Text books on saxophone playing

[kdries]

Hello,

I'm compiling a list with text books on saxophone playing. No Étude books, but books describing saxophone playing technique.
So far, I've come up with the list below. Any additions?

Thank you!

1. A Complete Approach to Sound for the Modern Saxophonist - Ben Britton
2. Art of Saxophone Playing - Larry Teal
3. Developing a personal saxophone sound - David Liebman
4. Extended technique for the saxophone - J. Michael Leonard
5. Findings - Steve Lacey
6. Hello! Mr. Sax - Jean-Marie Londeix
7. How to Play Saxophone: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Saxophone - John Robert Brown
8. Le saxophone - Marcel Perrin
9. Playing the saxophone - Rob Buckland
10. Practical Hints on Playing the Alto Saxophone - Eugene Rousseau
11. Practical Hints on Playing the Tenor Saxophone - Eugene Rousseau
12. Saxologie: Thèse 595 p.+CD. Pour les 7 sax: modes de jeu - Daniel Kientzy
13. Saxophon-Sound (Grundlagen und Spezialeffekte für alle Saxophone) - Schott music
14. Saxophone - Paul Harvey
15. Saxophone Altissimo : High Note Development for the Contemporary Player - Robert Luckey
16. Saxophone Artistry in Performance and Pedagogy - Eugene Rousseau
17. Saxophone for dummies
18. Saxophone High Tones: A Systematic Approach to the Extension of the Range of All the Saxophones: Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Baritone - Eugene Rousseau
19. Saxophone Secrets: 60 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Saxophonist - Tracy Heavner
20. Saxophone Sound Effects - Ueli Dorig
21. Saxophone Technique - Ken Dorn
22. Teachers guide to the saxophone - Frederick Hemke
23. Techniques of Saxophone Playing - Marcus Weiss/Giorgio Netti
24. The basis of saxophone tone production: A critical and analytical study - Cecil Leeson
25. The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone - Richard Ingham
26. The Rough Guide to the Saxophone: The Essential Tipbook - Guide Rough
27. The Saxophone Handbook: A Complete Guide to Tone, Technique, Performance - Douglas Skinner
28. The Saxophone Reed: The Advanced Art of Adjusting Single Reeds - Ray Reed
29. Tipboek saxofoon - Hugo Pinksterboer
30. Top Tones - Sigurd Rascher
31. Universal method for the saxophone - Paul de Ville
32. Voicing - Donald Sinta

 

[jbtsax]

Fantastic! I have played and taught saxophone for over 50 years, and many of those resources are new to me. Players may argue over which methods are the best, but a comprehensive list like this is impressive and highly useful. Now all you need to do is study each of those books and methods and write a concise summary of each one. A doctoral thesis, perhaps?

 

[pete]

Or, something I've done with instrument research: make a list of all the ones that teach a technique in the same way and contrast with the ones that tech the same technique in a different way. Bonus points for being able to articulate why they disagree in teaching technique. That'd be more of a doctoral thesis. I'm not sure the doctorate would be in saxophone or in data analysis, tho.

 

[saxhound]

A few good ones for the rockers in the crowd:
Rock & Roll Saxophone and Contemporary Saxophone - both by John Laughter
25 Great Sax Solos by Eric J. Morones - while some might consider this an Étude or transcription book, it does have a profile about each artist, a "how to play it" section, as well as special tips for each one.

Also, the Bergonzi books are sort of a hybrid of instruction and exercises, although I suppose you could make the argument that they are more focused on improvisation as opposed to technique.

 

[John Laughter]

A few good ones for the rockers in the crowd:
Rock & Roll Saxophone and Contemporary Saxophone - both by John Laughter

Thanks much!
I also have a free 628 PDF file titled "The History of Top 40 Saxophone Solos-1955-2023" which lists the songs, charts position, sax player if known, emails from the artists and historical information. Just send an email to JSAXL@aol.com

 

[saxhound]

John,

Welcome to our quiet little corner of the internet. I like to say that what we lack in quantity is more than offset by the quality of posts and posters.

Regards,

Bob

 

[John Laughter]

Thanks!

 

[neil sharpe]

Ride The Wild Wind: History Of The Saxophone:1920-1924: Blues, Jazz, R&B, Jump, Rock n' Roll, Soul, Funk, Fusion. Reggae, Country, Hip-Hop and more- John Laughter Neil Sharpe​

Includes;
An Amazon ebook that includes contributions from Plas Johnson, Dave "Woody" Woodford and Snake Davis
-STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS on effects like The Growl, Flutter Tongue, Subtones and more.
-BAR BY BAR breakdown of jazz solos to know how and when to play specific riffs and notes, how to transpose to various keys...a simple and workable method to ensure you play your best every time.
-BLUES riffs and licks, basic progressions, transcribing and more!
-SAX SOLOS TRANSCRIPTS