What makes this Sax solo great? Englishman In New York (Part I)

Branford Marsalis played all EPIC lines throughout Sting's hit "Englishman In New York" on soprano saxophone. It's completely improvised, it's GENIUS! We will take a deep look into why everything sounds so great as it does. This analysis will be divided in two parts, this is part I with the intro, verses and refrain, and the bridge leading up tot the soprano sax solo on a swing part. You can get the sheet music here: The second part, discussing the Jazz solo, ending lines and the last rubato outro can be found here: Table of Content: 0:00 Boring Introduction 1:55 Intro breakdown 6:53 Verse 1 10:19 Refrain 1 11:43 Verse 2 14:17 Refrain 2 (creating extra rhythm) 17:17 The Bridge (harmony breakdown) 18:54 The Bridge (Branford’s lines) If you'd like to Support us: Or on Patreon (and get many extra's):