Ed Calle, Rick Margitza - Dancing on a Cloud (Live at the Open Stage Club)

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[@philipcassius5096]

You have to love that smile on Ed's face during Ricks's solo.

[@billmc8675]

Two absolute legends.

[@montycole5907]

These two guys blend so perfectly.

[@douglasstebbins4682]

These guys played and practiced constantly while at the "U" !! They just have a phenomenal sound! Thanks gentlemen!!

[@nelsondevereauxmusic]

this is magic... man...

[@gravitydrums1391]

PErfect intonation. Great playing. good to see you both after so long...

[@TrueBlueYou]

University of Miami creates some amazing saxophonists

[@romadrummer77]

Yeah guys!! Everyone Sounds great. Love it

[@joaquimparera7162]

Magnific

[@creditmentoringllc4774]

I really want a remake of mulligan meets Getz ,, the best album form both lol. Come on Ed do it

[@bryannascimento4090]

nice

[@carlosthecat]

John Hart on guitar?

[@Edspillanemusic]

Chuck Bergeron on bass?

[@harrisonmccomb1511]

Yep

[@danielclawson5113]

Love both these sax players. Great tone and melodic ideas and sound so sweet together! Wow... But one thing I noticed...Rick Margitza's fingers are flying too high off his sax - too much wasted energy. Its really a bad habit that a lot of players develop. But if you ever see an old film on Charlie Parker and watch his fingers - they hardly ever move off the keys...its like his fingers are attached to the keys. Really applies to most instruments - guitar etc... keep those fingers close to the strings or the keys...that's where they need to end up sooner than later...

[@billiongenius]

True in theory, and you’re right, but clearly it hasn’t held Margitza back. Hard to see if that weakness may have pulled him away from cramming a bazillion notes into a solo as a virtue, and instead led him to focus on other strengths. The guy is phenomenal. More so for his use of the full range of the horn and ability to play harmonics and extensions so fluently up and down.

[@danielclawson5113]

@@billiongenius I think you have an excellent point I didn't consider. Sometimes a person can work around a weakness and excel in other areas that make the weakness a non-factor. I guess I was looking at this from a teacher-student point of view. I generally encourage young players to train their fingers to have better technique. If you ever see any old videos of Charlie Parker playing - his fingers don't even look like they're moving even while he's doing complex bebop lines. Anyway thanks for the comment. I think Rick's first album might still be my favorite (it is excellent): www.amazon.com/Color-Rick-Margitza/dp/B000008BO1/ref=sr_1_16?dchild=1&keywords=Margitza&qid=1604420088&sr=8-16

[@mikewaddell7340]

But Rick is not lacking in facility or cleanness at all. He's a very well-trained player. Watch Michael Brecker. His fingers fly off the keys too even in fast passages. Keeping the fingers on the pearls creates a kind of rigidity IMO. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHKrln6jncd4rrM

[@armthealiens]

You are insane - Rick Margitza's technique is way superior to most any sax player who ever lived. Even legends like Coltrane, Parker or Konitz never obtained a similar fluidity. On par you find Chris Potter who also has what looks like bad habits.