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THE ART OF SYNTH SOLOING Let’s talk about sax…

A great way to break out of your usual licks and playing ideas is to check out other instruments for new soloing ideas. We spent a few columns looking at guitar players back in the February through May 2019 issues. Now let’s delve into some great saxophone players for a fresh approach.

Horn Heroes

Since the earliest days of R&B, blues, and rock-and-roll, the tenor sax was a commonly featured instrument. The influential playing styles of the early heroes like Big Jay McNeeley, Lee Allen, and King Curtis, to name a few, has become part

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