The Girl From Ipanema on Tenor Sax (Antonio Carlos Jobim) 

This song takes me back to childhood, fishing on the Long Beach pier. I caught a giant Starfish, it bit the line and set its self free. I was about 3 yrs. old, but the music... fixed the memory .a long way from a cold Minnesota morning, HAPPY NEW YEAR !

my dad always played this. I miss him so much, you brought back great thoughts thanks you are amazing

Great version. Keep playing. I try to play only by ear, but I dont spend much time in it because of other things in life, but I do love pretty music and can appreciate the talent and effort to play so. Love it .

I beer and this song together just makes me groove right along. THIS is what jazz is all about; improv to its simplistic yet intrinsic to its prime. Simplex mix drinks for everyone says this guys blow.

Great sound! Was a real pleasure listening. thanks for posting!

So, so smooth and melodic. That was simply wonderful. Thanks for sharing with us!!!

I can listen to this version everyday. Fantastic stuff!

Standing ovation. Super espectacular. Saludos desde Argentina.

Matthew you rock..love your playin .Thank you for posting.. EXCEL that is what you do ... EXCELLENT !

Thank you so much. The sax portions are literally my absolute favorite part of this entire song. So to have the whole song be sax is a dream! So good.

love your playing .....one of my favs

Your playing is so smooth! I'm diggin the tone quality as well. Thanks for your version, I've listened to it about a dozen times already

I always like listening to you, inspiring thanks.

Nice player, I like it very much, thx for the sharing.

sublime. thanks so much for sharing this.

GREAT SOUND!!! MARVELOUS!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Wonderful rendition of a wonderful song! Congratulations! *****

Fantastic!!!! Congratulations!!!

oh my god! this is awesome. excellent tone

Very nice, I really liked it

Hermosa melodía e interpretación. Gracias!

Love this! The tone and style sounds a lot like Stan Getz. But I like it even more!

I didn't know the old version.. but this one is terrific! Congrats.

Smooth & relaxing!

I really enjoy your performance. Tks for sharing.

Beautiful tone

ufff a great song for lovers,,,jobim is one of the best,,, at all times,,

really beautiful and relaxing love it you play the song with alot of feeling:)

Amazing Job!!!!! 👌🏼

so smooth...! Love it..!! =)

very wonderful!!! you have a beautiful sax

WOW, great sound and how you get it to be that smooth and soft is beyond me. Thanks for sharing.

I am a very jazzy type of person and I love the saxophone and the girl from ipanema so it's a great mix

Damn, that's a sweet cover my man.

Amanzing!!

nice job greatful regards from france

nicely done! great job!

Really enjoyed listening to your sounds over the last year Matt keep the good work, Thank you for posting them on You Tube. Very Happy and prosperous New Year!! Jazzman427

I smell a smooth jazz contract on the way, keep it up Mr. Bossanova!

Very well done !

I like it vert much!, congratulation!

Super, Whenever i listen you...I'm flying

Master blend.

Nice solowing, not easy on this piece with the changes in the middle eight. Great feel and being able to play so softly with ease. Well done!

Tremendo sonido e interpretación ... !!!

heyyy mannn sooooo niceee ..

It sounds great

Maravilhoso. Parabéns!

Ficou bastante suave, muito gostoso de se ouvir.

it's good! Your sound is really good, and improvisation is quite nice;) ty!

I wish I was you, you look like a guy living a good life. Love the music dude, keep it up.

Bravo!

Really nice. I like the idea of playing the theme in lower octave.

I love the way you play!!!!!!!!!! If you haven't already, you need to make a CD. You are awesome!

Hi Matthew! I cannot add anything to that which the others have already said. This tune has given some sunshine to a grey and snowy day here in Germany. Thank you again!

Pretty hard to do that song without falling into cliche - and you didn't! Very well crafted. Thanks!

This is so good I wish I could learn to do that

Por que usted toca tan delicioso?? De verdad es un placer escuchar sus interpretaciones!

explendido!!

Good ! Always...... Thank you- Your French friend....

