Great video! And featuring an accurate history lesson about Van Bluescalsen, no less! Thanks! The last part about all 12 notes being valid if well used really resonated with me.

Playing blues scale solos in jazz band concerts is what I miss about high school. It’s so fun to just have a nice background beat and solo to it completely freestyle with the blues scale.

True Words of wisdom Wally .. it always unnerves me how music theorists focus every little piece of theory into separate entities when you can’t really always look at it that way to get to the point of understanding and being able to play; you always have to be aware of the wider angle of view of what is actually happening in context.

I'll have 4 weeks of sax in my body tomorrow. If I go a long way it will be in part because of you and the fun you bring to it! If I adandon, it will only be my fault...

Two of my favourite saxophone blues solos are by Johnny Hodges and Charlie Parker on the track ‘Funky Blues’ from the Norman Granz Jam Session. Perfect playing.

as a fellow german learning the blues scale one alto sax doing qualitiy control at volkswagen, I can relate

25 years old here, been playing guitar and studying music for 10 years. Getting my first sax in a week. I strive to achieve your tone

Excellent instruction, drama, history, edge of your seat story telling, this video has it all! Thank you Dr.

Champion lesson. Never heard a teacher explain it better. Go you good thing!!!

When I saw the Lederhosen it was obvious this was gonna be good. I was not disappointed.

Dr. Wally, I'm diggin in on your approach to navigating what I'm hearing, singing and playing. Not to mention my 56 mouthpiece in black (but now I'm name dropping)! I've been listening lately to Sonny Stitt (album Stitt plays Bird) the tune Hootie Blues! That song takes me way back to BBQ, potato salad and domino's! Then there is the after hours Stitt blowing "Down Home Blues" on the album New York Jazz (Sonny Stitt Quartet) or killing it on Blues for Lester!!! Stitt is the blues master for my ears for feeling, rhythm and blues/bop language! Now back to practice! Thanks Doc

Love the humor!!!! I hope to be as knowledgeable and funny while teaching like you!!!!!

Wow! Dr Wally! Thanks for the clear and fun explanation of the blues scale! Man, you're keeping us busy these days! Still struggling to keep up, but that's the challenge! ... and so hilarious the new Henri's job... LOL... A HUGE THANK YOU!

Great lesson! Thank you so much, Dr. Wallace!

Excellent teaching

Just wanted to say I've watched a lot of your videos, and this is my favorite. I'm pretty sure it's because of the entertainment value. Good work!

Love your teaching - and your amazing tone - sooooooo good!

Great work again, Doc! This is making a lot of sense.

Excellent lesson! I enjoyed it a lot. Keep them coming!

keep doing those call and response exercises! it gives me something to challenge myself and i really enjoy them

I’ve recently discovered your channel. Great stuff Dr Wally. Zappa was right, there is a place for humour in music 👍🏼

Dr Wally! Great lesson. I got all these down and tried them all in a few other keys. The concept of sweet and sour really hit the mark for me. My favorite blues solo would have to be Miles on Bag's Groove. BTW, I saw Van Bluescalsen open for B.B. King once, and by the third song, people were throwing bottles at the stage.

Você é uma figura, cara! Obrigado pelas dicas. Abraço.

I use these lessons for my students. All students like these lessons very much. Thank you for your great work. Mr. Wally, thank you very much 🎷👍🏻

Big announcement?!? I can’t wait!

Such a great channel, feels illegal to be seeing this for free hahhaha, keep it up man!

Fabulous sir

Wait!… a Phd with personality and humor? This must be a parallel Universe.

Congrats on 20k

Thanks for this

Wow superb

Don Wilkerson's solo on Hallelujah I love Her So is a very short, but tasty blues appetizer

have always loved the Champion Jack Dupree - Live from Montreux 1971

Love it 👍

Tenor madness especially Sonny Rollins solo is PERFECT to learn blues vocabulary that's melodic and simple.

QC, Emissions and Fuel Consumption - a stroke a genius!!!

Yeah, in blues there is no such thing as wrong note. The whole chromatic scale in order can work, but is a bit of a bold move that should not be done often. The old trick is: if you accidentally play a note that sounds bad, keep your cool and repeat it two more times. I like these jam sessions. I just started sax (after 44 years of guitar) and not quite at this level yet, but I get the easier ones.

