This weekend, I was going through my vast computer files and trying to clean out the gigabytes of junk I had on my computer when I discovered this old clip.
This is from a recording session I did way back in the early 90’s. I think I was about 25 at the time and in my Michael Brecker/Bob Berg phase of tenor saxophone development. I haven’t listened to this clip in years but I thought it would be fun to post it on here. The sax has way too much reverb on it in my opinion but for whatever reason back then I thought it was cool. I’m not a fan of it now that is for sure.
I’m actually having trouble remembering who played on this session. I know Neil Itzler played guitar and Dave Buda played bass but I can’t remember who played drums or keyboards (My wife says my horrible memory is a result of all my brain surgeries but I apologize none the less).
As I listen back to the recording there are things I don’t like about my playing but I think the energy level is pretty good…………..
Chromazone by Mike Stern
*I was playing on a H. Couf Superba I tenor saxophone and a Sugal JB .105 high baffle tenor mouthpiece at the time. Shortly afterward, that Sugal mouthpiece bit the dust when I dropped it on the cement floor of my garage while trying to put a reed on it unfortunately…………
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It’s true that kind of music sounds really 90’s now.
I was recently back to some Mike stern and Bob Berg recordings I was crazy about in the 90’s and I found they sounded old fashioned. The technic is crazy but the style is no more fitting the current trend. I agree with you that the energy is great. by the way your technic was already dam good at that time.. !
Working on that now.great playng Steve!😊🎷🎶
Steve wrote: “… but I think the energy level is pretty good…”
Exactly what I think: from 01.41 … there is an explosion of energy!
And I like, not only, just the energy level …
Congratulations indeed, Steve!
Giuseppe.