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Featured on “Outlier” from Snarky Puppy’s album We Like It Here

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Watch my headphones fall off 3/4 of the way through my solo.

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BONUS UPDATE… It was pretty damn cool to see David Crosby enjoying this music:

and one more Snarky Puppy …please let yourself go on the sax players ride on Outlier….so totally killer deep…this is their lives

— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) September 27, 2014

@Bob_Reynolds holy shit …that's you ….um ..er..thank you for elevating me repeatedly…and ..well ..making me happy and proud of musicians

— David Crosby (@thedavidcrosby) September 30, 2014

About Bob Reynolds

Bob Reynolds is a jazz tenor saxophonist and Grammy Award-winning member of the instrumental supergroup Snarky Puppy. He's toured and recorded with John Mayer and released 9 albums as a solo artist. Bob teaches jazz improvisation and saxophone lessons through his virtual studio and an annual retreat for saxophonists he co-founded.

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  1. Mike says

    March 19, 2014 at 11:58 am

    Killer solo!! I like the interaction between you and the drummer! Awesome tune (15/4!?! 🙂 ! Do you play on the whole album, “We Like It Here”? I hope you keep jammin’ with Snarky Puppy! Greetings from Minnesota!

    • Bob Reynolds says

      March 19, 2014 at 12:12 pm

      Thanks, Mike. Yes, I’m on the whole album.

  2. Joe Lavenia says

    March 19, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    You were all over it on that solo, even w/o the headphones. Thx

  3. Alex says

    March 19, 2014 at 5:28 pm

    What scales are you using there? It has a very outside sound…

    • Bob Reynolds says

      March 19, 2014 at 9:13 pm

      I’m using mostly the green scales, with an occasional sprinkling of red and blue. 😉

      • LaRon says

        March 20, 2014 at 7:59 pm

        Funny!

  4. DJ Johnny Medley says

    March 19, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    Amazing solo! You nail everything that comes your way.

  5. Mark Henderson says

    March 20, 2014 at 11:07 am

    I thought I heard the mauve scale in there too….. Or maybe I’m color deaf!

  6. Kelly says

    March 21, 2014 at 11:17 am

    Everyone knows you can’t use blue scales with red headphones Bob 😉 Too explosive. No wonder the head phones flew off.
    Going to use this in my classroom sometime to talk about improv in contemporary music. Great stuff!

    • Bob Reynolds says

      March 21, 2014 at 4:58 pm

      That’s it! That was my error…I tried the blue scale! 😉

      • Pajama Jama says

        June 5, 2014 at 1:21 am

        Speaking of Red Headphones, what are they? I’m looking for some really nice studio ones for myself.

        • Bob Reynolds says

          June 5, 2014 at 4:59 pm

          They’re made by Audio-Technica. They donated them to SP for the session. And we got to keep ’em! They’re nice enough. Perhaps bass-heavy (trying to compete w/Beats, I suppose). I still like my Sony MDR-7506s.

  7. Ted Smith says

    March 22, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    Wow!. You made my day! Couldn’t keep from smiling as I listened to your stunning solo.
    Ted

    • Bob Reynolds says

      March 24, 2014 at 1:25 pm

      And now I’m smiling knowing this made you smile. 🙂

  8. Steve Kortyka says

    March 24, 2014 at 10:47 am

    This entire track is sooo killin. I would like to transcribe your solo but I’m having a hard time deciding how to break up the 15. Ideally I would like to write it the way you were thinking of it. 2 ways are possible- either 7 + 8 or 6 + 4 + 5…. Or maybe I am just thinking too much? You never cease to amaze with your ability to be lyrical in odd time signatures. Thanks for the music!

    • Bob Reynolds says

      March 24, 2014 at 1:24 pm

      It’s actually much simpler: it’s a 5-bar phrase in 3/4. The key is noticing how the bass part outlines the 1-5-1 of each chord in a couple ways.

      • Steve Kortyka says

        March 24, 2014 at 1:51 pm

        Nice. I was planning on putting the bass part on there as well to show how well what your playing compliments the rhythm of the bass line. 3/4 it is- Thanks man!

  9. Sakisizwe Mase says

    November 7, 2014 at 5:00 am

    This song is such a Trip!

  10. Brian Golden says

    September 7, 2015 at 1:07 pm

    Wow Such an extroidanary solo Bob i have listened to this song so many times! I have an important question, I know allot of people transcribe solos and i have seen from the research that i have attempted that they have some of your solos transcribed so i was wondering if your solo from this one was transcribed as well and if it is could you inform me on how to get it i would love to learn it. I have been learning a lot of trancripted solos from books like Charlie Parkers Omni Books and i would love for this solo to be one of my items that I can practice.

  11. Ken H Stevens says

    January 24, 2017 at 2:36 pm

    I have a question about the horn line at 2:18. It *strongly* reminds me of a horn line I’ve heard in another piece of music but I’m wracking my brains trying to find it. Maybe a David Bowie tune? Is it just a coincidence, or was this line riffing on a well known horn line from another piece.

    • Bob Reynolds says

      January 25, 2017 at 1:40 pm

      Hmm. Just relistened. Not sure. If you find out let me know.

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