A couple of months ago I received an email asking me if I could transcribe Dexter Gordon’s solo on “You Stepped Out of a Dream” from the Youtube video below with Dexter Gordon and Oscar Peterson. I clicked on the video and agreed with the person that sent the email that this was an amazing Read More…
Dexter Gordon Tenor Sax Solo Transcription of You Stepped Out of a Dream
January 23, 2019 by 8 Comments
Danny Walsh Tenor Sax Solo Transcription of Wave
January 16, 2019 by 9 Comments
Here’s another great saxophone solo transcription from a Youtube video that I started working on this morning. This is another great solo from the terrific tenor sax player, Danny Walsh (I’ve already transcribed a couple other solos by him). Danny Walsh is an amazing NYC saxophone player that many people may not know about but is definitely worth Read More…
Joel Frahm “Aguas De Março” Tenor Sax Solo Transcription
April 17, 2018 by 10 Comments
Here’s another beautiful solo by the great tenor saxophone player, Joel Frahm. Joel has commented on neffmusic.com quite a few times over the years and his passion for everything to do with the saxophone is very obvious. This youtube video is one of my all time favorites. It is the tune “Aguas De Março” (Waters of Read More…
Transcription of Jason Fabus’s Swingin’ Alto Sax Solo on Cherokee
October 26, 2017 by 8 Comments
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…
Danny Walsh Solo Transcription on Our Love Is Here To Stay
March 22, 2017 by 5 Comments
Here’s another great saxophone solo transcription from a Youtube video that I started working on yesterday. This is another great solo from the terrific tenor sax player, Danny Walsh (I’ve already transcribed a couple other solos by him). Danny Walsh is an amazing NYC saxophone player that many people may not know about but is definitely worth checking Read More…
Bob Mintzer Solo Transcription – You and the Night and the Music
July 17, 2015 by 1 Comment
Here’s a solo transcription I started working on this week. This is another solo from one of my favorite tenor sax players, Bob Mintzer. I love Bob’s playing because it is so melodic and thematic. He always plays ideas that you can grasp on to and that are catchy, yet he mixes in some pretty hip and Read More…
Transcriptions of Chris Potter On Rhythm Changes
January 30, 2015 by 23 Comments
Here are two short transcriptions of solos Chris Potter did on a March 8, 2008 Masterclass. 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 now. The first solo Read More…
Danny Walsh Chameleon Tenor Saxophone Solo Transcription
November 27, 2014 by 2 Comments
Here’s another great solo transcription from a Youtube video that I started working on a few days ago. This is from another terrific tenor sax player, Danny Walsh. I believe Danny went to Berklee College of Music and left shorty before I got there in the mid 80’s. I’m not sure I have ever heard him live although the Read More…
Bob Mintzer Blues Solo Transcription in 12 Keys
October 31, 2014 by 6 Comments
Here’s another solo transcription I just finished this week. This is another solo from one of my favorite tenor sax players, Bob Mintzer and is from a youtube clip of Bob soloing on a blues in all 12 keys. I love Bob’s playing because it is so melodic and thematic. He always plays ideas that Read More…
Bob Mintzer Solo on “I Love You”
September 17, 2014 by 6 Comments
Here’s a solo transcription I started working on a few weeks ago. This is from one of my favorite tenor sax players, Bob Mintzer. I love Bob’s playing because it is so melodic and thematic. He always plays ideas that you can grasp on to and that are catchy, yet he mixes in some pretty Read More…
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