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.
The musicians were:
Neil Itzler- Guitar
Dave Buda-Bass
Blake Lindberg-Drums
Indra Ismail-Keyboards
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…………
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.
Many years ago you sent me this and a few other clips from this same session. One of them was a Bob Mintzer tune. I think you sound incredible here. Yes it’s very 90’s but very true to style. Any other clips from this session you can share? What reed do you think you were using?