[hartt97]

Two of my favorite big classic tenor sounds!

 

[phannah]

Now THAT is swingin'!!!

Andy sounds great!!

 

[sirspinbad]

thanx for the post!

Hey Andy,how come Neil Miner has a tag on this video???

 

[paulwl]

Two of my favorite big classic tenor sounds!

Yeah Man!

I do feel a responsibility, tho, to point out that Big Classic Tenor is not universally loved. See the YouTube comments on the Cotton Tail video.

But you do have to ask...70 years from now, will old white guys be trying to imitate David Murray or Tupac or some rapper using the same basic lick vocabulary mixed up in a blender? I hope not.

This music is not offensive but it's quite boring. At least Zoot Sims had some original licks.

The belief that prebop styles (which I play) are all about repetition - old licks and old favorites till you wanna puke - is ideological in jazz today. That means it doesn't matter whether it's true or not - people believe it anyway.

And that's not all that comes down to ideology. "Tupac or some rapper"? What the #¢!! have rappers got to do with Ben Webster? Never mind Allen & Hamilton.

Allen & Hamilton...hmmm...if they added Booz they'd be a consulting firm. :lol:

 

[Jazztenor87]

This is great!!!! Thanks for posting.

 

[paulwl]

Jt87, I see you're at UNT. From my associations with your alums, it's got a great reputation for turning out players who are very consistent, and embody professionalism in jazz. (In a good way of course.)

But what would UNT do with a kid who was jonesing to play this style of sax - or any less respected style? Would it be an issue, even despite everyone's good intentions?

 

[rleitch]

Yikes! I did a double take when I clicked on the first link! Man...I was going to have to do some serious cognitive rehab if it turned out that Scott Hamilton was Andy Farber! LOL

in my father's house are many mansions fellas!

 

[10mfan]

Sounds great! ......Andy--killer sound!!

The extra treat for me was to see my old roommate from my college days there on bass!!!!!

Andy, when you see Jim---please tell him i said hi.

 

[BarrySachs]

Thanks cats. I think I'm playing a Tone Master that I got from 10mfan that was refaced by Matt Voss.

 

[BarrySachs]

thanx for the post!

Hey Andy,how come Neil Miner has a tag on this video???

I think Neal was on the gig but another bass player was sitting in. The video is from the Ear Inn where Jon-Erik Kellso has a regular gig with Matt Munisteri. There is a different bass player and guest horn player each week. Harry Allen, Scott Robinson, Dan Block, Mark Lopeman, Harvey Tibbs, John Allred and me are some of the usual suspects.

 

[Milt Hathaway]

Thank you for the links. I've had the pleasure of listening to Harry play on an annual basis at the local Jazz Party, and he just keeps getting better (and louder.)

That video with Scott reminds me of how long it has been since Scott came out to my little middle-of-nowhere. I barely recognized him.

 

[DC]

Thanks for posting this. Wonderful playing Andy, as well as all the rest, of course. Swinging like mad, beautiful sounds, what a pleasure to hear!

Thanks for all your contributions to this Forum as well Andy, much appreciated.

cheers, DC

 

[Honeyboy]

Andy Farber, your tone and playing is wonderful. I don't think you need another mouthpiece. :mrgreen:

 

[mrpeebee]

Andy sounds great!!

+1 to that. Good to have such a great player and forum contributor here on SOTW.

 

[jd]

yes awesome playing Andy.I wish I could play in that style.I agree ...You have a great sound .Really enjoyable to listen to.

 

[BarrySachs]

Thanks gang for all the kind words. I'd like to say something about style. I don't change the way I play time or feel rhythm when I'm in a "trad", "bop" or "modern" situation. The only concessions I make are harmonic. I try to play with a similar harmonic concept as the rhythm section. In a "trad" or "pre-bop" style I may play with a bit more vibrato as well. I guess I could go into more detail but the fact is, I play with the rhythm section and the other horn players. If a tone is set, I go with it. Not because I feel some pressure to do so but because my solos are somewhat reactive to my surroundings. A trad rhythm section will make me feel one thing and a bop rhythm section will cause me to feel something else and so on. Brandford Marsalis, as an example, plays one way in a jazz setting and another way in a funk or pop setting. Some cats play just one way all of the time. They can be exciting and innovative players in their own comfort zone and sound out-of-place elsewhere. How many times have you heard a big band play an old Goodman, Basie or Ellington chart just to have the tenor player stand up and do his Mike Brecker imitation?

Stan Getz and Sonny Rollins could fit into just about any jazz situation without changing their vibe. This is a rare quality. When you think about it, Hawk could kind of do that too. He played with everyone from Fletcher Henderson to Thelonious Monk! How's that for a spread?

Anyway, I don't want to get off topic. Harry Allen is one of the most inspiring tenor-men out there today. He just wants to swing and tell his story. If you dig Harry, check out Jerry Weldon and Chris Byars too. A couple of young tenor players on the scene to look out for are Peter Anderson and Alex Hoffman. And don't forget that the great Frank Wess is still with us and playing his assoff at the age of 89!

 

[ratracer]

Allen & Hamilton...hmmm...if they added Booz they'd be a consulting firm. :lol:

You sir, are well read to pick up on that association!

(I was a Boozer in another life! Three years ago they dropped the "&" though. It's just Booz|Allen|Hamilton now.)