Today, I will be reviewing a Claude Lakey Original 7*3 tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I was able to borrow from Ellis Music (a local music store here in Vermont). The last time I tried a Claude Lakey mouthpiece on the tenor saxophone was in college about 37 years ago. I remember the mouthpiece I tried […]
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NJS Hummingbird 8* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new NJS Hummingbird 8* (.115) bronze tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by a young mouthpiece maker named Nick Stahl from the Seattle area. This review wasn’t going to happen but then Nick Stahl sent me a few tempting photos that were too much for me to resist and […]
10mFan Cabernet Octagon Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing an exciting new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan saxophone mouthpieces that is designed with a new innovative octagon shaped chamber by 3-D technology. This is the 10mFan Cabernet 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor, alto and soprano saxophone hard rubber mouthpieces in the […]
Ryan Devlin Burnin’ Tenor Sax Solo on Softly as a Morning Sunrise Transcription
Here is a burnin’ tenor saxophone solo on Softly as a Morning Sunrise that the young saxophonist, Ryan Devlin posted on Facebook a number of months ago. As soon as I heard it, I saved the URL to my computer file entitled “Solos to Transcribe”. Yesterday, I decided to get her done and here is […]
One Ligature to Rule Them All? Roberto’s Winds Uovo Tenor Saxophone Ligature Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Roberto’s Winds Uovo {woh-voh} tenor saxophone ligature for metal tenor saxophone mouthpieces. The Uovo ligature is advertised by Roberto’s as being “the only tenor saxophone ligature designed to generate sympathetic resonance, enriching the harmonic palette to enable your very best sound. It opens up, enriches, and projects its sound […]
Drake FG (Freddie Gregory) Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Drake FG (Freddie Gregory) model 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This Drake FG model tenor saxophone mouthpiece was inspired by a Freddie Gregory hard rubber tenor sax mouthpiece that Jeff Coffin plays and that Aaron Drake did some work on. Aaron told me that […]
Will the Real Michael Brecker’s Sax Mouthpiece Please Stand Up?
I wanted to write a blog post on this subject because there has been a lot of discussion and confusion over the years about the Guardala tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Michael Brecker played on. I started a discussion on this subject on Facebook but thought it would be good to post what I discovered […]
Revisiting a Lamberson J7 Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am again reviewing one of my favorite tenor saxophone mouthpieces, my beloved Lamberson J7 hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I have had for about 14+ years. I reviewed the Lamberson J7 many years ago here on the site but the original Lamberson J7 review is pretty lame compared to my standards for […]
Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Drake Jerry Bergonzi Master Series Power Resonance 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Aaron Drake at Drake mouthpieces. This Drake tenor mouthpiece is advertised as “rollover baffle contour – identical to the Drake Bergonzi “EB” model – with a raised floor contour which gives the mouthpiece greater projection without being […]
Great Video Interview of the Saxophone Player and Teacher George Garzone!!
Here is a great interview of the tenor sax player and teacher George Garzone by Jay Metcalf of BetterSax that I just stumbled upon on Youtube today. I studied with George Garzone for a short time at Berklee College of Music in the late 80’s (I wish I could have studied more with him but […]
Lupifaro Evo Tenor and Alto Saxophone Reeds Review
Today, I am reviewing the Lupifaro Evo custom saxophone reeds sold by Lupifaro reeds in Switzerland. Lupifaro reeds reached out to me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reviewing their saxophone reeds. They sent me a box of five 2 1/2 and a box of five 3 strength tenor […]
Herb Hardesty I’m Walking Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
Today, I am sharing a unique tenor saxophone solo transcription that is in a totally different genre of music than I usually listen to or transcribe. This is Herb Hardesty’s great tenor saxophone solo on the 1957 rock n’roll song “I’m Walking” by Fats Domino. I have to be honest and admit that I haven’t […]
Roberto’s Winds RW Tenor, Alto and Soprano Saxophone Reeds Review
Today, I am reviewing the RW Roberto’s Winds custom saxophone reeds released by Roberto Romeo at Roberto’s Winds in NYC. Roberto’s Winds reached out to me a few months ago and asked if I would be interested in reviewing their saxophone reeds. They sent me nine boxes of sax reeds in a variety of strengths […]
10mFan Celebration Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is the Celebration 7* hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor saxophone mouthpieces and alto saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out […]
Adam Larson Chord Tone Blues Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
Here is a short two chorus transcription of the young tenor saxophonist Adam Larson playing a tenor saxophone solo over a blues progression that I saw on Instagram the other day. Adam is mostly just using chord tones on this tenor sax solo with a few tritone substitutions here and there. It is not overly […]
Insane Sam Dillon Monster Lick of the Day #6 Tenor Sax
Here is another short transcription of an incredibly fast jazz line by Sam Dillon that I saw on Instagram the other day. I hate to think that this is how Sam warms up for a recording session. Haha! I transcribed this just for my own enjoyment. The line itself, is not technically hard and it […]
JLV Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Sound Resurfacing Ligature Review
Today, I am reviewing an innovative new saxophone mouthpiece ligature I received from JLV Sound in France. It is the JLV Sound Resurfacing Sax Ligature for hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces. This is not your everyday run of the mill saxophone ligature. I have included quite a few photos and even a video presentation of […]
Boston Sax Shop Superlative Tenor Saxophone Ligature Review
Today, I am reviewing a beautiful new saxophone ligature I received from Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop. It is the Boston Sax Shop Superlative Sax Ligature for hard rubber tenor sax mouthpieces. I have reviewed a number of Boston Sax Shop products on this site in the past and have written about Jack […]
Whoa!! Michael Brecker Performing on a Hard Rubber Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece!!
I wanted to share this interesting video I found on Facebook this morning that was shared by Louis Gerrits who runs the website michaelbreckerliverecordings.com which is a website dedicated to the great tenor saxophonist Michael Brecker who passed away in 2007. *Louis was also kind enough to share the Michael Brecker photos in this article […]
10mFan Chameleon Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece from 10mFan sax mouthpieces. This is the Chameleon 7** hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. I have already reviewed a number of great 10mFan tenor saxophone mouthpieces and alto saxophone mouthpieces in the past that you can find here. Whenever Mark Sepinuck, at 10mFan mouthpieces, comes out […]
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