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Many years ago (not long after I first joined the cafe) I read a question about which well known sax players (style, tone, etc.) were inspirational to you personally (the sound in your head that you most wanted to emulate). Twenty years later, I've learned from the cafe that - whatever your setup is - you mostly sound like yourself anyway!
Anyway, at the the time, I found this an interesting question that I'd never considered before: dark and sultry or bright with edge? I took a very quick (and very limited) YouTube sample and I decided that the 'bright with edge' style appealed to me much more than the 'dark and sultry'. From the limited material that I'd listened to, Dexter Gordon was my main inspiration. On the few tracks of his that I'd heard, I loved his 'bite' (attack) on notes. From then on, my gradual choices of mpc's and reeds were focused on getting closer to the 'Dexter G0rdon' sound (as I'd imagined it back then): edgy and flat.
Via this thread on "Playing" (listening to other video's on YouTube), it struck me that Stan Getz could do both (Dexter Gordon too but with a 'thinner' sound). What struck me was that Stan Getz (originally nr 2 on my list) plays some notes with almost no 'attack' and others with an immediate attack (edge).
From the (few) Youtube videos I've watched, Getz seems to put more air into his cheeks when playing 'sultry' (legato) and less when adding edge (attack) on notes. If I still had a teacher, I'm sure she/he could explain it but I don't. Any tips much appreciated!
Mike
Anyway, at the the time, I found this an interesting question that I'd never considered before: dark and sultry or bright with edge? I took a very quick (and very limited) YouTube sample and I decided that the 'bright with edge' style appealed to me much more than the 'dark and sultry'. From the limited material that I'd listened to, Dexter Gordon was my main inspiration. On the few tracks of his that I'd heard, I loved his 'bite' (attack) on notes. From then on, my gradual choices of mpc's and reeds were focused on getting closer to the 'Dexter G0rdon' sound (as I'd imagined it back then): edgy and flat.
Via this thread on "Playing" (listening to other video's on YouTube), it struck me that Stan Getz could do both (Dexter Gordon too but with a 'thinner' sound). What struck me was that Stan Getz (originally nr 2 on my list) plays some notes with almost no 'attack' and others with an immediate attack (edge).
From the (few) Youtube videos I've watched, Getz seems to put more air into his cheeks when playing 'sultry' (legato) and less when adding edge (attack) on notes. If I still had a teacher, I'm sure she/he could explain it but I don't. Any tips much appreciated!
Mike
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