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    Michael
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      😎 Hey Johnny,
      I have a question about trilling (possibly an odd question to ask) the last few notes of the Sax solo for the Watermelon Man; the sheet music shows that we can trill in the series of notes that start from F# to C#, another series from E to G and then from F# to A#. Are you using your Octave Key to trill these notes v.s. trilling these notes with the keys? Sorry if that seems like a weird question LOL; but I was watching you play the very last note of the solo, A#, and that’s what it looks like.

      #12281
      john
      Keymaster

        trill the notes but am adding the octave key cause it’s in the 2nd octave.

        #12282
        Michael
        Participant

          Thanks 🙂 Just wanted to make sure I was doing it right……..You’ve got to release so more of this stuff, or like the song you just released “Use Me”; so, so much fun to learn! We’re you planning on releasing “I Was Made to Love Her” as done by King Curtis? That one would really hit the spot!

          #12283
          john
          Keymaster

            ya that one is almost in the bag but I keep getting distracted with other things…will be the next one for sure.

            #12284
            Michael
            Participant

              LOL no worries…I certainly prefer you to take your time and make it the ‘real deal’ v.s. all the junk and garbage there is online. I’ve found a few good backing tracks on Karaoke, “Happy” by Pharrell Williams that I just posted on the blog was one of them, but by and large their quality backing tracks are few/far in between. Getting ready in a few minutes to go your johnnyferreira.com site and use the links for my first order of “Honkers and Screamers”….REALLY looking forward to get this collection from Amazon 🙂 Will be getting your music from CD Baby too very shortly.
              QUESTION: Speaking about Honkers and Screamers edition, would King Curtis’ song of “Signed, Sealed & Delivered” classify as a Honker/Screamer type of song? Sure sounds like, with all the Altissimo notes he plays in it, it sure sounds like it would. To see you eventually make that song available on your site would be like….WOW. 🙂

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              john
              Keymaster

                King Curtis sorta came out a little after the honkers and screamers.
                Listen to this guy and you’ll see what I mean…ya Curtis played those sceamin high notes but honkin and screamin meant something else.
                The epitomy of a crazy honker and screamer is Big Jay Mcneely:

                #12286
                Michael
                Participant

                  Yeah!!! 🙂 🙂 I could listen to this stuff all day long! There’s a lot in there to learn from, just from listening to it! So, so cool; thanks for sharing this one 🙂 I ordered from Amazon couple hours ago the first CD of Honkers/Screamers through your links on johnnyferreira.com; it’ll be here in a few days and will I’ll collect the other CDs too.
                  Listening to this, sounds like the Honking/Screaming thing is much more than just playing high-screaming notes? The way you play the Saxophone sounds a lot like this; right down to the Sound of your Sax/MP set up—very, very similar! I hear the same kind of “essence” of this style in a lot of the backing tracks/songs that you’ve released. This is way, way cool.

                  #12287
                  Michael
                  Participant

                    I went to youtube to find more of this guy….look at him play and the people love it! This stuff BLOWS AWAY today’s moderns Saxophone style of playing!

                    #12288
                    john
                    Keymaster

                      Ya, I think you may have ordered the Honkers and Bar Walkers. Like going out into the crowd these guys would walk the bar, hopefully get a shot of something in between the solo and walk back on stage.
                      Honkin is the aggressive low note blowin and screamin is the high notes so that’s where the name came from but it’s more than that… it’s the whole feel of the music, this was rock and roll at the very beginning when it actually rocked AND rolled.
                      Personally I have been influenced a lot my this stuff like you say. It’s hard for me to wow people with a briliant jazz-like solo stuffed with a lot of notes but I can easily get their attention with a loud honk or a well-placed scream…works every time!

                      #12290
                      Michael
                      Participant

                        The first one I got was the first one on your list on your other website “The Big Horn” 4-CD Set; has 99 songs on it! Lots to process and digest. It was the first one on the list and the next one on the list/I’ll get is “Honkers and Bar Walkers Vol 1” Looks like the one I ordered has a good selection of McNeely’s stuff too 🙂 I’m sure I’ll love it all and will probably wear it out from listening to it too LOL It wasn’t available to download, CD only so I’ll make sure to protect it well to from scratches and all (especially with kids around the house)

                        From my standpoint, there’s absolutely no question that this stuff would WOW me too v.s. smooth jazz LOL. Not saying smooth jazz isn’t good; of course it is–but this stuff hits to the bone! LOL I was looking up close at Big Jay’s set up on his Sax and it almost looks like you even have the same MP/ligature set up that he does, or something like it? He was even saying this song is from the late 1940s and I know from your promo video you talked about it being the stuff that influenced you? Can’t believe the energy it’s got by listening to it! Amazing and WAY cool and this stuff just struck a little match with me LOL.

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