Cgiles,

These guys are not your typical "SELF TAUGHT" musicians. OK? If they are, they are what is known as geniuses. You can bet the house with the toilet connected to it that what I state here is fact. Too many scales, blues, pentatonic, lydian, dorian etc. for self taught. This has traces of “Julliard” or it’s equal. I can’t even pronounce all of the scales they’re playing. Maybe Scott or “The Captain” can help us out with the technical names of the scales and how to pronounce them.

The wife just ran out of the house and wanted to know “what in the hell was I doing.” She caught me in the pick-up getting ready to roll over my Buescher Tenor. I came real close this time. Maybe tomorrow morning when she’s not keeping an eye on me.

I prefer tenor sax over alto, however I've never heard an alto sax man play as much in the lower register as this guy does. Most play in the upper register and I don't enjoy the high sounds all night long. I could listen to this guy all night.

If you and your band can play like this let me know. I will rob a bank fly to where you're located and all I want to do is sit-in for maybe 3 tunes a night. OK?

I’ll be surprised if you get any negative comments on this. If you do, don’t pay it any mind. Whoever finds something wrong with this “anything” they are either deaf or tone and rhythm deaf. Ha ha!

I love “Jazz Funk.” Really, I like anything that’s done musically well. Man how can you not like “Friends In Low Places.” It even has diminished chords here and there.

Good post. I listen to lots of Jazz with earphones while falling to sleep. I’d just let the CD play without the earphones, but it would drive the wife nuts, and just one who is nuts is enough for any family.