The Best Saxophone eBooks of All Time

**Winner of the American Book Award (2023)**. ​**Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award (2023)**. The long-awaited first full biography of legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins. Sonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the “Saxophone Colossus,” he is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest jazz improvisers of all time, winning Grammys, the Austrian Cross of Honor, Sweden’s Polar Music Prize and a National Medal of Arts. A bridge from bebop to the avant-garde, he is a lasting link to the golden age of jazz, pictured in the iconic “Great Day in Harlem” portrait.

His seven-decade career has been well documented, but the backstage life of the man once called “the only jazz recluse” has gone largely untold—until now. Based on more than 200 interviews with Rollins himself, family members, friends, and collaborators, as well as Rollins’ extensive personal archive, Saxophone Colossus is the comprehensive portrait of this legendary saxophonist and composer, civil rights activist and environmentalist. A child of the Harlem Renaissance, Rollins’ precocious talent landed him on the bandstand and in the recording studio with Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis and Dizzy Gillespie, or playing opposite Billie Holiday. An icon in his own right, he recorded Tenor Madness, featuring John Coltrane; Way Out West; Freedom Suite, the first civil rights-themed album of the hard bop era; A Night at the Village Vanguard; and the 1956 classic Saxophone Colossus. Yet his meteoric rise to fame was not without its challenges. He served two sentences on Rikers Island and won his battle with heroin addiction. In 1959, Rollins took a two-year sabbatical from recording and performing, practicing up to 16 hours a day on the Williamsburg Bridge. In 1968, he left again to study at an ashram in India. He returned to performing from 1971 until his retirement in 2012. The story of Sonny Rollins—innovative, unpredictable, larger than life—is the story of jazz itself, and Sonny’s own narrative is as timeless and timely as the art form he represents. Part jazz oral history told in the musicians’ own words, part chronicle of one man’s quest for social justice and spiritual enlightenment, this is the definitive biography of one of the most enduring and influential artists in jazz and American history.

(Instrumental Folio). If you play alto saxophone and you're a Disney fan, you'll love this collection of 101 favorites to learn and play! Songs include: Beauty and the Beast * Can You Feel the Love Tonight * A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes * Evermore * Go the Distance * He's a Pirate * I See the Light * Kiss the Girl * Let It Go * Mickey Mouse March * Reflection * A Spoonful of Sugar * True Love's Kiss * We're All in This Together * When You Wish upon a Star * A Whole New World * You've Got a Friend in Me * Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah * and more.

Learn how to play alto saxophone from master instructor Aaron Gardner. How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is the ultimate alto sax book for absolute beginners.In this practical, step-by-step guide, saxophonist and master instructor Aaron Gardner teaches you the essential elements you need to know to get started as an alto sax player. Inside this alto sax book for beginners, you'll find short songs, melodies, and music exercises all presented in standard notion with accompanying fingering charts or note identifiers so you can quickly apply the music to your saxophone! With this book, you can learn how to play alto saxophone!

Alto saxophone is no different than any other instrument, and with steady, mindful practice, you can learn to play it in just two weeks, because How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is written with the absolute beginner in mind! This alto sax book for beginners is jam-packed with fundamental saxophone skills and exercises! For adult beginners, teens and kids alike, in just two weeks, you’ll learn:How to Get a SoundFingering ExercisesNote ReadingEssential RhythmsMusic TheoryImprovisationMajor & Pentatonic Scales. What makes this beginner alto sax book different?How to Play Alto Sax in 14 Days is an innovative method for learning to play the saxophone. The instructional material is not only easy to use and follow, but also cutting-edge in its approach. This book speeds up the learning process by including fingering charts or note identifiers in all songs, melodies, and music exercises. Contact our Customer Support via our website if you have any questions about audio files or need any other assistance. We are here for your entire learning-to-play-saxophone journey! Includes tons of music notes, easy-to-play melodies, and full songs, including a complete 12-bar blues tune for learning to play melodies and soloing over. Plus, the audio downloads include full-band backing tracks! Read it! Hear it! Play it!Music examples are presented in standard music notation with fingering charts or note identifiers. This practical, step-by-step guide to beginning alto sax includes quick-and-easy access to audio tracks via download or streaming—right from troynelsonmusic.com. No signup required! About Aaron Gardner: Aaron Gardner began taking private flute lessons in the fourth grade and hasn't stopped playing music since. After gaining a strong foundation in classical music, Aaron attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he studied jazz flute and saxophone with Joe Viola and George Garzone. Today, Aaron lives and works in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he teaches at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music. He also uses his talents to fulfill a community need by sharing the joys of art and music with students in the Milwaukee Public Schools. Aaron has recorded music for shows on Netflix and PBS, and performs in a variety of styles, with many local and national acts, including the Violent Femmes and Willy Porter. REMEMBER: Free access to instant streaming or audio downloads from troynelsonmusic.com is included. Thanks for the 5-star reviews!Publisher Troy Nelson has garnered 1000s of 5-star reviews through his breakthrough series How to Play Music in 14 Days. Get this book—and the Troy Nelson Music support system—today!