I have another amazing treat for all of you! A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a new sax player on Facebook who was posting killer transcriptions on Youtube. His name is Dimitii Sergheev from Moldova. Dimitrii caught my attention because we seem to have the exact same tastes in great tenor sax solos that Read More…
Bob Mintzer Beautiful Everything Happens To Me Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
June 8, 2020 by 6 Comments
Michael Brecker New York Minute Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
June 3, 2020 by 1 Comment
I have a treat for all of you! A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a new sax player on Facebook who was posting killer transcriptions on Youtube. His name is Dimitii Sergheev from Moldova. Dimitrii caught my attention because we seem to have the exact same tastes in great tenor sax solos that need Read More…
Max Ionata Ridiculously Great Parole Parole Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
May 28, 2020 by 2 Comments
I have another treat for all of you! A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a new sax player on Facebook who was posting killer transcriptions on Youtube. His name is Dimitii Sergheev from Moldova. Dimitrii caught my attention because we seem to have the exact same tastes in great tenor sax solos that need Read More…
Michael Brecker Scarborough Fair Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
May 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
I have a treat for all of you! A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a new sax player on Facebook who was posting killer transcriptions on Youtube. His name is Dimitii Sergheev from Moldova. Dimitrii caught my attention because we seem to have the exact same tastes in great tenor sax solos that need Read More…
Bob Reynolds Donna Lee Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
May 4, 2020 by 1 Comment
Here is another transcription of a great tenor saxophone solo by Bob Reynolds over the Charlie Parker tune Donna Lee. This is a video I discovered on Youtube a number of years ago. I immediately decided I wanted to transcribe this solo and put it into a folder on my computer entitled “Solos to Transcribe”. Read More…
Bob Reynolds Funky Tenor Saxophone Solo on Eb Minor Groove Transcription
April 30, 2020 by 8 Comments
Here is a transcription of a really cool tenor sax solo by Bob Reynolds. I have been a fan of Bob’s for years and when I heard this solo on Youtube last week, I had to write it down. It’s on a simple Eb minor (for the tenor sax) type of groove and Bob tears Read More…
Dan Hitchcock “I’ll Remember April” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
April 17, 2020 by 3 Comments
Here is another great solo transcription of a player I never heard of before that popped up on my Facebook feed the other day. I listened for a few seconds and thought “Wow! Who is this guy! He’s really good!” Well, his name is Dan Hitchcock. I didn’t really find much about Dan online except Read More…
Insane Sam Dillon “Cherokee” at 400bpm Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
April 16, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Here is another insane tenor sax solo by Sam Dillon. Believe it or not, this is Cherokee at 400 beats per minute. Yes, you read that correctly……. It’s just a fact of life that if you lock a jazz musician in a room in isolation or quarantine, they will not survive without a clear unfathomable Read More…
Doug Webb Swingin’ One Chorus Tenor Saxophone Solo on All the Things You Are Transcription
April 15, 2020 by 3 Comments
Here is another swingin’ tenor sax solo by Doug Webb. This is over one chorus of “All the Things You Are”. This is actually a transcription that Abel Garcia Mendoza did and performed on Facebook yesterday. Abel was kind enough to share it with me and give permission for me to share it with all Read More…
Chad LB Burnin’ Tenor Saxophone Solo on Oleo Transcription
March 18, 2020 by 3 Comments
Here is another killer Chad LB (Lefkowitz-Brown) solo that was posted on Youtube yesterday. This is on the tune Oleo by Sonny Rollins. What does a sax player do when he shouldn’t leave the house because of a contagious virus wreaking havoc around the globe? Stay home! Practice and Transcribe! This morning I spent 5 hours Read More…
Sam Dillon Blues Exercise Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
February 13, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Here is another tenor saxophone solo transcription of Sam Dillon soloing on a couple of choruses of a Blues on Instagram. This was kindly shared with me by Roger Humbles after he saw my “On a Misty Night” Sam Dillon tenor saxophone solo transcription. Sam is demonstrating how he likes to practice over a blues Read More…
Burnin’ Sam Dillon “On a Misty Night” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
February 11, 2020 by 7 Comments
Here is another burnin’ tenor sax solo by another relatively young sax player I discovered on Youtube. I’d like to introduce the saxophone world to Sam Dillon if you don’t already know him. I discovered Sam a few years ago but this is the first saxophone solo of his that I have attempted to transcribe. Read More…
Swingin’ Max Ionata “You’re Driving Me Crazy” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
February 5, 2020 by 5 Comments
Here is another swingin’ solo by the great tenor saxophone player from Italy, Max Ionata. I absolutely love this solo and have probably listened to it a hundred times over the last few days while transcribing it. Max Ionata plays with a perfect blend of hip jazz lines, crazy technique, a swingin’ time feel and Read More…
Chad LB Monster Tenor Sax Lick of the Day
February 3, 2020 by 2 Comments
Here is a killer Chad LB (Lefkowitz-Brown) lick that I picked up off of a Youtube video below. Chad is trying out and comparing a D’Addario tenor saxophone mouthpiece to his own SYOS Chad LB tenor saxophone mouthpiece. At the 4:02-4:06 mark, Chad plays a great modern “Breckeresque” type line that I immediately decided I Read More…
Joel Frahm Monster Tenor Sax Lick of the Day!
January 10, 2020 by 7 Comments
Here is a killer Joel Frahm lick that I picked up off of a Facebook video below. Joel is trying out a TT tenor saxophone mouthpiece that he sounds terrific on (he hasn’t even taken off his winter hat or coat which cracks me up…..like he just walked in off the street). At the :08 Read More…
Doug Webb Swingin’ Rhythm Changes Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
December 5, 2019 by 6 Comments
Here is a great solo by the tenor saxophone player Doug Webb. Doug is a fantastic tenor player from the west coast (Los Angeles area). I own a bunch of his albums including a Christmas CD entitled “Home for Christmas” which is my go to Christmas music when my family wants Christmas music but I Read More…
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