Tweet This is a perfect example of many players using the same piece of vocabulary in a variety of contexts. It’s almost like a study in musical linguistics.
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By Eddie Rich
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Also tagged Branford Marsalis, Donald Harrison, Eric Alexander, Firebird, jazz vocabulary, John Coltrane, Michael Brecker, Rick Margitza, Stravinsky, The Lick
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TweetDexter from a 1964 Belgian TV show.
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Tweet Today’s ii-V comes from Billie’s Bounce from Dexter Gordon’s album Billie’s Bounce. It was recorded live in 1964 at Montmartre in Copenhagen. There is a series of recordings called Dexter in Radioland. Billie’s Bounce is the 7th and final recording in that series. This particular track clocks in at just over 17 minutes, so [...]
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Tweet I transcribed this several months ago, but thought I would share it here. The solo comes from Herbie Hancock’s Takin’ Off album. Dexter plays 4 choruses and most of the material can be traced to the major and minor blues scales. There aren’t a ton of notes in the solo, but Dexter delivers great [...]
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