Jazz-Sax, all things Jazz and Sax
This is one of solos I remember hearing/seeing as a kid and going…..yeah…..that is awesome.
Latenight With Letterman Solo - Michael Brecker (46.1 KiB, 2 hits)
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Latenight With Letterman Solo - Michael Brecker (iPad version) (45.8 KiB, 0 hits)
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So, I was initially sad and angry that MakeMusic decided to kill off Finale. They are “focusing” on their cloud shit. Ok, fine.
So the option was either Musescore, Sibelius, or Dorico. Now, I’ve used Musescore off and on. It’s ok. I’ve never liked Sibelius. I’ve tried several times to get into it. It has failed. Plus there is the whole subscription thing, being owned by Avid, and Avid having basically gutted the development team years ago. So it was really Dorico then.
Fast forward to now, I’m team Dorico. I have the Notation Express templates and fonts for it (I also had those for Finale). I also bought the Express Keypad for it to use with my iPad (makes things so much easier).
Anyhow, this brings us to Magnus Bakken. He has a fantastic YouTube channel. And he is in real deep with Dorico. Great article.
In our latest Dorico Showcase article, we spoke to Magnus Bakken, a Norwegian saxophonist, arranger and composer known for his innovative approach to jazz and fusion. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and the Norwegian Academy of Music, Magnus has released several albums as both a leader and sideman. His debut album, Cycles, received praise for its creativity and energy. His latest release, Slackline, out on November 15th, highlights his evolving sound and musical vision. In this interview, Magnus shares insights into the making of Slackline, his creative process, and how Dorico plays a key role in his compositions and arrangements. Read on to learn more.
Holiday one by Sia.
Snowman by Sia for Eb Instruments (64.7 KiB, 15 hits)
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Snowman by Sia for Eb Instruments (iPad version) (66.2 KiB, 3 hits)
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Snowman by Sia for Bb Instruments (64.4 KiB, 1 hits)
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Snowman by Sia for Bb Instruments (iPad version) (63.8 KiB, 0 hits)
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Been hearing this on the radio quite a bit.
Good Luck by Chappell Roan for Eb Instruments (82.2 KiB, 2 hits)
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Good Luck by Chappell Roan for Eb Instruments (iPad Version) (81.8 KiB, 0 hits)
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Good Luck by Chappell Roan for Bb Instruments (78.4 KiB, 0 hits)
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Good Luck by Chappell Roan for Bb Instruments (iPad Version) (77.4 KiB, 1 hits)
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A while ago, I had redone the Claude Bolling Suite for Flute and Jazz Piano Trio. Mainly for Oboe, but since you just have to transpose up a 1/2 step, Soprano is easy enough to make.
You know what, there are more of these that Claude Bolling did. Here is Suite No. 2.
Paper versions
Affectueuse (77.0 KiB, 5 hits)
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Amoureuse (106.7 KiB, 1 hits)
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Entr' Amis (150.4 KiB, 0 hits)
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Espiegle (180.8 KiB, 0 hits)
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Intime (104.6 KiB, 0 hits)
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Jazzy (140.6 KiB, 1 hits)
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Pastorale (156.9 KiB, 0 hits)
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Vagabonde (95.2 KiB, 1 hits)
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Affectueuse (iPad version) (77.1 KiB, 3 hits)
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Amoureuse (iPad version) (105.4 KiB, 0 hits)
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Entr' Amis (iPad version) (150.4 KiB, 6 hits)
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Espiegle (iPad version) (183.5 KiB, 0 hits)
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Intime (iPad version) (104.8 KiB, 0 hits)
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Jazzy (iPad version) (139.0 KiB, 1 hits)
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Pastorale (iPad version) (152.8 KiB, 0 hits)
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Vagabonde (iPad version) (96.8 KiB, 0 hits)
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One by MJ!
Human Nature by Michael Jackson for Eb Instruments (89.8 KiB, 2 hits)
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Human Nature by Michael Jackson for Bb Instruments (86.4 KiB, 2 hits)
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Another one.
Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter for Eb Instruments (67.4 KiB, 9 hits)
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Please Please Please by Sabrina Carpenter for Bb Instruments (69.9 KiB, 2 hits)
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The Zinn Practice regimen start way way back. In the 90s. I had a version way back then, but it seems to be lost in time. The various versions are here.
With the untimely death of Finale, my notation program since……forever…..as a learning exercise I decided to convert the Regimen to Dorico.
And the results are quite good actually.
Zinn Regimen for Saxophone 2025 (951.1 KiB, 7 hits)
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Great article on Lenny Pickett. I think he doesn’t get enough press for how awesome he is.
https://www.vulture.com/article/lenny-pickett-snl-saxophone-tower-of-power.html
If you’re making an annual pie chart to determine which Saturday Night Live cast members receive the most screen time each season, you may as well add Lenny Pickett to the mix. Nearly 40 years into his tenure, Pickett’s sounds have become as synonymous with Studio 8H as a “Weekend Update” segment. There he is, hovering over the host’s shoulders as the musical director and saxophonist of the SNL Band, patiently waiting for the monologue wrap so he can go wild on the reeds again. “I’ve always enjoyed playing in front of an audience and the spontaneity that comes when you know you have to get it right,” he explains. “In the studio, you can do multiple takes. But on live television, it just happens.”
Another by Sabrina.
Taste by Sabrina Carpenter for Bb Instruments (62.1 KiB, 2 hits)
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Taste by Sabrina Carpenter for Eb Instruments (62.1 KiB, 0 hits)
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Nice song. These two sound great together.
Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars for Eb Instruments (76.2 KiB, 9 hits)
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Die With A Smile by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars for Bb Instruments (78.3 KiB, 3 hits)
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First lead sheet using Dorico. A good tune by Sabrina.
Feather by Sabrina Carpenter for Eb Instruments (71.9 KiB, 1 hits)
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Feather by Sabrina Carpenter for Bb Instruments (74.8 KiB, 1 hits)
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Last month, nothing short of an earthquake-level upheaval struck the professional music industry. On Aug. 26, the president of the Colorado-based tech company MakeMusic announced that the firm would be making “no further updates” to Finale, the pioneering and popular music-notation app that the firm had been selling and updating for 35 years. “Technology stacks change, Mac and Windows operating systems evolve, and Finale’s millions of lines of code add up,” MakeMusic’s Greg Dell’Era wrote in his first (and likely last) contribution to the company’s Finale-centric blog. “Instead of releasing new versions of Finale that would offer only marginal value to our users, we’ve made the decision to end its development.”
So, seems like my decades run with Finale is coming to an end. So I’ve been dabbling in Dorico to do some notation. Here is a Finale version of Brecker’s Funky Cha-Cha solo on Finale and Dorico.
While I consider myself an extreme Finale power user (like, I know that program in and out), Dorico has some potential. I think the BIGGEST issue is there is a lack of a plugin ecosystem. And Scripting is pretty much non-existent on it. I do rely on some Finale Scripts to do things.
Funky Cha-Cha Michael Brecker Finale Version (186.1 KiB, 4 hits)
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Funky Cha-Cha Michael Brecker Dorico Version (101.6 KiB, 3 hits)
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Yes. Except I’d never pay for a new one. Used is the way to go.