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Wayne wayne/Alex Taylor.. Incredible Scat !! Print E-mail
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Written by minder   
Wednesday, 19 November 2008 03:28
OK... the sax player is wayne wayne, from Paul Laginess's old band 'Air Condo' .. the singer is Alex Taylor and this scat will knock your socks off... cool!! .... nice... GREAT !
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#33 Wayne Wayne 2010-09-14 20:00
Thanks for the nice words, WW
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#32 minder 2010-09-11 21:04
Since we posted this on ArtistLaunch a couple of months after it was posted on youtube (July 2008) the video has had nearly 29,000 views and 31 comments on youtube and over 10,000 views and 40 comments on artistlaunch. It is one of our most referred articles from google searchs. Not bad for a jazz scat.. nice, greatttt!!! :-)
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#31 ArtistLaunch 2010-06-28 18:03
Just to say, be careful when you give out your phone number online folks and we are not responsible for any freak calls or stalkers if you do.. :cry:
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#30 chaline 2010-06-28 07:11
if u wnt me 2 b ur friend txtme or call me this#+966532537158 & i wil give u my roming# im philippine
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#29 chaline 2010-06-28 07:07
its amazing really i love it
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#28 HP 2010-06-15 05:55
Minder:

give me a call at (714) 280-2332 and I'll get you your info re Wayne & Alex.

Take care,
HP
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#27 HP 2010-06-15 05:46
Check out Wayne's "Summer of '42 video: it is absolutely beautiful. That guy needs to get back into the studio and lock in his great talent. Guys out there with projects: give Wayne a call; keep that boy busy playing/recording! we're so lucky to have him with us at A Choired Taste.
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#26 HP 2010-06-05 10:50
Here's the link to check out the "Mighty Waynster" !!!

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#25 HP 2010-06-04 18:09
Wayne Wayne is well and playing with "A Choired Taste" who have just released new video, "The Politician". Check it out!
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#24 japper 2009-08-28 13:25
COmpletely bonkers! defies reason really, the ability to mimick the sax so closely...
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#23 scatter 2009-08-19 15:45
Amazing stuff. Really, gobsmacked. :eek:
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#22 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 13:05
Burt, How the heck are you doin\'. Just played with Rick, Alan, Diane, and Chuck - NYE in the desert. It\'s been a long time, WW
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#21 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 13:04
Alex and I never recorded anything but that one song. I recorded four CD\'s with Chris Ho, (some jazz, some smooth jazz, fusion, funk, and a bunch of stuff in between). Alex has never recorded as far as I know - too bad! Minder, If you would like to get in contact, do so through Paul Laginess, and thanks for the nice words, WW
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#20 minder 2009-02-14 13:03
I\'d like to write a proper article on Alex and Wayne here at ArtistLaunch. If anyone can give me information/websites/music links etc please get in touch with administration via the communication link on the main menu... It would be good to try and collect some resources and possible available recordings and maybe get people talking about putting together a release etc... Thanks.
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#19 Sami Douba 2009-02-14 13:01
And if an album hasn\'t been made, it must be! I would give anything for an album of Alex Taylor\'s! She is SUBLIME!
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#18 Sami Douba 2009-02-14 13:01
Alex Taylor is incredible. Are there any albums that I could buy of hers? She is simply the best scat singer I have ever heard.
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#17 Burt Shur 2009-02-14 12:59
Well, It\'s about time this got put on the internet. Alex you have always been one of my favs to back up. And of course Wayne you and I go back a long way. I still have you on 8 track with Ed and me. Gary my favorite drummer in OC!! I can\'t believe seeing this video. So Coooool!
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#16 Nick A 2009-02-14 12:57
Hi Wayne Wayne, I have the tape signed by you 12-86. It seems to be quite a bit different. Please make your music available.
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#15 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 12:55
Nick, The cassette was taken from the video, I don\'t think it\'s been available for a long time. I should try to put it out myself.
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#14 Nick A 2009-02-14 12:51
Hi Wayne Wayne
Ok, now this makes sense on \" The Summer Knows\" I am not the percussion guy. If anything becomes available please let us know.

