One of my favourite electric guitar players who can really make it 'sing ' is Bill Nelson (Be bop delux)so check him out on youtube...(The solo's on the Axe victim album are at times stunning)
but with so many electric guitar players to choose from for a learning experience then distortion free guitars can really put the cat amongst the pidgeons technique wise.
An interesting clip from 'Meeting of the spirits'
John McLaughlin,(in the middle) Larry Coryell, Paco De Lucia all have a very linear approach to improvisation ie very 'scale like' with less emphasis on arpeggios compared to other jazz players.Yet each approachs the guitar differently.
No distortion on these guitars to hide a weak technique.
These guys try and play every note....with feeling as well.
John first came to light working alongside Miles Davies during Mile's epic attempts at fusing jazz and Rock together and you can still hear John's sometimes free avant garde like approach.
Pete Cheetham
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Favourite student requested sax solos:-
'Will you' by Hazel O'Connor
(In Bminor on E flat Alto sax)
'Baker street' by Gerry Rafferty
(Alto sax on a concert Dminor scale)
The following clip is of Mike Brecker... many an inspiration for student sax players:(once you know who he is!)
The camera zooms right up close to Mikes fingers and his mouth(Emboucher),very usefull to observe his positioning and technique up close.
Also pay attention to his sound...not dull like a classical sax player (in my opinion)but full of exciting higher frequency harmonics,a feature of many jazz and rock sax performers.
Study of this guy and all his influences would be very useful in understanding the emotions and sounds of a saxophone.
A very modern player sadly no longer with us.
Pete Cheetham
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