terrible choice of range to demo. tone is too airy. bad demo

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This was an amazing video

Thank you for this panel discussion. How can one be serious about the tenor saxophone w out studying Michael Brecker?? Really appreciated what Rick had to say regarding his experiences, practicing. I have Brecker’s notebooks on my iPad. Very informative! 🙏

As good of a player Michael was, he was an even better person. I miss him dearly.

Killer chat. Been working on the book the last few weeks and this has really helped me understand some things. Those points about practicing basics is key. Melodic minor scales in 3rds is an absolute killer... Going through the "hard" keys in particular has already had a big impact on my playing.

Thank you so much for doing this, Ben! Great conversation.

❤Thank you for this, guys. So much love. Missing Michael every day.

Chubby=Joey Calderazo

Where can I get it. The notebook plaese

Im trying to discover the differmwc between having it upside down or not but no vids on it yet. Any help with that?

Hey guys where can I get that copy. Online ? I would like to have it. You guys made it

This is the TM Custom with straight tone holes.

What model is this? Does it have rolled tone holes thanks

I have a piece that Niewood did for Brecker. Norberto mold. 114 opening. Great piece

1:19:39 to ADD 10.00 HRS IT TAKES. ALOT OF HELP... PARENTS LESSONS,PARENTS SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENT & ENRICHMENT MONEY SUPPORTERS- PARENTS. AND EVERY ONE HAS THOSE THINGS. IS NOT JUST ABOUT PRACTICING ALL DAY

Theory is one thing How to practice in order to accomplish one thing...is the goal M.B is just one style. Dont practice to sound like mike brecker....practice to accomplish your own goals...

The Boston guy might be the great George Garzone! Thanks to our dear Michael B. and thaks for the book and for posting this nice talk. Greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina.

Very poor concept about sound. Not the mouthpieces’ fault. Sorry,but your sound is awful.

🙏🏻🙏🏼🙏🏾 thank you all of you guys for sharing all the love and respect for Mike.... peace ✌🏻❤

Press hard is about air continuously Flow .❤. ... where mind meets fingering

Thanks for posting. Michael Brecker is the best.

I was trying to say you should review the new Dickerson Resonator - it's a game changer

Great book review, excellent stories. Thanks for getting together and sharing knowledge on getting it together! So happy this “Holy Grail” of Mike’s practice workings are preserved for generations!

What a treasure, I'm ordering my copy today! Thank you to everyone who played a part in securing this incredible artifact of jazz history!

Super interesting talk guys, thank you so much for all the effort and dedication in putting this book together! I'm sure this will be on tons of people's stands, it surely will be on mine. It's as interesting to see what he practiced - the logged lines - as the system he used to practice, like what you all discussed and was neatly explained by Rick. It provides an extra insight into looking at solo transcription of Mike as well. Thanks again!

A big thank you to everyone for this wonderful and enlightening discussion. So many great stories and insights, captivating to watch and listen!

Thank you wise people! I watched it tonight during my vacation and this was so great! Thanks again!! Louis Gerrits

My book (1988) "Expansions" (Gary Campbell) is the "routine" as discussed in this video. Goes everywehere.

Lydian Augmented etc. was part the nomenclature used by of George Russel's "Lydian Chromaytic Concept of Tonal Organization" which my 1st teacher David Baker and then Jerry Coker used. Terms like "altered" came later from berklee probably.

Aaaaaaand bought.

I really loved the reso, very retro sounding

To the listener, me, I'm hearing pretty much the same thing, but you, the player, will sense differences.

I have the same horn, and it is absolutely amazing. After upgrading from a very low end horn I fell in love right away and still gives me goosebumps every time I play it.

What were the main differences you notice between the Large and Medium chamber in the Son of Slant? Just curious

they all sound the same ,which means the sound is in the head and not in the equipment

Nice tune!

What microphone?

Great review, thanks for sharing! I’m in between the Super D NY and the DAddario Select Jazz mouthpiece... despite their price difference, which mouthpiece would you prefer?

Cognac lacquer medium bore neck sounds great!!!!!

pretty much the same sound on all mouthpieces. As Dave Liebman aptly puts it, when out of your throat, the sound is already 80% shaped...then reed mouthpiece, neck and sax make up for the difference.

Thanks, Ben. I got mine with the rolled tone holes, described by the sales guy as "a demo model from a recent show". It was grossly defective, with some kind of glue or lacquer on the pads, to the extent that I could not pull the pads off of the tone holes...and some of the pads actually tore from the pressure. However, I sent it back, and Randy ended up by replacing the entire sax minus the neck. I then had some mild g sharp and bis key sticking problems, but they resolved with constant playing and care. After playing it for about three months, I began to realize that it is a really great horn...and I play it now in the big band at Tenor I. I use a Vandoren 7 mp and a #3 Fibracell reed. I do not play at your level, but I do realize that the sound I get is very similar to yours, which is excellent. Randy also restored my 12 year old Yanagisawa T991, and he did such a great job that the Yanni plays better than it did out of the box, and it played remarkably well out of the box. In order to justify having purchased the TM, I asked Randy to put the metal resonators on the Yanni, and I am glad I did, because the Yanni is a great "funk, rock, modern jazz, etc. horn, and it projects well. So, I now have two non Selmer horns that I am completely ecstatic to own and play. You are so right about the intonation and how it plays. If I were in your area, I would be enrolling in your classes, man.

Ben, and my second question is: how would you compare Retro Revival Tru Res with Drake Reso?

Hi Ben! Great job with those RR and Drake comparisons! I would love to hear your comparisons of Mouthpiece Cafe or Morgan mouthpieces. Is it possible in nearest future? :) Cheers!

These all sound "stuffy" to my ear, and I don't really enjoy the sound nearly as much as the warm musical tones of the vintage open-chamber mouthpieces. Presently, my favorite contemporary remake is the tenor Caravan. I have original Martin "no-names" which I find to be exceptionally pleasant.

what saxophone did you using in this video?

Truly amazing Performance BEN what a Discovery you have given me so much pleasure listening to you what a fabulous rythym action also thanks Nigel Nash in great britain

you have an alto sound

Great playing by way, but it would have been nice to hear the lower register of the sax to get a better understanding of how the mouth piece sounds

Does the Hard Rubber sounds different compared to the marble version?