-Nick A St Louis
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#13 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 12:50
Nick, Are you Nick, the percussion guy? The cassette was the same as the video, except it included an extra tune: Chick Corea\'s Crystal Silence, (sp). I was very happy with the flute on that, and I\'m not usually thrilled with my playing. The only other difference is: I made them put the first take of \"The Summer Knows\" on the cassette. WW
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#12 Nick A 2009-02-14 12:49
Wayne Wayne, It is great to see you checking in. At one time there were cassette tapes available \"Wayne Wayne and the Lido Jazz all Stars\". Is this available on CD or any media anywhere? \"The Summer Knows\" An excellent performance.
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#11 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 12:46
Minder, I would love to get this out there, but Myles owns the rights, and I have no idea how to reach him. Google shows nothing - he may be dead, or in prison, (just kidding). The video is about an hour long, with bebop, Latin, and fusion tunes. WW
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#10 minder 2009-02-14 12:45
If you can get the music to us we can promote it here for you.. I suggest getting it onto a site like reverbnation & make it available for digital distribution on iTunes.. there is obviously a market out there for it, you just have to put it in the right places.. Nev.
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#9 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 12:34
For the record: PBS didn\'t record this video. A guy named Myles Brashear took the money out of his pocket, maybe $20,000, to record a 60 minute video. He thought jazz was dying and wanted to do something about it. He then offered it to PBS, and they showed it nation - wide. Alex Taylor was a guest on this one song. The rest is the house band playing bop and fusion. My favorite thing on the video is \"Loma\", by guitarist Bob Moore, (another guest). I play flute and piccolo on this samba,and it\'s BURNING! The video was called: Jazz Stars of the Future, and is listed in the Library of Congress Jazz Videos, somewhere. I would provide the URL, but who gives a ----. WW
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#8 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 12:32
Hi Liz, Alex is back in Southern CA, after a long stay in the bay area, but is not singing much, as far as I know. Hope all is well! Take care, WW
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#7 Liz Rogers 2009-02-14 12:30
Wow Wayne Wayne! What an incredible blast from the past to see you and Alex again (even if it was a recording). I\'m glad to hear you are still giging. I miss all my old friends since I moved to the East Coast. I was back to the Quiet woman last month on a quick visit they still have entertainment most nights you should talk to Lynn your talent should not be wasted on casuals! What is Alex up to these days?
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#6 minder 2009-02-14 12:28
Can i just add i\'ve had that scat in my head for two days now and i can\'t get rid of it !! surgery maybe... i\'m off to listen to some hard core/emo/thrash/heavy metal/screamo/grunge/hard rock/speed metal/acid jazz crossover to see if that helps...
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#5 heebeegeebee 2009-02-14 12:27
Please mother, make them stop!

Ha ha.
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#4 wayne wayne 2009-02-14 12:26
Hey Paul, and everyone - thanks for the kind words! Yeah, it took me forever to write out that solo! if I remember correctly, it\'s three different Bird solos I put together. Alex nailed it in 24 hours, I figured it would take six weeks! I\'m still plugging away in Southern California, but it\'s getting harder these days. I\'m mostly doing recording sessions and casuals, not much club work at all. I may have to get a real job one of these days! Wait - Naaaa! Bye the way, YouTube also has the video of \"The Summer of 42\", recorded the same day.
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#3 Paul Laginess 2009-02-14 12:24
I talked to Wayne a couple days ago for about an hour or so and after discussing family and our favorite NBA teams (he was a Pistons fan like me when he was in Detroit but he\'s had his nose up the Lakers butts since he moved in \'80), and the fires raging all around his neighborhood and on and on, he told me about this 20 year old footage that turned up on YouTube of him and Alex blazing away. If you think what you see and hear is amazing get a load of this: Wayne had written out every single note of the solo and he handed the chart to Alex and the next day - THE NEXT DAY! - she walked into the club and performed what that video captured. That blows my mind. What a break that PBS was on hand to record it. I even have to give some props to YouTube for this. I don\'t imagine this would have ever been seen without it. I\'ll see if I can get Wayne to pop on by and say hello.
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#2 minder 2009-02-14 12:23
I\'m still recovering from hearing it... amazing performance.. I swear that whole band have taken huge amounts of cocaine though before the performance.. !! LOL.. (nev)
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#1 Phil Brown 2009-02-14 12:22
oh my gAWD! I HAVE A SMILE ON MY FACE THE SIZE OF UTAH!
so fcuken good....rarely does something kill ya like this.
wayne AND ms alex - god bless charlie parker wherever thou art - ....bad! bad!! bad!!!
i am laughing at how good and REAL this is...doubling the sax lines! who woulda thot......i gotta go and practice a whole bunch more.
simply - enthralling performance! YHVH!!
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