Marc Russo - Saxophone Overtones, Altissimo, Growling - Cannonball Musical Instruments

In this interview with Marc Russo, he discusses and teaches effects such as overtone matching, altissimo, growling vs flutter tongue, and other jazz and rock & roll saxophone techniques.
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[@Slakenji]

Who remembers his music from The Sims 1? Simply a masterpiece.

[@sky.bluelux]

Whoaaaa! Forreal??

[@RoundenBrown]

And Simcity 3000. Did the sax on that one.

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

Marc Russo, you have become my favorite immediately when I first heard you. When altissimo hunters were into David Sanborn, you have become my main man instead. I wanted to play altissimos not in melodic and harmonic isolation; I desired to traverse the octaves smoothly without any noticeable "breaks"- no choppiness in octave transitions. David has had the art of successfully accomplishing this feat with fewer notes in succession. Marc plays not only one or two notes in cadenza-like spirit, but entire scalar and chordal patterns and melody and harmony fragments - in consecutive cluster, contextually. Marc Russo, Brandon Fields, Nelson Rangell, Gary Meeks - to name but a few altissimo practitioners - are deserving of much more credits as saxophone masters. I adore and appreciate Marc's giving Junior Walker credits for his (Junior's) unorthodox and almost-novel embellishments. King Curtis and Junior Walker were the masters of the 60s at altissimo and tongue roll and flutter tongue. Junior Walker continued into the 70s and 80s until his physical demise with some of these saxophonic feats demonstrated by Marc In the 50s, it was Earl Bostic on alto saxophone, and Sylvester Austin and Red Prysock on tenor saxophones. Grover Washington, Jr. also admitted to listening to and being inspired and influenced by both King Curtis and Junior Walker, especially when it was a question of altissimo and other saxophonic exuberance. Thank you Marc Russo. At the Movies has been curtailing your explosive ability and imaginative creativity. Yet, I do enjoy it when you are with your "Sax On The Beach" or even "At The Movies". Thanks, Marc, for Info and Sax demo. Thanks KZbin!

[@mikeschouten4732]

Marc is so down to earth, but his playing is out of this world!

[@Sirvalorsax]

One of my favorite players!

[@Fuff63]

Just saw him with the Doobie brothers live two nights ago. This guy stole the show and he just elevated everything to another level. Just wanted to say that’s he is amazingly talented and fun to see live. Cheers

[@Roman-rx2tm]

Oct 2?

[@deldridg]

Just saw him an hour ago with the DB here in Sydney. Awesome playing! What a night!!! 🙂

[@danprado3020]

Marc has that little extra that brings out the best. Very happy for all his success and the joy he's given to all of us music lovers. Humble and talented.

[@saxyjon]

Can't get enough of Marc's madness!!

[@d3jan193]

Didn't know an alto could sound like that

[@steveedwards4635]

Weaponized! 😄

[@LaloRojasSax]

I've always loved his playing. Thanks for letting us enjoy this natural moment with Russo.

[@lvb2000]

The best saxophonist in the world, Marc Russo!

[@taylorshred]

Zombie Michael Brecker wants to know your location!

[@steveedwards4635]

Great to see and hear Marc! While I love Bob Mintzer, I was so bummed when Marc left Yellowjackets! Has he ever said why they parted ways?

[@asarielmaradiaga6718]

This guy is amazing would love to have him as my teacher

[@zato6226]

Mark Russo with Kenny Loggins, Live From The Grand Canyon, "Celebrate Me Home". If you haven't seen it i guarantee Marks Performance will blow you away!!

[@cliff232]

Brilliant

[@danielolson5378]

Marc Russo is my favorite alto sax player!! The first time i heard him the Yellowjackets i got hooked on his sound directly!!

[@ColinLeary]

I love how you can hear him voice his altissimo notes

[@BrentClay]

Love these interviews with top players. Really enjoyed this one!

[@RogelioEscobar]

DAMN MAN!!! This dude is awesome!! Never knew who the sax guy was for Doobey Bros. Seems like a blast to hang with too!! Im not an altissimo guy but the overtone stuff and false fingering is sick!!!

[@adamconerly5392]

Oh come on Roger you're a great player!

[@RogelioEscobar]

@@adamconerly5392 this was six months ago...lol hey Adam!!! You too man. Always a fan of your playing back at Tx State!! See you on FB land!

[@stevenstone307]

Legend!! Thank you for giving us so many iconic pieces from our childhoods

[@enriqueernesto738]

His domination of the altissimo range is beyond comprehension

[@Waldvogel45]

Thank you Marc; oh Man I // WE miss you. Thank goodness for recordings. Sanborn said more or less the same about needing to cut thru in his early Butterfield days.

[@ValmirSaxFattus]

Marc Russo is amazing!

[@pascaljeanne6520]

great musician !!! when this guy leave The yellow jackets , i almost cry ahaha ! the song " tortoise and the hare" ! what a solo ! man i can cry every time ahaha ! so intense !

