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Michael Brecker blew my mind back in the mid eighties when I first heard a recording of him in my college dorm room. The sounds I heard that day were like nothing I had heard out of a saxophone up until that day. Brecker’s use of altissimo, overtones, altered fingerings as well as his aggressively burning technique just floored me that day. I could not figure out how anyone could play this way on the saxophone!
Later that year, I went to a Steps Ahead concert in Buffalo NY in the hopes that if I saw Michael Brecker in person, that I could decipher what he was actually doing. I remember being so excited to finally see him live. I watched him play the whole concert but I was sadly disappointed that I could not figure out what he was doing. His fingers were just moving too fast!
Over the years I have figured out many of his classic altered finger licks but about a month ago, I decided to take a closer look at what he was doing with these licks. I started finding videos on Youtube of the licks I thought sounded amazing and slowing them down to 1/4 the speed. I found that I could more clearly see his fingers and hear the notes he was playing at this speed.
In this compilation of lessons, I share 11 killer Michael Brecker alternate fingering licks with you as well as a video lessons on each lick. I show you how to finger the alternate fingerings and what I think Brecker is doing. I demonstrate all 11 licks on the tenor saxophone and teach you what I need to do to be able to play these lines. These licks are usually only for subscribers of the site but I thought I would give you all a chance to check them out. I will be adding more of these types of licks as well as Killer Altissimo licks in the future. I am excited to be learning these licks as well and have been learning something new from Michael everyday! You can see some examples of these types of licks on this page.
I demonstrate all the concepts in this lesson on the tenor saxophone. (11 Video Lesson, 11 Looped Videos of Brecker playing the lick, 5 Videos of the PDFs of the licks)
Examples of some of the Licks covered in the lessons:
Lick 11
Lick 10
Lick 8
Lick 7
Lick 5
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