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Bob Mintzer - Eastman 52nd Street Tenor Saxophone
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Күн бұрынBob Mintzer talks about and plays his Eastman 52nd street tenor saxophone at a Sax.co.uk London masterclass.
Bob is using a Navarro Be Bop Special 7* mouthpiece
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@joeblankenship377 5 жыл бұрын
That's nice to hear an old school guy admit that new horns can sound as good or better than an old vintage horn.
@vladimirlopez7840 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is. I get get tired of the vintage or nothing attitude.
@silver10m10 4 жыл бұрын
Great comment in the beginning about how things develop from performing with other musicians regularly. The chemistry of great players can never be overlooked. A great rhythm section can inspire more ideas than months of practice.
@760Piper 6 жыл бұрын
Hope you post more of the masterclass. Great stuff from a true master.
@rhrh2025 2 жыл бұрын
I wish I had been familiar with these instruments a couple of months ago. I just purchased a Yamaha 62iii alto, and I'm very happy with it, but I'm always open to new things and I like what I've heard about the Eastman horns!
@MARKLINMAN1 6 жыл бұрын
So glad i got to meet him and get a pic at NAMM2018, WHAT a SUPER COOL GENT.
@noodlemanbrad 5 жыл бұрын
I have an Eastman and man it's a great horn. I love it.
@ValdeSanus 6 жыл бұрын
See Bob Mintzer, press like.
@rafagxjunglezz 4 жыл бұрын
Lovely sound!
@nigelcreasy6046 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bob, on the strength of this and a few other enquiries I purchased an Eastman 52nd street tenor, as I was looking for a new instrument. All I can say is a big Wow, it is all true. Great instrument, wonderful tone and resonance. Combine this with being beautifully set up, and amazing appearance... could not ask for anything more. A big thank you
@lucasax78 2 жыл бұрын
hello friend, how are you finding with the eastman? are they worth the money spent or better orient themselves on a selmer reference?
@sheskimusic 6 жыл бұрын
Love Bob Mintzer.
@cleevealbert1318 4 жыл бұрын
Bob could make anything sound good, I'm not dissing the Eastman though.
@Fred-le7bl Жыл бұрын
Bob speaks the truth. I am a formerly competent amateur player and have had a Selmer Mark VI tenor for 30+ years. I always found the bottom end of the horn hard to play softly and the key action a little stiff, even after a tune up. I tried an Eastman 52nd Street tenor and immediately liked it better than many other horns, including my Selmer. I am by any means a pro player, but the Eastman horn just played easier all across the range and to my ear, sounded great. I would like to get an Eastman, which I suppose mean would mean parting with my Selmer, to which I am emotionally attached. I can't justify owning two tenors. After watching this, I may take the Eastman out for another test drive.
@BlackWarriorLures 4 жыл бұрын
Wow! That's an amazing story. This is a different sound for him. I've heard and seen his old gold plated Mark VI. Mintzer has always had a beautiful brilliance in his sound, but this horn/combo seems to speak well.
@mikesaxclar 11 ай бұрын
I play on a Super 20 and have for decades but I agree with Bob Mintzer, if I was buying a new horn this is what I would get, (I sold Eastman in my job that I recently retired from). Is it "better" than what I'm playing on, sort of. The 52nd is more in tune, a little warmer but more than any of the others it can keep up with Super 20 in projection. Keywork is light years smoother. I'm just so used to playing on this horn that I've had for 45 years that it's really hard to imagine pulling the trigger. The first time I played one of these though I was just floored!
@isaacarnson4229 6 жыл бұрын
Great guy! Great Sax! Amazing tone! Just wish he could’ve picked up the Alto that was behind him!
@solomann940 Жыл бұрын
Legend 🙏🏼
@arthurkalustyan9366 4 жыл бұрын
magnificent! I'm a fan of the Maestro's work. more performances. consider something similar to from Cool jazz
@espr7564 3 жыл бұрын
Bob Mintzer a fine player 👍 nice demo. 👏 Selmers most overrated horns ever. Bob would sound great on a Jupiter!
@comhghallgeraghty3541 6 жыл бұрын
Legend
@TONIKOBLER 6 жыл бұрын
this will never die
@samuelsantosicm 6 жыл бұрын
Very good
@comhghallgeraghty3541 6 жыл бұрын
Shut up and take my money
@EvilMandark13 5 жыл бұрын
This is good
@AGC828 3 жыл бұрын
I like the 52nd Street like I do the P. Mauriat System 76...keeping in mind different people werre playing each, different mouth piece and reeds...room acoustics...etc. Eastman...Made in the USA. P. Mauriat...Taiwan. Is P. Mauriat owned by the Taiwanese? Or, did PM just decide to setup their factory in Taiwan because it's cheaper/
@chandlertaylor3881 3 жыл бұрын
PM is a French company. Eastman is a USA company. Both made in Taiwan
@adoniasviana Жыл бұрын
@@chandlertaylor3881Currently Eastman manufactured in China.
