I'm back, thanks to Neil!
Thanks guys, and yes Neil has a way of doing an article/interview I've noticed. Mr Sharpe's article/interview is my favorite I've ever had anyone do for me, ever... and ya gotta love the net these days with all the interactive stuff you can use; audio, video, links etc.
I found this site thru Neil and come back to see whats happenin, especialy in the rock & roll section, Man, there isn't that much out there if you're a rock & roll sax guy.
I love diff. blues and jazz as well, Brecker was an early inspiration for me with Dreams (billy Cobham was in that with bro Randy) then Heavy Metal Bep Bop and Brecker really hit a stride with Chick Corea's "Three Quartets"... I spent many hrs slowing that record down and learnin some great licks!
I never met Michael Brecker (saw him at the Blue Note once) but did study with a great sax player Jim Rothermel who played with some well known artists Van Morrison, Jesse Colin Young are 2 that come to mind, anyway Jim did study with Michael Brecker or his buddy did, I can't remember which but Jim said the things Brecker was working on at the time (circa 1980) were different and beyond what other saxophonists were doing... he studied with heavy piano players and composers, not other sax players... always moving forward not only with his playing but also with diff. theory's and musical composition.
Anyway getting back to rock & roll... this has always been my passion and I'm sure with a few of you as well. If you got some recomends/suggestions I'd greatly appreciate it as I love to introduce such players on a Sax Radio show I program (see bottom)...we seem to be "members of a small tribe" so every contact is important.
rock on!
Johnny
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