tonym Posted September 29, 2003 Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Hi all. This may be common knowledge but I haven't found anything on the web yet. I wanted to know what, if anything, Getz changed, when his sound went from that dark one heard during his 'West Coast sessions' period to the 'edgier' one heard later (for example, with Gary Burton)? I heard somewhere he started to use harder reeds. Were there other changes? I'll leave the ball in the experts' court. Thanks, tonym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted September 29, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2003 Replying to my own thread --- if anyone is interested --- found this.... www.du.edu/lamont/Getz.html Thanks for looking anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Wow. That's some heavy stuff! Does the person who submitted all this info about the various embochures speak with authority or is it just hearsay and speculation? No matter, I've never seen anything like that before. It's fascinating, and I'm going to spend some time reading over it again. Thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Interesting indeedd! Thanks for posting this link, tony! ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted September 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Well actually, not as heavy as this.... http://saxontheweb.myforums.net/viewtopic....light=stan+getz the poster danny_tb seems to be au fait with hte mechanics. Having said that, the thing you said to me Jim a few months back when i was querying players set up, something along the lines of "Stan Getz will sound like himself with any piece or reed..." is echoed frequently here. This is a good board to get lots of diverse, divided opinion. cheers, tonym. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Interesting links. If the first one Getz mouthpiece is accurate, then my preferred mouthpiece would be the Rubber Berg Larsen. Getz was really 'The Sound' at that time, when he had that great quintet with Bob Brookmeyer and John Williams. He never sounded better to my ears. Loved the Getz sound on 'Flamingo' from the 'Getz at the Shrine' album. And those 'West Coast' sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ariceffron Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 do they have those things for other sax players? or just getz??? any more links? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonym Posted September 30, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Aric, there is a site you've probably seen before but it doesn't have comprehensive info on players set up. A lot more general and doesn't take into account that players often change. Anyhow, here it is.... http://www.mouthpieceheaven.com/content/player.htm always interesting viewing IMO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Late Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 Were all (or most) of the white tenor saxophone mouthpieces that you see in old photos made by Brilhart? I always thought "Buescher," but maybe that's a saxophone make, and not a mouthpiece. I played a metal Brilhart once (for alto), and it was a strident little thing. Similar to a Dukoff, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 23, 2009 Report Share Posted January 23, 2009 I want the magic mouthpiece - but seriously, since the teeth started to fall out, I can't use metal. I think Stan was playing a mouthpiece like Wynton's - where you just blow into the end of the horn- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I don't remember Stan's sound changing. One of the things about him was that when the surrounding musicians changed, he was still Stan Getz. Far and away the best tenor mouthpiece is the gold metal Otto Link. That's the stuff babee! Players as diverse as Bean and Trane used it, and I love mine. I have one for alto too, even though I don't currently have an alto. Strangely, I couldn't get one for my soprano, but the metal Selmer mouthpieces are great - that's what Trane had too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Hi all. This may be common knowledge but I haven't found anything on the web yet. I wanted to know what, if anything, Getz changed, when his sound went from that dark one heard during his 'West Coast sessions' period to the 'edgier' one heard later (for example, with Gary Burton)? I heard somewhere he started to use harder reeds. Were there other changes? I'll leave the ball in the experts' court. Thanks, tonym. I'm not a tenor player (guitar player)and can't tell you about reeds. There's an interview with Stan on Mel Martin's website. Stan does talk about reeds and his embouchure, etc. Too tired for links. Google it. I think his sound changed for sure in the earliest 70s. If you know the record with Eddy Louiss (Dynasty?) he's already much harder. By the 80s he wqas screaming, just about. A more 'musclular' sound---but still very soft at the core. I don't think he ever got over Pres----but he went through changes in his life. Like any great artist (by definition honest in musical expression and communication thereof) it 'came out in the wash. So there you have the opinion---and only the opinion a professional player and big Getz fan----but go to Martin and hear it from the man himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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