This is how it’s done at the Selmer factory.

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Well, I said it in my last post and Chris has gone and proven me right. These new videos are of his Underground band and Chris playing his new gold lacquer Selmer Mark VI. You can see his previous horn, a silver Selmer Balanced Action model in the video just under this one. I should […]

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Wow, what can I say? Chris Potter just gets better every time I hear him play. Here he is playing Body & Soul. As long as there are players like Chris to interpret old chestnuts like this, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of this tune.
Click here for the solo transcription. Thanks to Kevin […]

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Check out this great version of Body & Soul. To all the tenor players looking at this, you know this is a must for your repertoire.

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Dave Liebman, one of my all time favorite musicians. Check this one out. David Liebman – Soprano Saxophone, Joey Calderazzo – Piano, Dave Holland – Bass, Jack DeJohnette – Drums

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I really dig Bill Frisell. I think he is one of the most interesting musicians/composer/bandleader on the scene today. This was recorded on July 1, 2002 at The Spectrum, Montreal.
Bill Frisell (g), Greg Liesz (g), Billy Drewes (as),
Curtis Fowlkes (tb), Ron Miles (tpt), David Piltch
(b), Matt Chamberlain (d) If you haven’t listened to […]

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From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. Featured is a cover of the Ben E. King classic by musicians around the world adding their part to the song as it travelled the globe. This and other songs such as “One […]

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Check out this great Russian tenorman.

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I used to think that Bing Crosby owned “White Christmas.” Not any more, check out this really cool version by the Drifters, featuring Clyde McPhatter on the falsetto parts. This is my new favorite Christmas tune.

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This is a video from the 80’s but I thought it was worth putting up for you to check out. Joel Peskin has got some great chops and great ideas. I think the overacting was part of someone’s bad idea to bring excitement to the video. I have never seen Michael move quite that much, […]

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