Is Warren Hill married?

Is Warren Hill married?

Warren and his wife Tamara VanCleef-Hill wrote and produced the song “Shelter from the Storm”.
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Warren Hill (musician)

What Reed does Warren Hill?

It is a Jumbo Java A45 with Java reeds number 3.

What happened Warren Hill?

Hill was put on death row for the murder of a fellow prison inmate, Joseph Handspike. He was originally sentenced to life for murdering his girlfriend Myra Wright in 1985. Hill’s execution appears to be a clear breach of the US constitution.

How tall is Warren Hill?

Warren Hill, Hooke, Dorset

What mouthpiece did Sonny Rollins use?

Rollins has played, at various times, a Selmer Mark VI tenor saxophone and a Buescher Aristocrat. During the 1970s he recorded on soprano saxophone for the album Easy Living. His preferred mouthpieces are made by Otto Link and Berg Larsen. He uses Frederick Hemke medium reeds.

What instrument does Warren Hill play?

Saxophonist Warren Hill was born in Toronto; one of five children, he began playing guitar at the age of eight, and by his teens was fronting a local rock group.

Why is the Selmer Mark VI the best?

Although the Selmer designs had been improving, from the release of the revolutionary Balanced Action model in 1936 through to the Super Action horn, the Selmer Mark VI brought the best combination yet of key work, tone, and intonation.

What kind of mouthpiece did John Coltrane use?

John Coltrane

In his quest for his desired sound, Coltrane apparently had many mouthpieces worked on and altered by Frank Wells, a Chicago-based technician. John Coltrane initially played a Selmer Super Balanced Action tenor, before switching to a Selmer Mark VI, with which he recorded his masterpiece, A Love Supreme.

Which saxophone is hardest to play?

Soprano Saxophone
Soprano Saxophone
The soprano is known as the hardest saxophone to play.

Why are Selmer Mark VI so expensive?

Though the Selmer company is still up and running, the Mark VI hasn’t been made since 1974. And though the number of Mark VIs the company produced during the 20 years it made the horn has kept them in wide circulation, prices have surged, often to more than $10,000.

What mouthpiece did Phil Woods use?

For much of his career Phil Woods played an un-modified New York Meyer 5M given to him by a friend in the 1950’s. The Drake Phil Woods model mouthpiece is an exact reproduction of this treasured piece of history.

What is the easiest sax to play?

alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is easier to play than the soprano saxophone, and so it is a good choice for beginners. A simple comparison of the length of the soprano and alto saxophones shows that they are about the same, 70 centimeters long.

Which saxophone has the best sound?

Alto Sax
The Alto Saxophone is the #1 type in terms of worldwide sales. It has become very popular due to the size and versatility of tone. The Alto is used in all types of musical scenarios, from jazz to classical. It has a higher ‘voice’ compared to the Tenor, but is not as high pitched as the Soprano.

Which saxophone is the rarest?

The Contrabass Saxophone
A rare and expensive instrument, it’s also very difficult to play, though its offers an extremely warm, full sound to the big-breathed master.

What is my Selmer Mark VI worth?

Over the last 20 years, prices for Selmer Mark VI tenor and alto saxophones have climbed to as high as [$16,000 USD].

What mouthpiece did John Coltrane use?

What mouthpiece does Joshua Redman use?

vintage Otto Link hard rubber mouthpieces
What mouthpieces does Joshua use? On both tenor and soprano saxophones Joshua typically uses vintage Otto Link hard rubber mouthpieces, both approximately sizes 7 or 7*.

Are old saxophones worth money?

Gold-plated examples dating from the ’40s are worth $1,000, silver-plated ones about $800, and brass ones around $650, says Dr. Rick and Terry Dean, who buy, sell and appraise old saxophones, flutes, clarinets and related odd or unusual instruments.

How old does a saxophone have to be to be considered vintage?

It is not uncommon to see a saxophone advertised as “vintage” only to find that the instrument is actually less than 30 years old and has no particular historic value. The best way to confirm the date of a saxophone’s manufacture is to cross-reference the serial number imprinted on the sax.

Why are Selmer Mark VI so good?

What mouthpiece did Paul Desmond use?

Desmond played a M.C. Gregory hard rubber mouthpiece.

What is the best saxophone ever made?

Most saxophonists will agree that the Mk. VI is the finest saxophone ever made and there are endless reviews for other instruments that compare it to the Mk. VI. This saxophone is the benchmark for every sax that’s ever come since, it’s simply the best and there’s not much more to say about it.

How much does a Selmer Mark VI cost?

At only $649, you really can’t get a better instrument at this price point. My vision for this saxophone is to change the way we think of an entry level instrument. I want people to be able to buy this horn and not have to think they are going to need a step up instrument a few years later.

What mouthpiece did Charlie Parker use?

Charlie Parker is also known to have played a Brilhart Ebolin, a Runyon Model 22 and, perhaps surprisingly for an alto player of his style, a metal mouthpiece made by Selmer. He used very hard 4 strength reeds, although he may have begun using softer reeds in the 1950s.

What Reeds did Paul Desmond use?

Desmond played a Selmer Super Balanced Action model alto saxophone coupled with an M. C. Gregory model 4A-18M hard rubber mouthpiece, both dating from circa 1951, with a moderately stiff Rico 3 ½ reed.