Alt-Mundstück-Snapshots von Charles McNeal

Auf Youtube stellt Charles McNeal jeweils nur ca. 15 Sekunden zahlreiche seiner (!) Mundstücke mit ihrer jeweiligen Charakteristik vor.


This is something I've wanted to do for awhile. While this is not meant to be a detailed analysis of how each of these mouthpieces sound, but more of a snapshot of a particular characteristic when I play them. I tried to play to the strengths of each mouthpiece in this video..but 15 seconds comes around pretty fast!

I played in 3 different styles and used mouthpieces that I feel fit a certain style (when I play them). Truthfully I play whatever style is called for with the setup I'm playing at that time in my life. I've played all types of gigs on many of these mouthpieces but for this video I put them into stylistic categories...

I used my Eastman 52nd ST. Alto and the Silverstein Ligature (except for the Metal ARB and Beecher) and the same Vandoren V16 (3) reed throughout.

8 HARD RUBBER MOUTHPIECES for ACOUSTIC JAZZ (bebop):
Otto Link Early Babbitt (refaced by Brian Powell) ".085"
Otto Link Early Babbitt (refaced by Dave Wilson) "90x1.95"
Theo Wanne NY Bros "8"
CE Winds Le Noir Soloista "F"
Marmaduke Jazz "7"
Jody Jazz "8M"
(#1) Arbex HR ARB "5*"
(#2) Arbex HR ARB "5*"

9 HARD RUBBER MOUTHPIECES for MODERN JAZZ:
(#1) Claude Lakey Jazz "6* 3"
(#2) Claude Lakey Jazz "7* 3"
Beechler Diamond Inlay "S8S"
Warburton L.A. Series HR "7"
Jody Jazz Jet "8"
Vandoren Jumbo Java (A45)
Vandoren Jumbo Java Blue (A55)
CE Winds Mainstream (A45)
CE Winds Mainstream (B-Stock) (A45)

4 METAL MOUTHPIECES for CONTEMPORARY/FUSION/SMOOTH JAZZ:
CG Mouthpiece, Florence "7*"
ARB "6"
Beechler "7"
Warburton L.A. Series "7"

 

Ja, ja, Charles McNeal, ich habe mir schon viel von ihm im Internet angehört, immer wieder klasse, wie er spielt. Egal welche Mundstücke oder Saxe er präsentiert. Er hat immer einen geilen Sound...