Transcription of Chris Potter’s solo on “All The Thing You Are”

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This bootleg recording is of Chris Potter teaching at a clinic. It’s been floating around the internet for a number of years now and is an amazing example of what Chris Potter can do with a jazz standard like “All the Things You Are”. He’s playing it solo! Just him and his tenor Read More…

Rick Margitza Solo-”What is this thing called love?”

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Here is a great solo that I transcribed a couple of years ago.  It’s from Jeff Helmer’s album “Peak Moments”.  The tune is a standard called “What is this thing called love?” and features Rick Margitza on tenor saxophone.   It’s a great tune by Cole Porter that all jazz players should know. It’s a Read More…

Two Chris Potter Transcriptions from “Song for Anyone” CD

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Here are two Chris Potter transcriptions that I received from  Corey Armstrong for tenor sax.  I haven’t had the time to check them out note for note but these are two great solos from the “Song for Anyone” CD and must have taken quite a bit of time to figure out. Corey said I could Read More…

Joshua Redman Transcription “Blues for Pat” Solo

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Joshua Redman is one of my favorite tenor sax players out there. I especially love his early albums “Moodswing” and “Timeless Tales”. Here’s Joshua Redman transcription from the album “Live In San Francisco” with Pat Metheny.  This tune is called “Blues for Pat” and it’s a great solo on a blues form. Redman does a Read More…

Chris Potter: Transcription of Body and Soul

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I received this Bb transcription from Kevin Jones who teaches at the University of South Carolina. This is from a version of Body and Soul that Chris played on for “Legends of Jazz with Ramsey Lewis: Season 1, Vol. 3″. There are some great elements to check out in this solo. I haven’t played through Read More…

Transcriptions of Chris Potter On Rhythm Changes

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Here are two short transcriptions of solos Chris Potter did on a March 8, 2008 masterclass that he did somewhere. The bootleg was floating around the internet (www.dimeadozen.org) and I was lucky enough to grab it. In these two examples Chris is showing the differences in his playing style from when he was younger to Read More…

Free Cannonball Adderley Solos

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I found this site the other day. It has hundreds of Cannonball solos. If you don’t know Cannonball you need to check him out. He’s the man on alto! Whoever made all of these transcriptions………….Thanks You!
http://www.cannonballjazz.com/Cannonball/Cannonball_Solo_Song_List.htm
Free Cannonball Adderley Solosunrated0TranscriptionsFree Cannonball Adderley SolosI found this site the other day. It has hundreds of Cannonball solos. If Read More…