That sounds utterly stinking ….love it

wow ~thankk you so much !!!! a great video!! a great teacher!!

Now I have a new bed time story for my future kids, thanks! I hope Heinrich is still fine (heard about some problems at Volkswagen, maybe just rumors). My favorite blues song is Blue Lester by the great Lester young.

Eine schoene Geschichte von Heinrich! Nice licks for call & response! I like the steak analogy. Favorite blues solos (off the top of my head): Charlie Rouse on Blue Monk, Johnny Hodges on Funky Blues, "Stolen Moments" Freddie Hubbard, Eric Dolphy and Oliver Nelson. --- I was very happy to see your comments on Jamie Anderson's "Get Your Sax Together". I get a lot of good input from you and Jamie (as well as a few others, but you 2 are my main source of sax progress -- Thanks.)

Fantastico grazie!

Time to use this scale exclusively in every context while only running up and down the scale

My favorite: Medium rare, with a chimichuri sauce

Dr. Wally Wallace back at it again!

Good to see you in your every-day attire for a change Dr Wally @ 2:37

That’s a good explanation

I am really living that cautionary tale! I’m in the faculty’s teacher band this year and get to vamp on Mary J. Bilge’s ‘Good Morning Gorgeous’. I can finally feel the G blues scale getting stale after a few months of practice. But the places I’ve thrown in the A and E feel off. Performance tomorrow and Saturday…then the following Friday. Thoughts?

Amazing lesson as usual! My first comment, and I’m not following the instructions because I am going to say almost any blues by Sonny Stitt. He seems like both an encyclopedia of blues licks as well as oozing real blues feel. Thanks for all the hard work love you channel!

I’m getting off the fence and answering the question properly. Blues up and Down from Boss Tenors one of my favourites albums. There’s a lot of honking on there but Sonny’s solo is blue and “bebopy” and a great contrast to Mr. Ammons’.

Thanks Wally. Very helpful. You provide the big picture better than most. And has anyone ever told you, you look s lot like Heinrich Van Bluescalsen? Uncanny, isn't it?

Good work Dr. You are as mad as a frog but a great teacher!

My favorite blues solo; was listening to a public radio station in the car one Saturday afternoon. A recording by Louis Armstrong was played. Sadly I didn't get the title of the recording and have yet to find it. Louis blew an entire 12 bars on ONE note. His rhythmic ideas carried the solo. I had a "OH, YEAH!" fist pump reaction after listening to it. p.s. Do the wife and kids get involved in helping you get into costume and character for these videos? I sure hope so!

Grazie di ❤

These call and response sections are so helpful, thanks. Do you have some tips on when and how to use the bis key?

Great video Dr. Wallace. Seeing as how Heinrich Van Bluescalsen is taken, I'll have to think of a different name for my first born.

Yessssssssssssssssssss sirrrrrrrrreeeeeeereeerrede newwwww vid 🌅🌅

The best use of the bluesscale I ever expierienst is by Cannonball Adderley.

Hello, Dr. Wally! Do you know the British band “The Tiger Lillies”? They have a song called Heinrich!! 🤓

Dr. Wally IS the Master of Disguise !! 👍. 😉. 👏. 👨🏻

Tradition states that one must move thine eyes and eyebrows vigorously for proper blues playing, as demonstrated by our friend Heinrich

Hey! Which mouthpiece is this and where is the WCW?

...locked away in his shedenhausen hahaha

Maceo parker baby

Trying to figure out your favorite blues solo is like trying to figure out Which is your favorite kid LOL

My favorito solo is Take Five. Please develop a comment about it, Dr. Wally. Thanks.

Van Bluescalsen's history sounds like my time in college

Parker's Mood

Jazz

Billie's Bounce.

Is it weird that when Dr.Wally said Volkswagen I got a Volkswagen ad?

Now I am scared...and unable to sleep...that story was scary...

It's harder then it sounds to play blues.

Paul Desmond solo on blue rondo a la turk

Take the Pebble from my hand Grasshopper

I hear a lot of Indiana Bebop in this...

I feel sorry for Heinrich

Everything in moderation even moderation.

I just called Volkswagen's HR department. They are denying any existence of a Heinrich Van Bluescalsen. You sure he didn't go to Mercedes?