I have a treat for all of you! A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a new sax player on Facebook who was posting killer transcriptions on Youtube. His name is Dimitrii Sergheev from Moldova. Dimitrii caught my attention because we seem to have the exact same tastes in great tenor sax solos that need […]
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Bob Reynolds Donna Lee Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
Here is another transcription of a great tenor saxophone solo by Bob Reynolds over the Charlie Parker tune Donna Lee. This is a video I discovered on Youtube a number of years ago. I immediately decided I wanted to transcribe this solo and put it into a folder on my computer entitled “Solos to Transcribe”. […]
Bob Reynolds Funky Tenor Saxophone Solo on Eb Minor Groove Transcription
Here is a transcription of a really cool tenor sax solo by Bob Reynolds. I have been a fan of Bob’s for years and when I heard this solo on Youtube last week, I had to write it down. It’s on a simple Eb minor (for the tenor sax) type of groove and Bob tears […]
Doug Webb Swingin’ One Chorus Tenor Saxophone Solo on All the Things You Are Transcription
Here is another swingin’ tenor sax solo by Doug Webb. This is over one chorus of “All the Things You Are”. This is actually a transcription that Abel Garcia Mendoza did and performed on Facebook yesterday. Abel was kind enough to share it with me and give permission for me to share it with all […]
Chad LB Burnin’ Tenor Saxophone Solo on Oleo Transcription
Here is another killer Chad LB (Lefkowitz-Brown) solo that was posted on Youtube yesterday. This is on the tune Oleo by Sonny Rollins. What does a sax player do when he shouldn’t leave the house because of a contagious virus wreaking havoc around the globe? Stay home! Practice and Transcribe! This morning I spent 5 hours […]
Swingin’ Max Ionata “You’re Driving Me Crazy” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
Here is another swingin’ solo by the great tenor saxophone player from Italy, Max Ionata. I absolutely love this solo and have probably listened to it a hundred times over the last few days while transcribing it. Max Ionata plays with a perfect blend of hip jazz lines, crazy technique, a swingin’ time feel and […]
Chad LB Monster Lick of the Day #4 Tenor Sax
Here is a killer Chad LB (Lefkowitz-Brown) lick that I picked up off of a Youtube video below. Chad is trying out and comparing a D’Addario tenor saxophone mouthpiece to his own SYOS Chad LB tenor saxophone mouthpiece. At the 4:02-4:06 mark, Chad plays a great modern “Breckeresque” type line that I immediately decided I […]
Joel Frahm Monster Lick of the Day #3 Tenor Sax
Here is a killer Joel Frahm lick that I picked up off of a Facebook video below. Joel is trying out a TT tenor saxophone mouthpiece that he sounds terrific on (he hasn’t even taken off his winter hat or coat which cracks me up…..like he just walked in off the street). At the :08 […]
Saxscape Florida Slim Profile Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Saxscape Florida Slim Profile 7** (.108 tip opening) tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Ken Barry at Saxscape mouthpieces recently sent me to try out and perhaps review. Earlier this year, I reviewed a Saxscape Live model tenor sax mouthpiece as well as a Saxscape Fat Cat Classic and Downtown MB1 tenor […]
Saxscape Downtown MB1 Slim Profile Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Saxscape Downtown MB1 8* (.115) slim profile tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Ken Barry at Saxscape mouthpieces recently sent me to try out and perhaps review. Earlier this year, I reviewed a Saxscape Live model tenor sax mouthpiece as well as a Saxscape Fat Cat model tenor saxophone mouthpiece that I […]
Macsax Queso Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Macsax Queso 8* tenor saxophone mouthpiece (formerly the FJ IV model). I was contacted by Jeff Gjertsen at Macsax earlier this year and asked if I would be willing to review the brand new line of Macsax tenor saxophone mouthpieces. Of course, I was excited to try these beautiful mouthpieces […]
Macsax Soco Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Macsax Soco 8 tenor saxophone mouthpiece (formerly the FJ III model, I reviewed an original FJ III 8 years ago!). I was contacted by Jeff Gjertsen at Macsax earlier this year and asked if I would be willing to review the brand new line of Macsax tenor saxophone mouthpieces. Of […]
Saxscape Fat Cat Classic Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a Saxscape Fat Cat Classic 7* tenor saxophone mouthpiece that Ken Barry at Saxscape mouthpieces recently sent me to try out and perhaps review. Earlier this year, I reviewed a Saxscape Live model tenor sax mouthpiece that I thought was superb and when Ken asked if I would like to review […]
Doug Webb Swingin’ Rhythm Changes Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
Here is a great solo by the tenor saxophone player Doug Webb. Doug is a fantastic tenor player from the west coast (Los Angeles area). I own a bunch of his albums including a Christmas CD entitled “Home for Christmas” which is my go to Christmas music when my family wants Christmas music but I […]
RPC Gold Series 110B Ultem Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
I sadly found out that Ron Coelho passed away on 12/24/19. We had a long conversation in October before this review was posted. Even though I only talked to Ron a couple times over the years, this last conversation was like talking to a good friend. We talked about everything you could think of having […]
Retro Revival Tru-Slant Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another Retro Revival tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Tru-Slant. This is a tenor sax mouthpiece modeled after the Otto Link Slant Signature hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpieces from the 60’s. These tenor saxophone mouthpieces are made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard at Retro Revival. In the past I have […]
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 […]
SYOS Tivon Pennicott Signature Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing another tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking […]
SYOS Chad Lefkowitz-Brown Signature Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review
Today, I am reviewing a tenor saxophone mouthpiece from a fairly new company called SYOS mouthpieces in France. This company hit the saxophone mouthpiece scene not too long ago and immediately caught the world’s attention by producing these really bright colored 3D printed saxophone mouthpieces made of plastic. I remember thinking they were strange looking […]
Theo Wanne Gaia 3 Hard Rubber Tenor Mouthpiece Review
I was excited to hear that Theo Wanne was releasing a new tenor saxophone mouthpiece called the Gaia 3 a few months ago and asked Theo if I could review it. I had reviewed the original Gaia tenor saxophone mouthpiece back in 2009 and it was one of the best tenor saxophone mouthpieces I had […]
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