Thanks, your comments are very constructive indeed.
When I recorded the Christmas and Gershwin albums, I deliberately chose keys that would keep me mainly in the lower register, because I've never managed to get a tone I really like on the higher notes. If I could get a sound like Getz, you bet I'd be up there more often. It's a different story when I move away from the "gentle jazz" and play rock stuff, which I do occasionally. But I do enjoy the low-down breathy sound.
Strangely, when I play alto in a big band, I really like the sound I get in the higher register.

By the way, I was playing alto, not tenor, on "White Christmas".

But thanks again for your comments...I'll do some serious work on my tone in the upper regions.
Regards
Mike Laatz
http://www.capetownjazz.com/


Mike Laatz
Cape Town