Here is another Facebook solo transcription for you. I woke up at around 7:45 this morning, rolled over in bed and grabbed my phone off the side table to check what I might have missed during my 7 hours of sleep. Still sleepy, I checked my email, some comments on my site, the news to Read More…
Insane Alto Sax Solo Transcription of Todd DelGiudice on Cherokee in 12 Keys!
September 21, 2017 by 6 Comments
I am continually amazed at all the great players that we have access to these days. When I was a kid, I had my record collection by which I learned of the famous sax players out there. I knew my teacher who sounded great every week when I saw him and I knew of Read More…
Transcription of Clay Pritchard’s Solo on Cherokee
December 9, 2016 by 3 Comments
Here’s a transcription that Steve Kortyka did of a Clay Pritchard solo over Cherokee on the video below. You might not have heard of these guys yet but Steve Kortyka is a great New York player that plays with Lady Gaga among many others and Clay Pritchard was a semi-finalist from the 2013 Monk Competition. Steve Read More…
Chris Potter Transcription of Cherokee in 10 Keys
February 4, 2016 by 8 Comments
So check this out! About 10 days ago, I was on SOTW (Sax on the Web) looking through various posts about saxophone stuff when I ran across a post by a recent member from Spain I didn’t know named”ffjay” that read: Hi all! Guess you’d listen one of the stunning Chris Potter’s solo playing Cherokee in Read More…
Chris Potter Masterclass 12-04-2015 Akron, Ohio
December 22, 2015 by 4 Comments
Here’s another great Chris Potter masterclass from 12-4-15 in Akron, Ohio that someone posted on Youtube. This is just an audio of the masterclass. Chris Potter’s opening solo on Cherokee is amazing as usual. I can’t get enough of these solos and masterclasses! Check it out! Share :
Jesse Davis Transcription-Cherokee Solo
June 7, 2015 by 1 Comment
Here’s another great bop solo by one of my favorite alto players “Jesse Davis”. Jesse has one of the best alto sounds I have heard and I love how he can incorporate killer bebop lines and phrases with a bluesy feel and sound. (Another master of this technique was without a doubt Cannonball) Here’s a Read More…
Great Transcription of George Coleman over Cherokee Changes
December 10, 2014 by 6 Comments
Here’s a burnin’ tenor saxophone solo from the great George Coleman. This is from the album “Amsterdam After Dark”. It is from the tune “Apache Dance” which has a solo section over the changes of “Cherokee”. I was actually given this solo transcription by a teacher at Berklee almost 30 years ago. (I think it Read More…
Amazing Charlie Parker Recording of Cherokee
March 29, 2010 by 6 Comments
Back when I was in junior high school I was introduced to the playing of Charlie Parker. It was 9th grade and up to that point all I had listened to was Spyro Gyra, Chuck Mangione, Dave Sanborn and the Yellowjackets. My saxophone teacher told me that if I wanted to be good at jazz Read More…
Recent Comments