this to get into a really high leveld jazz band.... wish me luck, just needed some help with how it goes. thanks! :D
about your video description...you gotta' feel it, the flow, try going out on a summer evening and playing on a deck, porch, the grass, you know, get relaxed
I'm not a sax player, but I found this after being subjected to 4 hours of industrial jazz at the radio station I work for and had a hungering for something bluesy. It did the trick for me (though admittedly I was jonesing). It does occasionaly seem a little rushed, but it was enjoyable to hear at least.
I am trying to find David Sandborn's rendition of this classic piece... no dice so far.. obviously I hit your vid in my efforts of finding him... Nice rip btw...
I play a yanagisawa tenor and most of the songs I play are the same as your selection. I am an older dude and played when I was very young and took it up again about 5years ago, so, I am still learning. I have one video under sonnywalden, Loverman. Shot with a small camera and no sound equipment. What about sound system? Can you help, James
It does sound great. I would like to correct you though on the publication/playalong. It is in fact by Faber Music, but this one is called "It Don't Mean a Thing" for tenor saxophone. I'm glad this came up, because I have the "I Got Rhythm" one that you mention and it isn't on that one, so in doing my web search I discovered many more playalongs I didn't know existed before. thanks ! :-)
Your sax may have leaks, also work on proper breath support.
If you have a teacher you can have he/she try your sax and see if it is easy to get the low notes, if not prob a leak. A quick use of a leak light will tell. A proper repair tech can adjust or replace a pad or two and prob get you back into 100% easy playing.
I recently started taking lessons and my teacher says I play too quietly, how loud do you sound to yourself when playing tenor, especially when playing the ballads?
I use an Otto Link 6* with a Daniels 2.5 or Rico Royal 2 reed.
Hi flyhalf, I would say quite loud. Sometimes I overblow and cause squeaks and harmonics. This is where long tones help, try holding and playing tones for as long as possible, 1 whisper soft, 1 medium soft, 1 x loud 1 x very loud 1 x from whisper to v loud and back again. Do that for every note on the horn. Boring but amazingly effective!
You remain one of my very favorites, Matthew. You always sound so fine on that tenor! I wish you were here in the states at a jazz nightclub, you would be a class act.
No real constructive advice to give. Sounds good. Just a shame it was such a short version because it IS really hard to start out slow and build it the way you should in just one solo chorus. My first thought was, leave out every other phrase you played in the beginning, then I realized your solo would have never gone anywhere by the time the tune was over. Have you ever tried splicing additional choruses into your backing tracks? Not easy, but it would pay off on a short track like this.
Mhmmmm...nice late night mood! Playing the blues is always something very special, something that challenges you because you want to go beyond the "limitations" of this genre. So it takes some restraint to play it well. I do not think that you have "overcomplicated" this tune too much, it still sounds "honest" to me.
Cheers Ulli! I still I think I can do better, I am all over the place timing, almost too precise in places and too loose in others. I have just recorded another tune this afternoon, it has been too miserable to go out! Look out for a more cheery "softly as in a morning sunrise" later
Hi Matt. It all depends on what 'The Blues' means to you. If I had to pick holes then I'd say you sounded a bit tense... but then that'd be me liking things honey sweet. Just to rub salt. It's a stinking hot summer's day here in NZ and we're off to drink GT's in the country :-)
I can give you benefit of my experience here :-), highly likely the way I record (nice room, nice microphone, Logis software with slight compression and a little reverb) and a little bit of effort from me.... saxophone..... not that important. Mouthpiece and reed.... very important. If you like this spread sound try and otto link hard rubber, but you need good air support to get the best out of them. Thanks for the kind words again :-)
Yay thanks a lot! Im thinking about buying myself a new sax (my own.. the one I have is from school) but its so damn expensive in my country. I will have to solve it somehow.. But what I can say rightaway, you inspire me :D you motivate me to practise even harder:) thanks!
Again another amazing rendition! great job on the solo, and i definitly agree with david's comment about your solo drippin' with blues. What equipment are you usin' (sax, moutpiece, reeds etc.)
Cheers! It is a Yanagisawa T901 with a otto link tone edge HR7* mouthpiece and a decent Rico Royal 3 reed (you only get 3 or 4 decent ones in a box :-0)
Hi David, the lag was kind of deliberate, I tend to push ahead too much, so I tried for that sinatra/lady day "leave it till the last moment stuff" it is a discipline that needs working on. I'll try that on the bridge, great tip!
Nice version, Matthew! Your solo is dripping w/blues feeling. The one thing which I try to do while playing the head - esp. the bridge part "Now the rain is falling/hear that train a-calling" etc., is to hold onto an occasional note & kind of shake it for a more bluesy effect. You also lag behind the melody a bit, which adds to that effect - a little like Lady Day's singing.
Hope that helps - thanks for posting a great version of a favorite Woody tune.
David, I have just been listening to few vocal versions, and I realise I have lost the plot with the bridge on this, thanks for reminding me of the lyrics, so important to sing them in your head while playing..........
