How to sound like Stan Getz

[@zvonimirtosic6171]

Stan's saxophone setup is important. 1.) He used hard reeds (no 5), for smooth, controlled articulation and airstream. 2.) He also used 5* rubber mouthpieces a lot (which in saxophone terms means conservatively moderate openings). Together with harder reeds, they allow good control of the airstream and uniform tone. 3.) He attacks the reed with soft Ds, not with crisp Ts (clarinettists often attack with Ts, that is with the tip of a tongue, as if pronouncing a letter T), and that is why he slides in the mouthpiece, leaning it more on the lower lip, so that soft Ds (and soft ghost notes) are easier to articulate. 4.) He does not move much, because sudden moves lose control of the precise airflow, articulation and ghost notes.

[@benren10]

Its also a great way to squeak as much as stan did! Him and coltrane always had a tone that i could not stand, obviously coltrane had chops for days but his tone is wack.

[@playstationreloaded4046]

@@benren10 wow Coltrane is wack ? Better than you’ll ever be lol

[@benren10]

@@playstationreloaded4046 not what i said you fool

[@martindalmasi5340]

@@playstationreloaded4046 No tone for Stan and Trane? Come on . What planet you live on?

[@greazy1471]

5 reeds is crazy to me

[@Clarinetfanz]

I would have never thought of using Audacity to slow down and analyze how someone swings their notes. Thanks for sharing this idea!

[@EJHardy]

It's actually super common amongst jazz musicians to transcribe solos

[@jazzstar145]

Joseph DeRosa- Clarinet and Saxophone Believe it or not, its easy. Just lean hard on the next beat.

[@ValirAmaril]

Celemony Melodyne is ace for transcribing, really does all the work for you. Bit pricey though.

[@jmconnollyus]

@@EJHardy Transcription is the best way to learn jazz articulation, how to analyze notes in a solo against the chords to see what the player is playing (and why), to add licks to your library and really nail your ear training. There are so many more tools today that make transcription so much easier -- such as Audacity for example -- rather than having to listen to a cassette tape or record of an eight-bar phrase and take a guess, then listen again and play along -- nope missed that note(s) -- etc. Wore out many tapes that way. But please do not let something auto-transcribe it for you. There is no learning in that.

[@Astronomater]

@@ValirAmaril agreed. melodyne does all the work for you. as an aside, I cringe when I see people use audacity still. It was my first DAW and boy was it an awful one(at least 6 years ago it was).

[@jmathesonjr]

My first thought on this video when I saw it was - Step One: Get a Tenor Sax. Step Two: Practice for twelve hours a day for thirty years. This video actually can be summed up in one word: LISTEN!!! This is probably the best video you have done. Thank you for time and analysis. I will re-watch this a few hundred times.

[@TedMaciag]

Getz actually took devoted two years to practicing 40 hrs a week. Then he went out on the road.

[@jmathesonjr]

@@TedMaciag Sonny Rollins practiced under a bridge for a year as well.

[@hardyblues2194]

@@MyRackley Well he surely practice on weekends too so probably more like 56 hours a week...

[@HannahPowersTheYoutuber]

I’ve been watching you for about a week and I’ve NEVER seen an actually funny or engaging wind player/KZbinr. Like holy cow I’m so entertained!!!

[@anchan4540]

Hannah Powers I feel the same way and most of the woodwinds ( not all ) in my ensemble aren’t goof balls enough

[@Woolley_like_sheep]

wow I'm early to this vid. fantastic playing man!

[@Subparanon]

Step 1. Tell Astrud how lovely her voice is and compliment her on her pretty eyes.....

[@Jorvaskrr]

Step 2:Convince her to cheat on her husband,Joao,with you.

[@eugesounds]

Pretty great. Getz was the man! Cheers from Dallas, TX.

