Here are Rhythm Changes licks – patterns in all keys used in jazz improvisations. Practice those lines slowly with clear and exact articulation and gradually add some speed. Also check out these lines (Charlie Parker, Minor 7th and II-V-I Patterns). Continue reading
Joshua Redman tenor saxophone solo transcription on Blues on Sunday (Joshua Redman) from Joshua Redman (Warner Bros. 1993) album. This is not a complete solo, only three and a half choruses of eflat blues. Continue reading
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Freddie Hubbard trumpet solo and Hubert Laws flute solo transcriptions on Killer Joe (Benny Golson) from Quincy Jones – Walkin’ in Space (Polygram) album. The transcriptions are available at transcriptions page.
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Ernie Watts tenor saxophone solo transcription on Always Say Goodbye (Charlie Haden) from Charlie Haden Quartet West – Always Say Goodbye (Gitanes), Jimmy Mosher alto saxophone solo transcription on Keep The Customer Satisfied (Simon & Garfunkel) from Keep The Customer Satisfied – Buddy Rich Big Band (Liberty/Pacific Jazz) and Joshua Redman tenor saxophone transcription solo on Killer Joe (Benny Golson) from Quincy Jones – Q’s Jook Joint (Qwest). Continue reading
Maceo Parker alto saxophone solo transcriptions on Soul Power (James Brown, Maceo Parker, Bootsy Collins) – Life on Planet Groove album and Sing a Simple Song (Sly Stone) – Funk Overload album are available at transcriptions page. Continue reading
Sonny Rollins tenor saxophone solo transcription on Airegin (Sonny Rollins) from Miles Davis – Bags’ Groove (Prestige 7109) album. The eflat, bflat and concert versions of the transcription are available at transcriptions page. Continue reading
King Curtis (Butera, Duncan) tenor saxophone solo transcription on Respect (Aretha Franklin) from I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, Sam Butera tenor saxophone solo transcription on Buona Sera (Louis Prima) on Louis Prima – The Wildest! and Malcolm “Molly” Duncan tenor saxophone solo transcription on Pick Up The Pieces from Average White Band – AWB. Continue reading
A few voicings examples from repertoire of Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet, Supersax ensemble and four part harmony – Glenn Miller – In the Mood.
John Coltrane tenor saxophone solo transcriptions on Stella by Starlight (Victor Young) from Miles Davis – 1958 Miles, Flamenco Sketches (Miles Davis / Bill Evans) from Miles Davis – Kind Of Blue and Take the Coltrane (Duke Ellington) from Duke Ellington & John Coltrane. Continue reading