For me, nelson rangell is on my top list for alto sax sound - especially the song 'grace'. Looking forward for the new free masterclasses, thanks a lot.
Hi Jamie, i don’t have any particular player i like to listen to, and I love to play any genre although jazz is my least favourite. I just love to play, anything, really. I have started using tomplay recently and love the variety on offer, classical, pop, 60’s, 70’s. I’m just pleased i can play something that sounds similar
Great one Jamie. Alto for me is Phil Woods and Cannonball Adderley, and Tenor Dextor Gordon, Eddie LockJaw Davis, and Johnny Griffin. Stan Getz and Joe Henderson and new lads Joshua Redman. Cheers mate .
Hi Jamie, Benny Golson. And I actually have had the pleasure of receiving an email from him with some heartfelt advice and thanking me for thanking him on one of his songs I’ve been practicing , (killer Joe) 🎷. He’s 90 years old and still plays fantastic. Looking forward to your lessons And advice on playing ,Jamie. Your teaching methods are brilliant. 🎷🤓
Thanks Jamie I know exactly what you mean and I can relate to it, Have a coffee on me mate for all the effort you put into these vids, love your persona.
Lenny Pickett, Gary Herbig, and Cave Music/the Moon Hooch guys (Wenzl McGowen and Mike Wilbur)--and just all the gritty saxophonists from the 80s i heard growing up.
Thanks for your video and very recognizable! Listen and play along a lot with your favorite players helped me develop my sound. For me the contemporary jazz players are a great inspiration. In the early days Kenny G and King Curtis and nowadays its Boney James, Micheal Lington, Vincent Ingala and Richard Elliot. Still (have)had a lot of work to do on my horn (and setup) )the sound doesn't come easy :)
Long tones on the sax are a great way to improve tone quality. Tone color can be improved with equipment as well as concept of a good tone. People should try for a clean beautiful sound . Probably the sound that got them interested in saxophone in the first place.
I love this message. I have been listening to sax players most of my life and I can never decide what sound concept I like. One day I like dark and round and the next day I’m listening to Sandborn. I am hoping that my concept ends up being a unique mix of all that I listen to. So like a classic, contemporary, warm, bright, focused and round alto sound. Ha! I just have an alto and recently I’ve been trying to make it sound like a tenor because I love Bob Reynolds. The closest I’ve heard to an Alto player sounding as big as a tenor is Donald Hayes. Big sound that is warm but accomplished on a metal piece. He’s insane. Wow, in typing this I figured it out. I want to sound like Donald Hayes! For now ;-)
Thanks Jamie! I have so many "favorite" players, with such a variety of tone - I play alto, but a few years ago I wanted to sound like tenor player Ben Webster. I played a gig with one piano player who said my alto doesn't sound like a "normal" alto. But the spectrum of alto players I want to sound like goes from Paul Desmond & Johnny Hodges to Sonny Criss, Boney James, Candy Dulfer and Everette Harp (etc.). I guess I just end up sounding like me. I recently started playing soprano and I have a much clearer & more focused idea of what I want to sound like.
I just made the same comment before reading yours! I too try to make my alto sound as “big” as a tenor. Check out Bon Reynolds on tenor. The closest Alto player I’ve heard that achieves this concept is Donald Hayes. His sound is huge on alto. I think he uses a very large tip opening with a hard reed to achieve it.
As a working musician those iconic sax lines all have a different tamber to them, mostly fairly dirty in nature. So if one wants to work on a solo voice it can be quiet the conflict.
Thought provoking as always Jamie.....but surely I can't sound like you (my hero :-), because I don't have your larynx, throat and experience...I could try to copy your style eg your phrasing, scoops, bends, but with my larynx I'm always going to sound like me, me wanting to sound like you isn't do the voodoo right? Angus
Hey Jamie, I recently bought a jazz lab sax holder and in the box were 2 bits of information about a sound deflector and a mouthpiece silencer. Have you heard of these and what is your opinion? (They sound a bit dubious to me). Jay.
Hi Jamie, As you know I cant read a single note of music. Tried a few times over the years starting with my first sax teacher when i was 13 right up until a few years ago and it always just looks like chicken scratch and i never get it. Hence why i love your channel which teaches the fingering chart which really works and is easier for us sax players to understand. I read that Eric Clapton is the same and found out he is a fellow INTJ. We apparently make good musicians according to channels like this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AIhAB3uPCJ8.html I was wondering have you ever done your MBTI test and found out which you are and how has it made a difference to your seemingly effortless abilities and gift with music. Cheers dude. ~ Wolfwaw
@@GetYourSaxTogether MBTI = Myers Briggs Type Indicator. Its a free online test which tells you which of the 16 personality types you are. Some are more inclined to different professions than others. Every one has different personalities and natural abilities. I was wondering which one of the creatives one you were. ps Just bought you a coffee buddy.
