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Title: Blues Saxophone : An In-Depth Look at the Styles of the Masters by Dennis Taylor ISBN: 0-634-02620-8 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Good but not IN DEPTH
Comment: I love the blues, and as a saxophone player I was happy to get this book. What the book has is transcriptios of about 15 solos in styles ranging from the roughest Chicago blues to Sonny Rollins sophisticated chord changes.
There is a CD where the author plays those solos accompanied by his band.
before every solo there is one page, half of which is a short history of the stylist whose solo is transcribed, and half which is a theoretical reference.
The solos are good to learn, and may provide a good exercise for playing blues. But the theoretical explanation is lacking and is certainly not IN DEPTH.
I do recommand the book as it has some good blues ideas, and shows respect for some of the underrated blues stylists.
Rating: 3
Summary: Blues Saxophone
Comment: This is a valuable book, mainly because there is no other on the subject. The CD is good--Mr. Taylor's performances in the styles of many blues players are impressive. However, while the subtitle of the book promises "in-depth" examination or analysis of the styles of "the Masters," what we get is hardly that; the text entries, with biographical information included, range from 1/2 a page at the least (Bobby Forte) to 1 1/3 pages at the most (Lester Young, Sonny Rollins) -- and no one can claim to do an "in-depth" study of Lester's or Sonny's blues styles in 1 1/3 pages with bio included! Also, the discographies, while useful, are hardly complete. If you are a blues sax player -- especially a beginner, or someone turning the corner from jazz into blues (no, they AREN'T the same -- as Taylor underscores, they are related but ultimately distinct traditions), this book can be useful; and it's good that these players, many of them fairly well forgotten, are represented. But there's room for a much more complete -- "in-depth" -- version of this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best Tutorial for R&B/Rock Sax
Comment: Imagine trying to learn the playing styles of blues legends just by listening to their records. Anyone who has tried to transcribe those fantastic, complex, and wonderful licks knows just how hard a task this is. Well, this book/CD has done it for you. You can listen to 2 pages worth of solo, and follow-along on the transcription. Then you can practice the piece at your own pace until you master it well enough to play along.
Any student of saxophone styles who is serious about learning how to play R&B/Rock saxophone needs to add this piece to their library. After a 30 year interruption in my sax playing, I started up again this year, and just recently found this set. I consider it one of the most valuable pieces in my library.
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Title: Blues Saxophone Play-Along Trax Booklet/2-CD Set by David Barrett ISBN: 0786663669 Publisher: Mel Bay Publications Pub. Date: 15 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Practice Like the Pros by Sue Terry ISBN: 0825619300 Publisher: Music Sales Corporation Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Art of Saxophone Playing by Larry Teal ISBN: 0874870577 Publisher: Warner Brothers / Summy-Birchard Publications Pub. Date: June, 1963 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Amazing Phrasing - Tenor Saxophone : 50 Ways to Improve Your Improvisational Skills by Dennis Taylor ISBN: 0634035401 Publisher: Hal Leonard Pub. Date: 01 August, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: 100 Ultimate Blues Riffs for Eb (alto) Saxophone Book/audio CD by Andrew D. Gordon ISBN: 1882146468 Publisher: A.D.G. Productions Pub. Date: 21 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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