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<\/p>\nHappy Holidays Everyone!! \u00a0 \u00a0Here’s another new transcription I\u00a0have been\u00a0working on. It’s Christmas Eve, the wife and kids are in bed, the presents are under the tree, not a creature is stirring, not even a mouse, when down from Steve’s office arose such a clatter, the sound of Michael Brecker……that was the matter……….<\/p>\n
This is the first 8 choruses of a burnin’ Michael Brecker solo over the standard “Blue Bossa” from the Roppongi Pit Inn in Tokyo,\u00a0 1985. \u00a0This was taken from a grainy video camera recording that is on youtube. \u00a0I have included the video below for you to enjoy.<\/p>\n
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\u00a0Michael Brecker in the 70’s<\/strong><\/p>\n This solo might rattle your brain a bit if you are the kind of person that believes life…… and jazz \u00a0for that matter, \u00a0should be played by the rules. \u00a0That we should color within the lines if you will……….One of the things I always loved about Michael Brecker was the total freedom he had while soloing. \u00a0You don’t have to look far in the PDF before you notice certain anomalies. If you were to just see them on paper you might think “This guy isn’t playing the right notes” or “He doesn’t know what he’s doing” \u00a0but that is far from the truth. Brecker used these “outside” note choices to create exquisite tension and resolution throughout the lines of his solos. \u00a0These amazing lines are what drew so many of us to his concerts and recordings.<\/p>\n One very cool concept you see Brecker using in this solo is the use of the B melodic minor scale and E7 sound over the Bb7 chord. \u00a0Measure 12 outlines B minor. Measure 28 has a E Major vibe to it. Measure 44 starts with\u00a0the remainder of the F minor line from the previous measure but on beat 3 he surprises us by not going to F but to F# and then outlining B-7. Measure 60 is all B melodic minor (also known as Bb altered scale). \u00a0Measures 75-76 sound like a strong E7 \u00a0line. \u00a0He’s thinking of the tri-tone sub of Bb7 and playing it right through the whole ii-V would be my guess. \u00a0He even carries it in to the Eb Major bar a bit. He does the same thing in measures 92-93. Delaying the resolution of the Eb Major chord………Same thing with 108-109.<\/p>\n There are many other melodic “gems” and concepts in this solo to dig through and try to understand.<\/p>\n This is pages 1 -4\u00a0and includes the first 8 choruses.\u00a0\u00a0I will put up the other 12 or so choruses\u00a0of the solo as\u00a0I complete\u00a0them. Some of these sections are pretty hard so I will do what I can with no promises…….. \u00a0I hope you enjoy this part of the solo. Let me know what you think or if you have any comments below (although I don’t blame you if you feel speechless after watching the video………….) \u00a0Enjoy, \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Steve<\/p>\n