Yamaha YAC-1094P Powder Paper Review

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(More customer reviews)Yamaha products are great (like my Motif XS synthesizer), and these powder pads are an excellent preventative measure to keep my soprano saxophone pads (or any sax pads for that matter) from sticking.A+

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Stan Getz - Nobody Else But Me (Book) Review

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(More customer reviews)Jazz Critic Dave Gelly has a jazzy and breezy prose style, not unlike the tenor saxophone style of the book's subject, Stan Getz. I zipped through this book, and it went down as easy as a dry martini after a hard day's work.

Getz's nickname was "The Sound" and the sound was lush, beautiful, lyrical, melodic, and swung like crazy. But Stan, "The Man" was a different story, and it is a paradox that such lovely music could come from someone so flawed. Heroin addiction at one point caused a desperate young Getz to attempt to rob a pharmacy. He later kicked heroin, but was an alcoholic wife beater. He was not the best parent. He was jealous of Chet Baker. He was an adulterous womanizer.

But then there was the music, Jack Teagarden, Stan Kenton, the Woody Herman Band, the Bossa Nova, the exciting career, the gorgeous sound . . .

Gelly tells it like it is, spinning a compelling narrative that doesn't shy away from the life behind the music, but still illuminates that music, putting it all in perspective, and making us feel the wonder of "The Sound" anew. It's all there in this book, Nobody Else But Me, shakin' like Gelly on a plate.

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The creator of the unforgettable "Girl from Ipanema" tenor sax tone, this son of Ukranian immigrants took his unique sound through five decades of swing, cool, bossa, and beyond. From Getz's teenage gigs with Dorsey, Goodman, and Stan Kenton, fame with Woody Herman, years as a masterful bandleader, and struggles with drugs and the law, this biography tells the bittersweet story of one of our most beloved jazz musicians. This is the first book to focus on Getz's musical legacy, exploring the lightness of touch, lyricism, and warm glow that marked his sound. It also gives insight into his skills as a consummate improviser, capable of playing with a musical, tonal, and emotional range matched by few other musicians.

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Hot Rock Sax - Techniques, Licks And Effects (Artist Transcriptions) Review

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(More customer reviews)I never thought that I would need to write a negative review - that is, until now.If you are looking to add to your repertoire of techniques - don't make the same mistake I did in buying this book.
The techniques offered in this book have very little (if any) good information to offer - there are plenty of instances of this throughout the book.
As one example, the section on "Vibrato", provides no tips, no exercises, in fact - no description of what good vibrato is or how it is done.
Another example, the section on "Growl", has content so thin that it leaves the reader "out in the cold".The author offers only one (of several) techniques for growling, but that description is inadequate at best for the production of growl.
I could go on (check out the section on "glissando"), but let me just say that the author and publisher are doing a disservice to sax students with this book.
We should expect that any decent music "how-to" book should include good descriptions (with illustrations), tips (and/or warnings), and exercises - perhaps even recorded examples.Sorry - this book doesn't measure up.

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An invaluable text that gives the Õreal worldÕ saxophonist a practical way to learn technique and style. TimÕs hands-on approach covers all the basics, including hardware, warm-ups, special effects, altissimo notes, the blues style, soloing over progressions, modal progressions, practical licks and lines, and much more. It gives todayÕs working saxophonist invaluable tools, study material, and insight into the techniques used in pop, rock, funk, and R&B music.

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Eric Marienthal's: Comprehensive Jazz Studies & Exercises for All Instruments Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a good book for intermediate level players who want to work on sight-reading and technique.It is written for concert pitch instruments using standard notation (NO TAB), so some instrumentalists may need to transpose.Six essential scales are given a thorough workout in all keys.Five studies are applied to each scale: scale exercises, motif studies, "finger busters", extended motif studies and ideas for improvising.The material is fresh and applicable to many styles of improvisation.

This book will help you develop the technical facility you need get the musical ideas you're hearing "under your fingers".

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A complete book of jazz technique studies and exercises for all instrumentalists. This text deals with many technique issues jazz musicians encounter in the real world, including chord scale exercises, motif exercises, finger busters, extended motif exercises, and ideas for improvisation.

