Coleman Hawkins "Body And Soul" on Bass Clarinet - Become a more flexible player, part 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ม.ค. 2016
- So, by request (and also because I just wanted to do it), here's one of Coleman Hawkins' most famous tunes. "HOW DOES HE GET THAT VIBRATO" you might ask. "HOW DOES HE GET THAT SOUND" you might ask. Good questions. I figure it all out in this video.
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I'm a saxophonist... well done with this bro. Respect.
Currently 8-9 months into playing bass clarinet after 4 years on clarinet. I've gotten a lot better than I could've ever imagined thanks to your help, and now I'm taking that knowledge to Grand Nationals later this year. It may not mean much to you, but thank you from the bottom of my heart. Bass clarinet has become a huge part of my life now, and it's helpful and inspiring knowing that it's still possible to improve that much with enough hard work and effort.
Man i am getting me a damn BASS CLARINET, i am a sax player but been dreaming of playing BASS clarinet, there are MILLIONS of sax players and not so many BASS CLARINETIST. Is that even a word? lololol. You are a MASTER, love it.
I played Bass Clarinet from middle school and throughout high school and miss it. Needless to say you're awesome!
I found this even more impressive than the Giant Steps video. Great detective work, great result. (I think, when you boil it down to the essence, you're playing more like a saxophonist.) I'm going to send this to a bunch of clarinet/sax-playing friends...
You made my legs feel like jelly that was amazing!
Lovely. "Don't you know he's the king of saxophone . . . "
I'm pretty sure Hawk was playing a 1930's Otto Link, which had a significantly larger chamber than the "modern" 1950's and 1960's Links you showed him playing. These Links were shorter, noticeably so where the mouthpiece joins the neck cork.
Kudos to you for showing such respect!
+Richard Fenno Yes he was playing Otto Link 'Master Link' in his early to middle years before he switched to a Berg and the Super Tone Master in the videos provided. In order to match his set up for me, I used the Master link with a 3 tip and a Rico Jazz Select 4 Hard. With a large amount of sub tone you will consequently get a Ben Webster sound, something I use for my ballad playing.
Hi Fenno!!!
Thank you! Your videos are extremely helpful to this 71 year old beginner.
you remind me a lot of my first saxophone teacher. he was a very jovial and knowledgable man with an exuberance and gift for education. never had another teacher like that since then, but you've been a gift for practicing doubles sir. Thanks for existing
Used to be, by tradition, it was required that every tenor saxophonist learn and master Bean's (his nickname) "Body and Soul." Nowadays, if you hang at Eastman, students can not hear past his vibrato, and dismiss him as old fart jazz.
There a story about this recording. Bean drank a fifth of scotch before the session, went in and made immortal history in this one take.
Thank you for your work.
You made it really great, so soulful. You took so much of tenor sax tone. Really, a great joy to listen to this.
Excellent breakdown and super helpful. Thank you.
Amazing job. feels you found the sound and soul of what Hawkins put in his instrument
Coleman Hawkins and Coltrane. Both versions magnificent. You are inspiring my (French) Horn playing. Thank you!
I really love this song and is a great song to play on tenor and you really did a nice job capturing his sound.
I'd like to be the first to drive a truck though Coleman Hawkins's vibrato :-)
I'd love to see you play a sax one day, just for fun
me too. Though i think the embouchure are very different, my guess it might not sound as amazing.
The embouchure is not too terribly different. That said coming from the sax now playing both I'd say you will probably have an easier time the other way round.
I'm such a huge fan of your videos. Thanks so much!!
This is absolutely beautiful. You should upload more often
I legit thought you were playing sax at the beginning, the sound is amazing!
That IS impressive.Lovely sound.
Man I never knew bass clarinet was so cooool before I started watching your videos
You are awesome, i always wanted to learn Body and Soul since i started with sax and now playing the clarinet, time to work
Wow.... koodos to you for being able to play with such a physical change of your playing.
This so awesome. Thank you! I was stuck learning Bachianas Brasilieras by Villalobos as my 1st jr jury and I dreaded having to articulate in order to get a sense what the piece was saying but I'm going to try it again after seeing this! Thanks!
Well. This is exceptional playing on all levels. THANKS!!!
Love this series keep it up
I'm only 14 right now but play tenor and I already have the first (the easier) third of the piece mastered, but I couldn't quite figure out how to get that wonderful sound, but you're advice has helped a lot. Thanks for the video!
This is awesome!
You are truly a musicians thinking musician. Thanks.
Well done!
I actually love this more than the original. Michael can you please release this as a record or something? This is so beautiful.
I love this series
Beautiful!
