6:03 Jay stares into our souls and instantly plays "the Lick". Jazz Meme creators around the world rejoice

@steveblake3958

Жыл бұрын

thanks, this just made my day

@rafaellessa5942

Жыл бұрын

😂 Verdade man, todo saxofonista toca esse lick.

@rafaellessa5942

Жыл бұрын

Tem outro em 7:25 😅, muito usado também, no final da frase,

I love it that this video is for beginning improvisers but I still picked up a couple new tricks. Just shows how big the realm of possibilities are. You can pursue this art through transcribing solos, playing by ear, learning patterns, licks, studying extended harmonic concepts, scales 12-keying everything and just by playing your @$$ off. There's no limit to how much you can learn and there are so many ways to approach it, it would take many lifetimes to explore it all.

6:03 It's- It's- That's the-He played the li-

@cashionsteven5695

3 жыл бұрын

played the what pls? what is the song??

@samimasri552

3 жыл бұрын

@@cashionsteven5695 haha. He played the lick

@cashionsteven5695

3 жыл бұрын

@@samimasri552 i mean what is the song :)))

@samimasri552

3 жыл бұрын

@@cashionsteven5695 I think we was just improvising

@cashionsteven5695

3 жыл бұрын

@Joel thx :))

I have been playing the sax for over 70 years. I continuously find your videos inspiring. Keep up the great work.

THANK YOU JAY I START STUDY WITH MY ALTO SAX, 62 YEARS OLD,

@hecateswolf6007

3 ай бұрын

Wishing you the best. Respect.

Wow, that final solo was killer man

If only I had a teacher like you when I was searching for these tools by ear which took so much time. Thank you for all the future players that get these doors opened by your methods of simple understanding and quality craftsmanship of example. It took me years to discover most of what you express with your generosity of knowledge that is worth so much. Thank you for all of us trying express ourselves on this journey.

While sitting here watching you enjoy yourself playing and having fun with the melody and improvisation, it was amazing to actually see you slipping to that creative zone. The place We all want to be in. It was like you left for a few minutes. You're amazing to watch and listen to. Thank you so much for all you have given us.

Jay - this lesson is far above excellent. Thanks for all of your insight into the operational theory in this one.

Fantastic brother. It’s always a pleasure to listen to you groove.

I’m a bass player but love watching these informative vids on jazz theory! We appreciate the lessons man!

Thank you Jay for a wonderful video on how improvisation is born and nurtured. You are a rare combination of being a great player and teacher. Better Sax indeed!

Thanks for putting this up with all the demos. I was working on some other Bill Withers tunes with one of my students yesterday and I know he'll enjoy seeing this.

This is an EXCELLENT demonstration and lesson.

Amazing material!

I really enjoyed the class thanks ...

Oh yeah ... love the teaching approach that you have! I've played this tune many times with no real technical improv direction. I've always been somewhat lazy in my harmony and theory sessions, so being in the lab, working from home for the past year has taken all of my usual excuses away. I was searching for that inspiration to finally buckle-down and tie in all of my stage experiences (& mistakes) over the years. I'm truly am looking forward to your Harmony class, which I will start in a few days. Thanks for being straight up on the Sax teaching history and many methods of learning vs. traditional.

Truly inspiring, Jay 😊

Great playing...inspiring, thanks.

I saw Bill Withers perform Ain't No Sunshine many years ago at the Hollywood Bowl. He was the opening act for The Fifth Dimension. Your solo over the backing track was wonderful to listen to. You have an incredible sound. The modes and chord stuff was way over my head, by the way.

I'm from Brazil, I like it a lot and I follow his work.

Thank you for sharing!!!🔥❤️.

Great use of motifs from the melody line in the improv.

I just bought this backing track from better Trax!

Great class man! Thank you!

I always enjoy your musical conversations.

I'm very fond of the modal approach!

You’ve got a way of explaining things that are fairly complicated to a beginner like me and bringing them more within my reach. A sign of a great teacher! (*involuntary foot tapping and head nodding at end solo 😆👍)

Always good content and solos :) thanks!

Thanks for the lesson. Awesome

Good lesson here, Jay. Thanks! As I am still picking back up after a 20+ year hiatus I know now more than ever that I can't "shortcut" learning my scales or just fake it anymore. I totally get everything you are talking about here... Now I just need to put in the work!!

Great lesson and such lovely playing man

Ain't no sunshine sound so pure. Thank you.

Very useful concepts. Great!

thankYou Great teaching!

Beautiful videos like ever Jay, thank you very much!!!

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Love it all of it every word you said and every note you played

great sound!

Really love that sound, man 😎🎷

Great lesson sir.

Many thank for your guidance

Excellent!

awesome! great intro to riffs.

This is really gonna help, thanks

Thank you Jay. I started playing sax about 5 months ago and have been using everything you taught me in your videos ever since. I just started learning this song and this video was so inspiring. I'm going to play around a lot more with this.

Thanks!!❤

1:00 - the most important thing. Put down the dots and LISTEN. This is a great vid Mr Sax, thanks!!!

Thanks for the vid.

I cant wait for my sax to get here ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Loved this

thank sir, your help so helpful

Great, Jay. I'll buy Harmonic Foundations to improve my Improvisation technique. Thank you.

That was a great solo Jay, let alone the mechanics that you explained b4hand. Thanks.

I’m a big fan of your alto sound and playing , be it in a bebop or a Grover Washington Jr context, it’s always right on. Thanks for the inspiration

Jay playing cool as ever, great sound greets from Germany 🇩🇪

This is very talented and beautiful. Thanks

Thank you so much sir

Thanks

Very Nice Lesson

I’m not sure what I like more the lesson or the outcome of the lesson Amazing

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

glad you enjoyed both

Very nice step by step advice for playing over this classic! I love Bobby Blue Bland's rendition of this song (as well a Bill Wither's & Eva Cassidy's). Your Better Sax sax is sounding even better!

