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Michael Brecker has been one of my main influences on the tenor saxophone since my first year of college in 1985. I was hanging out in someone one dorm room and they put on an album that totally blew me away. I believe it was the first Steps Ahead album. I had never heard it Read More…
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In this lesson I talk about 7 Michael Brecker type lines that he would use on a minor chord. I have taken the lines from different solos of his and transposed them to the key of E minor. Michael Brecker had a playing style that was so hip. He would play these intense lines that Read More…
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Here are 40 Michael Brecker licks that I have picked up and used over the years. Last week I cleaned them up and numbered them so they are easier to read. I give these out to my more advanced students who want to start getting into this stuff. I went through a stage Read More…
Here’s another live clip I dug out of my computer. This is a more mellow clip of a solo on the tune “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones. To be honest, I’m one for staying in the mood of the tune when I solo. I can’t stand it when I hear a slow Read More…
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