11/24/2023 0 Comments Tenor sax jazz solo transcriptions![]() Navarro MPs like Maestro and BeBob special, really great sounding voice on his Selmer MKVI, which Max sold two years ago noch he changed to a silver-plated SBA, also great sounding but darker and with more body in the tone. I love the sax sound of Max also like you, there are some videos on YT about the R. I appreciate that all your transcribings are free, many other transcribers offer their work for cash. Now I am beginning to understand what these cats do harmonically, by transcribing by myself and reading and learning from other saxophonists like you and your transcribings. Many years I played and trust on my ears. I absolutely agree with you : transcribing is a real good exercise to understand what the artist is doing. Thx for your great work transcribing his solos. I tried to get him to Zurich Switzerland, Moods Jazz Club, but the organization committee did ignore my suggestion…maybe in the future, anyway when I wrote Max he was very kind and interested to come to Switzerland. He is one of my still living idols….His playing sounds so easily and clear, it is a pleasure to follow his melodic ideas on any standard tune. I am sharing your opinion, Max Ionata is an underrated artist. Hope you enjoy this short solo! Thanks to Max Ionata for his incredible tenor sax playing that always brings a smile to my face! Do yourself a favor and check out Max Ionata’s website as well! If you appreciate the solo and Max Ionata’s playing please feel free to say so in the comments below………. His tone is lush, dark and full of character and his swingin’ lines are as smooth as butter. Max Ionata has a tenor sax tone from heaven in my opinion and his jazz playing is equally as beautiful. If you don’t know Max Ionata’s tenor sax playing, please check out these recordings and Youtube videos of his. I have posted other transcriptions of “But Not for Me”, Home At Last, You’re Driving Me Crazy, Parole Parole, as well as a solo of his on a minor blues with Dave O’Higgins. There is no better etude to study than that! Play it over and over trying to match every note, every articulation, every bend and nuance. Sing along with it by memory, hum it while you are walking and driving. I typically get a few emails a month asking me about what jazz etude books to get and most of the time my response is: Transcribe or take a transcription like this one that you love, and master it! Listen to the recording over and over. Even with all the accents and short notes, it still sounds incredibly smooth and flowing. This whole short clip is full of all sorts of articulation but it never sounds forced or rushed. I am also a big fan of Max’s jazz articulation style. He makes them sound so fluid and swinging! (I wonder if this is due to his mustache….) Besides being one of my favorite tenor sax players, I believe that Max Ionata is also the king of bebop triplets in my mind. Listen to the informal video below and notice how effortless and flowing Max’s lines are. Max Ionata’s Inspiration CD (One of my favorite recordings) ![]() Max Ionata plays with a perfect blend of hip jazz lines, crazy technique, a swingin’ time feel, a melodic concept that is so easy to listen to and a tenor saxophone tone that is out of this world! I absolutely love this short rendition from Instagram of the melody of “I Remember You” with Max’s signature bebop lines weaved within the spaces. Here is another swingin’ melody/solo by the great tenor saxophone player from Italy, Max Ionata. ![]()
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