Basic Jazz Conception for Saxophone by Lennie Niehaus (Vol. 1) - Exercise #8

With this exercise you can really learn what swing feel means! Every measure should feel absolutely the same as the other. Concentrate on timing, especially on the correct position of the dotted quarter note on the second half of the measure. Articulate the first 4 eighth notes accurately, and it will work.

Lorenz Hargassner - alto saxophone

The tempo is 100 beats per minute. Practice in 50 bpm, putting the metronome-clicks on beats 2 and 4 of every measure. Then you can get faster and play with the CD that comes with the book.

My Setup:

Vandoren V16 A5M Mouthpiece
Vandoren ZZ # 3.5 Reeds
Vandoren Optimum Ligature

Selmer Super Balanced Action Alto Saxophone (1948)

Microphone: Sennheiser MD 421 N (1974)
Audio-Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Workstation: Cubase Elements

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