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Jenda:
Totally of topic:
Today I tried out the new friend I am getting - a beautiful Amati tenor sax. Hell that baby packs a wallop. I reserved it and can't wait to pick it up on the 23rd. 19600 CZK... = $830.77 = like all my cash...
A bit more to get the accessories, but then it's mine!
It'll look a little like this - I wish. In fact, I'm getting a gold one. These are much more expensive (about 24000 CZK = $1017). You pay for the silver galvanising and silver is especially expensive these days... oh well, maybe next time. Maybe once I get a soprano.

Anybody else here have similar passions?

hm_murdock:
How long have you been playing sax? What's your style? For some reason, you strike me as a jazz guy.

Kintaro:
Sax is sexy.

Raaaad.

Jenda:
Haha... playing for... umm nine years. You have quite some guessing skills I tell ya, jazz's my bag. But I'd go for funk or combinations of jazz-and-something-else anytime.
I'm a big admirer of the Dave Brubeck Quartet. For you p2p folks, the golden age of DBQ is 1959, with "Time Out":
"Take Five" - that's a 5/4 must by Paul Desmond
"Blue Rondo a la Turk" - Constantinople-inspired incredible 9/8 beat
"Strange Meadow Lark" - a sweet and gentle piano piece with a sax solo
"Three to Get Ready" - an amazing cross-rhythm 4/4-4/4-3/4-3/4 piece.
the three remaining pieces on the album are: "Kathy's Waltz""Everybody's Jumpin'"Pick Up Sticks"
The big day is coming. I'm spending my life's savings... got it all here... two more days. Can't wait.

Jenda:
YES!!! It's home! WOOT...
Flashy, golden*, deep, strong and beautiful. I haven't played in two months, so I kinda suck, but the sound is incomparable to the alto - that was just sqeaking!
I also had the alto cleaned. It look like new. It's silver** (when I had it repaired in Canada, they said they have never seen one like it).

*  to express the color, and my undying love, not the material
** to express the color, but also the galvanisation - which happens to be real silver

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