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

thanks Rob!

Better Sax Tenor come out yet? Can't wait!

Ooooo...The soft lights, that great alto tone. Je crois tomber en amour, Jay😉

Cats, b6 pentatonic adds a nice flare as well That DV NY makes the setup look and sound great by the way.

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

that's another place to take this for sure.

Wonderfull tuto...

I love IT ❤️

So smooth jay , great improv. I often get bored with pentatonics, I’m always shifting around looking for new techniques so thanks for sharing. Color of that horn visually is awesome along with its tonality. Can’t wait to buy one.

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much.

@lonnybierman2548

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that horn is in my list too.

Que gran video !!!

Ex-e-llent !!! Thanks Master!

Excelente!!!!!!

I like your sound 💖

I love the reverb sound you have on the Sax in this video. Any tips on what settings you used?

Great info and great improv Jay. Thanks for both. I am a student of your Harmonic Foundation course and although I still haven´t finished going through all of the course, I understood most of what you explained here without many problems. The course itself is fantastic. Worth every penny. Now, the missing link for me is how to know when to apply those scales or modes. For instance, I do know and understand dorian works well on minor chords usually, but how did you come with the Aeolian twist? (even if the notes are pretty much the same I wan´t to understand the logic behind thinking "hey, let´s try this"). Also ,what´s with the pentatonic scale on the 5th? is that a common trick?

Good stuff Jay, thanks! 💪🏼 🎷 And RIP Bill Withers, a true genius we lost recently.

Hi Jay! Great improv. I took you “playing by ear course “ and I learn a lot! Now I’ll practice with the backing tracks. I’m interested in a tenor sax. When is the launch of better sax tenor version?

I’ve played tenor sax for 32 years. I absolutely LOVE playing along to favourite tracks…..and I have NO idea what he’s talking about. Can’t read music and know nothing about scales. But…. I know every note on my sax and I play along and very quickly work out which notes fit….my point is, sure, it’s nice to know what scales you’re playing….but if you have a good ear, then don’t worry or be scared by what sounds very technical. Having said that…..this guy is definitely better than me, beautiful improvisation.

Great content Jay, thanks, that modal, (6:04), awesome, takes my breath away, end solo I give you smooth clapping, missing you screamin' outside and coming back to us... upload some alternate takes, Jay, seems you can afford it (-: Nice lighting, excellent camera and graphics. a big THANK YOU!

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Micha

Cause I would like to get one!

I’m enjoying my new Better Sax 🎷 alto saxophone. 👍🏽

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

I'm soooo glad to hear this!

Love this video... Perhaps it may be a good idea to make another advisory video about what go thru your mind when improvising in real time.

I’m pentatonic attached. For my improvs I use the five modes of the pentatonic (major or minor) while starting a riff or phrase on different notes of the scale. What ya think. Oh I add some dirty fifths plus any note that sounds right to me. No formal training here just 60 years of listening and performing.

Jesus Christ this is a bad ass video. Thanks for this! Awesome!

Could you make a video about recording equipment and devices to use for zoom classes while playing saxophone?

Great video, love the improvisation at the end. Would have been good to see what mode or scale you were thinking about during a particular part of the solo. Whether it was a pentatonic, blues or starting on the 5th. It flows so seamlessly that I was struggling to appreciate what technique you were applying at what point. Superb video though.

Dang I'm in Highschool rn playing all 4 of the base saxes and this sounds really good for a video to use for figuring out improv a little better than I already do. Thanks a bunch👍

Appreciate how you explain here which notes can be used in the 5 examples, but where can I find a lesson on how to creatively put the notes together in an order that sounds interesting, like you did in your final solo. You did so many creative ways of putting them together. Is that just from memorising those kind of licks, or is there another way of learning that language?

That solo at the end though... 🎷🎷🎷

Hi Jay are you anticipating on being able to launch the alto sax to the UK in April along with the US release or is it expected to be a slightly longer delay?

Jay Metcalfe. The coolest man on the internet.

Thanks Jay, really great stuff. I think in the description download under point 5. concert key seems to be a bug as I think "D minor" should read "A minor pentatonic over D-7." ? If I'm right I wonder if this might be worth a better sax cap.. :-)))?

Dude that sounds so damn good. I can play the basic melody and that's about it at this point.

As a guitarist, this video was very informative

Hello Jay !. In two words, what do you think of the Roland aerophone go for a sax beginner. Thank you!

I loved this video! It would be so coo to see more videos on soloing over chords because that's something that I've been trying to work on but don't undersand excatly how to talckle it yet but I'm very proficient in using bebob scales, pentatonic, and blues but I'd love to learn more modal improvisation

@XIIMonkeysMusicGroup

3 жыл бұрын

Try playing with a drone. That helped me a lot!

@ericsconyers8781

3 жыл бұрын

@@XIIMonkeysMusicGroup what is a drone?

@XIIMonkeysMusicGroup

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericsconyers8781 There are standalone drone synths, and hold and freeze effects pedals that can sustain a "drone" indefinitely. Sorta like bag pipes.

But seriously, wonderful playing.

Thank you so much for the amazing content strike. I love ALL of these videos and appreciate the time and effort you put into making them.

@bettersax

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Congratulations, what mouthpiece are you using in this video?

That looks like an awesome mouthpiece what's it called?

This was a very good video. It would have been nice if there were a tenor sax version.

Uuugh. My brain just fell out... gonna have to work on this somehow. Thanks Jay.