[@jacquelamontharenberg]

Excellent playing.... You are right about Stan Getz. Getz had such a relaxed centered smooth sound. I use a Ralph Morgan Excaliber 6* mouthpiece on my Keilwerth SX90 R black nickel tenor with a 4s Jazz Select reed. If I want I can get close to that Getz sound. . . thanks for the video.

[@benc505]

So, your point is - “Yes, more jazz clarinet!” - right? 🙄🤔😁

[@ajkohlhepp9076]

How to sound like Eric Dolphy? When is this happening?!

[@legoblox01]

@Aaron Someone salty lmao

[@legoblox01]

Lowerstein did a video on Dolphy's version of God Bless The Child which might be up your alley

[@marktyler3381]

@Aaron Haha - I agree. I spent ages as a teenager reading the notes on the back if an Dolphy disc. All the glowing reviews. In reality it sounded like a cat being slaughtered.

[@ajkohlhepp9076]

@Aaron as a jazz doubler who plays saxophone(s) and clarinet/bass clarinet I was asking for a classic jazz bass clarinet sound. There are not a lot of other guys/gals playing bass clarinet in jazz until Dolphy came along. I respect your opinion, but I will disagree slightly. Dolphys solo sound is unfocused and muddy. His textural playing is more what I'm looking for, so essentially his sound from Take the A Train.

[@legoblox01]

@Aaron Listen to his version of God Bless the Child. Also Dolphy was an amazing flute and sax player. Listen to Oliver Nelson's Stolen Moments and you'll hear Dolphy take a flute solo. There's also a live Coltrane and Dolphy bootleg which I quite like

[@w2tty]

Fascinating. Thank you

[@leobird8756]

Wow. That lip really made all the difference for me. What a great video

[@foolishwatcher]

I'm getting seriously addicted to your "how to sound like..." videos! Awesome playing and then that supercool all-black horn of yours... :-)) Keep them coming!

[@MrRTH10]

Outstanding explanation and very helpful. Thank you.

[@legoblox01]

Have you listened to the recently found Stan Getz Album "Live at the village gate" ? The opening track is probably one of my favorite songs ever

[@alexandersinn3548]

More of "how to sound like" jazz improvisers please!!!! its very interesting to hear the style of other artists transcribed on the bass clarinet especially.

[@mrdog66]

That wonderful sound. Another saxophonist, Zoot Sims, who also was influenced by Lester Young and played with Getz in Woody Herman's Second Herd, once quipped, "Stan Getz, a nice bunch of guys."

[@Souper_Bad]

you look almost exactly like my therapist

[@TRAVELERinANantiqueLAND]

Benjamin Border plot twist he is

[@matthewsnyder6127]

Lester didn’t always have that spittier sound, particularly in his pre-army years, which is probably when he had his greatest influence on younger guys like Getz. And Getz had a more varied sound himself in his later years. When he played in more modern contexts, like in a fusion-type of group he had in 1980 with Andy LaVerne and Chuck Loeb, he played straighter 8th notes to fit the style. Great transcription!

[@pmarati]

great video!

[@DynamixWarePro]

I currently play alto saxophone and I have a slight overbite due to having a slightly short lower jaw and I never realised until watching this that the way I make my embouchure is the same as Stan Getz does. It is the only way I could get a comfortable consistent embouchure that I could play well with. Thanks for the analysis!

[@jackdolphy8965]

you always rock with your exposés man, another fine installment. thank you!

[@jasonmingledorff4706]

Wow, that is fascinating. I have been telling students that swing is all about the articulation, not where you put that upbeat. I've never seen a demonstration like this where you straighten it out but it still swings. I'll kind of do the opposite for students, play something with a subtle swing (the upbeat is just a little late) but tongue downbeats or clip notes off and make it sound like very "unswinging". Have you done this with other solos? I'm curious how it works with slower tempos. Great video. Stan Getz is one of my favorites. I did a Masters Thesis on him way back in college, analyzing a bunch of his up-tempo burning solos like Shine and The Way You Look Tonight. This is another great one.

