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ii-V of the day: Oscar Peterson – 9.20.10

Tweet Today’s ii-V comes courtesy of Oscar Peterson from his Au Privave solo from his Nigerian Marketplace album, recorded live at the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival. The ii-V starts with a 3-note pickup of a descending A Major triad, the dominant of Dmin7. Once we’re in the Dmin7 measure. We have scalar motion from the [...]

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Transcribed: Wes Montgomery – Au Privave

Tweet Yesterday, I put up my transcription of Cannonball Adderley’s solo on “Au Privave” from Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners. During my practice today, I sat down with the recording and my keyboard and transcribed Wes Montgomery’s guitar solo. There are some nice lines and bebop vocabulary in the solo, but I really like the [...]

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Transcribed: Cannonball Adderley – Au Privave

Tweet Here’s a transcription of Cannonball Adderley’s solo on Charlie Parker’s “Au Privave” from 1960′s Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners. I first heard this on a compilation called Cannonball Adderley: Jazz Profile and have always liked the solo he took on this tune. It’s only three choruses and there are some great lines. This solo, [...]

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