Jamie, you got me laughing now. I am 75. I was 18 on the road in the states with a cover band from New York. I played these solos and many more 6 nights a week, 5 sets a night. 4 years and then moved on to playing jazz. But I learned so much from these great solos, time, inflection, intonation, being in the pocket and more. All these players were playing Berg Larsens in different configurations. You sound really terrific and I am glad that this tradition continues.
This is by far one of my favorite Saxophone videos on UA-cam and one of the main inspirations that made me pick up and start playing a Saxophone. Jaime is also my favorite online saxophone teachers by far! He is knowledgeable and funny and makes all the videos a pleasure to watch and learn from. I tried some of the other online coaching and they all failed me for various reasons. Jaime makes it easy and fun and I always learn after one of his tutorials.
Superb! Playing 'Benny Hill' with a straight must have been a challenge - whenever I hear this, I think of scantily clad 'busty' nurses chasing a bald man around a park - or visa-versa. That's what growing up in the 70/80s does to you!
you are most awesome! Excellent playing. I have always loved the classic Motown sax solos. I made a clip years ago of just the sax solos back to back. Can't get enough. thank you!
it's rare to see a pro musician on youtube who has so much fun whilst playing. Love your sound, admire your technique and will try to copy your attitude :-)
Lohvissimo! You are the Ma'aaahn! Sax Souvenirs of "Boots" Randolph King Curtis, Junior Walker ... - the sound and style I adore, especially. You're the welcomed best! Thanks, champ!
I've been walking round the house with bluetooth headphones on chillin' listening to this medley more than a few times. Inspiring and uplifting at the same time. Thank you!
Got me thinking about Fathead Newman and Hard Times. I’m sure you played that when you were just a kid on a clarinet!! You nailed all these greats so wonderfully.
Ok, old guy here. Been wanting to get back into Tenor Sax but leaned on every excuse in the book like work, covid, numerous grandkids. Now retired and pulled out the old Selmer 1244 student sax and half the pads fell out into the case. Serious techs seem to think I should just get a new Yamaha, Yani or whatever. Your videos... Very Groovy. Love your sound and fast changes. I will check out your lessons but I would like to play After you've gone like Patrick Bartley by this weekend or I will be dissapointed 🙂. Did I mention my lack of patience? Brilliant work and thank you so much for all the work you put up online for us dreamers. It does make a difference maybe more than you know. God Bless - Zig
I’ve set aside 45 mins to sit here and admire your skill watching these 3 videos, what a great set of songs I watched one of your tutorials earlier, you said little and often, should my little run to 1.5 hours ?? I just couldn’t stop playing today, i was inspired 👍👍
What an awesome collage of music evoking so many different emotions. Still on the 1st morning coffee across the pond in Ontario, Canada and man what a fantastic treat to wake up to this. Yackety had me grinning from ear to ear. Jamie, this is so inspirational. To learn any one of these solos is one thing, but to make it sound anything remotely like you...let's just say this is a real reminder of the details beyond the connect the dots musical notation. Great performances Jamie!
Pepper Adams is one of my all-time favorite bari players (how could he not be?). He said in an interview that he had to quit using his Berg (solid stainless steel) mouthpiece after so many years bc he pitted the table from putting the reed on/playing so much. Which is both incredible (think of a rock being eroded by rain) and yet makes sense given how insanely good he was.
Man what a video ! What a selection of songs ! Starting of with Pink Panther & Take Five - and it keeps that level up through the end with James Brown ! Man , thanks so much ! ❤😊 🎷🎶👍😁👋
What an inspirational way to start the day ! A superb selection of classic , iconic hit tunes . Each one beautifully played , I love it ! Thank you so much .
Wonderful example of some great sounds, I once bought a saxophone thinking it would be easier than strumming a guitar, how wrong I. was. respect to you good sir !
Thanks for this Jamie! I'm probably biting off way more than I can chew, but having a go at "Take Five", even though I'm a beginner. Maybe others already know about this trick, but one way to learn fast pieces is to play the video at 1/2 speed, because then not only is it slower, but it's also a full octave down, so the notes are all still the same, and it is possible to play along with you playing the correct notes, just an octave above you (well not really yet in my case even at half speed!).
If you’re playing the video at half speed on UA-cam then the pitch is actually the same. If you did that with a mechanical tape machine it would be an octave lower though.
