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My name is Joe Phillips, and I live in Sussex.
I grew up listening to my Dad playing Tenor(not sure what he played, but I remember it looked beautiful, the case was well battered) he started playing in the fifties, was in the RAF band and after he left played in various local bands, he was always playing albums of Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Tubby Hayes so as a young kid that's what I had to listen too, I remember getting my Dad's Sax out when I was about ten, he obviously knew I had got it out as he went ballistic :cry:
At the time of leaving school and going to clubs Jazz funk was big and I got into the music like the Crusaders, Donald Byrd, Grover Washington, Eddie Henderson, George Duke, Dexter Wansel etc etc, but never played too busy going out enjoying the music rather than foccusing on playing it 🙂
Anyhow six months ago, at 42 I decided I like to start to play 🙂 so went out and bought a cheap Tenor sax, dvd with book and embarked on teaching myself, started listening to a lot of Jazz, I love swing, adore bebop and really got into Parker's music, he was unbelievable huh! getting into Parker led me to purchase 4 months ago a cheap Alto, which I loved as I felt that I could zip over the keys quicker than the tenor, a month ago I decided I loved the Horn so much I went out and got myself a Yanagisawa A902 there bronze alto, which I love, the cheaper instrument seem in tune and play ok but the Yani is a dream, im saving up for a decent Tenor now, was thinking of getting the Yani Bronze Tenor version, but its a few months away so we will see.
As for my playing I think ive done ok in the six months ive been playing can play various tunes ok, my little suede shoes, saint Thomas, doxy, greensleeves, straight no chaser, how high the moon etc, but I now realise I will need a teacher, so will be sourcing one pretty soon, as yes I can play the notes but need to learn expression and to improvise etc etc.
I went to the opening of sax.co.uk showroom at Crowborough at the weekend and was amazed at the quality of the players especially Simon Bates who I thought plays fantastic, was miffed to find out Peter King turned up and played later as I left early to go home for the Football :erm:
So ive got about twenty five years of playing to fit in asap,
🙂 neighbours and family have been very understaning as I like to play at least an hour a day, will they let me continue before I get the instrument smashed over my head
😱
I grew up listening to my Dad playing Tenor(not sure what he played, but I remember it looked beautiful, the case was well battered) he started playing in the fifties, was in the RAF band and after he left played in various local bands, he was always playing albums of Stan Getz, Sonny Rollins, Tubby Hayes so as a young kid that's what I had to listen too, I remember getting my Dad's Sax out when I was about ten, he obviously knew I had got it out as he went ballistic :cry:
At the time of leaving school and going to clubs Jazz funk was big and I got into the music like the Crusaders, Donald Byrd, Grover Washington, Eddie Henderson, George Duke, Dexter Wansel etc etc, but never played too busy going out enjoying the music rather than foccusing on playing it 🙂
Anyhow six months ago, at 42 I decided I like to start to play 🙂 so went out and bought a cheap Tenor sax, dvd with book and embarked on teaching myself, started listening to a lot of Jazz, I love swing, adore bebop and really got into Parker's music, he was unbelievable huh! getting into Parker led me to purchase 4 months ago a cheap Alto, which I loved as I felt that I could zip over the keys quicker than the tenor, a month ago I decided I loved the Horn so much I went out and got myself a Yanagisawa A902 there bronze alto, which I love, the cheaper instrument seem in tune and play ok but the Yani is a dream, im saving up for a decent Tenor now, was thinking of getting the Yani Bronze Tenor version, but its a few months away so we will see.
As for my playing I think ive done ok in the six months ive been playing can play various tunes ok, my little suede shoes, saint Thomas, doxy, greensleeves, straight no chaser, how high the moon etc, but I now realise I will need a teacher, so will be sourcing one pretty soon, as yes I can play the notes but need to learn expression and to improvise etc etc.
I went to the opening of sax.co.uk showroom at Crowborough at the weekend and was amazed at the quality of the players especially Simon Bates who I thought plays fantastic, was miffed to find out Peter King turned up and played later as I left early to go home for the Football :erm:
So ive got about twenty five years of playing to fit in asap,
🙂 neighbours and family have been very understaning as I like to play at least an hour a day, will they let me continue before I get the instrument smashed over my head
😱
