Category Archives: Saxophone

Johnny Hodges does “The Last Time I saw Paris”

Posted on November 26, 2010 by Gandalfe

Music, as they say, is a great mood maker. I’m sitting here on an extended holiday weekend pokin’ around the internet; you know that “series of tubes” thingee. This video, one of my many favorites, is NSFW because some of … Continue reading →

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Orange Colored Sky

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Gandalfe

The Microsoft Jazz Band performed this in July. Another of my favs, again by Shaz Adams, “Orange Colored Sky” is a popular song, written by Milton DeLugg and Willie Stein and published in 1950. As sung by Shaz at Big … Continue reading →

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The Music Ambassadors

Posted on November 20, 2010 by Gandalfe

The WCB Music Ambassadors is an adjunct of the Woodinville Community Band made up of hobbyist musicians from Seattle’s eastside. A number of small group ensembles, we meet prior to our major Woodinville Community Band concerts. Today you will hear … Continue reading →

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Saxophone Vintage Toys

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Gandalfe

Helen the Canadian (yes, I call her that) has blogged at the Bassic Sax blog for a while now. She talks about bass saxes and other rare instruments. She teases me with pointers to sales of vintage instruments that I … Continue reading →

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Lamps Made from Used Musical Instruments

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Gandalfe

Many of us are hard pressed to throw away our damaged and unplayable instruments. So what to do with say a sax that you spent so much time learning to voice correctly and play with some level of skill? Some … Continue reading →

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Quintessence Saxophone Quintet plays Bach

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Gandalfe

I so luv these guys and keep gravitating back to them. Meet the Quintessence Saxophone Quartet. Here’s what they say about the group: The Quintessence Saxophone Quintet ranks among the most creative contemporary saxophone ensembles worldwide. The five have become … Continue reading →

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Baritone Sax Fun

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Gandalfe

I picked up a series of gigs in December playing bari sax in a USO-like big band. I luv the folks in the front row who are all solid sax players. So I’ll have some post in the near future … Continue reading →

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Conn-o-sax ~ Sweetest playing sax in the world.

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Gandalfe

A couple of years ago I got to play QuinnTheEskimo’s (if you have to ask, you don’t run in the sax forums or eBay) Conn-o-sax. It was the sweetest sounding sax I’ve ever played, speaking clearly from the top to … Continue reading →

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Eppelsheim’s Unique Sax Crook

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Gandalfe
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The Last Summer Concert for MJB

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Gandalfe

We were lucky to get a fabulous day at the Ballard Locks, complete with a vintage car show on the side. Lisa took some pictures that I thought I would share with you. Kudos for Lisa and a tip of … Continue reading →

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