Chances are, if you're matchless of those chin music aficionados who likes to imagine playing the relevance sax, you're dreaming that you sound like Scott Hamilton.
When Scott renounced his hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, and arrived in the bop scheme of bounteous York in 1976, he came fully armed with a classic 30's-40's tenor efficacious that belied his youth [born September 12, 1954] besides bespoke his childhood [self-taught by listening to his father's guide collection]. His "throwback" style caught attention also generated controversy, years before the revivalism of Wynton Marsalis further divers Young Lions also caught attention and generated controversy.
Since then, as Scott has exhausted he has gained excessively greater dexterity and sense of self within his circumstance. His soloing has become like more personalized and assured, and his tone has richened into what is stereotyped The deliver Mainstream Tenor Sound: the man is a joy and a wonder to hear!
So this page is a humble but heartfelt subsidy to the humongous Scott. Long may you swing, dude!
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