Body & Soul Dave Blinzinger 1948 Conn 10M Tenor Saxophone

Here is Body & Soul as played on my beloved 1948 Conn 10M Tenor Saxophone. I love saxophone and play many different styles, live on the beautiful West Coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Quadra Island. I currently perform regularily with my trio Jazzberry Jam and trio Wire Choir. I love music first and foremost above all and always work on my playing, chops and tone.

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• Body
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• Dave
• Blinzinger
• 1948
• Conn
• 10M
• Tenor
• Saxophone

[thagodfather007]

hey there dave really like ur playin any tips on us young sax players ????

[saxophonedave]

yes godfather, practice your long tones everyday. Even more so, when you practice ALWAYS practice with a full tone, trying to sound the best you can EVERY time you pick up the horn. If you don't think about your sound when you practice, no matter if it is imrov or scales, then that is how you will sound when you step up to the plate!

[weezamcoco]

Dave, you have the tone I have been working 20 years (on and off) to get - and I still can't play a quarter as well as you can. Half of me wants to pracise 6 hours a day to get as good as you, half of me wants to give up in despair. My 10m is '53, tho' I have a '34 Conn crossbar bari that is my main instrument. Keep up the beautiful music. . . .

[saxophonedave]

Long tones, my man. Practice them descending, 6 or more beats at 120bpm. Also, have a good saxophone tone concept by listening to other players (like Dexter Gordon in my case) and trying to copy their sound, you will still always sound like 'you' but it will make your tone better.

[saxophonedave]

pt: 2

Also pay particular close attention to your set up, mouthpiece / reed combination, it is the source of the sound (after you) so it makes a big difference. I use fairly strong reeds (La Voz med hard) an a 7 - 8 * mpc opening with a big round chamber - no secrets here! Long tones, long tones, long tones!!!

[fellex02]

really love the sound of your sax, im thinking of buying a 10M tenor. i usually play alto and soprano.

[saxophonedave]

10M's have a big, dark complex tone. Go for the earlier models, mine is a 48, the year after rolled tone holes. The 60's and 70's weren't so hot for the 10M's. The Mark VI is definetly a more comfortable, ergonomic feel, probably better action, but the 10M makes up for this with the complex, dark tone. Dexter played for many years of his career on a mid 40's 10M.

[SaxJockey]

Dave - thanks for the good advice, particularly about practice with a good ear for tone; make each practice session count.

[terrryc]

Sounds so wonderfully 40s........I hope the "squealers" out there give a listen and get a lesson.....

[thagodfather007]

@saxophonedave thanks man!

[OVASAX]

Bob your sound is 100% Conn !!! I like very much.

I will send you response in video with Conn 10M 1948, this moment I'm also playing whit mouthpiece Fredy Fregory 7* HR

[MrAnglosaxman]

I just got my 10m today bought on sax on web,1936 275xxx she is sure ugly but plays like a sweet lady should!I am in BC too near Vancouver,Great sound !

[InBy9OutBy5]

Yeah, you're getting some nice tone out of that horn. Thanks for sharing.

[EwiekeuKlavier]

Very nice job, love your improv

[furtherdefinitions]

Conns were some of the best saxes ever made. They sound superior to any Mark VI I've ever played or heard, and I've literally tried hundreds of them, and heard plenty of them. The Conn sound was full and rich, and the other great American horns of that period (Buescher, King, Martin) also had great sounds. Too bad they don't make them like that anymore.