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  • January 1, 2014 at 4:31 pm #11456
    john
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      bar 15, yes I’m playing exactly as written; that’s octave D’s (middle D to high D)

      September 20, 2014 at 1:38 am #12686
      King Casey
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        Excellent backing track.
        http://kingcasey.com.au/performances.html
        Here’s my attempt.
        cheers, Mark.

        September 20, 2014 at 8:02 am #12687
        john
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          Awesome mark! I love your tone. You really got those Boots Randolph embellishements down, like choking those A notes….beautiful.

          September 20, 2014 at 3:16 pm #12689
          King Casey
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            Hey thanks Johnny! ..best backing track. I reckon you have some idea how many times you have to play this to get it anywhere near decent. 🙂
            I didn’t get arrested by the to female cops that walked by during the last verse.
            cheers Mark.

            September 20, 2014 at 7:23 pm #12690
            john
            Keymaster

              oh, do they arrest you sometimes!? I can’t believe they’d do that to a guy playing such wonderful sax.
              Ya, yakety sax is one of those that when i don’t play it for a while I do need to practice it….it’s a bit of a workout but so great when you nail it.

              September 22, 2014 at 5:11 am #12703
              King Casey
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                Hehe only kidding Johnny.
                Keep up the excellent work you are doing here. Can’t wait to see more of the instrumental gems that the ‘karaoke’ sites don’t touch.
                cheers, Mark.

                October 5, 2014 at 11:05 am #12742
                paddy jordan
                Participant

                  hi Johhny
                  with reference to marks embellishment on yakety sax you mention choking those A notes i have been trying at with no success do you have any pointers there? Thanks Mark for posting your version as Johnny said its totally awesome!!
                  thanks you guys
                  Paddy

                  October 5, 2014 at 11:46 am #12743
                  john
                  Keymaster

                    I haven’t really given much thought as far as teaching that technique yet.
                    But chocking a note is really just that, play it for a beat then suddenly choke it by stopping the air supply all of a sudden.

                    October 13, 2014 at 2:33 pm #12776
                    King Casey
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                      Thanks Paddy 🙂

                      The tongue on reed is the best way to quickly stop the note. Like everything else, start really really slow and gradually increase the tempo as you get the hang of it.
                      cheers, Mark.

                      October 14, 2014 at 3:00 pm #12783
                      paddy jordan
                      Participant

                        thank mark i shall incorporate this into my practice kind regards paddy

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