@@GetYourSaxTogether I'll have to have another lik at it. I was also playing it at 1/4 speed to try and see what fingerings you were using, and that was a different pitch IIRC. It does seem quite "warbly" at slower speed. BTW, that would be helpful if you could state if you use a different fingering from the normal to make the fast transitions easier. Many thanks again! Edit - Just listened to it again and the pitch seems to be the same regardless of what speed it's played at. Feel a bit dumb now for not noticing that before!
I agree excellent playing and it's increadibly difficult to cover all the different styles here. Actually (and in no way is this a knock against this fine horn player) I thought the Stan Getz was the only track where he didn't catch the essence if the player. Junior Walker and Dave Newman were pretty damn good but Stan had such an ethereal sound and unique phrasing that it's extreamly difficult to emulate. I know some of these I would nail but others are too far away from my personal sound that I would really struggle with. Jimmy Forrest's sound was also so enormous and hard edged that it's very hard to reproduce but he did pretty well with that one. Overall a very impressive demonsration and very enjoyable.
Happy New Year. Wow....I don't know how you do it, Jamie. Thanks for the performance, PDF and all round inspiration. Hope you received my coffees last week.
@@markcrampton5873 a great tune I agree but just feel that soul stew is a dance floor filler and just has all the elements ( I'm a bass player aswell as play sax by the way so probably why I feel that way )
Great performance Jamie - so many different styles there. That's a wonderful snapshot of the instrument in that era...And I bet you can play most of them by ear too - so kudos for taking the time (probably ages and ages and ages!!!) to transcribe them for us. Enjoyed just watching and listening, but will also enjoy trying to play some too..Many thanks...a coffee is on the way for you, Sir....
This is one of the best things I’ve ever stumbled upon on UA-cam!! I’m soooo glad I found you! I’m a huge saxophone gal and just soooo happy to find all this free stuff and so excited to do the masterclass when I save my “pennies from heaven” lol
![The Greatest Pop Sax Solos Ever - Part 2 - The 1970s [Covers]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/7abgFKonl-8/mqdefault.jpg)
![The Greatest Pop Sax Solos Ever - Part 2 - The 1970s [Covers]](/img/tr.png)
Get your free EPIC PDF with music for all solos (alto+tenor) here! www.getyoursaxtogether.com/greatestsax1
Where to get the backing tracks please? Love your work, you should sell the backing tracks for these .pdf's, copyrighting allows.
@@AlunWeavingBaluci www.karaoke-version.co.uk/custombackingtrack/
@@GetYourSaxTogether Thank you for your reply. I use this site a lot already. Keep up the most excellent videos.
Nice one buddy
@@GetYourSaxTogether 3:13
One guy that appreciates the sax solos that were an integral part of many hit recordngs....
😎
The sax GURU .... every note is crisp with a character ....shows your lifelong dedication ....
Thx so much....
You’re very kind. Thanks 🙏🏻
Awesome Paul Desmond playing. You nailed it, and not many people can get that Dry Martini sound. Simply Sensational!!
Thanks 🙏🏻
It's just unbelievable that you're giving us these awesome notes for free
Sure thing man.
Jamie, you got me laughing now. I am 75. I was 18 on the road in the states with a cover band from New York.
I played these solos and many more 6 nights a week, 5 sets a night. 4 years and then moved on to playing jazz. But I learned
so much from these great solos, time, inflection, intonation, being in the pocket and more. All these players were playing Berg
Larsens in different configurations. You sound really terrific and I am glad that this tradition continues.
Wow, that's some seriously hard gigging man!
That's a huge amount of stuff to go at; if there's a bright side to lockdown, this is it. Thanks very much
You're very welcome
How are you still in lockdown
This is by far one of my favorite Saxophone videos on UA-cam and one of the main inspirations that made me pick up and start playing a Saxophone. Jaime is also my favorite online saxophone teachers by far! He is knowledgeable and funny and makes all the videos a pleasure to watch and learn from. I tried some of the other online coaching and they all failed me for various reasons. Jaime makes it easy and fun and I always learn after one of his tutorials.
Wow, thank you so much! You just made my day! 🙏🏻
I just listen to these out of pure enjoyment. Thank you Dr Jamie
Anytime man.
