The great Ivan Renta playing on his 10MFAN ROBUSTO tenor sax mouthpiece. Huge, vibrant sound from the master!
This video was just released so I wanted you all to hear it.
Enjoy!!
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Doug Lawrence on his 10MFAN Robusto + The Classic
Absolutely one of the coolest guys out there! A phenomenal musician and no one has more great jazz stories to share. Doug is the lead tenor man for the Count Basie Orchestra and his sound is heavenly. Doug and I hit it off right away, as we both share the same great love for Jug and Dex. Doug plays on his Tenor Madness tenor saxophone, and if you haven’t checked out Randy Jones and the fantastic work they do there at Tenor Madness with providing musicians with world class instruments, overhauls, etc…you need to check them out. Here are a couple of clips of Doug on his 10MFAN Robusto and The Classic tenor saxophone mouthpieces. I hope you enjoy. If you don’t, you need to make an appointment with an ear doctor.
THE ROBUSTO :
THE CLASSIC:
Ray Gelato RIPPING IT on his Robusto -“Handclappin'”
Class, energy, rhythm, soul, and oh….. THAT SOUND!!!!!
One of the classiest gentlemen on the planet. Kind hearted and a powerhouse player who can also melt you with his gentle ballad work. Great singer, songwriter, bandleader, soloist…man, the list goes on and on! Give him a robusto cigar and his Robusto saxophone mouthpiece, and just sit back and enjoy. One of the giants carrying on that killer tone and style from yesteryear when sound, content, and energy meant more than anything. No one swings their *** off like Mr G! Louis and Sammy are smiling down on Ray for sure.
So honored that my brother Ray is enjoying my 10MFAN saxophone mouthpieces so much.
The Robusto and 1930’s Conn 10M – Dave O’Higgins
I have played my Robusto on every type of saxophone I can find, and it always sounds wonderful, no matter the set up. Being a Conn 10m fan, I absolutely love the combination of those horns with my tenor saxophone mouthpieces . I love a lot of the vintage saxophones and the Conns are my favorites. Love the 10m’s, the Chu’s, and the 30m’s. I also have some great vintage Selmer’s here too, that I enjoy immensely.
Dave O’Higgins is one of my absolute favorite players. He is over in the U.K., and is well-loved everywhere he travels. I am forever humbled that he put out a CD on his Robusto. His sound, ideas, and playing always make me smile.
Here’s are 3 wonderful clips of Dave in his studio on his Conn 10M and hard rubber Robusto saxophone mouthpiece. Fantastic player and person. Look him up and enjoy his music.
Thank you Dave, for all your great support.
Enjoy the clips below.
Here is Dave playing the classic “Aquarela do Brasil”. (“Brazil”, as many of us refer to it).
Here is Dave and the band swinging on the old standard, “Close your eyes”
Dave is playing that classic ballad that Dexter made famous on his Conn 10m: “I guess I’ll hang my tears out to dry”.
Some Mobley on the Merlot tenor mouthpiece
Here is my friend Ian Tordella showing how wonderful he sounds on the Merlot hard rubber tenor saxophone mouthpiece. He is playing the Mobley penned gem, “Soul Station”. That album to me is glorious on so many accounts. If you haven’t checked it out yet, treat yourself to some jazz magic! The Merlot mouthpiece model has a big, warm, and open sound top to bottom. It also has a nice spread so you can hear it ear to ear when playing. It has loads of volume available when you need it, and excellent altissimo for a low baffle mouthpiece design. These attributes were important for me when designing this model. In fact, with all of my models, I wrote out a list of descriptions first, and then prototyped for a long time to make mouthpieces that matched what I had envisioned and wrote down on paper. Ian is playing in a beautiful duo setting here—–Enjoy!!!