[@MO-1888]

As always instructional and entertaining... thank you.

[@uriben-gal6620]

Wonderful playing ! Thank you ! I want to emulate Ben Webster on my soprano clarinet-you know, the breathy thing. Do you have any advice ? All the very best...

[@1millioncicades183]

Great video. Thank you for all your work. And as always, your sound is amazing.

[@TedMaciag]

Hello, I love your vids. Say, have you read the paper about Getz as a bop player? It's a PhD thesis thing. You're picking up a lot of the subtleties in his playing with the slow downer stuff great job.

[@earspasm]

I haven’t. Do you have a link?

[@WHsaxguy]

Hey Michael, awesome job! This is a solo so many people should check out for great time feel, forward motion and jazz language. Your emphasis on jazz being not just triplet swing is so important too! Thank you. The great masters had really personalised swing feels, not just amazing language and sounds. Comparing Stan Getz to Sonny Rollins on these tempos especially is like night and day! Both amazing

[@mpcguy]

Btw, imo, this whole record is a desert island gem.

[@edepillim]

Very interesting and impressive. I recognize loads of Stans licks that he has used many times.

[@lefuzz251]

can you make a how to sound like Michael Brecker lol

[@TWO20]

Just snort a line and your good to go

[@mpcguy]

Very nice. Would you guess that stan was an anchor tounger?

[@preciousjimenez4000]

Earspasm I have a question I am in high school and I've been playing bass clarinet for about 2 years but I'm not very good. Anyways I dont have a bass clarinet of my own and the school one I use doesnt really sound all that great. Is it possible to find a bass clarinet that is really good for me

[@AndrewBeals]

And when was the last time it saw a competent clarinet technician?

[@lus.140]

Oh, i bow to your awsome skill and your Demonstration of these Solo. Your analysis is also great... I'm trying to play this solo also 10 years ago, it's an incredible tempo and i gave up (sorry, had not enough dedication and perseverance to do this in this tempo). The best perception for me is, that you quantizing the solo to straight 8th and it sounds like still keeping the swingfeel, wow. What happens? It's still depending on articulation and how Stan use his tongue (tongueing offbeat-notes and muffled or dead-tones). He do this just by "second nature" ... in this harsh tempo - you can't use tongue-moving very short and soft .... just let the breathe flow... this is for me a long life training. Thank you very much- I love your videos. Greetings from Germany

[@danieldaemen]

I would love to get this solo transciption!

[@omerwienner6823]

How to sound like sony stitt? They its wonderful is a great tune by him.

[@It.wasnt_me]

The sound that Stan Gets gets ... Made me laugh.

[@jerryseaton5239]

Thaniks, but what is that instrument that you are playing ?

[@JapalekeFlybirds]

Umpa umpa um, it's called tonguing in jazz , articulation, jazz cats practice scales like that.....

[@carlosestradamusicrd]

I’ll like listen you with a tenor sax

[@kojicho]

It's very interesting lesson! I always appreciate your videos! Then, could you please tell me from what shop can I get the strap, the "all black" bass clarinet, the T shirt, and the glasses those you used/weared in this video? I am completely knocked out by them.

[@arttweb]

Wow .. excelent analysis .. i would say that there is one more element in his playing which makes him so unike - a large amount of that what saxplayers calls "subtone". That affects his phrasing and artivulation a lot .. we could have this also on bassclari ..

[@paulgrass4855]

As good as it getz!

[@jaymeez]

I want to play Sax so BAD! Never even touched a Sax before. I want a curved soprano sax because of the small size. Any advice on Brand and where to buy? Do they come with everything I need or do I need to buy additional items with the Sax?

[@fcopaja]

check Better Sax and Jay Metcalf, he's reviewed some instruments, and recommends Jean Paul instruments

[@alanhowell3646]

If you’ve never played a sax before, DON’T get a soprano as your first Sax. Much better to start on Alto or tenor. Soprano is notoriously hard to play in tune and get a pleasing sound. In inexperienced hands it can sound shrill.