Superb! Playing 'Benny Hill' with a straight must have been a challenge - whenever I hear this, I think of scantily clad 'busty' nurses chasing a bald man around a park - or visa-versa. That's what growing up in the 70/80s does to you!
I know right? It was hard not to get a totally cringe image for that one!
Whoever placed a thumbs down knows nothing about the talent Jaimie has its off the scale of musical boundaries absolutely perfect
Shucks - thanks!
Thank you. It's been a while since i haven't heard a great sound, feel and versatility simultaneously in a single sax player. Amazing!
🙏
you are most awesome! Excellent playing.
I have always loved the classic Motown sax solos. I made a clip years ago of just the sax solos back to back. Can't get enough. thank you!
Thank you!
it's rare to see a pro musician on youtube who has so much fun whilst playing. Love your sound, admire your technique and will try to copy your attitude :-)
Thanks so much Bob!
Lohvissimo!
You are the Ma'aaahn!
Sax Souvenirs of "Boots" Randolph King Curtis, Junior Walker ... - the sound and style I adore, especially.
You're the welcomed best!
Thanks, champ!
Wow, thanks!
I've been walking round the house with bluetooth headphones on chillin' listening to this medley more than a few times. Inspiring and uplifting at the same time. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome rock and roll saxophone solo.
Ta! 😊
Got me thinking about Fathead Newman and Hard Times. I’m sure you played that when you were just a kid on a clarinet!! You nailed all these greats so wonderfully.
Thanks man!
It's so adorable how you play and love your saxes.....!👍🎷Thank you so much.
Thanks!
Ok, old guy here. Been wanting to get back into Tenor Sax but leaned on every excuse in the book like work, covid, numerous grandkids. Now retired and pulled out the old Selmer 1244 student sax and half the pads fell out into the case. Serious techs seem to think I should just get a new Yamaha, Yani or whatever.
Your videos... Very Groovy. Love your sound and fast changes. I will check out your lessons but I would like to play After you've gone like Patrick Bartley by this weekend or I will be dissapointed 🙂. Did I mention my lack of patience?
Brilliant work and thank you so much for all the work you put up online for us dreamers. It does make a difference maybe more than you know. God Bless - Zig
🙏
Typical AWESOME Jamie! Great way to start a Sunday. Thanks so much for all your heart and soul that you put into your PROSAX recordings and lessons!
My pleasure!!
I’ve set aside 45 mins to sit here and admire your skill watching these 3 videos, what a great set of songs
I watched one of your tutorials earlier, you said little and often, should my little run to 1.5 hours ?? I just couldn’t stop playing today, i was inspired 👍👍
That’s cool man, keep at it. Time flies when you’re having fun.
That was great! Thanks for playing!
Thank you too!
Wonderful pop rock and roll sax solo.
Much appreciated 😊
Amazing, I no Have words, sonthing feeling each solo.
Thanks! 🙏🏻
What an awesome collage of music evoking so many different emotions. Still on the 1st morning coffee across the pond in Ontario, Canada and man what a fantastic treat to wake up to this. Yackety had me grinning from ear to ear. Jamie, this is so inspirational. To learn any one of these solos is one thing, but to make it sound anything remotely like you...let's just say this is a real reminder of the details beyond the connect the dots musical notation. Great performances Jamie!
Aw, thanks man!
Pepper Adams is one of my all-time favorite bari players (how could he not be?). He said in an interview that he had to quit using his Berg (solid stainless steel) mouthpiece after so many years bc he pitted the table from putting the reed on/playing so much. Which is both incredible (think of a rock being eroded by rain) and yet makes sense given how insanely good he was.
Agreed.
Pepper was outstanding ! How he played that baritone sax. Wow ! What lungs too ! I loved him with Lionel Hampton! What a band !!😂😂
Man what a video !
What a selection of songs !
Starting of with Pink Panther & Take Five - and it keeps that level up through the end with James Brown !
Man , thanks so much ! ❤😊
🎷🎶👍😁👋
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely love it... The most energizing Sunday wake-up.... Makes me want to take my sax right away ...
Yes!!!
Absolutely brilliant
Appreciated!
Played with so much respect, loved it!
Thanks!
I was looking for a saxophone solo that turned out to be called Shotgun and I figured it would be here. Thanks!
Bingo!
