Here’s another great Michael Brecker tenor saxophone solo transcription I am excited to share with everyone. This is a transcription of Michael Brecker’s insane tenor sax solo on the jazz standard, “Invitation” from the Jaco Pastorius’ album “The Birthday Concert” (this is not the Invitation solo from Jack Wilkins album “Merge”). The Jaco Pastorius “Birthday […]
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Theo Wanne Battle Royal Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Showdown: Round One-Ballad
Today, I am posting a battle royal, fight to the death, comparison between six Theo Wanne tenor saxophone mouthpieces that I have already reviewed here at Neffmusic. Here are the six Theo Wanne mouthpieces doing battle in round one today with links to their reviews: Theo Wanne Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Lineup (From Left to Right-Ambika […]
BetterSax Burnin’ Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new BetterSax Burnin’ 7* hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece made through a collaboration between Jay Metcalf of BetterSax and Jody Espina of Jody Jazz saxophone mouthpieces. Jay Metcalf has a fantastic Youtube channel on all things saxophone entitled “Better Sax” with over 284K subscribers at the time of this review. […]
Otto Link Tone Edge Early Babbitt Connoisseur Series Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Otto Link Early Babbitt remake connoisseur series tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by JJ Babbitt. The Connoisseur EB (Early Babbitt) tenor saxophone mouthpieces are advertised as being from the same molds as the original hard rubber Otto Link Early Babbitt tenor sax mouthpieces as described in this quote from the […]
Swingin’ Max Ionata “I Remember You” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
Here is another swingin’ melody/solo by the great tenor saxophone player from Italy, Max Ionata. I absolutely love this short rendition from Instagram of the melody of “I Remember You” with Max’s signature bebop lines weaved within the spaces. Max Ionata plays with a perfect blend of hip jazz lines, crazy technique, a swingin’ time […]
Pat Martino’s Great Just Friends Guitar Solo Transcription Transposed for Saxophones
Here is a great transcription of the great guitarist, Pat Martino, soloing on the classic standard “Just Friends”. This was in a file on my computer labeled “Solos to Transcribe”. Usually, I put music in this file that peaks my interest and that I would like to dig in to at a later date. After […]
Theo Wanne Gaia 4 Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the new Gaia 4 gold tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne. I have reviewed the original Gaia model many years ago and the hard rubber Gaia 3 and gold Gaia 3 in 2019. I even posted a comparison review between the the hard rubber and gold Gaia 3 models as […]
Boston Sax Shop R-Series 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing the new BSS (Boston Sax Shop) R-Series 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece released by Jack Tyler at the Boston Sax Shop. Jack Tyler is the owner of Boston Sax Shop and has been my saxophone repairman for the last eight to nine years. I usually head down to Boston […]
Avel Sound Concept ASC Foehn Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Avel Sound Concept (ASC) Foehn model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Max at Avel Sound Concept Mouthpieces. These are really reasonable priced, quality hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces that, as you will soon hear, play incredibly well….. The hard rubber ASC Foehn tenor sax mouthpiece I am reviewing today has […]
Theo Wanne Lakshmi Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am excited to be reviewing a brand new “top secret” tenor saxophone mouthpiece by Theo Wanne called the Lakshmi. This Lakshmi gold tenor saxophone mouthpiece has a 7* tip opening and is being released here (Lakshmi page) by Theo Wanne at the same time as I am posting this review today. I have […]
The SYOS Originals Smoky, Steady and Spark Model Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing and comparing three new SYOS Originals series tenor saxophone mouthpieces. SYOS mouthpieces has released this new Originals SYOS line of tenor, alto and soprano saxophone mouthpieces to give saxophone players a simpler way to order a quality saxophone mouthpiece at a more affordable price point. I have already reviewed the SYOS […]
Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece 2022 Review
Today, I am reviewing a Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Johannes Gerber mouthpieces. I first reviewed a Johannes Gerber Vintage Slant tenor mouthpiece here over 12 years ago. I was incredibly impressed with Johannes Gerber’s craftsmanship 12 years ago when I first played the Gerber Vintage Slant tenor saxophone mouthpiece […]
Theo Wanne Durga 5 Gold Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing the Durga 5 gold tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Theo Wanne. Last year, I reviewed Theo Wanne’s darkest tenor saxophone mouthpiece which is the Ambika 3 (Ambika 3 Review), as well as Theo Wanne’s brightest tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Shiva 3 (Shiva 3 Review). The Durga 5 is ranked second […]
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 […]
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