Category Archive Transcriptions

Transcribed: There Will Never Be Another You – Woody Shaw October 4, 2012

Tweet     One of the first transcriptions I posted on this site was Kenny Garrett’s solo on There Will Never Be Another You. It comes from Woody Shaw’s “Solid” album. I’ve always liked this record since I bought it, but I had never learned any of Woody Shaw’s solos until now. It’s cool to [...]

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Transcribed: Widow’s Walk – Rick Margitza January 15, 2012

Tweet     This solo has all of the things that I like about Rick Margitza. There’s a lot of great melodic inside playing, material built off of upper structure triads, and a strong display of fluency in the altissimo register. I actually learned this solo 6 months ago, maybe longer, but I just got [...]

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ii-V of the day: Chris Potter – 4.27.11 April 27, 2011

Tweet It’s been a lot of days since the last ii-V, but I came across a good one in an old transcription I did several years ago. This ii-V was played by Chris Potter on Easy to Love from his 1995 album, Pure. I like this one because it’s mostly diatonic except for that little [...]

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Transcribed: Rick Margitza – Change Up Melody March 8, 2011

Tweet This melody blew me away the first time I heard and every time after that. I finally decided to sit down and work it out. On the recording, the Tenor 1 part is played the first time through. This is followed by 4 measures and then the melody is stated a second time with [...]

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Transcribed: Charlie Parker – Score of 4 Relaxin’ At Camarillo Solos January 28, 2011

Tweet I’ve taken all of the solos I transcribed on Relaxin’ At Camarillo and put them in a score. The take is listed at the beginning of each stave. It’s pretty cool to look at these solos stacked up like this. There are a few instances where Charlie Parker played exactly the same line in [...]

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Transcribed: Charlie Parker – Relaxin’ At Camarillo (Take C) January 28, 2011

Tweet From the four takes that we have of Relaxin’ At Camarillo, Take C is the one that was chosen for release. This was actually the first of these solos I transcribed. The difference between this and the others was that I learned this one by ear and committed it to memory before writing it [...]

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Transcribed: Charlie Parker – Relaxin’ At Camarillo (Take E) January 27, 2011

Tweet Here is another take from “The Complete Dial Sessions.” After putting this 3rd take down on paper, I’m beginning to see some patterns emerge throughout. I’ll share some of those in a later post. Amazon.com Widgets

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Transcribed: Charlie Parker – Relaxin’ At Camarillo (Take D) January 27, 2011

Tweet Here is the next take of Relaxin’ At Camarillo. If you look at the 8th and 9th bars of each chorus, you’ll see that they’re almost exactly the same. Also, check out the 4th bar of the second chorus. To my ears, it sounds like a mistake and the last two notes are articulated [...]

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Transcribed: Charlie Parker – Relaxin’ At Camarillo (Take A) January 25, 2011

Tweet I’m spending a lot of time with Charlie Parker right now and thought I’d share a little bit of my work. This solo can be found on “The Complete Dial Sessions” by Charlie Parker. It’s a 4-disc set and has multiple takes of several tunes. It’s neat to listen and hear the differences and [...]

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2011: Year of the Ear January 1, 2011

Happy New Year! The new year is a cue for change and new beginnings. A lot of people set resolutions and I will be one of those people this year. I have been reading and thinking a lot about music lately, particularly the mind/instrument relationship, and one of the conclusions I’ve reached is that your mind is your instrument. And while we practice to gain technique on our instrument(s), we become better musicians by training our minds.

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