RockinRobin

Inspired by Mike Potter I again checked out Johnny’s sheet music. I played it in D major; I played it in G major, F major, C major and I used Chuck Berry’s sheet music. In every key the last measure, last two measures never sounded right. The small solo parts were right. The song is in 4 parts. The 4th part in G major sounded right, ie the last…[Read more]

Nice one Mike. Looks like a rocking band

Re: the backing track. I can play the sheet music for “The Way We Were” but I can’t play the sheet music along with the backing track. I do better playing along with Dave Koz and Vanessa Williams and reading the music
William

I left the cane reeds some time ago and found the carbon onyx reeds to be reliable 100%. So now I’m playing Leanard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” using a medium soft carbon onyx reed with my Guardala King mouthpiece. Cheers

William

In about a year I might have it. I’ve been working on it since November 2019

Well I recorded my song about 25 takes this morning. Every time I would screw up one note so start over. I’ll get there in abut a year
William

Thanks for the encouraging words. Sing it and play it. Something that Aebersold would say. Well I’ll play it till I get close to right.
William

good one Leo

I working on some Sam Cooke among other artists. Public TV presented Sam Cooke’s whole music life from Dick Clark days through the 50s, 60, up til he was killed. Muhammad Ali paled around with Sam Cooke and Bob Dylan, Beatles,

William

I’m also working on “A Little Bit is Better than Nada’. Written by the late Doug Sahm> Doug has spent a lot of time here in Taos, New Mexico, You can hear it in his music. Johnny might played the sax in Doug’s band with Flaco Jimenez, Freddy Fender and the rest of the band.
William

Thanks Ja Br and Mark for stopping by. Well I’m working on “Night Train”. I’m using Johnny’s sheet music with my own bits added to the solo. And I’m working on “Under the Boardwalk” in A major for tenor sax. That puts it in Concert G. I always have “Sweet Caroline” waiting in the wings with “The Power of Love” and “Flash Dance” and a few more.…[Read more]

Thanks Pete

Thanks Johnny. Right now I’m working on “Under the Boardwalk”. To my surprise I’m able to keep up with the backing track. Sounds like an oxymoron. Keeping up with a backing track