Here’s another great solo transcription from John Blevins. John has graciously sent me a number of his transcriptions and given me permission to share them with the sax world on my site here. This is another great sax solo by Bob Mintzer. The tune is New Rochelle from the album “Latin from Manhattan” and the […]
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Wilton Felder’s Street Life Solo Transcription
Here’s another great solo transcription from John Blevins. John has graciously sent me a number of his transcriptions this last week and given me permission to share them with the sax world on my site here. This is a great sax solo by Wilton Felder who was the cofounder of the Crusaders. The tune is Street […]
Joel Frahm “All the Things You Are” Tenor Sax Transcription
Here’s another solo by another great tenor saxophone player and incredibly nice guy, Joel Frahm. Joel has commented on neffmusic.com quite a few times over the years and his passion for everything to do with the saxophone is very obvious. (I imagine we could spend a few hours in a bar talking about mouthpieces very easily……..) […]
Jesse Davis Transcription-Cherokee Solo
Here’s another great bop solo by one of my favorite alto players “Jesse Davis”. Jesse has one of the best alto sounds I have heard and I love how he can incorporate killer bebop lines and phrases with a bluesy feel and sound. (Another master of this technique was without a doubt Cannonball) Here’s a […]
AM Mouthpieces “The Aras” Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Arnold Montgomery of AM Mouthpieces. It is “The Aras” model and has an 8 tip opening. I hadn’t heard of Arnold Montgomery before but he emailed me asking if I would be willing to review his “The Aras” mouthpiece. He hinted that there was something unique about it that he was getting […]
Michael Brecker Tenor Sax Solo Transcription-Four Chords
Here’s another new transcription I have been working on. This is Michael Brecker’s 5 chorus solo over the tune “Four Chords” from the album Paradox by Steps Ahead. This is young Michael Brecker tearing it up with some high energy classic “Brecker” lines. The Paradox album is one of the many Steps Ahead albums that I purchased back […]
Chris Potter playing the alto saxophone at 15………….
Here’s an interesting video I just found the other day! This is Chris Potter playing a gig when he was 15 years old! Chris Potter is one of the top tenor saxophone player’s in the world right now. It is so interesting to hear where he was at when he was just 15 years […]
Tony Dagradi Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription on Invitation
So this week I wanted to keep to my transcription goal but things have been a bit hectic around here. I was playing a Benjamin Allen Tony Dagradi model tenor mouthpiece most of today while I was practicing and it reminded me of a Tony Dagradi solo on Invitation that I had heard a while […]
Michael Brecker Transcription-Blue Bossa 1985
Happy Holidays Everyone!! Here’s another new transcription I have been working on. It’s Christmas Eve, the wife and kids are in bed, the presents are under the tree, not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse, when down from Steve’s office arose such a clatter, the sound of Michael Brecker……that was the matter………. This is […]
Michael Brecker Transcription of Confirmation-Berklee Clinic 1987
Here’s another new transcription I’m working on. Every once in a while I get in a mood to transcribe some Michael Brecker. Then, after I get started I soon think “What the heck was I thinking? This is crazy!” It’s usually after I have slowed down one section to the slowest it can possibly go and […]
Great Transcription of George Coleman over Cherokee Changes
Here’s a burnin’ tenor saxophone solo from the great tenor saxophonist, George Coleman. This is from his album “Amsterdam After Dark”. The solo is from the tune “Apache Dance” which has a solo section over the changes of “Cherokee”. I was actually given this solo transcription by a teacher at Berklee College of Music almost […]
Scott Hamilton & Harry Allen Blues Up and Down Transcription
Here’s another great solo transcription from one of my favorite recordings. This is a fast blues called “Blues Up & Down” and is from the CD entitled “Heavy Juice”. This CD features Scott Hamilton and Harry Allen both on the tenor saxophone. Both of these great musicians swing like crazy on this album. This is a recording I would […]
Danny Walsh Chameleon Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
Here’s another great solo transcription from a Youtube video that I started working on a few days ago. This is from another terrific tenor sax player, Danny Walsh. I believe Danny went to Berklee College of Music and left shorty before I got there in the mid 80’s. I’m not sure I have ever heard him live although the […]
Great Lenny Pickett Clinic
I just found these videos on Youtube a few minutes ago and started watching them. Lenny Pickett is a tenor sax player known to almost all saxophone players. If you have ever watched Saturday Night Live, you have heard Lenny Pickett. He’s the sax player in the middle of the TV screen playing notes so […]
Liam Byrne Tenor Saxophone Blues Solo Transcription
Here’s a nice swingin’ blues solo transcription I started working on a few days ago. This is from a young tenor sax player, Liam Byrne. The group is called BBQ and stands for Brownfield/Byrne Quintet. Here’s a short Bio about Liam Byrne from his website: ‘…Saxophonist Liam Byrne, from North Wales (UK), studied at Leeds College […]
Donny McCaslin Blues Solo in 4ths Transcriptions
Here are 2 more solo transcriptions I started working on yesterday. This is from a clinic recording of Donny McCaslin demonstrating using fourth intervals while improvising over a standard blues on the tenor saxophone. I have no idea what this is from or even where I got it but it must have been on the […]
Bob Mintzer Blues Solo Transcription in 12 Keys
Here’s another solo transcription I just finished this week. This is another solo from one of my favorite tenor sax players, Bob Mintzer and is from a youtube clip of Bob soloing on a blues in all 12 keys. I love Bob’s playing because it is so melodic and thematic. He always plays ideas that […]
Bob Mintzer Solo on “I Love You”
Here’s a solo transcription I started working on a few weeks ago. This is from one of my favorite tenor sax players, Bob Mintzer. I love Bob’s playing because it is so melodic and thematic. He always plays ideas that you can grasp on to and that are catchy, yet he mixes in some pretty […]
D’Addario Select Jazz Alto Saxophone Mouthpiece
Today, I am reviewing a new mouthpiece from D’Addario called the Select Jazz alto saxophone mouthpiece. I heard about the D’Addario Select Jazz model from a friend of mine who ordered one from Sax Quest and was blown away by it. His email and raves were enough to rouse my curiosity and review one of […]
Phil-Tone Rift Alto Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another great mouthpiece by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces. Phil Engleman is the founder of Phil-Tone mouthpieces and I have reviewed a number of his excellent mouthpieces in the past. The Equinox,the Eclipse, the Solstice, the Tribute, the Sapphire, etc…………… Phil came out with this new alto sax mouthpiece a […]
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