Saxophone Quartets Book 3
Eight pieces for four altos or three altos plus tenor
available from:
Astute Music
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Soundscapes
10 advanced pieces for two equal saxophones
Grade 6+
available from:
Astute Music
Songs without Words
4 beautiful melodic pieces for Saxophone and Piano
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Astute Music
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Equipment and Set-up
Lots of you have emailed me asking about my equipment, so here goes:
I find myself working in so many different settings, that I need three set-ups on the go most of the time, especially if the clarinet and flute are on the stand too!!!
Alto: Mark VI, 91***, Lacquered, with Silver Crook, Classical: Selmer soloist C*: Alexander Superial Classique 3.5 or just started using the new Vandoren V12s. 3.5 strength (although I have just started trying a Vandoren AL3 for orchestral stuff - stops the conductor yelling at me to play quieter!!!!) early days on this at the mo, but looking promising.
Jazz:
- For modern stuff, jazz, funk, pop etc Lakey 7*3 ebonite: Alexander DC 2.5/3s or Vandoren Red Javas 2.5/3s
- For early jazz (I play with a couple of groups that specialise in early big band stuff (Whiteman, Goodman etc) for this I've been using an old white brilhart tonalin 3* on Alex DC 3s/Red Javas 2.5/3s
Soprano: Mark VI, 296*** Silver Plate. Original Selmer Soloist C* mouthpiece for classical, Alexander Superial Classique 3.5/4s or Vandoren V12 3.5/4s. For Jazz: Selmer S80 G with vandoren red java 2.5s, or a Bari 64 if it needs to be a bit more "pop".
Tenor: Mark VI, 115***: early metal link 8* for jazz (as used on the last track on the equivox CD), Rousseau NC4 for classical at the mo, although in the eternal search for the right classical tenor set up, I (like most players I know) have about half a dozen classical tenor mouthpiece lying around gathering dust!!)
Bari: Mark VI 306***: Great old Brilhart ebolin (black) for straight stuff - god alone knows what lay it is.., and Berg Larsen Ebonite something or other - can't remember - but it's LOUD!!