Rico Royal reeds in strength 2.5 combine the features of the conventional Rico cut with a more inviolable spine and a “French file,” permitting for more resonance and harmonics in the sound.
Rico Royal reeds have a more established French filed cut for increased response, exceptionally in the low register, adding clarity to the tone and making soft attacks easier. Available for the full range of saxophone and clarinet voices and conveniently packaged in boxes of ten reeds.
From modest beginnings, Rico has grown to become a leader in single-reed manufacturing. Since the acquisition of Rico by D’Addario & Co., Rico has further strengthened it is position as the leader in woodwind reeds and accessories. At it is San Fernando Valley facility, Rico has a state-of-the-art reed exploration center, which employs the collaboration of agronomists, scientists, and musicians to develop top-quality reeds, including Rico Reserve premium reeds for clarinet and saxophone. Rico reeds are designed to gain all levels of musicians, from the beginner to the seasoned professional. Many of the world’s finest clarinetists and saxophonists use Rico brand reeds, such as Mark Nuccio, Jerry Bergonzi, Chris Potter, Benny Golson, Ernie Watts, Bob Sheppard, Henri Bok, Richie Hawley, Eric Alexander, and a lot of more.
Street Alto Saxophone
Rico Royal reeds have a more conventional French filed cut for increased response, exceptionally in the low register, adding clarity to the tone and making soft attacks easier. Available for the full range of saxophone and clarinet voices and conveniently packaged in boxes of ten reeds and now 3-packs. French filed for flexibleness and fast response Available for clarinets and saxophones Works well for classical and jazz apps Premium cane for consistent response
At it is San Fernando Valley facility, Rico has a state-of-the-art reed exploration center, and employs the collaboration of agronomists, scientists, and musicians to manufacture top-quality reeds that include Rico Reserve premium reeds for clarinet and saxophone. Rico reeds are designed to gain all levels of musicians from the beginner to the seasoned professional. Many of the world’s finest clarinetists and saxophonists use Rico brand reeds, such as Anthony McGill, Mark Nuccio, Jessica Phillips, Jerry Bergonzi, Chris Potter, Benny Golson, Ernie Watts, Bob Sheppard, Walter Boeykens, Seiji Yokokawa, Philippe Geiss, Diastema Saxophone Quartet, and a great deal of more. For more information, visit RicoReeds.com
Going To Kansas City
Charlie Parker was arguably the most influential saxophone player in jazz history. He was born on August 29, 1920 and was fortunate sufficient to be raised in Kansas City at a time when the music scene was in full stride. He took up alto saxophone at age 11 and was soon sneaking out of his house at night and into the nightclubs and theaters to watch and learn from the jazz greats of the time. Parker claimed to have learn a lot with regards to playing saxophone by looking at the fingers of the great Lester Young move up and down on his saxophone keys.
Yardbird
The older jazz musicians would hang out in the alleys for the duration of breaks and soon took a liking to this young kid. They helped sneak him into the clubs. Because of his fondness for eating chicken they gave him the nickname Yardbird. This was later shortened to the name he was known the world over for, Bird. As a teenager Parker became a severe musician who practiced 12 to 15 hours per day. He was soon playing in local bands and joined Jay McShann’s territory band 1938. This band embodied the Kansas City jump blues style and toured the southwest as well as Chicago and New York.
52 nd Street
Bird moved to New York City in 1939 to further pursue his music career. He soon joined the big band of Earl ‘Fatha” Hines and met Dizzy Gillespie. Bird, Gillespie, and other musicians such as Theolonius Monk, Kenny Clarke, Bud Powell and Charlie Christian were bored and fed up with the huge bands who employed them and started out hanging out at after hours jam sessions on 52nd Street in Harlem. These musicians soon invented a new style of jazz called Bebop. This new music was marked by fast tempos, now and again intricate harmonic structure and the instrumental virtuosity of it is players.
Now’s The Time
By the mid 1940′s Bird was leading his own groups and headlining recording sessions. During this amount of time he recorded such Now’s The Time, Yardbird Suite, Anthropology and Confirmation. Parker continued to record and carry out thru the early 50′s even carrying out or participate in his interest in combining jazz and classical music by recording an album with strings, Bird With Strings, in 1949.
The Baroness
Haunted by a lifelong addiction to heroin and alcohol Charlie Parker passed away at The Stanhope Hotel in New York City on March 12, 1955. At the time he was staying in the suite of his friend and patron Nica de Koenigswarter who was known as the ‘Baroness of Bebop” for hosting jazz jam sessions in her hotel suite.
Bird Lives
Charlie Parkers affect on innovative jazz can not be overestimated. Countless prominent jazz musicians followed in his footsteps and pointed to bird as one of their main influences. In jazz studies programs at colleges and universities throughout the globe his music is the standard to which all else is measured.
Bird Lives!
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7 of 7 persons found the following review helpful.
 Great reeds with a caveat
By Fortuna1
I love Rico Royals for the quality of sound and playability.
you always take a probability buying a box rather of picking them out on an individual basis at a store. Some are miscut and require some work.
2 of 2 humans found the following review helpful.
 Great reeds, quick service.
By Rebecca Schwartz
Bought these for my son who wanted to undertake a thicker reed. He loves them!
1 of 1 persons found the following review helpful.
Much better
By Todd Janese Jr.
My 10 year old son plays the sax and I no not one thing with regards to them. This is his introductory year and the music store stared him with #2.5′s and did not tell us or suggest to us to change his reed often. But I did a heap of reading and found that you ought to modify them many times and that they don’t cost much at all so it is cheap enuff to do so. And I red that a #2 reed is better for a beginner. The lower the number, the easier, the higher the number, the more modern you must be and the higher numbers sound better, but are harder to play.
My son does like the #2 reeds better than #2.5’5 and in his opinion and mine, he sounds much better and in return has more selfconfidence in himself now and is advancing much fast. So in my sentiment there are cheap enuff to change to a new reed regularly and the lower the number the having little impact for the beginner!! My son gives them to thumbs up. I will buy the 10 pack for now on being that if they are a better price per reed. I purchased the 3 pack to make sure he did like them and that they helped him improve, they did!
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