{"id":12163,"date":"2009-08-21T09:05:59","date_gmt":"2009-08-21T16:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/?p=12163"},"modified":"2009-08-21T09:16:32","modified_gmt":"2009-08-21T16:16:32","slug":"jorge-polanuers-new-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/blog\/2009\/jorge-polanuers-new-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Jorge Polanuer’s New Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few months ago<\/a> I mentioned that I was a fan of the saxophone play-along books that Argentinian-saxophonist, flutist, & composer,\u00a0Jorge Polanuer<\/a> had written. I find using\u00a0his books is one of the methods by which I can try to keep up on my technical skills\u2014something I am really struggling with at the moment thanks to my neuro problems\u2014as well as stay fluent with some of the complexities of Latin rhythms I used to be able to play flawlessly, but now that I no longer play in a Latin band, am a little out of practice on.<\/p>\n

A number of months ago Jorge had sent me an email letting me know that he had a new book coming out. A few weeks ago I finally got the book, and just this week my neurological fatigue finally let up enough for me to spend some time in the shed again, so that I could play through the\u00a012 tunes in Music For Saxophone by Jorge Polanuer<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Music-For-Saxophone\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This is a great book! Of the 3 books of Jorge’s I have, I would say that this is currently my favourite. The music is a collection of styles from the Americas.<\/p>\n

According to the author:\u00a0<\/p>\n

This book is made up of tunes developed specifically with the sax in mind, inspired in the main rhythms of the Americas; these enable us to experience a broad range of sensations.<\/p>\n

From: the Introduction of Music For Saxophone by Jorge Polanuer.<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/blockquote>\n

My absolute favourite in this collection is #11, The Encounter.\u00a0<\/em>It is\u00a0an alto & tenor duet which is reminiscent of a 1950s rock ‘n roll ballad.<\/p>\n

So far Music For Saxophone by Jorge Polanuer <\/em>is not available yet on either Amazon.com or Amazon.ca. However, your local brick and mortar store may very well have it. I found one of the big music stores in Vancouver had it in stock.<\/p>\n

Like the rest of Jorge’s resources I have, the book contains both music for Eb and Bb pitched saxophones, which I appreciate. (I can’t be the only one who is gets really\u00a0peeved off having to buy 2 books at $20+ each, just because a publisher is greedy.)<\/p>\n

If you haven’t yet checked out Jorge’s play-along books, you should give one a try. I think you will like it. The books have multiple uses, and have the potential to maximize your time in the shed.<\/p>\n

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…this is just my blog<\/em>. <\/span> My \u201creal\u201d <\/b> website is<\/span> www.bassic-sax.info.<\/a> If you\u2019re looking for <\/span> sax info<\/strong>,<\/span> you should check it out too.<\/span>There\u2019s lots<\/em> there! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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