Many thanks, glad you enjoyed!🎷😎👍

Been playing over 30 years and gigging harder than ever at the mo. Great to hear you've just started, the world needs more sax players. Be patient, practice 30 mins a day if possible and enjoy! It won't happen over night but you will get there and it will be worth the wait! Good luck!

I'll have to look into that. Busy with gigs at the mo but will save it for when I get a few hours.👍

@@saxstephens thanks Stephen that would be brilliant thank you 😊

Hi mate, thanks for your comment, much appreciated. Truth is, I've been so busy gigging that I haven't had time to record for a while. As soon as I get a quite week, I'll try to get something down. In the meantime, I'll see you back where we met on April 7th,14th and 28th.👍🎷😎

As I was learning to play the sax, I used this solo to try different techniques as I was taught them. Ie I'd play a few lines from it to practice vibrato, growling etc so it's always been a big part of my development as a player. The feeling Wesley puts into it has influenced the way I approach most songs that I play at my solo gigs. It was only a matter of time before I got round to attempting to record it about 12 years ago, 18 years after starting learning the sax.

@@saxstephens thank you. Amazing. I bought a sax at age 76. Learnt a bit but needed a target. If someone had only showed me the first few notes of this it would have kept my interest.

I hope you're still playing, you're never too old to start learning to play music so get on it.👍

@@saxstephens well covid price increases got me. I was forced to sell it. May win the lottery this week and nip out and get another!

Merci beaucoup! J'adore Hazel O'connor aussi!:)

Yes very emotional solo to play as well. Wesley put so much feeling in to the original and that's what makes it such a beautiful piece of music and is why the sax is such a wonderful instrument.👍

Many thanks mate.👍

Thanks a lot for your comment, it's much appreciated. Its the sax solo that made me want to play in the first place so I'm glad I've done it justice.👍

Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed.👍

Thank you for taking the time to listen, much appreciated, glad you enjoyed!👍

Thank you, much appreciated.👍

Many thanks for your comment. I was hoping to get together with a vocalist to record Hazel's vocals but Covid got in the way so I thought sod it I'll have to sing it myself as a guide for the sax and I'm definitely not a singer! It is one of those songs that always stops me in my tracks and takes me on an emotional journey so all credit to Wesley and the fact that he commented on it is just the icing on the cake for me. Glad you enjoyed!

J'aime la musique d'Hazel O'CONNOR depuis les années 80 autrement dit cela fait un BAIL.......jusqu'en 2022

Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed!:)

I've got your version too Stuart

@@briantack2058 Cheers Brian!

Thanks for your positive comment. Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed!👍

A Happy New Year to you as well mate. Glad you enjoyed!👍

Thank you so much Wesley for you positive and constructive comment. After 30 years of admiring this song and the way in which you play it, it is a massive compliment for me that you enjoyed my attempt at playing the solo and I will definitely take your advice on board. The most emotional part of the song for me is where it reaches a climax at around 4.01. On the original you play a hell of a bend in the note that was impossible for me to replicate. An insight into how you produced that sound would be invaluable! Anyway the fact that you've taken the time to listen will stay with me for a long time and give me encouragement to keep putting in the hours even though the prospect of gigging this year isn't looking good. Wishing you all the best Wesley and thank you once again!:)

How great of you to reply Wesley. I play yours nearly every day.

Hi David, many thanks for your comment, positivity is very welcome at the mo whilst all gigs are on hold!! I use a yamaha custom 875 which I've played for almost 30 years with an Aaron Drake Contemporary mouthpiece and ligature with a Legere signature 2.25 synthetic reed. My embouchre is made by folding my lip over my bottom teeth. This solo by Wesley inspired me to play sax and I love the way in which he has a beautiful control of his vibrato, growling and bending of the notes which I think makes the solo so emotional. Because I was so much inspired by his playing, my own sound has seemed to have developed in his style where I love to use the same techniques to get the most out of every note. To have written and performed such an epic song shows just what a great musician he is.:) Good luck with the playing!

Many sax pros have said bottom lip pushed forward and therefore not rolled over bottom teeth, gives the best sound improvement as less pressure allows the reed to vibrate freely. I have tried to change to this method but find there is less control. You have a great tone so maybe you have a loose bottom lip to allow the reed to vibrate without getting a muffled sound. If you watch KZbin videos of Michael Lington playing on a similar top end Yamaha, he creates his sound with bottom lip out.

Cheers mate, much appreciated!

Cheers mate.👍

Ha ha, yes the altissimo notes. They add another dimension to your playing. Not everyone's cup of tea but they definitely spice up this romantic song!:)

@@saxstephens they really do - and you do it so well 😎🌟🎷