jak Swift

As for the AWB; it really doesn’t matter, but yeah the tenorsax does take the solo. What blows me away, is the fact a bunch of guys from a Small Scottish town, became one of the best soul outfits ever. Man those guys could ( and still do funk !!).
” Work to do ” is one of my favourite all time tunes. To be played at #11…..LOUD !!!
I will keep…[Read more]

Hey Johnny, good to see you again man. I was going to watch a movie, but I’m in a reflective mood.
If I could do this whole sax thing over again; without a doubt I would have stuck with my bari. When I was a lot younger, man I could really play.
In music college I was listening to the likes of Dave Edge ( a classmate ). Last I heard of Dave, he…[Read more]

Other news……
Somebody is trying to hack me. Grrrr !!! Sending mails saying my E mail address is the same as their personal mail address. They have to use ” upper case ” in part, and are obviously waiting for me to reply and then they have mine. Its going to be a long wait !!
I couldn’t resist buying a Runyon Quantum. The metal #6 not the…[Read more]

Very kind Sxpoet,nice one !!
Aside from all the ” jazz” stuff, one clip of alto totally blows me away. The Edgar Winter group ” Frankenstein “. The Winter brothers, ( Johnny and Edgar ) are tremendous musicians; though I’m not sure if they are still about. I hope so.
After resetting this pad, I’ve come to the forum via, our friend and esteemed…[Read more]

Hey William. Hi man. !!

No problems…… Good !!
Neck pain and headaches….ouch !!

Sorry Mel, yeah hi !! Been one of those days. Fitting a new broadband box, re configuring the pad. I’m really going to have to get a laptop soon I guess.
Last year was tough. Lost a couple of very close friends. Getting older; these things happen. Where did the last thirty years go man ??
So; as you have seen, I’ve taken on a whole new…[Read more]

Thanks Mel. Great to cyber see you again. Hope your playing is going well ? Dick Oatts is the player we are getting into right now. Check out the clip Jeff loaded this morning. Man ; some GREAT BE BOP.
Take it easy, and I’ll look forward to speaking soon…..best…jak

Morning Jeff. A great way indeed to start the week. What a fabulous clip…..thankyou.
Oatts for breakfast, lunch, dinner, can’t get enough of this guy right now.
Have a great day, speak sooner rather than later.
Cheers mate.

For sure Pete. Have a safe and happy week amigo !!

Can’t seem to find a place to blog this,the movie is awful….so !!
From the movie ” Bird ” to Peter Kings you tube footage of himself playing Birds Grafton at auction, I have always adored be bop. I played a few tunes from the Bird omnibook on bari, they sounded fine.
On tenorsax, I was frankly pretty lost. An average player who couldn’t find his…[Read more]

Sxpoet, thanks man, it means a lot. I’m still shell shocked after the breakdown I guess. I really need to stay focused, be happy and enjoy this fabulous alto. That’s the last I’m going to mention it. From now on, its all about the good things in life. Thankyou all guys so much. The place is looking great; a few new members I see. I’m going to mail…[Read more]

DICK OATTS…..MAN !!!!!!!!

So, pizza is in , time to take in a movie with Mother. This alto thing has me totally stoked. I won’t go further as I’m going to do a blog. The final chapter after years of playing. It really has to come back to Bird. For years, I’ve wanted to get be bop totally down. Early days relatively; I did bop on bari, but alto is the ultimate challenge.…[Read more]

Guys…..thankyou !! Read it all wrong and I’m going to leave it there. Its a huge boost knowing I’m still welcome. Jeff, thanks for the clips. I did watch the second ” uptown funk ” ( if I remember rightly )….what a great player !!
Whilst I’m here has anybody else heard of SYOS mouthpieces ? I imagine it stands for ” shape your own sound “;A…[Read more]

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Thanks guys. Old friends are good friends; your best wishes mean a lot.
Sxpoet, don’t worry man. This whole sax playing thing is a journey. Good days , bad days. You may not think you are moving forward but so long as you are playing and enjoying that’s the important thing.
Life is short Pete. Post meltdown, I’m grateful for every day. I reckon…[Read more]