Please do a video on how to achieve the 50's Rock and Roll sound! I LOVE that era of sax!
Good idea!
❤great play❤
Thanks! 🙏
Charles Mingus? Love it! Thanks Jamie! You kick A**!
Thanks buddy 👍🏻
That's a swag of tunes to learn! Well played!
Thanks!
Awesome Jamie, thank you! Brings back memories (saying that makes me feel old).
lol Glad you enjoyed it!
What an inspirational way to start the day ! A superb selection of classic , iconic hit tunes .
Each one beautifully played , I love it ! Thank you so much .
Wow! Many thanks.
That was great. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Magic performance Jamie - One of the best sets to enjoy. Brilliant. Thank you
Many thanks!
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. Awesome as always.
My pleasure!
Amazing talent....so glad to come across you on youtube
Many thanks David!
Wonderful example of some great sounds, I once bought a saxophone thinking it would be easier than strumming a guitar, how wrong I. was. respect to you good sir !
🤣
Heck I so love your style brother... I know I played in a previous life... Time to buy a Sax!.. Thanks for sharing your passion... 🙏❤
Go for it!
I applaud such excellent sax!!!
Thanks 🙏🏻
@@GetYourSaxTogether Seriously though I give you a standing ovation. I'm still listening...
Excellent!!! Well played and many thanks for all your help.
No worries!
Great! congratulations! very good!
thank you Jamie
Many thanks!!
very well played ... persuasive!!
Thanks Oscar!
Thanks for this Jamie! I'm probably biting off way more than I can chew, but having a go at "Take Five", even though I'm a beginner.
Maybe others already know about this trick, but one way to learn fast pieces is to play the video at 1/2 speed, because then not only is it slower, but it's also a full octave down, so the notes are all still the same, and it is possible to play along with you playing the correct notes, just an octave above you (well not really yet in my case even at half speed!).
If you’re playing the video at half speed on UA-cam then the pitch is actually the same. If you did that with a mechanical tape machine it would be an octave lower though.
@@GetYourSaxTogether I'll have to have another lik at it. I was also playing it at 1/4 speed to try and see what fingerings you were using, and that was a different pitch IIRC. It does seem quite "warbly" at slower speed.
BTW, that would be helpful if you could state if you use a different fingering from the normal to make the fast transitions easier. Many thanks again!
Edit - Just listened to it again and the pitch seems to be the same regardless of what speed it's played at. Feel a bit dumb now for not noticing that before!
@@andyg5059 😂 thanks for your comment.
Awesome, awesome video!! Amazing playing too! Great stuff!
Thanks a lot!
You Rock Jamie.. more of this please
Thanks!
BRAVO!!! Great work on the Getz!!
Thanks man!
You are still my favourite sax player of all time bro
Thanks! 🙏🏽
Thank you Jamie! Loved it! You're such a versatile player! :)
Thanks so much!
Jamie - thanks for the Sunday morning mini-concert! Mesmerizing. I'm so grateful for the PDF too!
You are so welcome!
Wow! This really shows your versatility. Your Hired!
Thanks. Shame there's no gigs in the zombie apocalypse!
Did you play them all in one go? Wow, im out of breath just thinking about it. Brilliant!
Thanks Kay!
Fantastic Sunday Video Jamie, thanks! So good to have the pdf as well.
You're so welcome!
Excellent @Jamie, cant wait until I am good enough!
lol Good luck!
AMAZING Jamie !!! how can we possibly choose ....... Epic :-) Best Wishes P&X
:-)
Man, you got it all going on. Great showcase of iconic sax tunes! .. Esp liked the spot-on rendition of Stan Getz's 'Girl From Ipenema'. 👍 Thanks!
Thank you kindly!
I agree excellent playing and it's increadibly difficult to cover all the different styles here. Actually (and in no way is this a knock against this fine horn player) I thought the Stan Getz was the only track where he didn't catch the essence if the player. Junior Walker and Dave Newman were pretty damn good but Stan had such an ethereal sound and unique phrasing that it's extreamly difficult to emulate. I know some of these I would nail but others are too far away from my personal sound that I would really struggle with. Jimmy Forrest's sound was also so enormous and hard edged that it's very hard to reproduce but he did pretty well with that one. Overall a very impressive demonsration and very enjoyable.
