Ridiculous!

I don't know how much time you put in on your 3rd grade recorder skills in music class.  It's safe to say however that it is not as much time as this guy.  In addition to having a cool name (Benoit Suave), Mr. Sauve has mastered transcription at a level I don't think I've ever seen before.  Transcribing a solo is a great way to get inside the head of a master improviser, and it helps all aspects of your playing in the process.  Here is a great way to get started with your first transcription.  Step one - find a solo you like.  Step 2 - set yourself up really close to the rewind button (dating myself, but you get the idea).  Step three - play along until you have it down.  Step 4 - Put it down on paper.  I found that last step to be the hardest one as a beginner.  Keep at it, it will get easier with time.  Miles Davis's "So What" solo is a great place to start if you are looking for inspiration.

Don't start with this solo.  It's another solo over "Skunk Funk" from Michael Brecker.  This one won a Grammy Award for best improvised solo in 2007.  It's also amazing.   Michael Brecker is a hugely influential jazz musician, and really took the whole post-Coltrane sound in a different direction.