Hi Man! I really enjoy to watch your clips. Tell me, are you playing on a bright T901? the Link HR gave it more warmness right?
what would be your preferred Yanagisawa Tenor and why, please?
cheers
betgilson 4 weeks ago
keep at it / i ll nail it very soon ] / lukas
mys5 5 months ago
great job.
Scarlett1b 6 months ago
wow
pichu103 9 months ago
You rock man!!
dtecum 9 months ago
can u send me the notes?plz reply to me....thanx
NickTheGreek06444 11 months ago
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Nice and chilled, I have to laugh at Lyandra's comment above ..... I wondre if it is cause of me or its due to my shitty saxophone..
lol haven't we all asked that same question at some time? Priceless!
adysaxman77 1 year ago
great sound -I like also the way you fill the harmonic blues progression - any chance to get your sheet music ? could help in building my own solo( i am a beginner)
cheers
zoro07able 1 year ago
Nicely played!
BOPPPPER 1 year ago
I know this is a older, but here are constructive observations after watching your videos:
You tend to only overblow in the upper range. I think you should mix it up in the lower ranges for more unpredictable sound. Let the low end ring out a bit more.
the melody here should been loosened up and lilted more than so strict sounding in terms of time. You said "out of time" but it was the attempt at holding the melody precisely in time that may have caused this.
Listen to Cab Calloway sing it.
TTmaniax 1 year ago
:))))
rozsakatica 1 year ago
if you have the complete book and mp3 I will apreciate, thanks!!!!
garracandoi 1 year ago
Can you send me the sheets and back to my mail? garracandoi @hoootttmaiiillllcom
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garracandoi 1 year ago
cool
Radagastrumbleboss 1 year ago
Nice!!!!...... I think your a little harsh on yourself, ....sounds & feels good to me
Radagastrumbleboss 1 year ago
bah im in 8th grade and gotta play this to get into a really high leveld jazz band.... wish me luck, just needed some help with how it goes. thanks! :D
cam7459 1 year ago
about your video description...you gotta' feel it, the flow, try going out on a summer evening and playing on a deck, porch, the grass, you know, get relaxed
Thorax232 1 year ago
your playing is amazing
magic !!!
JarekRekinsky 1 year ago
hi what kind of sax are u playing with >?
MrMiguelSR1 1 year ago
Hey man, you have the lead sheet for this? What key did you end up playing this in?
Cont4454 1 year ago
I love your tone and style. I played an old Conn tenor for years with metal mouth piece. Thanks for sharing your are GREAT!!
amowolf 1 year ago
I'm not a sax player, but I found this after being subjected to 4 hours of industrial jazz at the radio station I work for and had a hungering for something bluesy. It did the trick for me (though admittedly I was jonesing). It does occasionaly seem a little rushed, but it was enjoyable to hear at least.
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A very good video
Excellent
I loved it
Thank you Judie for sending me
kisses
Fernanda
MahayaX 1 year ago
A very good video
Excellent
a perfect editing
I loved it
Thank you Judie for sending me
kisses
Fernanda
MahayaX 1 year ago
I love this song...Sinatra sang it sooo great..others too..a new version of Katie Melua... your performance again is AWESOME!!!*****
gfks11 1 year ago
Super Matt,
please tell me how the background (rythm section) is done? Is it "band in the box" or anything else in that way?
HansPacalt 2 years ago
I have an otto link too. Those are great.
I am trying to find David Sandborn's rendition of this classic piece... no dice so far.. obviously I hit your vid in my efforts of finding him... Nice rip btw...
gulgul2006 2 years ago
Great!
grosper 2 years ago
C'est vraiment super, j'adore,
J'aimerai avoir la partition .merçi
grandjean2009 2 years ago
I play a yanagisawa tenor and most of the songs I play are the same as your selection. I am an older dude and played when I was very young and took it up again about 5years ago, so, I am still learning. I have one video under sonnywalden, Loverman. Shot with a small camera and no sound equipment. What about sound system? Can you help, James
sonnywalden 2 years ago
Nice tone. I'm aiming towards that.
vfw87 2 years ago
It does sound great. I would like to correct you though on the publication/playalong. It is in fact by Faber Music, but this one is called "It Don't Mean a Thing" for tenor saxophone. I'm glad this came up, because I have the "I Got Rhythm" one that you mention and it isn't on that one, so in doing my web search I discovered many more playalongs I didn't know existed before. thanks ! :-)
InBy9OutBy5 2 years ago
excellent sax player!!! man! perfect for blues!
pabloxlion12 2 years ago 2
vary good awesome should give more credit
superhi1996 2 years ago 2
Very good !
I would like to play on the same play-back with my tenor ?
What are you using to play ? Aebersold or an other music ?
Flojos77190 3 years ago
very very good!
donnerwetter12 3 years ago
you are very good.
colt2kool 3 years ago
i absulutly love your music! i subscribed. i play alto sax, but i have been having trouble playing really low notes cleanly? any advice?
ive been playing for about 2 1/3 years. but again, i love your sound!
jjthejetplane715 3 years ago
Your sax may have leaks, also work on proper breath support.
If you have a teacher you can have he/she try your sax and see if it is easy to get the low notes, if not prob a leak. A quick use of a leak light will tell. A proper repair tech can adjust or replace a pad or two and prob get you back into 100% easy playing.
