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Posted by Ed Svoboda on Saturday 12 January 2008 - 23:06:02

A review of "Jazz Saxophone Etudes, Volume 2" by Greg Fishman

Just posted!!!!!

A review of "Jazz Saxophone Etudes, Volume 2" by Greg Fishman

Posted by Ed Svoboda on Saturday 26 January 2008 - 21:13:01

Twelve Days of Christmas

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me
Twelve New York Meyers
Eleven Charlie Parkers
Ten Zoots a-drinking
Nine brown box Rico's
Eight reeds adjusting
Seven ligs a loosening
Six tunes a changing
Five vintage horns
Four Great Neck Brilhart's
Three Stan Getz's
Two vintage links
And a gorgeous and mint Mark VI

Posted by Ed Svoboda on Monday 21 January 2008 - 19:24:04

Bass Sax Blues

Thought I had a great lead on a bass sax for a good price. No such luck. Still hunting for that killer deal.

Posted by Ed Svoboda on Monday 17 December 2007 - 16:09:00

Greatest Alto Sax Players

In no particular order:

Siguard Rascher - Top tones!
Marcel Mule - The French School
Cannonball Adderley - Amazing tone, technique, and feel
Paul Desmond - Could you be more lyrical on the alto?
Phil Woods - The complete post bop package. Beautiful tone and lyricism on ballads.
Johnny Hodges - There's only one Johnny Hodges!
Benny Carter - Such great sensitivity in all that he played.
Kenny Garrett - The best of the "young" guys. Unique tone and wonderful technique. Really interesting sense of harmonics and scales.
Greg Osby - Pushes the envelope of jazz/fusion/funk and everything else
Steve Coleman - One of the coolest senses of harmonics and scales around.

Posted by Ed Svoboda on Thursday 13 December 2007 - 10:49:33

Low A or Low B flat Bari?

I own a couple of JK stencil B flats and generally play the JK's instead of the Beugnier stencil low A that I have. I think I prefer the tone of the JK's and the action is a lot more friendly. It's rare that I need a low A so it hasn't really been an issue. Like most players I'd love to have a nice modern low A but the price of baritones has gone through the roof in the last few years.

Posted by Ed Svoboda on Friday 16 November 2007 - 10:06:47

Playing Oboe is Hard!

I picked up an oboe this summer and all I can tell you is that it is hard to play! The horn is in good adjustment but oboe requires a lot more adjustment for intonation than even the most out of tune saxophone. Clarinet is easy by comparison. I do have to say that I find oboe easier to play than flute. Nothing I've found yet is harder than flute.

Posted by Ed Svoboda on Thursday 15 November 2007 - 14:59:33

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