Bill Hammond

thanks Rick and John. I’ll go to work on it, much appreciated!

thanks John, Thats how I was originally playing the trill. Since I started this on Urgent, I am now thinking I am going to try the additional octave on the F# at start of solo, I went back to your altissimo course to see how to play it up there however it did not go that high, thats pretty much no mans land up there. I tried lipping it…[Read more]

John, Thanks for the quick reply. https://youtu.be/9daJrqjyFBU at 2+5. Johnny, BTW the videos of you playing on your tracks is invaluable on some of them, the music alone doesn’t give the color or articulation. I hope I can get this one down to add to my gig repertoire thank again

to all, I kinda answered my own question. Over the weekend I played the riff repeatedly and now getting the fingers to work much better, much improvement however still not there as of yet.
cheers

John , thanks for listening and great point on the pickup notes. I will definitely make the adjustment. I love the cover by Bob James, Al Jareau and David Sanborn.
Cheers,
Bill

My apologies, the link was incorrect. try this one

John,

I should have been here 20 years ago! I will get on this right away. I for the most part am self taught, so it appears I have some work to do.
I think I will start with the neck all the way in, then with James Brown advice tune the mouthpiece to middle C. All embouchure adjustment from there.
Any other comments would be appreciated.…[Read more]

Reading John’s comment, what could cause a sax to be out of tune? My horn is new and I actually took it to the shop to have it checked as I was having difficulty playing in tune. I always have my mouthpiece out quite away and depending on the day, I have to pull the neck out a bit. Is that normal? I use a guitar tuner that i clip on the s…[Read more]

To all, Thanks all the accolades on my recording. John, thanks for the comment on the mix, I will do a little editing and bring the sax up a bit.

I am thinking of recording Mr Magic next, on of my favorites

Cheers,

Bill

Hello johnny,
I just saw this email so I am not sure if the email problem is resolved. Will I receive a notice when I can download another backing track? Thanks

Thank you

Bill

Excellent job, the mix was nice and nice effects. One of my favorite tune. Gotta love the lyrics as well.

I am always struggling to get the right amount of effects, both while making a recording as well as live performance. I really don’t know much about it, however while recording, I add and adjust the effects after recording with built in effects. I just started using garage band and it seems to be effective. While playing live I am at the mercy…[Read more]

Excellent, great mixing levels. My personal preference would be a bit of reverb. I have a backing track for Lovely DAY and will give it a go as well. I Also like the idea of adding a track for a horn section. 🎷👍
Cheers,
Bill

John, so much. I would like to start on it. As well as the building speed. I already play in the altissimo range, I just want to notice and hit more. I’m pretty good with G A and Bb. After that it’s a crapshoot. I look forward to getting started and glad I found you.
Cheers,
Bill