Xulld00 3 years ago
do you work on technique or just trying to play songs by ear?
Mmtcetin 2 years ago
What background did you use for this recording?? It's excellent.
drmckittrick 3 years ago
It is a faber play-a-long called I Got Rhythmn, very good it is too,
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago 2
Sounz Great Man!!...Too Much!..Very smooth, I'm just buildin up again on my Tenor to play the Blues'..Thanx so much bro!..The Doc
doktorjfeelgood 3 years ago
Spectacular!! I never get tired of listening to your thems. The soundtrack is of aerbersold?
Genius!!
cachitovirtual 3 years ago
Another enjoyable video Matthew.
Can I pick up on your answer to Lyandra?
I recently started taking lessons and my teacher says I play too quietly, how loud do you sound to yourself when playing tenor, especially when playing the ballads?
I use an Otto Link 6* with a Daniels 2.5 or Rico Royal 2 reed.
flyhalf2 3 years ago
Hi flyhalf, I would say quite loud. Sometimes I overblow and cause squeaks and harmonics. This is where long tones help, try holding and playing tones for as long as possible, 1 whisper soft, 1 medium soft, 1 x loud 1 x very loud 1 x from whisper to v loud and back again. Do that for every note on the horn. Boring but amazingly effective!
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago
You remain one of my very favorites, Matthew. You always sound so fine on that tenor! I wish you were here in the states at a jazz nightclub, you would be a class act.
Best regards!
bigsaxman 3 years ago
No real constructive advice to give. Sounds good. Just a shame it was such a short version because it IS really hard to start out slow and build it the way you should in just one solo chorus. My first thought was, leave out every other phrase you played in the beginning, then I realized your solo would have never gone anywhere by the time the tune was over. Have you ever tried splicing additional choruses into your backing tracks? Not easy, but it would pay off on a short track like this.
CooolJazzz 3 years ago
Mhmmmm...nice late night mood! Playing the blues is always something very special, something that challenges you because you want to go beyond the "limitations" of this genre. So it takes some restraint to play it well. I do not think that you have "overcomplicated" this tune too much, it still sounds "honest" to me.
Well done, Matthew - thank you again!
ulrichhoebler 3 years ago
Cheers Ulli! I still I think I can do better, I am all over the place timing, almost too precise in places and too loose in others. I have just recorded another tune this afternoon, it has been too miserable to go out! Look out for a more cheery "softly as in a morning sunrise" later
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago
Hi Matt. It all depends on what 'The Blues' means to you. If I had to pick holes then I'd say you sounded a bit tense... but then that'd be me liking things honey sweet. Just to rub salt. It's a stinking hot summer's day here in NZ and we're off to drink GT's in the country :-)
YaniT991 3 years ago
aww I can never get such a lovely tone from my sax.. I wondre if it is cause of me or its due to my shitty saxophone..:(
Lyandra 3 years ago
I can give you benefit of my experience here :-), highly likely the way I record (nice room, nice microphone, Logis software with slight compression and a little reverb) and a little bit of effort from me.... saxophone..... not that important. Mouthpiece and reed.... very important. If you like this spread sound try and otto link hard rubber, but you need good air support to get the best out of them. Thanks for the kind words again :-)
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago
Yay thanks a lot! Im thinking about buying myself a new sax (my own.. the one I have is from school) but its so damn expensive in my country. I will have to solve it somehow.. But what I can say rightaway, you inspire me :D you motivate me to practise even harder:) thanks!
Lyandra 3 years ago
Again another amazing rendition! great job on the solo, and i definitly agree with david's comment about your solo drippin' with blues. What equipment are you usin' (sax, moutpiece, reeds etc.)
darrel122 3 years ago
Cheers! It is a Yanagisawa T901 with a otto link tone edge HR7* mouthpiece and a decent Rico Royal 3 reed (you only get 3 or 4 decent ones in a box :-0)
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago
Made my day, Matt ;-)
Thanks pal...
wolfeatworld 3 years ago
Kind, kind words, glad you like it, I think I can do better, but It just shows that I fret over nothing!
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago
Once again man, you're swinging :)
Keep up the good work
mandolaman12 3 years ago
Hi David, the lag was kind of deliberate, I tend to push ahead too much, so I tried for that sinatra/lady day "leave it till the last moment stuff" it is a discipline that needs working on. I'll try that on the bridge, great tip!
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago
Nice version, Matthew! Your solo is dripping w/blues feeling. The one thing which I try to do while playing the head - esp. the bridge part "Now the rain is falling/hear that train a-calling" etc., is to hold onto an occasional note & kind of shake it for a more bluesy effect. You also lag behind the melody a bit, which adds to that effect - a little like Lady Day's singing.
Hope that helps - thanks for posting a great version of a favorite Woody tune.
davidpockettrpt 3 years ago
David, I have just been listening to few vocal versions, and I realise I have lost the plot with the bridge on this, thanks for reminding me of the lyrics, so important to sing them in your head while playing..........
crazydaisydoo 3 years ago