Thanks Matthew for another great Getz tune. The low register on tenor does sound so smooth and sexy :-) Wish my Tone Edge 6* sounded as good as yours he, he. I look forward to the next offering.

Suavissimo! Luhvissimo!

Keep it up!

Brillante

Great job. i love how you sound so much like getz.

Genial!!

You could put this on CD. My friend and I do busking every week on the streets of Birmingham, UK and the sound you produce is what we try to emulate for our CD coming soon. Thanks for 18 months of music, the time we discovered you on youtube and the time we started playing saxophone.

Gracias de nuevo, por esta canción e interpretación me anime a aprender tocar el saxo, me compré un tenor y espero algún día tocar igual, esta interpretación es mi objetivo. Saludos desde Centroamérica.

I'm a beginner and learned it on a higher octave but it sounds so much better with this one,I think I'll switch

quite different in terms of speed and style and everything from ur last recording...To be honest i love both of them :P great job XD

@alirzb Thanks so much John.

@crazydaisydoo appreciate the advice, thanks. By the way, this is some awesome playing, a beautiful rendition of a very good song.

Your low register is nice and breathy ala Stan Getz. He played on a 1.5 reed...man it was like paper. You have a nice tone in the upper register.

i love playing the guitarpart to this ;)

very nice

Perfekt

What's up Matthew... I've been taking lessons and playing a cannonball tenor saxophone for a year now and you are an inspiration. You've been told before and I want to say it, you have a great style, sound and are very smooth and I enjoy listening to you playing and I can't wait for me to get as close as you play. Any tips I'm sure all of us listeners would appreciate especially me.

@JosephMSmithMusic You can find very good deals on used old Buescher Aristocrat Series II and III on Ebay and they are phenomenal saxophones for about $600-$700. You have to buy $3500 sax to get close - not match their beautiful tone. When I got my first one I was smiling the whole day.

im a beginer on the tener sax at the age of 12 any way i started on the alto and moved to tener and you have inspired me to play my hardest

great :) kisses'n hugs from Romania 5*

smoooooooth

superbe

Sometimes your tone is almost exactly like Getz! Beautiful playing!!

vary good

b utiful

Ho yes, I like !

muy bueno

We would be honoured to shake your hand on the streets of brum. Let us know when you are planning to visit so we can give you the location we'll be at. We move about plus we venture to other towns/cities.

Another nice one, Matt! Your tone, reminds me a lot of Hayden Chisholm. He also really understands texture. Take a listen either here on RU-vid or at Plushmusic. Keep up the great work.

BRAVO! I'm completely digging this rendition. What's your setup? What horn, mouthpiece, reed?

Hi Matthew, Nice improvement! I like this version better. Don.

Nice Craze! Very smooth. Love that song, thats why I stopped by. Glad I did. Can you tell me what's your mpc? And reed? Thanks!

I whoud love to have a play on one of these fancy mikes and soft where to see how good or bad I was I now that some of these guys do not sound so good live but there still better than I will ever be

This sounds real nice..would you share your ligature and mouthpiece combo Matthew as we would like to try to do similar? thanks

Hi Matthew ... I really like your style of playing. I am a tenor saxophonist too and I am actually wondering what type of setup you are currently using to make your recordings. Do you use a specific recording software to have a perfect quality recording both at the level of the backing track and your solo??? Many thanks in advance for your reply ... Alessandro

You`re doing great, Matt! Lovely, relaxed, soulful playing. When`s your cd out? :)

What a fantastic sound. Can you please tell me how you play so softly.

Nice! I play the tenor sax as well, I have a custom z. What horn are you using in the video?

Brasil

My son, Lawrence diagnosed with autism, loves your music and aspire to play like you. Born with severe disability in communication and fear of music, Lawrence was discovered to have savant-like musical talent last year when he was 19 years old. He fought through his sound sensitivity and plays by ear, but can't find background music for his saxophone solos. If possible, can you share with us how to get the karaoke music for the saxophone? He can further learn to improvise and improve. Thanks.