07/23/2014 (Continuous Resonance Improvisation) Using a harmon mute in the bell)

Neil Welch, Continuous Resonance Project
Date: 07/23/2014
Location: Home studio in Clinton, WA (Whidbey Island)
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Performed acoustically
The image image “Untitled (Divided) I” (2004) accompanying today’s post by Barnaby Furnas.

Notes:

During this improvisation I used a harmon mute inside my bell and played at a very low dynamic level. The use of continuos tonguing with the lower “bell key” fingerings such as Low C, B, and Bb while using the harmon mute is a sound concept I’ve explored a few times in recordings over the past year or so. This is yet another step towards uncovering new mysteries.

-Neil