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The Innovative New Vibrato Polycarbonate Sax

Submitted by rdjere on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 09:56

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Decades ago, Charlie Parker was one of the first jazz artists to play a plastic saxophone, a model made by Grafton. Half of a century later, a company in Thailand has created a modern plastic saxophone.

The Way You Look Tonight (In GNU/Linux)

Submitted by rdjere on Fri, 11/25/2011 - 18:07

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The Way You Look Tonight is a wonderful jazz standard written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern. In this article, I will break down arranging the song in Fedora 16. This is currently a work in progress...

Richie Cole: New York Afternoon

Submitted by rdjere on Tue, 11/08/2011 - 04:50

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In my opinion, this is one of the best saxophone/vocal songs ever written: New York Afternoon, by saxophone virtuoso Richie Cole.

When You Were Dancing (First Revision/Performance)

Submitted by rdjere on Sun, 11/06/2011 - 11:08

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"When You Were Dancing" is a song written, arranged, and performed by Rex Djere. This is an initial recording made on Nov. 6, 2011. Future revisions will be released here and on Youtube.

New York Afternoon

Submitted by rdjere on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 05:17

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New York Afternoon, performed by Rare Silk back in 1983. This performance is one of my favorite's. This song was was written by one of my favorite saxophonists, Mr. Richie Cole.

The Sweet Sounds of the Selmer Reference 54

Submitted by rdjere on Sun, 09/18/2011 - 00:47

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I currently play a Yamaha Custom Alto which is VERY nice. However, today I was looking information on Selmer's Reference 54 horns. I have heard nothing but good things about them, and I may choose one as my next saxophone. Today, I found a great demo video on Youtube of a guy that had a Reference 54 on sale on Ebay a couple of years ago.

Norah Jones: The Greatest Modern Interpreter of Songs

Submitted by rdjere on Fri, 09/16/2011 - 05:09

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In every generation, there are a few talents whose talent is timeless. These are the rare few that will still be listened to a decade from now, a century from now, and a millennium from now. I don't know how many modern artists I would put on this list, but Norah Jones is definitely one of them.

John Coltrane Remembered

Submitted by rdjere on Thu, 09/15/2011 - 01:32

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I have long wished that jazz music enjoyed a greater appreciation in the country of its birth. In my opinion, it is one of the greatest art forms ever created. The cliche has long been that "America's classical music" is only really appreciated overseas. I don't think that this is true. I think that the dearth of high quality pop music over the last decade or so is leading a lot of people to re-investigate jazz music.

Jill Scott's A Long Walk

Submitted by rdjere on Wed, 09/14/2011 - 06:25

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This is a short saxophone performance that I recorded at home about a year ago. The song is "A Long Walk" by the fantastic R&B artist Jill Scott. I recorded it using Audacity on a GNU/Linux desktop system running Fedora.

An Experiment in Modular Writing

Submitted by rdjere on Sat, 09/10/2011 - 05:03

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I am near the end of a very interesting experiment. I have a theory that my writing is really practice for my computer programming. In my experiment, I am testing my hypothesis that it is better to write in small, self-content modules, rather than sitting down and trying to write an article or story all at once. In this article, I will discuss some of my findings.

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