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Alexander artiest Harry Sokal

Harry Sokal
"After many hard years of looking for a great cutand cane for my tenor and
soprano sax setup, which was frustrating at times because the reeds I tried did
not respond well enough, I finally found them, the great Alexander Superial
,"DC" and Classique reeds!"
Every serious jazz musician knows their own sound and how they want to
develop it. So why are reeds not responding as they used to years ago?
With Alexander Superial, "DC", and "Classique" reeds, I feel at home like in
earlier days because these reeds are made from the best available cane that is
grown in the French Var region, well aged and well selected. The result is a
warm, rich and still powerful tone without being too edgy, responding well from
pianissimo to triple fff and still responding easily without too much resistance.
Congratulations to Tom Alexander, the producer of these fine reeds, who will not
make any compromises in importing cheap cane from other countries in order
to satisfy the market with quantity (because players can not get enough good
reeds out of a box, so they have to buy more). Tom Alexander's reeds will
surprise the market with quality as I and more and more other players are
convinced. All my doubts about the possibility of my mouthpiece being bad or
other weird things have been wiped away with a real good new brand of high
quality reeds like in earlier day. Thank you Tom, these are my new reeds for
tenor and soprano saxophone!
Comments Update, 2008:

A New Star has arrived on the scene!

When Tom Alexander told me about the new Alexander N.Y. Cut for Tenor I first
was skeptical about getting better reeds than Superial or the D.C. Cut.

After finding the right strength for me I became addicted and could not get away
from the new Alexander N.Y. cut. It is unbelievable how good the response is,
how easy they play and yet still maintain their strength and durability!

This new reed has definitely developed my playing to a new level! Almost every
reed is the right one for me - hard to make a selection between different reeds
out of a box because all play great!. All the reeds of a box are so well selected -
same strength - same characteristics: Low End - Top End - Resonance -
Intonation - cane quality ....power....and after breaking in?- I cant find words! -

One of the leading saxophonists on the European Jazz scene today, Harry
Sokal has played with the Friedrich Gulda Band, the Vienna Art Orchestra, and
with Art Farmer for a span of 20 years, as well as with top jazz artists such as
Art Blakey, Dave Holland, Terje Rypdal, Daniel Humair, Michel Portal, Mike
Richmond, Minu Cinelu, Idris Muhammad, Joe Zawinul, Harry Pepl, Jene
Jackson, Andy Mc Kee. He also has performed as a leader with his own groups
"Full Circle, "Return of Depart" and "Roots Ahead".
In 2006 another project of Harry's , with his band Depart released a new CD
entitled RELOADED: More than a Comeback

The headline of one of the ‘Comebacks of the Year’ in the European jazz scene
has already done the rounds. ‘Depart’ is the virtuoso Swiss-Austrian trio
powerhouse that electrified festival- and club-audiences between 1985 and
1994, are once again touring the international circuit.