#saxophone

The saxophone is an imperfect instrument, especially the tenor and soprano, as far as intonation goes. The challenge is to sing on an imperfect instrument that is outside of your body. ↗

— Stan Getz

#body #challenge #especially #far #goes

When I started studying tenor saxophone as a kid in Belfast, I did so with a guy named George Cassidy, who was also a big inspiration. ↗

— Van Morrison

#belfast #big #did #george #guy

Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#dance #evolutions #gone #instance #instrumentation

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#instruments #much #orchestra #other #point

I played saxophone and trumpet. Pretty nerdy. ↗

— Kesha

#nerdy #played #pretty #saxophone #trumpet

I like to hear melodies that go from one extreme to the next- saxophone to a bell to a whistle, for instance. ↗

— Roscoe Mitchell

#extreme #go #hear #i #instance

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

#began #coleman #first #hawkins #i

I spend a lot of time copying saxophone players and trumpet players. Not to say that it is not important to listen to guitar players, but there's so much music out there and so many possibilities. I like anyone who plays any instrument. ↗

— Bill Frisell

#anyone #copying #guitar #guitar players #i

When somebody turned me on to a Coltrane record around seventh grade, I took up saxophone. ↗

— Tom Verlaine

#coltrane #grade #i #me #record

I played saxophone, so I was into jazz. I learned from each audience and each teacher that I had. I can't really tell you any rules or anything, but the way I develop my beliefs is really just by personally learning from different situations. ↗

— Chad Hugo

#anything #audience #beliefs #develop #different