Super, Super SWEET song by King Curtis…..

[Michael]

How do you like this one by King Curtis called “Melancholy Serendade”? Talk about a song that would make a GREAT Sax cover. I think it would sound good on either Tenor, Alto or Soprano–wouldn’t matter which Saxophone you play this song one 🙂

[Anonymous]

It does sound very melancholy. I discovered this cheeky tune today.

Swinging Shepherd Blues

Another version

[Anonymous]

There’s even a version for church!

Lovely sound from the Clarinet

[Anonymous]

Here’s the sheet music for the song Michael.

Melancholy Serenade

[Bill Mecca]

Written by Jackie Gleason…. here’s a tenor version, live, from Sax Gordon.

[Michael]

@ Jeff–thanks for the links, much appreciated 🙂
I love Sax Gordon’s playing, talk about fantastic to say the least 🙂 His playing is also a great example that you don’t have to have a metal MP to have a big tone, just depends because were all so different from each other. Great stuff Bill, thanks for sharing. That is one song I wish that Johnny would make available to buy here on his site 🙂

[William Cingolani]

Thanks Jeff, I put the music in a folder

[Bill Mecca]

Michael, Gordon used to play a Link STM #9 iirc and #5 reeds. He switched to an RPC B a few years back. Hoping to hear him some day in person, but he mostly plays in Europe and near Boston when he is in the US.

[Anonymous]

Hi Bill

So the first MP an Otto Link Super tone Master #9 but I don’t know what iirc stands for?

http://www.saxplus.com/otto-link-mouthpieces.html

And RPC B as on this website?

http://www.saxmpc.com/

Check out the three Tenor sound samples, very cool!

[Bill Mecca]

IIRC = If I Remember Correctly. 😉
and I think its the B RPC (with the baffle, but not sure. Given his playing style and background (with the Link) it might be the other model.

saxmpc.com is the right sight. Ron Cohelo.

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