The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. Instead its a song with the same name or alternatively loose walk by either clifford brown or. I offer a transcription ondemand service for all types and formats of music including solos, lead sheets, and score reductions. The title track is a funky medium blues, while clifford browns the blues walk is a punchy uptempo blues with everyone getting in on the action. Blues for onebranford marsalis transcription confirmation dexter gordon s transcription. Get a low price and free shipping on thousands of items. David sanborn playalong cd and book japan solo bari sax with wind band accompanimet. It would have been a better album without having two uptempo blues in sequence. Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from. Check out the blues walk loose walk by dexter gordon on amazon music. The blues walk loose walk by dexter gordon on amazon.
Carles margarit confirmationdexter gordons transcription. Heres a great video documentary on the life and playing of the great tenor saxophone player dexter gordon. This solo is from a youtube video of a concert dexter gordon played in belgium in 1964 and is a great example of dexter s phenomenal playing. I got a musical inte grity from him that has been invaluable to me. But seriously this transcription took forever to learn so im preserving it forever in video form. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because. There are tons of books that feature transcribed solos, but why should. Blues walk featured here on this montmartre album is not a composition by lou donaldson, even though its credited to him as donaldson. The complete prestige recordings by dexter gordon on. Its almost all dexter and hes warm and reflective, but never mushy or sentimental. Dexter gordons solo on ill remember april tenor saxophone from biting the apple transcribed by dustin mollick on august 8th, 2009 5 9 17 21 25 29 33 v. Jazz trumpet transcriptions, jazz, how to play jazz, how to improvise, how to swing, jazz licks, bebop solo transripyions. Transcribed by carles margarit if youd like to support me you. Ive read through all of my old transcriptions and made my own corrections.
This site showcases about 20 official transcriptions of dexter gordon s solos. Bill harris tb, dexter gordon, herbie steward ts, rhythm section possibly as above. The life and legacy of dexter gordon a mustread for jazz fans. This led to dexter s first recording, with the hampton band, on december 21, 1941. I have dexs solo from ill remember april from this album memorized. This first transcription is only joshuas first four choruses. Bb instruments dexter gordon solo driftin f7 a7b b.
Ill post a listen only link next to the transcription link. Dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g. Stable mable you can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbeb. Nam sodales mi vitae dolor ullamcorper et vulputate enim accumsan. Ultimate software foldersheet musicsaxtranscriptions. We walked around the city all day seeing the sights. Dexs blue bossa solo this is my second favorite dex album, behind our man in paris. Days of wine and roses dexter gordon transcription finally the fruits of my jazz school labour, available for all to see. Carles margarit blue bossadexter gordons transcription. Scrolling video of my transcription of dexter gordon s red cross solo. Ive used this software for years and have always been happy with it.
Dexter gordon solo transcriptions browse by all dexsolospdfs sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new. Clifford brown and harold land, the blues walk so killing, man. Order now 20182019 book event schedule the dexter gordon. A nightingale sang in berkley square, blues walk, and another blues, gotham city. After tyners solo we approach even closer to jazz transcendence. He plays a lot of eighth note lines, and they tend to be reasonably accessible. Slow blues is just that, with coltrane deftly and movingly reinventing the. While attending duke university, my teacher paul jeffrey encouraged me to transcribe numerous solos, document them in musical notation software, learn them, memorize them, and eventually play them realtime from. Sonny stitt blues walk 1 chorus all 12 keys sonny stitt blues walk chorus transcription in all 12 keys the following transcriptions were done by daniel matthews 408 8061694. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Blue dex, dexter gordon plays the blues if youd like to support me you ca.
Instead its a song with the same name or alternatively loose walk by either clifford brown or sonny stitt sources may vary. Great easy blues solo for beginners dexter gordon the. Its hard to notate dexter s time feel without making the transcription too hard to read. Handy 1957 the blues walk clifford brown from more study in brown 1953 joy spring clifford brown from max roach clifford brown quintet 1953 ill remember april clifford brown from basin street 1954.
Art pepper, red pepper blues, art pepper meets the rhythm section, alto, charles. Jazztimes written by maxine gordon, sophisticated giant a biography presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist dexter gordon 19231990, one of the major innovators of modern jazz. Drum solo transcriptions learning the solos of great drummers notefornote is a great way of expanding vocabulary, skill, technique, and attunement with your drumming heroes. A classic of saxophone, a solo full of energy and supereffective licks. Dexter gordon plays the blues dexter gordon on allmusic 1996 this single cd anthology is chockfull of the. Loose walkthe blues walk live in holland 1964sonny stitt. Ive watched it a number of times and absolutely love it. Solo transcriptions and bebop scales how to understand, practice and use by scott black. Dexter gordon s solo on ill remember april tenor saxophone from biting the apple transcribed by dustin mollick on august 8th, 2009 5 9 17 21 25 29 33 v. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. M a quite sensational recent discovery, which i almost missed.
