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Selmer Cigar Cutter

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I call my horn “Bessie” – she’s silver “cigar cutter” tenor sax from 1933.  Ok , she is a bit heavier than a modern horn,  and maybe the G sharp key sticks a bit (as does the F sharp),  and the plating is definitely a little faded (in the classic car […]

Diary of a practicing Jazz Musician

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Have spent the last two evenings practice working on playing augmented scales in thirds and fourths with lower neighbour tone lead in. Now just wondering where I’m gonna use this stuff…. Did find a very nice 2 5 1 pattern a la Sonny Stitt, which I nicked from Eric Alexander […]