Saxophonist Danny Lerman from the Great Midwest just dropped by and handed off his new album, Meowbaby, being distributed on EMI. He’s going to be headlining at the Hilton tonight at 6:10, so NAMMers, stop by. He’ll be with Tal Bergman on drums (formerly with Billy Idol), Fred Kron on keys, Ron DeJesus on the geetar, and Les King on bass. But first, let’s ask him what makes his sax wail different…Danny?

“South Bend soul. And longing to see my girlfriend in Israel next week…”

Tell me how the record came together…

“We recorded at No Favors Studio in Studio City, Tal Bergman’s place. Tal also produced it. We used a U47 on alto and for soprano we used a U47 and a KM…the old tube one. I put an AKG 414 on the bell for the soprano, with a C12VR up above. Vandoren reeds and Selmer saxophones. For soprano, I go for a pretty, but larger than life sound with some bite. That’s why we mixed the presence of the bell with the fullness of the stack. On alto, I like a big fat listen-to-me kind of sound. So I temper that with a tube mic to get that “aaaaaaaah.”

And where can we find the record?

It’s going to be released February 26 at your favorite music retailer! Stop by www.dannylerman.com to preview it