I'd also add Intervalic Studies for Saxophone by Eddie Harris.....its like if Hunter S. Thompson wrote a technique book for saxophone. Insane, awesome, and bizarre all at the same time
Yeah, Hunter is/was a true nut job. He asked me to take him on a deep dive off the California coast - him, with no previous diving experience, and in an "altered" state. I declined his money and told him that it was beyond a bad idea.
Lewis Porter's book on Lester Young
Michelle Mercer's book on Wayne Shorter
Sidney Bechet's autobiography
Charlie Parker: His Music and Life, by Carl Woideck
Hey Debber, those books aren't for saxophone!.....Really? Duh!
Another book in my top 10 is Joe Allard's Scales in Three Octaves book. I don't usually like books that treat each key separately but this one is pretty great.
Oliver Nelson' Patterns for Saxophone now titled Patterns for Improvisation. Works for jazz study as well as a straight out technique book. Now published by Aebersold.
I'm looking for some new music to play now my community band has finished for Christmas. Which of these would suit and excellent reader who likes unusual music and would start to stretch the technique of an almost beginner? Any feedback welcome.
I would add Jerry Bergonzi's "Inside Improvisation" Series. This set of books is great for anyone looking to understand improvisational concepts
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