[78-L] Alto sax style

Doug Pomeroy pomeroyaudio at att.net
Fri Jan 1 09:45:07 PST 2010


Sorry, I somehow transposed alto sax for clarinet!

But of course Charlie Parker would fit under "Driving".

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> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:54:42 -0500
> From: Doug Pomeroy <pomeroyaudio at att.net>
> Subject: [78-L]  Alto sax style
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> Under "Driving", add Edmond Hall!
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>> Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:50:16 +0000
>> From: Julian Vein <julianvein at blueyonder.co.uk>
>> Subject: [78-L] Alto sax styles
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>> I was thinking about various jazz alto styles, and decided there are
>> four main categories, with some proponents listed below.
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>> Lyrical: Johnny Hodges, Charlie Holmes, Tab Smith.
>> Craggy (angular): Toots Mondello, Pete Brown, Earl Warren, Lem Davis,
>> Rudy Williams.
>> Melodic: Benny Carter, Jimmy Dorsey, Pete Pumiglio,
>> Driving: Willie Smith (Tab Smith and Rudy Williams could be here
>> also).
>>



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