Listening
- Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins – two of the all-time best
- John Coltrane (with Miles Davis): So What
- Lester Young: Mean to Me (1958)
- Sonny Rollins (playing St. Thomas)
- Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie Hot House 1951
- John Coltrane – Belgium 1965 (full performance)
- Michael Brecker, Pat Metheny, Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Joey Calderazzo: Song For Bilbao
- Michael Brecker: Nothing Personal
Wiesen Jazz Festival, Austria - Joshua Redman – Jazz Crimes (live)
- Chris Potter with Snarky Puppy: Lingus
[live at Cheltenham Jazz Festival, April 2017] - Top 10 Saxophone Solos in Pop and Rock
Embellishments
Warmups
- Essential Saxophone Warmup
- How to Warm Up on the Saxophone: Re-thinking Scales
- Saxophone low notes not working? Here’s how to fix them!
- How to Practice Scales in Jazz
- Get a huge saxophone sound with this simple warmup
Technique
- Jazz Academy: Ted Nash describes Developing a Practice Routine
- Pro Tips: Articulation for Swing
- Role of the Lead Alto in the Big Band
- Tongue Stop Articulations: Scott Paddock
- Extended Saxophone Techniques: Oliver Lake
- Easy Sax Growling tutorial – Jazz Technique
- Keeping Your Embouchure Loose on the Saxophone
- Mix Pro Tips – Interpretation of Jazz