There’s a post on here about the greatest saxophone player of all time.
Check it out if you haven’t already.
There’s also the question of the greatest living saxophone player. This is subjective, but I’ll throw up a few names that could be up there.
Sonny Rollins should be on both lists.
Some other contenders:
Ernie Watts
Maceo Parker
Bob Sheppard
James Carter
Joshua Redman
Tom Scott
Jerry Bergonzi
Scott Hamilton
Bob Mintzer
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I hope one day to be a competent sax player.
I HOPE ONE DAY. MY DREAM COMES TRUE.
HOPEFULLY, I PLAY IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY WITH
A GREAT SOUND AND SURPRISE EVERYONE. LIKE WOW. SHES GREAT.. 😀
Hey Ale,
You’ll get there. It just takes practice!
Just like anything else, practice makes perfect.
Unless you’re not practicing right, haha. But yes, practicing will take care of most issues.
I hope all you younger players don’t confuse “practicing”, with actually getting out there & playing with other musicians, (hopefully ones way better than yourself)… If you only sit in your room and practice, guess what you’ll be playing when you finally sit in with people, or go to a jam session? It probably won’t be anything very spontaneous, which is what improvisation is supposed to be all about, not just “showing ’em what ya got”….
A few other comments:
“Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It’s not the thing in itself; it’s preparatory to the activity” . . – Barney Kessel – Jazz Guitarist
“… although one can get very clever at home, progress comes a lot quicker if you step into a room with other people and start playing .. ” – Steve Howe / Yes
“… it took me five years of going right into the mouth of the lion, to learn to be at ease onstage … if you deal with an audience as a bunch of people having a great time, you’ll have a much better time as a performer” – Rory Block – Guitar