Dexter gordon walk the blues 2017, clear, 180 gram. By sam sadigursky best saxophone tips and techniques ear training. Solo transcriptions this page lists 1043 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Comsibelius filesdexter gordonwhere are youtenor sax.
Check out the blues blues walk that starts playing around 1. Lou donaldson solo on turtle walk from the cd hot dog. Thats why today im sharing with you 4 dexter gordon licks over the jazz standard lady bird. Dexter gordon solo transcriptions browse by all dexsolospdfs sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price. Jazz trumpet transcriptions, jazz, how to play jazz. Carles margarit blues walkdexter gordons transcription.
Im planning on completing most if not all of the rest of this video over a series of 45 parts since it is quite lengthy. This page lists 228 piano solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Dexter gordon walk the blues record store day colored. Clifford browns trumpet solo from both the master and alternate takes are available in bflat and c editions. Im sure many who have downloaded these transcription have made their own corrections but if you havent you can find a better copy here.
Scrapple from the applesonny stitts transcription 3. Dexter gordon tenor saxophone tommy flanaganpiano larry ridleybass alan dawsondrums. Dexter gordons ultimate body and soul cynthia folioa, alexander brinkmana soon after returning to the united states from europe in 1976, dexter gordon formed a band with george cables piano, rufus reid bass, and eddie gladden drums. Dedicated to the study of improvisational music through transcription and analysis. Ive always loved this solo and when i had to pick a tune to memorize and perform in my improvisation class back in 2006, i jumped on the opportunity to learn this one. You can also send a high quality scan of the file and ill convert it to pdf.
Loose walk blues walk live in holland 1964sonny stitt. Sometimes only 1 note needed to be changed other solos needed a little more work. For the first time in his career, he was leading his own band, which stayed. Loose walkblues walk live in holland 1964sonny stitt. Morbi orci magna, tincidunt vitae molestie nec, molestie at mi. Dexter gordons solo on ill remember april tenor saxophone. Days of wine and roses dexter gordon transcription renee. Fred hess fred sells collections of lester young and coleman hawkinss solos. Miniver, a gordon original, is a most attractive tune, the kind of song you end up whistling long after hearing it. Dexter gordon was an important early influence on john coltrane. Dec 16, 2016 but when it comes to learning jazz language, dexter is an excellent choice because i find that he plays in a relatively straightforward manner. In his last year of high school, he received a call from alto saxophonist marshall royal asking him to join the lionel hampton big band. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. This page lists 890 trumpet solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet unless otherwise noted,all transcriptions are in bb key.
We also keep an inventory of transcribed jazz solos and lead sheets which is. They walk around the neighborhood every morning for exercise. Adobe flash player version 9 or above is required to play this audio clip. Typically thats in places where dexter lays way back. Here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. In these first 3 lessons, i start to walk you through a transcription i made of a great 9 chorus dexter solo over the tadd dameron standard lady bird. Nulla nulla lorem, suscipit in posuere in, interdum non magna. Nov 20, 2011 dedicated to the study of improvisational music through transcription and analysis. Oct 25, 2014 dexter s solo on days of wine and roses. Sonny stitt blues walk 1 chorus all 12 keys sonny stitt blues walk chorus transcription in all 12 keys the following transcriptions were done by daniel matthews 408 8061694 click here for harry sweets edisons solo on edisons lights ceora lee morgans improvised solo on ceora. The list also includes solos for flute, clarinet and ewi. Check out the complete prestige recordings by dexter gordon on amazon music. I love dexter gordon s playing and this album is a good one.
Blues walkdexter gordons transcription donna leebob. In other cases, hes ghosting or bending a note so the pitches can be a best guess at what dexter was aiming for. This was one of the first transcriptions maybe the first i posted on my website and the first transcription i did. Blue bossa easy solo example 1 for alto sax youtube. Dexter gordon s solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g. Dexter has this uber hip, uber cool way of playing that is so attractive to me. Loose walk the blues walk live in holland 1964sonny stitt. Dexter is still heavily in the prezgroove, nevertheless he is quite identifiable. Oct 30, 2012 scrolling video of my transcription of dexter gordons red cross solo.
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