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Solo sax recordings like this?
I'm looking for some (preferably, but not necessarily solo) sax recordings. The closest I can come to describing the sound I'm looking for is the kind you might hear someone playing off in the distance on downtown streets late at night in a big city. Smooth, somewhat mournful-sounding, yet uplifting, and sounding as though it was recorded in a large, empty space. Some of Coltrane's early recordings nail this sound, a prime example being the first track on "Lush Life", which has a sample clip here: http://www.amazon.com/Lush-Life-John-Coltrane/dp/B000EGDAHA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1214453569&sr=1-1.
If anyone knows of any other tracks or albums that fit this description, it would be much appreciated.
The only solo sax albums that I have ever heard, or heard of are avant garde in style.
It seems to me that you are searching for players with, whats called, a "big tone".
The previous answer sited the best and biggest tone, Dexter Gordon's Ballads album. The Ballads collection is perfect for what your looking for.
You should also check out David "Fathead" Newman. Start with his Chillin' album. He was also Ray Charles tenor sax man.
Ike Quebec did some great stuff for Blue Note Records. Try his Blue and Sentimental album.
Coleman Hawkins has a great big tone on his Night Hawk album. It also has another great tenor sax player, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis. Davis does not sound like what your searching for, but he and Hawkins compliment each other well.
Joe Lovano is a current master. He plays in various settings. The album that would best fit what you are describing is his Joyous Encounter, and his Live at the Village Vanguard (I was at that show).
I also agree that Sonny Rollins is a good pick. I think his Way Out West album is the closest in style to what you are seeking.
I also agree that Joe Henderson is a good pick. He has an album Called Lush Life. Its all Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn songs. Its a great album, and fits your description well.
PS- I can't help but think that you might like Johnny Hodges. Hodges was a big influence on Coltrane's early playing, according to an interview Coltrane gave. Hodges also was Ellington's go to alto sax player. He played on Duke's versions of Lush Life, the ones Coltrane admired. I would suggest the Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges album called Back to Back, which is a small band album.
The alto doesn't have the "big tone" that the tenors do, of course, but he has a lot to do with the description of both Coltrane's earl sound, and the song Lush Life.
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Sax Video - Learning Saxophone Techniques
The saxophone has become a common instrument used in many genres of music, mainly jazz. The rich, resonating tone that emanates from the sax is pleasing to hear and affords any musical piece a bridge between the woodwind and brass instruments, completing the song or melody. In truth, the sax was created to do just that. Adolphe Sax, its inventor, wanted to develop an instrument that would be the most powerful vocal of the woodwinds and the most adaptive of the brass and hoped that it would fill the then vacant middle ground between the two sections.
Since its creation in 1841, the sax has become very popular and has also been widely used in big bands, popular music, rock and roll, and the blues. Today, musicians continue to try to learn it. And thanks to the advancement of technology, learning it has become easier as lessons that are made available on the Internet, through a print out or sax video, are highly accessible. It is through these resources that any saxophone player can learn the various techniques that can be played on a sax in order to create different sounds. Listed in the following paragraphs are a few of those said methods.
Slap Tonguing. This sax technique is said to date back to at least the late 1920s and has been in use until today by contemporary artists. This is one of the more difficult sounds to produce on the instrument compared to others as it usually takes some time, patience, and a lot of practice to develop.
The way to do it is to lay your tongue against the reed so that its tip and rail are closed. There should be very little air left in your mouth so when you seal it off with your lips it makes a very tight fit. You should then release your tongue downwards, drop your jaw, and open your mouth in a popping manner. This should all be done in a very quick and fluid motion.
You can always refer to a sax video, like the one from Eric Marienthal, to give you a clearer picture on how this technique is done.
Growling. This method is meant to create a modulation of the sound produced from a saxophone by having the musician hum or growl with the back of his or her throat while playing. An effective way of practicing this technique is to play a note on your sax then hum any other note in the back of your throat. You should continue doing this until the pitch of the hummed noted doesn't cause any interference with the note you're playing on the saxophone.
The growl is most often associated with the jazz and blues genre, with legends like Ben Webster and Earl Bostic using it when they play.
Overtones. Mastering the overtone on the saxophone is a great way to improve the instrument's tone, intonation, and altissimo. The way to achieve this sound is to finger one note but alter the air stream to produce another note, which is an overtone of the fingered note. In doing this, you will be preventing the lowest vibration from sounding so that the next highest overtone takes over as the primary pitch.
Glissando. Another difficult but highly rewarding technique, the glissando requires a saxophone player to bend a note through voicing and at the same time slide his or her fingers to another fingered note. Doing this on the sax is quite difficult because the keys are set, unlike other woodwind instruments. Thus, a performer must learn how to move the keys very slowly and smoothly to create a perfect glissando.
The saxophone techniques mentioned may not be so easy to master but with the right amount of perseverance, practice and some help from a sax video, your musical dreams may be soon within your grasp.
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