Today I am reviewing another great alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. I have reviewed quite a few Phil-Tone sax mouthpieces on the site already and am always interested when Phil announces a new Phil-Tone saxophone mouthpiece model. A couple of months ago he announced that he had a new mouthpiece […]
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SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the SYOS Steve Kortyka Signature Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my sixth SYOS saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today. If you want to check out the other SYOS saxophone mouthpieces I have reviewed so far you can click here: SYOS Mouthpiece Reviews This SYOS […]
SYOS Michael Wilbur Signature Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Michael Wilbur signature model 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece from SYOS mouthpieces in France. This is my third SYOS tenor saxophone mouthpiece I will be reviewing today. I have already reviewed the Chad LB SYOS Signature model mouthpiece for tenor sax and the Tivon Pennicott Signature model mouthpiece for tenor sax […]
50’s Rock n’ Roll Tenor Sax-I’m Walking-Lesson
In this lesson, I take you through a 50’s Rock n’ Roll classic tenor saxophone solo by Herb Hardesty on “I’m Walking” by Fats Domino. This is a great lesson to study if you are interested in this style of tenor sax playing. I was unable to find this transcription anywhere on the internet so […]
From the Inside Out by Dr. Mark Watkins Book Review
Today, I am reviewing “From the Inside Out” by Dr. Mark Watkins that is published by Outskirts Press. “From the Inside Out” is a revolutionary in-depth 309 page resource book for the development of saxophone sound. When this book is described as “in-depth”, Dr. Watkins is not joking! It is 309 pages of descriptions, scientific […]
Morgan Excalibur Indiana Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Morgan Excalibur Indiana model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Erik Greiffenhagen, at Morgan mouthpieces. Morgan mouthpieces used to be owned by Ralph Morgan who sadly passed away in 2007. Ralph worked designing instruments and mouthpieces for Selmer for many decades and in the early 80’s started his own mouthpiece company […]
Drake Phil Woods Master Series Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Drake Master Series Phil Woods alto saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This alto mouthpiece is advertised as “a near identical replica of the mouthpiece that Phil Woods played for over 40 years.” Don’t worry about the wording of “near identical”, this does not mean it is […]
Does the mouthpiece material make a difference? Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Comparison
This blog post is about the age old question “Does the material a saxophone mouthpiece is made of make a difference?” I have read hundreds, if not thousands of discussions on this subject since my earliest days on the internet in the 90’s. Many of these online discussions would get quite heated with one side […]
Swingin’ Phil Woods Stolen Moments Alto Sax Solo Transcription
Here is a swingin’ alto saxophone solo by the great alto sax player Phil Woods. Someone posted this recording on Facebook earlier this month and I was blown away when I heard it as I had never heard this Phil Woods recording before. I have been playing a Drake Phil Woods model alto saxophone mouthpiece […]
Gottsu Sepia Tone Jazz Metal Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a tenor saxophone mouthpiece from Gottsu mouthpieces in Japan. I had received some emails from a few different fans of my site who were impressed with the Gottsu sax mouthpieces they had played and I decided to reach out to the Gottsu company and see if I could review some of […]
10mFan Generation II Robusto Ultem Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is a generation II Ultem Robusto 7** orange tenor saxophone mouthpiece. (Yes, I wrote “orange”!) I reviewed a first generation hard rubber Robusto 7** tenor sax mouthpiece a few years ago that I still have in my collection of favorite tenor […]
NY Meyer 100th Anniversary Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new NY Meyer 100th Anniversary Model Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece by JJ Babbitt. The vintage NY Meyer alto sax mouthpieces from the 1960’s are some of the most sought after vintage alto sax mouthpieces on the market today. When I heard the news that JJ Babbitt was coming out with a […]
The Charlie Parker Omnibook Volume 2 Review
*I posted all the recordings I could find on Youtube that go with this transcription book at the bottom of this review………Enjoy! Today, I am excited to be reviewing the Charlie Parker Omnibook Volume 2 that has just been released by Hal Leonard. This great book of transcriptions was created by Chris “Doc” Stewart who […]
Sugal Super Gonz I Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a “Sugal Super Gonz I” tenor saxophone mouthpiece like the one I played for seven years back in the 90s. Before the Super Gonz I, I had been playing a Sugal JB model tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I bought from Jerry Bergonzi in 1991 and had been using for about two […]
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