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Dave O’Higgins and Max Ionata Minor Blues Tenor Sax Transcription

July 26, 2018 by Steve 5 Comments

I just got back from a family vacation and was dreading picking up my sax and playing after having about two weeks off.  I decided I needed some inspiration,  so I found this video on Youtube to transcribe this morning.  It is of Dave O’Higgins and Max Ionata tearing up a minor blues on tenor […]

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Rich Perry Tenor Sax Solo Transcription on “East of the Sun”

July 17, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Here’s a great solo transcription of NYC tenor saxophone player Rich Perry soloing over East of the Sun that was shared with me by Sean Imboden.  This is from his CD “East of the Sun and West of 2nd Avenue”. I was searching the internet last week to see if there were any new Rich […]

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Max Ionata “But Not For Me” Killer Tenor Sax Solo Transcription

June 11, 2018 by Steve 8 Comments

Some days the “sax gods” just rain down blessings upon me.  Over the weekend, I started a transcription of Max Ionata’s killer tenor sax solo on “But Not for Me” from the Youtube video below.  This solo has been on my transcription to-do list since I first heard it on Youtube four years ago.  Max […]

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Michael Brecker “Mellow Minor” Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription

April 30, 2018 by Steve Leave a Comment

Here is another great solo transcription of Michael Brecker on the McCoy Tyner tune “Mellow Minor” from the album “Infinity”.  This has been on my transcription list for many years now and this morning I thought I would hammer away at it and finally finish it. I remember when this album came out, I was […]

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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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Michael Brecker “Happy Days” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription

April 18, 2018 by Steve 1 Comment

Here is another great solo transcription of Michael Brecker on the McCoy Tyner tune “Happy Days” from the album “Infinity”.  This has been on my transcription list for many years now and this morning I thought I would hammer away at it and finally finish it. I remember when this album came out, I was […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Transcription of Jason Fabus’s Swingin’ Alto Sax Solo on Cherokee

October 26, 2017 by Steve 8 Comments

Here is another Facebook  solo transcription for you.   I woke up at around 7:45 this morning, rolled over in bed and grabbed my phone off the side table to check what I might have missed during my  7 hours of sleep.  Still sleepy, I checked my email, some comments on my site, the news to […]

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Danny Walsh Tenor Sax Solo Transcription on “This Masquerade”

May 2, 2017 by Steve 1 Comment

Here’s another great saxophone solo transcription from a Youtube video that I started working on this morning.   This is another great solo from the terrific tenor sax player, Danny Walsh (I’ve already transcribed a couple other solos by him). Danny Walsh is an amazing NYC saxophone player that  many people may not know about but is definitely worth […]

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Danny Walsh Solo Transcription on Our Love Is Here To Stay

March 22, 2017 by Steve 5 Comments

Here’s another great saxophone solo transcription from a Youtube video that I started working on yesterday.   This is another great solo from the terrific tenor sax player, Danny Walsh (I’ve already transcribed a couple other solos by him). Danny Walsh is an amazing NYC saxophone player that  many people may not know about but is definitely worth checking […]

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Vincent Herring Alto Sax Transcription-All the Things You Are

January 18, 2017 by Steve 4 Comments

This is a very cool transcription from a 1996 bootleg recording of Vincent Herring soloing over “All the Things You Are” on the alto sax.  I have no further information about the recording except that it is from 1-27-96. This transcription was done by a very talented 10th grade student of mine up here in northern […]

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Transcription of Jeff Ellwood’s Solo on Just the Two of Us

November 30, 2016 by Steve 7 Comments

Here’s another transcription I am excited about sharing with everyone.  I found the video on Facebook this morning and proceeded to play it over and over until my wife got annoyed at me and said “Steve, it is 6:30 in the morning!  What are you doing?”  “Sorry, honey.” I replied.  That was how my day started………. […]

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Chris Potter Transcription of Cherokee in 10 Keys

February 4, 2016 by Steve 9 Comments

So check this out!  About 10 days ago,  I was on SOTW (Sax on the Web)  looking through various posts about saxophone stuff when I ran across a post by a recent member from Spain I didn’t know named”ffjay” that read: Hi all! Guess you’d listen one of the stunning Chris Potter’s solo playing Cherokee in […]

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