Nearly everybody loves them, the great saxophone ballads of the 80s. Grover Washington Jr., David Sanborn, Candy Dulfer or Kennie G. (just to name a few) made it and played with the ultimate feeling and sound in our hearts. This feeling has Lovepower by
GERNOT DECHERT! The accompanying CD recorded by top musicians gives the real live atmosphere to which you can play and improvise to your heart's content. Additional exercises optimize sound and expression, professional tipps and tricks complete the matter.
Besides all the notes that you find in Lovepower, you should not forget that the exercises and transcriptions should serve as inspiration and assistance. Less is more: plays few notes, but for each note with feeling, plays simple melodies, but clean, so rhythmically and intonatorily accurate, plays your own tunes and finds your own sound. So the the American singer Barry White said: LET THE MUSIC PLAY!
Contents detailed explanations: phrasing, articulation, effects, dynamics, listening tipps, improvisation and harmonies, The bluesscale, outside play, practice properly, structure of the pieces, exercises to the tunes.