[@GabrielBelloMusic]

Never gets old. A true master!

[@TheFunkyKingston]

What a positive face and what a player!!! Wish he was my jazz tutor!!!

[@Phrizby]

mindblowing stuff!! amazing power and sound. reminds me to always support playing with strong air.. maybe ill never get this strong but its inspiring

[@icemanlee666]

Love the finish on the alto

[@bigalinwesttexas]

First heard Marc about 15 years ago at a Doobie's concert. He made the show special and added so much color to the songs

[@wyndhleodumegwu253]

The "Marcsman" is in the Lounge hitting those altissimos with perfect precision and accuracy.

[@deldridg]

What a beautiful man. Phenomenal chops - just home from a Doobie Brothers concert here in Sydney and am totally pumped! Can't stop smiling Thank you for this wonderful clip. Cheers - Dave

[@anthonynichols5266]

Been a fan of you since 88. You are so awesome !

[@DiMoraDiamond]

Wow. So much talent.

[@stephenmellor9264]

AT LAST!!! ive watvhed soooo many video on you tube looking for some one to tell me how to make that rock growling sound. All of them gave me sooo much bs, the you come along and simply say " to get that sound you just hum". MAN ! BLESS YA MWA. from a yorkshire man in England.

[@robertramos645]

Wow! Maybe one day...I managed a high G today, need to work harder to get Higher.

[@jakobz7893]

How high can you go now?

[@Rickycaneschi]

FOR ME A GREAT MASTER I REMEMBER MY IMPRESSION WHIT THE ÁLBUM POLITICS THIS MASTER PUT PURÉ ENERGY !!!!!! THANKS GREAT MASTER FOR YOUR TALENT AND VIRTUOSISM !!!!!

[@pascaljeanne8002]

man , marc russo ...s...sooooooooooooo great !

[@joaocarlosdantasbezerra3342]

Até aonde um gênio pode chegar . Gênio ou dedicação posso dizer que é um conjunto porque tenho sax e sei o quanto é difícil praticar velocidade velocidade

[@bryanturci3876]

A living legend

[@alicialemma4335]

I honestly think my fav instrument!

[@anthonypierre2094]

Hearing him play just makes me go to the stank face! Just filthy with those licks! I wish I could get that nasty!

[@romanholder6556]

Anthony Pierre With consistent practice and listening we both can, brother!

[@josch0092]

Its so much about trying out new Stuff everyday and you will get better so fast

[@MAnuciao79]

This is SO UNBELIEVABLE!

[@36index]

He helped define the "YellowJacket" sound.... PERIOD!

[@michaeldean9338]

Damned Freak!! Awesome, Mark!

[@tjnunez2031]

This guy plays the sax like a trumpet player especially with the Doobie Brothers. I love his style & range. I had to bite down on the reed to get this high. Then got kicked out of the marching h.s. band for the semester. Lol

[@joephillips262]

TJ Nunez LOL

[@colamesta]

Grandissimo Marc!

[@hmm4214]

Se ti piace quest'uomo devi assolutamente ascoltare l'album F-Zero rilasciato nel '92 Non te ne pentirai!

[@edoardozampetti4601]

a true monster Marc Russo..

[@FoolishFrankie]

Is this entire uncut interview somewhere?

[@maticres03]

Soooss unn capooo, ojalá la pegues con algún nuevo tema denuevo!!!!!!

[@cowboy0212]

You are Legend!

[@dillolechat4976]

Love it!!!!! Thanks Mark!

[@woodwindstuff]

Great stuff. Great Playing !!!!!!

[@dwoodrich]

Thanks....good stuff!

[@BrianKabalaMusic]

Crazy tone wow

[@LarryLenau]

He's fantastic

[@jakobelvstroem]

Check Marc Russo's on the 80ies Yellowjackets album; Samurai Samba, Politics, The Spin and Four Corners, his playing is amazing! Stopped listening when he left (apologies to Bob Mintzer) :-)

[@tomjones4890]

Revelation on the album Shades is one of my favs. I was a sax player in college in the late 80s and Marc Russo was my greatest inspiration! Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6WrqXejr8-ag7c And I agree about Bob Mintzer. It was a totally different vibe...

[@robmansax]

I agree, I love Bob Mintzer, he is one of my favourite modern Tenor players, wonderful phrasing and tone but Marc Russo with his Alto was making the Yellow Jackets' sound unique and outstanding, although Russell Ferrante's compositions are always great and the band is clearly still recognisable, with Marc Russo they had a special sound signature IMHO. Marc Russo influenced me a great deal too!

[@lucethier6093]

Thanks Marc. very nice!

[@RDHERNANDEZ1]

awesome

[@careydanna4924]

Marc Russo & Dave Koz!!! #Legends

[@Superdave131]

Thanks for the tips! Amazing!

[@espr7564]

Marc Russo, very cool

[@JIMMYROUGERIE-music]

thanks for sharing this with us !!!!