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Absolute Beginners: Alto Saxophone Review

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(More customer reviews)THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC. IT HAS PICTURES ABOUT HOW TO BEGIN AND HOW TO STAND ETC.I AM LIVING IN JAPAN AND IT IS HARD TO GET A BEGINNER BOOK IN ENGLISH. I WOULD LIKE TO TELL ANYONE WHO WANTS TO START PLAYING THE SAX TO GET THIS BOOK. IT ALSO SHOWS HOW TO READ NOTES.....GREAT.

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Designed for the alto saxophone learner. Pictures and text teach how to maintain the instrument, changing and using reeds, finger and mouth positioning and producing notes, scales and songs. CD provided for listening and accompaniment.

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The Music of Joshua Redman: Solo Transcriptions (Jazz Solo Series) Review

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(More customer reviews)After years of anticipation i finally got the chance to learn fromRedman's terrific solos. one of the great saxophone players ever - don'tmiss it.

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Discover the music of renowned jazz artist Joshua Redman with this book of transcribed solos. Trent Kynaston has meticulously captured on paper all the magic of today's leading young jazz tenor saxophonist. The book includes a biography, discography, and an analysis of each solo. This great new folio will give insight into the style of Joshua Redman, and is an invaluable addition to any jazz musician's library.

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Best of Kenny G: Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Saxophone (Artist Transcriptions) Review

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(More customer reviews)Friends, I am sure you like Keeny G just like I do. I bought this book to study, dreamed about one day I could play saxophone like him. When the book arrived, the notes were extremely complicated! It's impossible to play it with saxophone. I wondered what happen; several minutes ago, I finally realized that it was for piano, not for saxophone!

Come on, Amazon and sellers, why don't you just add 2 words: "for piano" so that I wouldn't waste my money to buy a useless music book? Or, you just want to confuse buyers to make some money for your business?

Friends, if you want to buy music book, make sure you zoom in the pictures and read the tinny words really close, otherwise you might waste money to buy junks home.

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Complete scores to 14 of his best, featuring separate pull-out section with complete saxophone melody and solos transcribed. Songs include: Songbird * Silhouette * Going Home * and more.

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101 Saxophone Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use (Sax Instruction) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book was both very useful and very enjoyable.I was a serious sax player for 20 years, quit playing almost completely for 30 years, and started to play seriously again after I retired (or quit my day job, whichever sounds better).

There are tips about what to carry in your case, how to buy and maintain your horn, what your should practice, and more.This book contains stuff I knew, more stuff I had forgotten, and more that is new since I began playing again.There is a CD that shows examples and playalongs.

This book is ideal for beginners and serious saxophonists.I recommend it heartily.

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This book presents valuable how-to insight that saxophone players of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text, photos, music, diagrams, and accompanying CD provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including: techniques; maintenance; equipment; practicing; recording; performance; and much more!

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Improvising Jazz Sax (Saxophone) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is really a good book on jazz improvisation for saxophone.The book starts out with a brief introduction of chords and their chord symbols.All of the scales and patterns described in the book are written out in all of the keys except for the enharmonically spelled keys.A big plus for this book is that there is a section that describes how to play the special effects sound on the saxophone, like microtonics, growls, harmonics, etc.It gives specific fingerings for them. Now, there may be additional fingerings.It's just that I've seen no other sax book describe these.This book clearly illustrates the styles of some of our most famous saxophone players including Charlie Parker, John Coltrane and Jr. Walker to name a few.I think this helps in understanding what we are hearing when we hear their music.The author also describes how to perform the chordal and scalar passages and sound musical by using different types of articulations.He also talks about the challenges of practicing and learning improvisation of which I think is important to talk about.Because sometimes as a musicians we need motivation as to why we are practicing everyday when we don't see immediate results.It's reality to understand that it takes months of practicing before one can get a real handle on certain musical expressions.
Each chapter has a new style of improvisation with music pattern.This book is not an end all to improvisation but is certainly a good start for any sax player who wants to improve his or her improvisational skills.

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Teaches improvisation from the point of view of the sax player, utilizing theory as insight into playing. Chapters on modal playing, and special effects (multiphonics, microtones, etc.). Includes a complete chord chart.

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100 Solos For Saxophone (Flute) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a nice collection of both contemporary and classical pieces. I could have done with a few less Beatles songs, especially those that don't work well for Saxophone (e.g. St. Pepper), but otherwise it's fun to play. Level is easy to medium.

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Graded solos for players at all levels. The pieces are complete in themselves and require no accompaniment.

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