COULD YOU BE A KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF SAXOPHONE

THE SAXOPHONE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR The joy of playing the instrument is the key. It should be of no consequence to the individual, playing on ones own or in a combo situation. The Quartet situation is excellent The quintet still great but hints of an arrangement here even in its crudest form. . Anything above five has to have some albeit small arrangement, in so doing MAY start to diminish creativity.. The Knights of the saxophone play two main kinds of music.1. Bebop, Hard bop and derivatives. 2.Rhythm and Blues. That is proper Blues from early 50s origin and derivatives. The Knights life is devoted to these styles and development. In the Blues contest The Knights Templar prefer Quartet or Quintet, Guitar, Hammond, or both. The Knights Templar order is also extended to the post Bop players because they are committed.On a Crusade. Although his or her life is dedicated to this type of music the Knights Templar will love classical music, may never play it, but will dig everyone from Mozart and Beethoven to Debussey and sravinsky. The Knights of the Saxophone will play predominantly play ONE of the Saxes although plays them all. The Knights will use these makes: Vintage Conn, Vintage Martin, Vintage King, S 20 silver crook one, silver sonic. Busher 400, Vintage Selmer, New or vintage Keilworth the top one either nickel silver or bronze body with silver bell solid silver crook helps, either crook number 2 or 4 not number six. The Knights may only use a Yanigasawa, top one, and Yamaha custom or new selmer if they are an elder state person, that is a senior citizen. This is due to ease of handling .The knights do not do cheesy restaurant gigs, they do not do requests, and they do their own thing or nothing at all. However if they come across a jam session of quality and by that I mean the rhythm section then they are compelled to try and get a blow to take on all comers whatever the level of the players. The challenge is always taken particularly if the others could be much better players. Above all the knights should always play as if it’s the last gig they are ever going to do. There should be no Quarter. Only ever hold a little in reserve to utilise on the cutting session Lastly never ever make a CD with a compromise that is a funk type number thrown in or mixed in. Who ever does this irrespective of their musical ability has lost the plot. Hasn’t grasped what it’s all about and will have the intellect of a Donkey. So any one out in cyber space, who are tireless campaigners for the above and thinks they are possible Knights Templars post a reply. As one Knights Templar, once said: “Hipness isn’t a state of mind it’s a fact of life”.

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