Tips on Playing Soprano Saxophone, Part Two
In 2013, Ted Nash sat down with the legendary Joe Temperley (who served as the baritone saxophonist for the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for decades, passing away in 2016) for a discussion on how to play the soprano saxophone!
Ted Nash - Soprano Saxophone
Joe Temperley - Soprano Saxophone
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
Seton Hawkins - Producer
Recorded November 1, 2013
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Joe Temperley: "All saxophones are out of tune...you have to play them in tune - you play them with your ears; you don't play them with a mouthpiece..." Pure wisdom right there!
@dariusaarav2886
2 жыл бұрын
InstaBlaster...
He's very correct in his statement. All saxaphone are out of tune, it's what you make it. How you shape it.. Hit the nail on the head. Well said my friend. I teach this to my students all the time. And from C to C and phrasing. Hit the nail on the head. Thank you two for sharing this video. I had all of my students watch this and it made sense to them. Thank you so much for this video!
Thanks for the tip on high E, I've struggled with that note for years!
@robkunkel8833
3 жыл бұрын
A beautiful E , wasn’t it!?
Very enjoyable i saw Joe here in England on a jazz gig . High E also can be played G sharp with r/ h side E key .
Especially a Soprano Sax ( and the smaller/higher ones too ) You have to play/use them daily , training your mouth/embouchure and your ears too , to keep them good under control....is my experience....you make the sound stronger with a wel trained mouth.....
It's a common misconception that the Bis, side C, and side F# tend to sound worse. On a properly set up horn those are supposed to actually be the better sounding notes (well except Bis which should just be equal) but those fingerings were originally called "ballad" fingerings. Most techs will set up the side C and F# with the same key height as the front, but they should actually have their own heights set up. It's for a similar reason the Eb Temperley talks about changes the tone. It's the amount of open and closed tone holes and their locations effecting the standing waves in the horn (they're not equal between the front and side fingerings).
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1:03 I fell better now, 😁
Hi there, could you let me know the intro song? I've literally been flicking through my Real Book hoping the title would jump out!
@JazzAcademy
3 жыл бұрын
It's called Blue N Boogie
@xxczerxx
3 жыл бұрын
@@JazzAcademy Awesome! I recognised it from Wes Montgomery's version on the Full House record!
Curved soprano just sounds like a mini alto
@emilianopatinho
2 жыл бұрын
yeaah I agree
@AlexandreQuessy
2 жыл бұрын
I think it's more a mouthpiece thing. I would like to know what mouthpiece Ted Nash plays here. It's quite round.
@tboy5443
8 ай бұрын
It's not mouthpiece. Curved sopranos have thicker rounder sound