[@saxmanvladimir]

rare sax man!

[@dirah3040]

I met your Father today while walking at Larkey Park with my client I walk there. Small world it is.

[@themarienthal]

Big Marc!

[@sablezubshruz9811]

Pure Magic )))))

[@candid1954]

Marc Russo...Charlie DeChant...Don Myrick...Andrew Woolfolk to name a few!

[@gabrielbarrostavares5023]

Alguém cria legenda em portuês deste vídeo ?! vlw !

[@careydanna4924]

Amazing!!!!

[@robinherrod9194]

Can Marc be booked for clinics and guest performances?

[@jayone2140]

Wow!

[@BlasJohnny]

Awesome

[@Chronic.Pivoter]

I can make a rolling "r" sound, but I'm still trying to figure out flutter-tongue (2 years, no results so far). Growling doesn't work for me either (tried humming, singing and actually growling into the horn, extreme-metal style).

[@junikitti]

maybe try a different mouthpiece, i couldn’t growl (humming) in my previous classic mouthpiece whatsoever, but after i got a new jazz one, it magically worked, and also altissimo became so much easier (tho now harder to control precisely, really easy to overblown the notes)

[@brenocardoso2164]

Setup? Fantastic

[@careydanna4924]

The Goat!!!!

[@SmoothJazzBrasilLucianoFButeri]

Qual o setup do sax alto dele? No tenor vi uma dukoff ali...

[@Roman-rx2tm]

not sure what chamber but a meter on alto

[@Saydiil]

great video, thanks! he talks about books about false fingerings and overtones. which ones would you recommend? i am especially looking for books to get started in real THEORETICAL approchaes on jazz. i play the sax for about 10 years now and my improvisation is based on feel and simple changes.. i really want to step this up and play better. any book advices or something similar?

[@Pluggit1953]

He mentioned the Ted Nash book, which is the best.

[@TommyOnSax]

Nice Video!

[@pauloteixeira9427]

Which are the reeds that he plays currently,any one ? Thanks

[@locadisa]

Was it you that did the solo in "Miles High" by the Yellowjackets?

[@Kaoov]

Yes, it was him.

[@2005rosebud]

Where did you get that ligature on your alto?

[@johnrissamosir7000]

bakat yang luar biasa,umur tidak berpengaruh buat Musik.

[@njatoandrianarison6433]

I hear you when you growl. that was very knolwledgable

[@jojotater9121]

What Cannonball Tenor are you playing?

[@vladimirlopez7840]

Jojo tater that’s an alto

[@cesarvillalobos1710]

Does anyone here know a book with fingerings for altissimo like the ones he recommended?

[@EdPithey]

www.amazon.com/Ted-Nashs-Studies-High-Harmonics/dp/0634092669/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1573947353&refinements=p_27%3ATed+Nash&s=books&sr=1-1&text=Ted+Nash

[@sandrojavierpaniagua9679]

QUE BOQUILLA USA??

[@stephanieburroughs8899]

You are such a babe. And so talented

[@jguillermoii]

What tenor model was he playing at the time of the video interview?

[@SimplyGabriel]

Da Epicenter it's an alto horn

[@MARKLINMAN1]

Da Epicenter A vintage reborn Tenor.

[@jameskuczma3381]

What mouthpiece and reed are you using with the tenor?

[@SimplyGabriel]

James Kuczma that's an alto Sax

[@d3jan193]

Simply Gabriel did you even watch the whole video?

[@sm26801]

All I know is that in the alto he is using a Meyer , 5 i think.

[@tgdtenor]

Such a killer!

[@hugo_alves]

I first saw Marc on the concert Outside from redwoods by Kenny Loggins then i started searching who were each of all those great guys Loggins brought together on that amazing job! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKXUfqGcZ5iBiqs

[@CortMarshal]

what microphone is that?

[@kennygsaxophone2549]

I never played Altissimo Keys with high notes Alto Saxophone before

[@vincenzomaisano7432]

What mouthpiece did he use ?

[@tsuki571]

Meyer

[@tallikimanimusic7127]

4:12

[@Mika0011]

This man make the sims better

[@BlasJohnny]

Are those saxophone made in China?

[@sebastianc.5051]

BlasJohnny USA

[@MARKLINMAN1]

BlasJohnny they are made in Taiwan and ASSEMBLED in Utah. They are NOT made here, just assembled here. Cannonball makes that very well known. Great horns. Incredible Altissimo here, wow.

[@LG4L3443]

Salt Lake City, Utah and Branson Missouri

[@alexmeklyper7864]

caramba!!!!!!!!

[@khalilamd1]

thanks sims 1

[@santa_claus-north_pole]

David Sanborn rules. Far better sound, better distortion, and more "modest". Look up David Sanborn.

[@momentaneo8230]

Mouthpiece??

[@tsuki571]

Meyer

[@vickimurray413]

Looks like Chong wheres cheech or edger winter

[@Marcusblade]

LOL its like a kazoo you just hummm it LOL