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Saxophone
A reed instrument that sounds like someone talking.
1 · Hear it
Listen twice: once alone, once with the band. The second one is how you'll actually hear it in songs.
2 · What it actually is
A brass body with a single vibrating reed in the mouthpiece.
Its job
Plays expressive solos and greasy melodic lines.
Listen for
Breath noise around a rich, slightly honking tone.
You've heard it in: Jazz, 80s pop solos, soul records.
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