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Pete Christlieb Swingin’ Tenor Sax Solo Transcription-“Limehouse Blues”

April 24, 2018 by Steve 7 Comments

For todays transcription, I need to give you a little bit backstory so bear with me for a second.  I started playing the saxophone in 7th grade.  I was your average kid who was excited about playing the sax but not really sure how serious I was or where this new hobby would take me. […]

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Joel Frahm “Aguas De Março” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription

April 17, 2018 by Steve 21 Comments

Here’s another beautiful solo by the great tenor saxophone player, 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. This youtube video is one of my all time favorites.  It is the tune “Aguas De Março” (Waters of […]

Filed Under: Transcriptions Tagged With: Aguas De Marco, jazz sax, Joel Frahm, Sant Andreu Jazz Band, solo, tenor saxophone, transcription, Waters of March

The Sonny Rollins Omnibook Review

March 27, 2018 by Steve 4 Comments

*I posted all the recordings I could find on Youtube that go with this transcription book at the bottom of this review………Enjoy! My first recording of Sonny Rollins that I heard as a teenager was “Saxophone Colossus”.  I checked it out of the local library. I didn’t play tenor saxophone back then but I was […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Bb instruments, jazz sax, Omnibook, solos, Sonny Rollins, tenor saxophone, Transcriptions

Monster Berg Larsen .170 Tip Opening Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

March 3, 2018 by Steve 73 Comments

Yes,  you read that right!  A .170 tip opening!! That’s a 14 tip opening!  To give you a little bit of a backstory, I received this email the other day from a fan of my site: “Hi Steve, I have a favor to ask of you, if you can fit it in to your schedule. […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: berg larsen, huge tip opening, monster, mouthpiece review, sound clip, tenor saxophone

Transcription of Kelly Jefferson’s Solo on Confirmation

December 1, 2017 by Steve 4 Comments

Here’s a new transcription from another great tenor saxophone player I hadn’t heard of before.  His name is Kelly Jefferson and he is a musician based out of Toronto Canada.  I was browsing the internet late one night this week and somehow came across this Youtube video of Kelly Jefferson playing Confirmation with the Jason […]

Filed Under: Transcriptions Tagged With: Confirmation, jazz sax, Kelly Jefferson, tenor saxophone, transcription

Transcription of Jeff Ellwood’s Solo on Days of Wine and Roses

November 16, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Here’s another transcription from  Jeff Ellwood.  This is from another video of Jeff that I found on Facebook in the Jam of the Week group.  Jeff posted this this morning and totally messed up my whole day.  (Once I start transcribing, it’s hard for me to stop…….) The video below is Jeff Ellwood playing a […]

Filed Under: Transcriptions Tagged With: Days of Wine and Roses, Jeff Ellwood, solo transcription, tenor saxophone

D&S Brecker III Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

November 6, 2017 by Steve 2 Comments

I receive emails all the time asking me to review saxophone mouthpieces.   Many of these emails are from individuals and companies all around the globe that I have never heard of before.  In the early years of the site, I would say yes to every request but after twelve years,  I’m a bit more picky […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Brecker, D&S mouthpieces, Donghee Cho, jazz sax, saxophone, tenor saxophone

D&S Brecker II Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

November 6, 2017 by Steve 11 Comments

I receive emails all the time asking me to review saxophone mouthpieces.   Many of these emails are from individuals and companies all around the globe that I have never heard of before.  In the early years of the site, I would say yes to every request but after twelve years,  I’m a bit more picky […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Brecker, D&S mouthpieces, Donghee Cho, jazz sax, saxophone, tenor saxophone

D&S Model I Tenor Sax Mouthpiece Review

November 6, 2017 by Steve Leave a Comment

I receive emails all the time asking me to review saxophone mouthpieces.   Many of these emails are from individuals and companies all around the globe that I have never heard of before.  In the early years of the site, I would say yes to every request but after twelve years,  I’m a bit more picky […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Brecker, D&S mouthpieces, Donghee Cho, jazz sax, saxophone, tenor saxophone

Retro Revival “Super D” New York Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

September 26, 2017 by Steve 32 Comments

Today, I am reviewing the new Retro Revival “Super D” New York model tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Joel Peskin (iReedMan) and Bob Sheppard. Joel and Bob have started a company called Retro Revival in which they produce exact copies of great vintage mouthpieces from the past. When Joel started the company they started with […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: double ring, mouthpiece, new york, otto link, Retro Revival, review, Super D, super tonemaster, tenor saxophone

Matt Marantz Slant Legacy Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

August 24, 2017 by Steve 17 Comments

Today, I am reviewing a Matt Marantz Slant Legacy hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece.  I have wanted to try one of these ever since I heard Joel Frahm play one on Youtube last year.  Matt Marantz was nice enough to send me one to try out for a few days and perhaps review, so here […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: Matt Marantz, review, sax mouthpiece, Slant Legacy, tenor saxophone

Phil-Tone Intrepid Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

July 23, 2017 by Steve 26 Comments

Today I am reviewing another great tenor saxophone mouthpiece made by Phil Engleman at Phil-Tone mouthpieces.  I have reviewed quite a few Phil-Tone sax mouthpieces on the site already and am always interested when Phil announces a new mouthpiece model. Phil-Tone Intrepid Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece A couple of months ago he announced that he had stumbled upon […]

Filed Under: Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: hard rubber, Intrepid, Phil Engleman, Phil-tone, review, sax mouthpiece, tenor saxophone

10mFan Black Widow Tenor Saxophone Mouthpiece Review

July 6, 2017 by Steve 25 Comments

Mark Sepinuck, 10mFan as he is known in the saxophone world, came out with a line of tenor saxophone mouthpieces a few years ago that have been very popular with saxophone players.  Mark, created a very detailed three category system of tenor sax mouthpieces and he designed  what he considered to be the best tenor […]

Filed Under: Mouthpiece Reviews, Tenor High Baffle Reviews, Tenor Medium Baffle Reviews, Tenor Mouthpiece Reviews Tagged With: 10mFan, Black Widow, hard rubber, Mark Sepinuck, review, sax mouthpiece, tenor saxophone

The Stan Getz Omnibook Review

June 19, 2017 by Steve 26 Comments

*I posted all the recordings I could find on Youtube that go with this transcription book at the bottom of this review………Enjoy! It’s with a bit of embarrassment that I admit that in the past, I have never really been a big fan of Stan Getz.  I remember hearing his name when I was younger and checking […]

Filed Under: Book Reviews Tagged With: Hal Leonard, jazz sax, Omnibook, Stan Getz, tenor saxophone, Transcriptions

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I am enjoying your style of teaching, and you’ve done a great job with the videos….good sound quality and well constructed lessons.  Balances the more guitaristic material found on the majority of guitar based programs.  Jazz vocab is what I’m all about at this point in the journey.  I especially dig the fact that you’ve studied with Bergonzi…helps me see his voluminous output in a more bite sized way.

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