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10:20 404 error was such a good joke. Soprano is already a bitch to intonate stabily, however sopranino is even harder, while being outside in cool weather makes it basically impossible.
Can anyone make out the fingering Albright is using for the top E? I know the fingerings dont matter much in altissimo, but was anyone able to make it out visually?
I use basically the C with octave key + 1,2 in right hand. I can only see Geralds upper hand and that part is the same as described. I find it a very nice fingering that once you have the technique/ability is able to pick out that E out of thin air (instead of having to work your way up). Let me know if it works for you. If I find a bit of time this week, Ill try to make a short video
@@SharpElevenMusic thanks man, gonna try it. No trouble getting into the super altissimo on tenor, alto is quite tricky though since the same magic fingerings, like side D+3 in the left and 1+2+3+side C in the right (obv. with octave key pressed down), basically getting out top E as overtone of the B below, dont really work for me on alto. Maybe its a mpc&reed issue
Like you said, fingerings don't really matter and it's about getting the voicing right with your setup.... However, Ted Nash Studies in High Harmonics has fingering options for that E as: front F key + RH 1; or just RH 1,3. Octave key for anything in that range.
If anybody is wondering what that sharp eleven logo is doing in the middle of the video, it's because I have seen quite some re-uploads on both RU-vid and Instagram lately of our transcriptions. I don't mind that, I love it when it's shared further. But it usually doesn't mention us and even at times seems to imply that it was made by the re-uploadee (that's not a word, I know, but I like the sound of it). So the logo is there as a minimal watermark, not "branding". Whatever that should mean, as if we're a business or something 😂 So by all means, share the transcriptions, even re-upload it, but please mention the name. It has feelings you know. Full info: Name: Eleven Surname: Sharp Sex: Sax/Guitar Date of birth: 2016 (when it came out of the RU-vid birth channel at least, conception around 2010) Nationality: Belgian with a dash of Italian (Timothy's side)
haha, still agreat observation as drummer. Not many pro's will play that E altissimo in the first place (the D beneath is kind of the first magical border, even if you see people playing altissimo's very well they'll usually not cross this border), but to play it is one thing, to make it sound good up there is a whole other thing. + he doesn't get gradually up in a saxalar way, making the note a bit "easier", he does it in that octave skip. But actually, the one at 1:14 is the hardest to play when I tried to copy the solo. Because it's not only a skip to that insane E, you also need to tongue it three times in sixteenths which makes it very easy to crack one or more of them (it can break easily a steady airflow, the phrasing). That was way too much sax technic specifics for a drummer I recon, but now you know anyways :)
To anyone attempting to learn Gerald A!,i have been transcribing his solos since 2001 when i only had Wmedia player to slow song.i should advise to people to understand the embature and the branch of style of phrasing he is encoded in his midset.defendly not Parker.the guy was Earl Bostic,which he used beechler and Arb.if you try this on a Meyer or Jody Jazz or even ottolink youll be a bit disappoint.trust me i tryed this song Dukkof 7 back then.i have transcribed King of Boulevard and Dreams come true.the amount of embature muscle memore has to be insane.But the question i still ask to this day is(can i make a dinamic solo like GA in a song i havent listed from him?)the answers is maybe sort of, Or no.😂
@@Distractionalist yes, he definitely has some aspects of his articulation. But maybe also the giant "Cannonball" sign in the background reminds you of him?
Hey thanks for that mention, didn't know her but just send me through a rabbithole. She sounds great, listened to a couple of tunes of an album and will be listening the whole album now! Pity that she doesn't seem to be on the (online) scene anymore much, I can only find two own albums of her from the 90s and barely anything on RU-vid
Gerald Albright produces such clarity in the altissimo range, it's like he’s channeling the spirit of Earl Bostic-smooth as silk but with that extra kick of sass. His solo? Oh, it’s more than just ear candy; it's a must-learn for anyone who wants to sprinkle their playing with pure gold. Honestly, trying to resist all the brilliant phrases he sneaks in there is like trying to eat just one potato chip-good luck with that!
I forgot how prevalent jazz use to be in the 90's. I never considered myelf a jazz fan, but as I watched this, I realized I knew every one of these guys
