I have another amazing 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 […]
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Michael Brecker New York Minute Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
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 […]
Max Ionata Ridiculously Great Parole Parole Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
I have another 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 […]
Michael Brecker Scarborough Fair Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
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 […]
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 […]
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