An In-Depth Look at the Styles of the Masters-This book/CD pack is solely devoted to providing you with a complete overview of the techniques and styles popularised by the greatest jazz tenor saxophonists of all time. All the best are here: from the cool bebop excursions of Dexter Gordon to the stellar musings of John Coltrane with more than a dozen master players examined in between. Includes lessons music historical analysis and rare photos plus a CD with 16 full-band tracks!The 16 pieces in this book are each in the style of on of the following artists:Lester Young; Coleman Hawkins; Ben Webster; Paul Gonsalves; Gene Ammons; Dexter Gordon; Zoot Sims; Sonny Stitt; Sonny Rollins;Hank Mobley; Harold Land; Stan Getz; Charlie Rouse; John Coltrane; Joe Henderson; and George Coleman

Andy Hampton’s Saxophone Basics series is widely regarded as the leading method for beginner saxophonists and their teachers.This new edition of Saxophone Basics (Pupil’s book with CD) offers a fresh design clear technical drawings fun illustrations activities pull-out fingering chart and great tunes. Starting at absolute beginner level and progressing to about Grade2 it contains:- a wide range of repertoire including original pieces and well-loved favourites from every genre - warm ups and fun original exercises - invaluable fact files quizzes and technical advice covering notation general musicianship and care of the instrument - helpful fingering diagrams and rhythm boxes - duets throughout – ideal for group teaching - pull-out fingering chart to pin on your wall - CD containing piano and saxophone accompaniments to play along with. French Language version.

Solos caractéristiques pour saxophone sélectionnés par Nicolas Prost-After publishing the Adolphe Sax Album devoted to early solos from the time of Adolphe Sax this second volume proposes a similar approach and traces the path of the Saxophone from its origin in the 1840s to the beginning of the20th century.In addition to being able to read the scores this work provides an indispensable pedagogical tool for expanding knowledge about Sax?s instrument well before it gained popularity through jazz pop etc.Saxophonists professors students musicologists and Saxophone lovers in general will be interested in the various solos rare or even unknown melodies characteristic of typical writing for the instrument and how composers usedit in relation to the musicological historical and esthetic context of the period.

Imagine someone who has worked as an international saxophonist, an educator, a technician, a consultant, and as a designer, and you can imagine Peter Ponzol. For the first time, Peter offers details from his famous Saxophone Workshops. Learn about: ? Maintenance ? Reeds ? Mouthpieces ? Ligatures ? Sound ? Flexibility This exciting and informational pocket book will be a much needed addition to your musical library! Convenient pocket-sized book - 3.5 x 5.5 - perfect to toss in your gig bag! 64 pages. Peter has been around saxophones for decades, doing it all from manufacturing horns to reeds to mouthpieces. As well, he is a seasoned player. What he discusses in this book is coming from one of the sources-read carefully! - David Liebman, Sax artist/ author/ clinician. Read this review from Sax On The Web: The information in this book is right up SOTW?s alley, with answers regarding reeds, necks, mouthpieces, saxes, maintenance, and the like. I would assume that the number of redundant threads started could be reduced almost in half simply with a reading of this book and those owning it could refer back to it at their leisure, as needed. And there is enough info in this book which contradicts some of our SOTW urban legends to make an episode of MythBusters. If you catch the right posts at the right time, much of the info in this book is already posted here on SOTW. But you have to see it and if hunting for it, you have to find it. OTOH it?s all conveniently gathered and organized here in this primer - plus more. There are suggestions such as replacing the neck cork once or twice a year, which I would, if posting a response, say is not necessary. But here?s the difference. Many of us on the forum are experienced musicians but few have the experience and depth that Ponzol has. We can write with credibility - Ponzol writes with authority. And this is based on decades not only as a top-echelon player, but as a successful and innovative sax, neck and mpc designer. The book is a 61 page pocket reference booklet which, in addition to topics mentioned above, include thoughts on ligatures, sound and flexibility. It is based on items of interest asked by attendees at workshops he has given over the years, hence the title. He begins by pointing out that at these workshops one of the first things he does is look at the condition of attendees' equipment with the observation that at least 90% of them need some kind of work and adjustments. What follows in the book?s 61 pages are recommendations generated by this observation. Included are interesting comments such as: aging store-bought reeds by letting them sit for several years is fairly useless since the aging process stops once the bark has been cut away from the reed; not earth-shattering but interesting and certainly myth debunking. Again something that fits right in with many of the conversations on this forum. Interesting thoughts follow regarding the future of natural cane reeds, or how to select and get the most from your reeds - things I wouldn?t think of like sanding the heel of your reed. SOTWers might also get a kick out of, and relate to, the title of his section on mouthpieces, ?Now the Fun Begins?. There are also interesting side comments we don?t often hear like: in the 70s so many young players like Ponzol were trying to get Trane?s recorded sound by working on metal Links because that?s what they saw in photos and yet, Trane often recorded with hard rubber mpcs because, in Trane's opinion, it didn?t have as much spit in the sound for him. It?s interesting how some things come around back to you. There are two exercises I recommend to my students and have recommended on the forum regarding volume and embouchure control and flexibility. I?ve never heard anyone else recommend these exercises and yet here they are in Peter?s book. Then it hit me. The only other one I know who uses them is a former teacher of mine and I remembered that years ago he said he had had some lessons with Ponzol. So ?the circle is unbroken? LOL. I would highly recommend it for beginners and intermediates, as well as for more advanced players to recommend to their students. It has made me re-think even some of my most basic assumptions regarding equipment and maintenance, which has made the read well worth it. I wish every SOTW newbie would start out their Forum time with this booklet at their disposal.

Par DECHERT GERNOT. / Eigenes Cover / Date parution : 2020-10-15/ Recueil / Saxophone