Thanks Andrew.
You nailed the vocal effect that I was trying to achieve. I was trying to use as little reverb as possible to get that up close and personal vibe.
I am a big fan of mandolins listening to the string bands of americana music and John Paul Jones. (appologies to BD Thomas who hates them 😬)
The sax is just a generic Mixcraft (daw) patch. I think the trick is to play patches on keyboards as close as possible the style of the actual instrument.
I think the Ev16th's gives one more flexability just like using 6/8 instead of 3/4.
Thanks for your input and keep up your great creative music which I am enjoying.

Izzy