What?! You better work, Lowenstern. That is so ON. You made my morning.
i play like this alllll the time. its such a colorful sound. sometimes i hold my tongue on the reed very lightly while i play, and it exaggerates the sound even more. but you have to adjust your tongu depending on the register, and intonation becomes iffy.... but in a kinda cool way...
Could you make a tutorial video on how to vibrato? Also this sounds AMAZING
I don't know if this was already requested but please consider posting a video on Nielsen's Clarinet Concerto!!
Been watching some of Ridenour's videos, and pretty sure he would hate this! "If you want a loud clarinet then buy a tuba!"
An improvised jazz solo becomes "Classical" music! Poetic Justice for sure.
Nice video! Are there any more jazz sax solos coming up, or is it time for something completely different?
Soooooooooo freaaaaking goooooooooooood
Imitate a Sidney bechet vibrato for your next vid? :D
Very good clarioki
You should do some Eric Dolphy. You are fit for the job, great playing!
You mean this? th-cam.com/video/xHfB0TTF2rY/w-d-xo.html
One of the most insane things i have ever heard.
Regarding the double lip embouchure---even though he didn't use it, what significance would the double lip might have had to Hawkins's sound? I understand John Coltrane used double lip, even though it was already quite rare by then.
I like the sound of the bass clar on this solo better than the tenor !
Great job !!!
I'm in middle school band. I play bass clarinet to and I was wondering if you will help with all fingerings with altissimos
perhaps in the future you could imitate the style of a baritone sax player, like harry carney or joe temperley, who in many ways were members of the same school of thought as coleman hawkins in their approach to sound and vibrato
kool
Omg VIBRATO 🥰🥰🥰
Hi. I love your videos, you're very pedagogic (sorry for that word). Regarding Coleman Hawkins' embouchure, it seemed (to me) like he was not rolling his lower lip over his teeth, I mean like the one that Jerry Bergonzi and George Garzone call "no embouchure embouchure". Could it be like that? What do think (about CH possibly using it, and about that kind of embouchure). Thank you very much!
That's actually something I hadn't considered!
@@earspasm Hey, thank you for your answer! And would you consider to make a video about that subject?
where is part 1?
Are you playing subtone? I'm not sure about Hawk, but a lot of swing era saxophonists (Ben Webster, Illinois Jacket) are famous in a way for always playing subtone in ballads.
PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR CHROMATIC thank you.
+Abrion w Play chromatic scales faster faster and even faster
Tenor mouthpiece differs from bass clarinet by it's beak shape. It would be more comfortable to use more straight neck with more long straight mouthpiece. Although i don't know if they exist
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#Earspasm, this is a great note-for-note, timbre interpretation, but the spirit of his playing is what matters most, so I'm not sure why you're instructing a tenor standard on bass clarinet - sure he got his influence from cello and romantic classical music, but it would be great if you could lecture using his own instrument, for more insight and closeness. Love your approach tho! :)
Because I don't play sax. :)
Do you have any tips on how to play louder?
+Joey marzillo Although I'm not him, I can tell you that to play louder you need more air in, more air out, and solid emborochure. More air in means to breathy deeply in, more air out means to breath more forcefully out. You need a solid emborochure to keep your self from sounding like crap
TheShadowblast123 i know this is late, but you should never change the amount of air you take in to fit a certain dynamic marking. if you're taking in less air to play softer, your sound will be way less full and harder to maintain. take "fortissimo breaths", use good breathe support for ANY dynamic, only regulate the speed of your air for different dynamics, so faster air for louder sound and slower air for quieter sound
the next time you maybe can imitate a klezmer clarinet player like giora feiedman, that would be really cool
great idea man. I'll do that...but on clarinet, right?
yes
it'd be amazing to see you speak and perform a bit of klezmer.
would you play cantina band (star wars delio) on bass clarinet? :D
That's not your $14K Selmer horn. So, Which one is it, please?
Oh but it is :).
Oh but it is :).
Oh but it is :).
Only just discovered your channel. Really enjoying your advice. This video reminded me of Joe Temperley. th-cam.com/video/RbZ0N2Bo4hII/w-d-xo.html . I had to play Giant Steps (Flexible player part 1) for an exam. Must dig it out again and try to play it again. I never nailed it.
I always double lip because when I single lip, I feel the movements of the instrument and it is off putting. Is this a problem?
I do the same thing and never realized it was "wrong."
Hate to be pedantic, but vibrato is the modulation of pitch; the modulation of volume is tremolo. Anyway, I loved this.
I stopped understanding the difference between sax and bass clarinet!
He hits all the notes, but i'm not feeling anything. At best, it's almost happy.
lmao this guy, spends 5 minutes talking about how to get the sound, it's called subtone saxophonist used it alot back in the day, u discovered an old technique, bit in all seriousness good job
Mike, stick with the bass clari, that spanish is awful.