Why is there only jazz player among the top 10 ''best sax'' player? Marcel Mule is a legend, and he deserve way more attention from our fellow saxophonists
My teacher, Joe Viola, studied with Mule and used much of his materials in our lessons. I think vibrato is period-related. Many of the Jazz vocalists of that era did the equivalent.
I am completely ignorant about saxophone playing, but this vibrato is sounding like 19th c. violin vibrato or even anything done in 19th c. I read something about Marcel Mule's importance for the saxophone classical approach. I am assuming this record of Debussy's Rapsodie is quite old, so I think there is a "new" way of making vibrato, less like Puccini, or Wagner vibrato. I watched Amy Dickson playing Fauré's Pavane and Glass' Violin Concerto, and I noticed she does not make vibrato like Mule's one. I do not want to criticize for nothing, but only understand a little bit about this strange (and old fashioned for my ears) 19th c aesthetics for an early 20th c. orchestral piece.
Skyward Mules vibrato comes straight from dance music and he was the guy who essentially singlehandedly changed the saxophone style from the straight tone we see on clarinets to the dynamic vibrato saxophonists use today. I’ve been told his faster vibrato sounded much nicer in person without the telephone of recording equipment and compression these recordings have been through, but either way, Mules vibrato is not to be written off
Why is there only jazz player among the top 10 ''best sax'' player? Marcel Mule is a legend, and he deserve way more attention from our fellow saxophonists
trichelieu26 the people making those listicals know their target demo and know that they generally think this guy is a crusty old hack
My teacher, Joe Viola, studied with Mule and used much of his materials in our lessons. I think vibrato is period-related. Many of the Jazz vocalists of that era did the equivalent.
Makes sense- he did get his vibrato from the jazz bands
That sound!!! And a metal mouthpiece on Alto!!!! ????? Makes you wonder about all this mouthpiece madness that goes on .
My teacher’s teacher’s teacher is Marcel mules
The master
I am completely ignorant about saxophone playing, but this vibrato is sounding like 19th c. violin vibrato or even anything done in 19th c. I read something about Marcel Mule's importance for the saxophone classical approach. I am assuming this record of Debussy's Rapsodie is quite old, so I think there is a "new" way of making vibrato, less like Puccini, or Wagner vibrato. I watched Amy Dickson playing Fauré's Pavane and Glass' Violin Concerto, and I noticed she does not make vibrato like Mule's one. I do not want to criticize for nothing, but only understand a little bit about this strange (and old fashioned for my ears) 19th c aesthetics for an early 20th c. orchestral piece.
perfect
Other than the vibrato of course, Mule's vibrato is always too fast for slower pieces.
Truth Spreader oh yeah his tone is absolutely perfect
Truth Spreader and the way he goes about things musically is just the best of all time for saxophone
Skyward Mules vibrato comes straight from dance music and he was the guy who essentially singlehandedly changed the saxophone style from the straight tone we see on clarinets to the dynamic vibrato saxophonists use today. I’ve been told his faster vibrato sounded much nicer in person without the telephone of recording equipment and compression these recordings have been through, but either way, Mules vibrato is not to be written off
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Any idea what mouthpiece Marcel Mule is using??
He played a Selmer metal classical mouthpiece