well, there’s no one technique I can think of to give you such an answer. it’s articulation and personal phrasing, just like a singer would do.
To give a detailed lesson I would need to think about this but when you articulate on a saxophone you have 2 choices as to how you play a note; with your tongue or without. There are various degrees of each but that is the big picture. Other things will come into play such as dynamics.
Johnny, Thanks for the quick reply. It’s hard to have an email conversation about sound. The really cool articulation I’m reaching for is the “duuudaduuudaduuuda” sound (if that makes any sense at all). As I said the tongue a note slur the next is somewhat fine for me but to me it sounds as if the players are using loud and soft as well. I can see this technique in a slow ballad but how ever is this done in fast runs you’d hear with say TOP? Sounds so professional.
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