SOTM SOTM November 2025 - Red Baron

[rhysonsax]

I found this handwritten concert pitch lead sheet online. Where it was posted on a guitar forum didn't make any claims for its source but could it possibly be from the composer ?

Rhys

 

[sax panther]

I found this handwritten concert pitch lead sheet online. Where it was posted on a guitar forum didn't make any claims for its source but could it possibly be from the composer ?

Rhys

I went with funky swing on the lead sheet, but slow boogaloo sounds much cooler...

 

[mrblackbat]

A couple of recordings in here, one on tenor, one on soprano. Work in progress, I struggle a bit with these sorts of tunes!

Red Baron – Google Drive

drive.google.com

 

[sax panther]

A couple of recordings in here, one on tenor, one on soprano. Work in progress, I struggle a bit with these sorts of tunes!

Red Baron – Google Drive

drive.google.com

You don't sound like you're struggling, you sound very comfortable to me! I don't think I've heard you on soprano before, it sounds great.

 

[mrblackbat]

You don't sound like you're struggling, you sound very comfortable to me! I don't think I've heard you on soprano before, it sounds great.

Thanks for listening!

I think the soprano sound is better than I’ve had it before; but I think the mic position was also better, much closer than I’ve had it before and right over my left hand. It’s less nasally. Intonation still all over the place though! Pain stick! 😀

 

[Ivan]

A couple of recordings in here, one on tenor, one on soprano. Work in progress, I struggle a bit with these sorts of tunes!

Red Baron – Google Drive

drive.google.com

Nice sinuous outro on sop

Tenor exudes confidence

 

[Ivan]

Hello,
here's an attempt on this groovy baron on alto.

All the best
Dirk

https://soundcloud.com/taragot%2Fred-baron_alto

View: https://soundcloud.com/taragot/red-baron_alto

Excellent... You really get into your stride

 

[Ivan]

In under the wire, this has been on my mind for a while, but time has only just permitted

Thanks Sax P for the excellent suggestion. A number that was new to me

RED BARITONE

 

[sax panther]

In under the wire, this has been on my mind for a while, but time has only just permitted

Thanks Sax P for the excellent suggestion. A number that was new to me

RED BARITONE

Really good recording Ivan - nice to hear a Bari submission, some really nice lines on the solo. You sound very comfortable with this tune, would never have guessed you weren't familiar with it already.

 

[Ivan]

Really good recording Ivan - nice to hear a Bari submission, some really nice lines on the solo. You sound very comfortable with this tune, would never have guessed you weren't familiar with it already.

Muchas El Pantero

Practice, innit

I'm hoping to foist the tune on the Jack Ruby 5 (Glasgow, kinda jazz) in the new year. They're partial to funky numbers

I played baritone on this to see if I could

 

[Ivan]

Time for another go

This time

On Alto

And thanks @mrblackbat for providing the backing track

And @rhysonsax for the bari one above

So all that remains is tenor version on a @sax panther backing

 

[Jeanette]

As the month is drawing to a close I would like to thank @sax panther for hosting and remind everyone that the thread never closes so feel free to contribute anytime.

Jx

 

[sax panther]

Thanks to everyone who has contributed, it's been a pleasure listening to your recordings.

I'll leave the lead sheets and backing tracks in the Google drive folder linked in the first post, so if anyone wants to have a go at this at a later date they'll still be available.

 

[Ivan]

I've now made use of @sax panther's backing track on tenore

 

[sax panther]

Sounding great, nice fruity tone! Is three separate SOTM submissions a record?

 

[Ivan]

Sounding great, nice fruity tone! Is three separate SOTM submissions a record?

Perhaps three different SOTM on three different backing tracks is a record

It was great to have the choice of tracks to play to

 

[sax panther]

Perhaps three different SOTM on three different backing tracks is a record

It was great to have the choice of tracks to play to

It's not a competition of course...but you win