@BlackWarriorLures 4 жыл бұрын
Anyone play an Eastman bari sax?
@Skydoll123 4 жыл бұрын
I played one last year, and it was amazing. It's versatile (you can play classical if you need to, but jazz is where it lives), and has a deep tone. I would get it over a Yamaha or anything else. But a Yanagisawa is also amazing, if you have $10,000.
@damianodami7582 5 жыл бұрын
....fancy....
@YannsKitchenUK 4 жыл бұрын
Which model of the Eastman horns is the tenor. Thanks
@vladimirlopez7840 3 жыл бұрын
52nd street
@milkman9314 6 жыл бұрын
hello. Erm. I wanted to know if you guys happen to sell any straight alto or tenor saxophones
@babyokes3808 6 жыл бұрын
No! There has never been any straight alto,tenor, or bari sax! Only soprano. Do your research please.
@milkman9314 6 жыл бұрын
Dragon Killer what do you mean? Like on existence or being sold. I know there are up to 2 straight baritone saxophones in the world and a few tenors and altos.
@babyokes3808 6 жыл бұрын
Radio Scotch even if there was a straight alto, tenor, or bari sax it would be expensive because of how rare it is.
@milkman9314 6 жыл бұрын
actually its not that rare. either way sax.co.uk sells rare instruments like c melody saxophones and contrabass saxophones. you most likely know the basic saxophone family. saxophones come in many forms. subcontrabass, contrabass, bass, bari, tenor, c melody, f melody, alto sax, soprano, sopranino, soprilla, rothophones and much more. you should definitely do your "research" . just look it up will you.
@milkman9314 6 жыл бұрын
Dragon Killer have you seen the video on it?
@DutchFailers 6 жыл бұрын
Man, he's getting old. Still plays excellent though.
@stevenwillisphoto 6 жыл бұрын
Dick!
@davidarbelaez4395 6 жыл бұрын
He's 64
@ronniewoodsbellmontsounds7045 5 жыл бұрын
Funny thing about age , it happens to all of us.
@Craig2760 4 жыл бұрын
R Simonse you’ll get old too some day. Keep vaping, it might hasten the process.
@YeungLorentz 6 жыл бұрын
Honestly I think he loses his sweetness in this Eastman horn.
@antoniosmith2794 6 жыл бұрын
Yeung Lorentz I feel you. Maybe he wanted something more edgy
@antoniosmith2794 6 жыл бұрын
I like the Eastman horns tho. I want to get a tenor soon.
@claypufahl6074 4 жыл бұрын
Whatever people think hearing back, I’m sure the Eastman provides feedback while playing it the Selmer doesn’t.
@Craig2760 4 жыл бұрын
I honestly think, in a blind test you could tell the difference if he was playing his VI, the 52nd St. or an old Bundy II.
@alanhowell3646 5 жыл бұрын
I feel his Selmer is still his favourite but Eastman obviously offered him an enormous amount of money to say the opposite.
@pormusic 5 жыл бұрын
Alan Howell stupid comment insulting to Bob’s integrity.
@Lucia-kk4kn 4 жыл бұрын
Maybe...many pros endorsed a new brand just for money....Lovano , garzone , potter etc. At the end of the day , guess what they play? Selmer. Period
@Lucia-kk4kn 4 жыл бұрын
Btw...not an enormous amount of money. Just a reasonable sum.
@sebastiansprotte2551 4 жыл бұрын
Hmm. I don't think so. I play a very nice mark vi from 1964..118xxx serial number, with a very warm, timbre sound and such a good intonation! I had the opportunity to play on an Eastman once and it was so much nearby the old Selmer instruments.. In terms of handling, playability, intonation, it was such a good horn, very close to my mark vi (which is a very good one, a played many of them), with the only difference, that the sound of the Eastman is a more modern and bright sound. I for myself like the Selmer sound but if I should buy a backup horn in the future, I would definitely buy an Eastman, because it's not as expensive as a mark vi but comes with some of the good characteristics from the mark vi. In the end I would say, your comment is bullshit. Mr mintzer is a nice person I think, and he likes the horns as you can tell from your story telling. The sax world isn't just about Mark VIes, you know? ;)
@vladimirlopez7840 3 жыл бұрын
They don’t pay much at all. The endorsement deals are not that big.
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