Fantastic resource Jamie. Thank You
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very good Maestro Jamie
Many thanks!
As always a great performance, great sound, style, articulation, tuning, thank you so much great Jamie !!!!
Many thanks!!
Superb!! Thanks, Jamie, especially "Garota de Ipanema" 7:12.
Anytime!
fantastic, excellent many thanks for sharing ! I have a look at your free masterclass and come back to your total tone mastery class !
Awesome, thank you!
Happy New Year. Wow....I don't know how you do it, Jamie. Thanks for the performance, PDF and all round inspiration. Hope you received my coffees last week.
Thanks Francis. Coffees gratefully received, thank you so much!
Excellent job. I love these old tunes!
Thanks!
I watched all parts - great selection! and thanks for the scores! only thing missing, methinks, is some Vangelis
Right!
Gawd you're good! Thanks heaps for all these, really appreciated.
No worries!
Thank you that is awesome, so many great ideas in there. Eagerly awaiting part 2!
Coming soon!
Bravissimo!
Thanks!
Brilliant, absolutely entertaining, so well played!!
Thanks!
Masterful performance. 🎷🎷
Many thanks!
Your Paul Desmond, Boots Randolph, King Curtis and Jr. Walker were "dead on".!
Thanks Pepper.
I love the Tenor Sax!!!
Cool! 🙏
Awesome Jamie. Thanks for resource. Cant wait for part 2, If we want to sound like you we all need to get hold of Total Tone Mastery!!!!
You got it!
Brilliant Jamie, that’s got me going this morning🔥🔥🔥
Awesome! Thanks.
wow, the best for a winter sunday morning🤗...love it😉👍...Take five and Tequila my favorites🤗
The best!
King Curtis was so good , want to learn Memphis soul stew but to practice a lot more than I do
Yeh it takes practice!
Soul Serenade is best sax ever ! Harlem Nocturne is number two !
@@markcrampton5873 a great tune I agree but just feel that soul stew is a dance floor filler and just has all the elements ( I'm a bass player aswell as play sax by the way so probably why I feel that way )
Fantastic 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
🙏🏻
Jamie! Fantastic brother! You're Unbelievable man! 🎷
Thank you so much 😀
Im going to play this, this is fire!!!!!!!
Yes!!!
Thank you very much.
You’re welcome ☺️
Pure class.
Thanks man!
Wheres "What does it take" (to win your love)? Love the solo on that..
yeh, that's a winner no doubt!
Thanks that is great collection of good songs
Yup, totally!
Hey buddy i love your playing and your lessons are awesome.
Thanks Richard! 👍🏻
Great playing (and sound) again!
Thanks man!
Fantastic!!!!
Thanks 🙏🏻
All I can say is “Awesome”!!!
Thanks man.
Great performance Jamie - so many different styles there. That's a wonderful snapshot of the instrument in that era...And I bet you can play most of them by ear too - so kudos for taking the time (probably ages and ages and ages!!!) to transcribe them for us. Enjoyed just watching and listening, but will also enjoy trying to play some too..Many thanks...a coffee is on the way for you, Sir....
Thanks so much for the coffee!
Most excellent...
Thank you! Cheers!
Woow, super cool. That was amazing¡¡¡¡
Thanks a lot!
This is one of the best things I’ve ever stumbled upon on UA-cam!! I’m soooo glad I found you! I’m a huge saxophone gal and just soooo happy to find all this free stuff and so excited to do the masterclass when I save my “pennies from heaven” lol
That’s awesome Hannah! Love your enthusiasm. You know the Masterclass is free though, right?
@@GetYourSaxTogether yes, I was referring to the tonal mastery class you offer on your website!
@@kissalabama of course. Yeh, you’re gonna love that SO much! And I’m. I’m working on Improvisation Mastery, so watch out for that in a few months. 👌🏻
Pure class... Maybe you can do a video on those split tones you do.. Please 🙏🙏🙏🙏
lol It's on my list!
so cool Jamie got to any up to start to learn theses ..i will certain try wish me luck
Good luck!
Don't Mess With Bill by The Marveletts? So many choices!!
Never thought of that!
@@GetYourSaxTogether Love your work Bro!
@@walterholland1251 😊
omg it will take me forever to play like that..
Well - have fun in the meantime at least!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing this
My pleasure!