Jazz #77

[Wade Cornell]

This is listed by its creator as a jazz piece, well it has enough changes to certainly qualify, but they are perfectly logical. It's short and just looking for a convincing melody. It's the kind of track that you should sing along with and play the melody you sing. Concert G is the home key (A Major for soprano and tenor, E Major for sopranino, alto and baritone). 1st track with sax, 2nd without.

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[rhysonsax]

That was lovely music making. Soprano almost sounded like jazz violin in the hands of a master.

I was just surprised that in the stop time bars you, er stopped ! I thought that was the point for the sax to really go for it.

Rhys

 

[Wade Cornell]

Thanks Rhys. Very kind of you to have a listen and comment. Good ears in noting the tone. One reason it seems a bit different for a soprano is because it's a sopranino. It's kind of a funny thing about the "stop time bars". I hear these as soft shoe moments that are a lovely break from the flow (too many Fred Astaire movies?)

I'm hardly a jazz player...just an all around player who is trying to fit with the mode/mood of a track. I'd rather spin a melody than try to impress with technical flair. I can also relate to Pete's quote about not being that good at jazz technical playing anyway.

The template is there for you and others to have a go and make it your own. Wail away on those little stops!

 

[rhysonsax]

Thanks Rhys. Very kind of you to have a listen and comment. Good ears in noting the tone. One reason it seems a bit different for a soprano is because it's a sopranino.

Very impressed with that sopranino then - it's beautiful and so in tune !

Rhys

 

[Wade Cornell]

Some days you've got your ear in the zone, other days you don't. With all the high pitched saxes it's up to your ears to match pitch. Way too easy to play out of tune as the embouchure adjustment so small. On the sopranino one can play over 1 1/2 tones difference using the same fingering (1/2 tone above and one below). Easy to understand why many don't play it and describe the sound as something to irritate the neighborhood dogs. I just love it due to that tonal quality and prefer the sound over the soprano. Don't know if it's just me but I find that the alto and tenor have few odd patches in the range whereas the soprano and baritone have major timbre shifts that are hard to negotiate. Probably of less concern when playing loudly or technical patterns, yet very noticeable in legato melodic passages. The sopranino has it's own set of difficulties, yet (for me) seems to have a lovely tonal quality that makes it worth pursuing.

Thanks for your encouragement!