{"id":102882,"date":"2021-01-26T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T21:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/?p=102882"},"modified":"2023-02-07T12:43:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T17:43:33","slug":"michael-brecker-tenor-sax-solo-transcription-the-melody-still-lingers-on-a-night-in-tunisia-chaka-kahn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/michael-brecker-tenor-sax-solo-transcription-the-melody-still-lingers-on-a-night-in-tunisia-chaka-kahn\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Brecker Tenor Sax Solo Transcription-The Melody Still Lingers On (A Night in Tunisia)-Chaka Kahn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">About five years ago, I started working on a transcription of an incredible solo by Michael Brecker over &#8220;A Night in Tunisia&#8221; (Chaka Kahn calls it &#8220;The Melody Still Lingers On&#8221;). This is from a video on Youtube of Chaka Kahn performing a great version of this tune in 1981.\u00a0 This is classic early eighties Michael Brecker just tearing it up on the tenor saxophone. Here is the original video from Youtube (Brecker&#8217;s tenor sax solo starts at 1:58):<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YZMIQMw3F2E\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chaka Kahn-A Night in Tunisia Video-(Michael Brecker Tenor Sax Solo Starts at 1:58)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I had only gotten one chorus of the solo done five years ago and up to this date, I have never gone back and finished the rest of the transcription. This week,\u00a0 I discovered that Magnus Bakken (a fellow Berklee alumni and tenor sax player who is now based out of Oslo Norway) had completed the transcription and posted a Youtube video of himself playing along with Michael Brecker with the full transcription scrolling on the bottom of the video.\u00a0 Magnus does an incredible job playing along with Michael Brecker!\u00a0 Check it out in the video below!<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4khZrkSHYw4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Magnus Bakken playing along with Michael Brecker on &#8220;The Melody Still Lingers On&#8221; (A Night in Tunisia)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I reached out to Magnus Bakken through his website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnusbakken.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.magnusbakken.com<\/a> and Magnus was kind enough to send me a copy of his transcription to share with everyone.\u00a0 I did add chords to the transcription just because I like to see what harmonies the soloist is playing over as I am looking at the transcription.\u00a0 The chords basically follow the standard chords of &#8220;A Night in Tunisia&#8221; but there are a few unique deviations at the end.\u00a0 I did my best with trying to hear what was going on but also got some help on the last four chords of the solo from this <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lCm54PRrlFU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keyboard video<\/a> also.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks again to Magnus Bakken for sharing his work with all of us. I&#8217;m very excited to dig into the rest of this great Michael Brecker tenor saxophone solo.\u00a0 You can stay connected with Magnus Bakken through his website at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.magnusbakken.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magnusbakken.com<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/magnusbakk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and also on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/magbakk\/?igshid=ihnl8ttq6ay2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0 Thanks Magnus!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks again also to Michael Brecker. The anniversary of his death passed a couple of weeks ago on January 13th. It&#8217;s hard to believe you have been gone for 14 years already. Your contributions to music and as a person are still having a lasting impact on those you interacted with and influenced as well as all those who have yet to hear your great recordings in the future.\u00a0 We miss you!<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-102882-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2015\/March\/BreckerSolo-LiveChakaTunisia-1981.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2015\/March\/BreckerSolo-LiveChakaTunisia-1981.mp3\">https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2015\/March\/BreckerSolo-LiveChakaTunisia-1981.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Audio of Brecker&#8217;s Solo on A Night in Tunisia with Chaka Kahn<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 12px; background-color: #f0b646; line-height: 1.4;\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2021\/The Melody Still Lingers On-Brecker Solo Bb-Chords.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Night in Tunisia\u00a0Solo-Brecker with Chaka 1981-Bb PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>*If you would like to support me here at neffmusic.com, you can do so\u00a0on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product-category\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">support page of my store<\/a> by debit or credit card. \u00a0 Any support is appreciated and will go towards keeping this site running, saxophone reeds, mouthpiece patches, coffee, and towards justifying the many hours I spend on providing free transcriptions to the saxophone community!\u00a0 Thanks,\u00a0 \u00a0Steve<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you like these type of outside modern sounding lines like I do, be sure to check out my Devastating Lines for Jazz and Funk Soloing for Minor and Dominant Grooves. These two books are filled with great modern 16th note lines in all 12 keys that you can learn and use while soloing. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product\/devastating-minor-lines-for-jazz-and-funk-soloing\/#reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out all the 5 star reviews!<\/a> Steve<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product\/devastating-minor-lines-for-jazz-and-funk-soloing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15910\" src=\"https:\/\/d1av9c1o38t6ow.cloudfront.net\/2021\/DevastatingFrontCoverAd.jpg\" alt=\"DevastatingFrontCoverAd\" width=\"258\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product\/devastating-minor-lines-for-jazz-and-funk-soloing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devastating Minor Lines for Jazz and Funk Soloing<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product\/devastating-dominant-lines-for-jazz-and-funk-soloing-digital-pdf-book\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15910\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.neffmusic.com\/2021\/DevastatingDominantAd.jpg\" alt=\"DevastatingDominantAd\" width=\"258\" height=\"336\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.neffmusic.com\/blog\/product\/devastating-dominant-lines-for-jazz-and-funk-soloing-digital-pdf-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devastating Dominant Lines for Jazz &amp; Funk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About five years ago, I started working on a transcription of an incredible solo by Michael Brecker over &#8220;A Night in Tunisia&#8221; (Chaka Kahn calls it &#8220;The Melody Still Lingers On&#8221;). 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