The harmonics of the saxophone concentrate around similar frequencies as the human voice. When you play it, the shape and size of your mouth and throat contribute to the resulting tone. The jazz great ...
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Sonny Rollins, one of the greatest living practitioners of jazz, bought the saxophone he still uses today on West 48th Street in Manhattan in the 1970s. Back then, the small block was dotted with so ...
APPRAISER: It's a Selmer Mark VI alto saxophone made in Paris. The serial number dates it to about the middle of 1964. Uh, vintage horns, such as this, are more desirable than even the best horns that ...
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