I have an extensive collection of saxophone resources that I have acquired over the years. My students always ask me for suggestions on books, so what I have done is compiled a listing of all the really good resources that I’ve used over the years.
If you’re looking for a place to start to begin expanding your sax library, check out some of my suggestions.
Reading Material
- The Art of Saxophone Playing by Larry Teal
- Developing A Personal Saxophone Sound by David Liebman
- The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Theory by Michael Miller
- The Sax & Brass Book: saxophones, trumpets and trombones in jazz, rock and pop by Brian Priestley, Dave Gelly, Paul Trynka, and Tony Bacon
- Haynes Saxophone Manual: The step by step guide to set-up, care and maintenance by Stephen Howard
Duets
- Selected Duets for Saxophone Volume 1 (Easy-Medium) Compiled & Edited by H. Voxman, Rubank Inc.
- Selected Duets for Saxophone Volume 2 (Advanced) Compiled & Edited by H. Voxman, Rubank Inc.
- Jazz Conception for Saxophone Duets by Lennie Niehaus
Method Books
- Rubank Elementary Method by N. W. Hovey
- Rubank Intermediate Method by J.E. Skornicka
- Rubank Advanced Method Vol. 1 by H. Voxman & WM. Gower
- Rubank Advanced Method Vol. 2 by H. Voxman
- Daily Studies For All Saxophones: Scales, Arpeggios & Tuning Etudes by Trent Kynaston
- The Saxophonist’s Workbook: A Handbook of Basic Fundamentals by Larry Teal
- Daily Studies For The Improvement Of The Saxophone Technique by Larry Teal
- H. Klose, 25 Etudes Pour Saxophone
- Universal Method for Saxophone by Paul DeVille
- Sax Scales, Chords, & Solos by Woody Herman
- Scales for Jazz Improvisation: A practice method for all instruements by Dan Haerle
- Basic Jazz Conception for Saxophone Vol. 1 by Lennie Niehaus
- Basic Jazz Conception for Saxophone Vol. 2 by Lennie Niehaus
- Intermediate Jazz Conception for Saxophone by Lennie Niehaus
- Advanced Jazz Conception for Saxophone by Lennie Niehaus
- Berklee Series, The Technique of the Saxophone Vol. 1 Scale Studies by Joseph Viola
- Berklee Series, The Technique of the Saxophone Vol. 2 Chord Studies by Joseph Viola
- Berklee Series, The Technique of the Saxophone Vol. 3 Rhythm Studies by Joseph Viola
- 158 Saxophone Exercises by Sigurd Rascher
- Improvising Rock Sax by Pete Yellin
- Improvising Jazz Sax by Charley Gerard
- Jazz & Rock Saxophone: Sound, Improvising, Solos, Phrasing, Technique, Rhythm by Rainer Muller-Irion
- Boots Randolph’s Rock & Roll Saxophone by Boots Randolph & Mike Shannon
- Jazz Saxophone: An In-Depth Look at the Styles of the Tenor Masters by Dennis Taylor
- Blues Saxophone: An In-Depth Look at the Styles of the Masters by Dennis Taylor
- Amazing Phrasing: 50 Ways to Improve Your Improvisational Skills by Dennis Taylor
- 101 Saxophone Tips: Stuff All The Pros Know And Use by Eric J. Morones
- Berklee Press, Blues Improvisation Complete by Jeff Harrington
- Ultimate Funk Grooves: 92 of the funkiest sax grooves known to mankind by Ben Tompsett
- Ultra Smooth Jazz Grooves by The Super Groovers
- Jimmy Dorsey Saxophone Method: A School of Rhythmic Saxophone Playing Edited by Jay Arnold
Altissimo Studies & Multiphonics
- Beginning Studies in the Altissimo Register by Rosemary Lang
- Ted Nash’s Studies in High Harmonics for Tenor & Alto Saxophone
- Top-Tones for the Saxophone Four-Octave Range by Sigurd M. Rascher
- Saxophone High Tones: A systematic approach to the extension of the range of all the Saxophones by Eugene Rousseau
- Multiphonics for the Saxophone by John Gross
Play Along
- Saxophone Styles: Play along styles of Rock, Salsa, Reggae, Chorinho, Chamane, Funk, Soul, & Gospel by Jorge Polanuer
- Tango Solos for Saxophone: Play Along Tangos, Milongas, and Waltzes by Jorge Polanuer
- Music For Saxophone by Jorge Polanuer
- 14 Blues & Funk Etudes by Bob Mintzer
- Boots Randolph Nashville Classics by Music Minus One
- Boots Randolph When The Spirit Moves You by Music Minus One
- Any of the Jazz Play Along Series Vols. 1- 100+ by Hal Leonard
- Any of the Take The Lead Series by International Music Publications
- Any of the Jamey Aebersold Series Vols. 1-100+
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