[@mrcgeraldes]

@@alanhowell3646 nice one. i am on the same boat and I think I will go for tenor. But what sax are you actually playing in this video?

[@benc505]

Sorry, I’m pretty sure that all sounded great, but I was too distracted by those (awesome) glasses! 😂

[@chh4878]

Donna Lee!

[@JasonAlder]

I heard it in the beginning when he first played it, but then when he focussed on that lick it confirmed it for me... definitely a Donna Lee quote!

[@kfalu]

What are your thoughts on Jesus "Chombo" Silva's sound? Him and Stan Getz are often compared. There is a Cal Tjader album called Black Orchid that has them both. Happiness is a thing called Joe is of my favorite Chombo numbers.

[@themagpieofjazz4439]

can you do one on coltrane ? :) sound wise

[@AnDang249]

what kind of sax are you using? look really cool !!

[@RikardPeterson]

@AnDang249 That's not a sax. It's a clarinet.

[@fun1111]

thanks for the video! Just know you cannot judge swing eighths on a fast tune as the fast tempo itself causes people to play much straighter eighths. I'd be very interested to find out the ratio between the length of the first eighth to the second eighth in a beat for slow - moderate tempos for different players.

[@francistaylor5097]

Have you moved over to the black MO ligature now?

[@MartinLang1625]

Great stuff. Where did you get that strap?

[@earspasm]

I make and sell them on my site: Earspasm.com/shop

[@joseluiz9178]

Wooowwww...👏👏👏👏 muito, muito bom...!!!

[@kennyadvocat]

Man, you're singing now! =) Sounds fantastic!!! That horn is amazing no key clicks!

[@Joshua-gv1ep]

I never though a bass clarinetist would outplay me in jazz (I’m a tenor saxophonist).

[@emilliranzo6146]

It's just a black saxophone

[@kevinhagen8373]

Emil Liranzo m

[@benren10]

How to sound better than stan getz lmao your tone is so good!!!

[@evanchrisney7069]

Loved the video and analysis! I'd love to hear you play/analyze Don Menza's solo from Channel One Suite by buddy rich.

[@oleflogger6828]

After Michael produces Menza's Channel One Suite solo, maybe he can reproduce both of Buddy's drum solos, too?

[@zlwigle6423]

I'm a bass clarinet player and I have one good question can I be in jazz as a bass clarinet

[@AndrewBeals]

Listen to Eric Dolphy.

[@anaga]

What kind of sax is this? Midi?

[@jongoforth1405]

Smokin'. Man, you sound beautiful! Stan would be digging it.

[@musicalcareer3602]

Im a alto Saxophonist and in a Jazz Band in my high school and Jazz Orchestra at Temple University, I would say that Im good but i need a bit more help with the quality/aumbourshure.

[@TedMaciag]

This can be really confusing. There's the Larry Teal mid-west thing. Then there's theJoe Allard east coast thing. Maybe a Mulligan thing for the west? Needless to say it takes a while to sort out what one wants to sound like and that changes as one ages. When one can no longer rock it out Getz becomes a viable solution to playing on later in life. Guess wherr I'm at.....

[@mdickinson]

Find a good private teacher - the best one you can possibly find - and start taking weekly lessons! It will make a huge difference in your playing. P.S. It's spelled embouchure.

[@musicalcareer3602]

I know how its spelled, its auto correct. But I do have have a private lesson teacher and I can read sheet music for days but the sound is good but not great. The only reaspn why I got into Jazz Orchestra with Temple University is because of my reading. Embourshure is something that I can work on but really thats where Longtones/Overtones come in. Thank you for the advise @mdickinson

[@musicalcareer3602]

Reason*

[@gamester6450]

Alto clarinet review

[@whales2983]

i kinda like the almost stan getz sound you got better than stan getz in want to be happy, not so much the other stuff tho. everythings got a sound that fits

[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

what about how to sound like getz on the drums ffs

[@ZYX-t8f]

Could you please go over Johnathan Russell's Bass Clarinet Concerto! The way the Johnathan masterfully constructed that piece is what I think is borderline genius(polytonality, cross-rhythms, etc.) Interested to see what you think about the piece as a player, musician, teacher, etc. Given that their is few recorded performances of this piece I think it could be more difficult than most people believe it to be(for the Soloist that is) what do you think?

