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11-20-2023 09:08 AM
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In the words of Jaco Pastorius, "It ain't braggin' if you can back it up."
One of my favorite Bran quotes:
Originally Posted by Branford Marsalis
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
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I like his statements on getting "the sound" from a piece of equipment. I totally agree that the sound is not in the instrument or the fingers, it's in the head. The instrument and the fingers just helo to bring that out.
(OK, we can close the Gear section now)
I remember when I first moved to New York, we all bought mouthpieces and we all said, "This mouthpiece makes this sound, this mouthpiece can make you sound like Coltrane, this mouthpiece can make you sound like Sonny Rollins..." So we'd buy the mouthpiece, and for about a week or so, it worked. And then within two weeks, we were back to our own sound.
I was talking to a neurologist who said that no matter what ideas you have in your head, the only way to change the idea is to actually change it. The sound I have is the sound that's in my head. So the question is, can we change the sound that's in our head? And if the answer is yes, then how do we do it?
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Originally Posted by docsteve
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Loved that video interview!!! I'd pay to take a class from Branford, about this stuff exactly. I don't want to take a class on PLAYING jazz, I'd love to take one on HOW jazz was, and is, played. "You can't play scales and patterns for an hour", "there's got to be a compelling melody", "it's got to swing"... I love this stuff.
"If we're going to play the song, let's play THE SONG. Let's not take the song and turn Ito a vehicle our own egotistical machinations". YES!!
And once again- for anyone interested- I'll recommend his brother's book:
Amazon.comLast edited by ruger9; 11-24-2023 at 10:41 AM.
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Originally Posted by Bop Head
The two big lessons from studying up for that gig were:
A. Several decades after switching from alto to tenor (to get away from Bird), his sound still struck me as a natural alto player. Which fits RIGHT in with Bran's comments!
2. That is Jimmy Heath. John Coltrane's Best Friend Of Youth. Percy Heath's BROTHER. There is no way you can impress him. Just enjoy it and make sure he does too.
Thank you Mister Heath.
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