[@christopherkelton3057]

Great video! On his sound, have you ever considered that Getz might have been playing double lip? An old timer who I get to play with sometimes says that was a big factor in his sound. Best, Christopher Kelton, D.M., Providence College

[@paxwallace8324]

I'm gonna go listen to Tom Harrell

[@tubapads]

Step 1: Get a tenor saxophone

[@Makayl-6248]

What do you think about marching bass clarinets?

[@paxwallace8324]

Bass Clarinet

[@liamwatson5125]

I think Getz’s sound had to do with the type of sax he played. His tenor sounded more like an alto. Although he didn’t play bass clarinet, the bass clarinet is more of a tenor instrument than a bass instrument.

[@zlwigle6423]

I play bass clarinet the bass clarinet has four ranges you you're on the right track. It does sound like tenor because in pep band if you're a bass clarinet player you get to play tenor saxophone parts it's kind of fun

[@wird5406]

Liam Watson That’s not true. Tone doesn’t come from the instrument. Getz sounded like Getz because that’s how he wanted to sound.

[@liamwatson5125]

werdna Well Paul Desmond sounded unlike any other alto player. No one really knows what made his alto sax sound different.

[@wird5406]

Liam Watson You could say that about every single player. I could be playing the same setup as John Coltrane, but I wouldn’t sound like Coltrane. Paul Desmond sounded the way he did because he wanted to sound the way he did and he worked on it.

[@liamwatson5125]

werdna They were in classes by themselves. There hasn’t been anyone today who can imitate or sound exactly like them.

[@あってれみや]

I'm sorry. I'm not good at English. I'm in the brass band at school. I use a $ 10,000 bass clarinet for school instruments.

[@BenTorres1]

Essence is there but as the video goes on, it loses its “getzness.” Your vibrato is a little faster and slightly more narrow than getz’s. Also, if you double lipped it, I think you’d get more of the tone right. If you wanna nail Getz, you gotta really get these two things better. Whatever tho. You’re obviously super brilliant at playing that big weird “tenor sax.” I love all your videos.

[@SuperJazzshow]

Si Sr

[@travisjohnson7202]

How about how to sound like Albert Ayler? (Though I also second the vote for Eric Dolphy.)

[@rezzab]

I Don’t want to sound like Stan Getz or anybody else I want to sound like me!

[@Dlvay]

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[@tellitlikeitis-rg4ny]

you cant sound like getz in a million years as sound is a personal thing to head body shape etc

[@alansenzaki4148]

Just be yourself. Getz? First you need an old selmer.

[@geofixated]

Fast forward through Oscar Peterson??? What kind of Devil worship is that?

[@davidsmart8594]

Please, please stop playing classical music and devote your life to jazz...I know it will hurt a bit, but that was just...beautiful!

[@frankgreen8137]

No offense, but you are playing a bass clarinet....no comparison..but A for effort. Thank you.

[@georgf9279]

English video --> English title. Title translated --> dislike. Please keep that title translation bullshit off your channel. Great video BTW!

[@earspasm]

What did it say? Now I'm curious!

[@georgf9279]

​@@earspasm The written title of the video says "Wie Stan Getz klingen". I really passionately hate translated titles. I know I am in Germany and use the German Version of KZbin. But an English video should just have an English title.

[@antoniosantorini9355]

This video is a big waste of time

[@alexandersinn3548]

More of "how to sound like" jazz improvisers please!!!! its very interesting to hear the style of other artists transcribed on the bass clarinet especially.