Please forgive this clickbait, the kids do love a good Ben Dixon transcription. Here he is trading fours on Come Sunrise, from Grant Green’s album Sunday Mornin’. The record came to me through YouTube, I […]
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Transcription: Pete La Roca trades
Here’s Pete La Roca trading 4/8s (four bars horn, eight bars drums) on Homestretch, a blues on Joe Henderson’s album Page One. I’ve written out the full choruses— four total. On the fourth chorus there’s […]
I transcribe myself
Please forgive the slow posting here— lots of work going on with site other than just writing for it. As soon as I have my act together there, we’ll be back to a normal pace […]
Transcription: The Sound Effects Manne
Here’s an interesting duo piece with Shelly Manne and pianist Russ Freeman, from Manne’s 1954 record The Three & The Two. Also on the record are Shorty Rogers and Jimmy Giuffre, all Lighthouse regulars— there […]
Groove o’ the day: Let Me Have It All – Andy Newmark
Nice piece of early 70s funk from Andy Newmark playing on Let Me Have It All by Sly Stone, from Stone’s album Fresh. It’s busy, with a lot of variety, based on a loose idea […]
Transcription: Al Foster trading 8s
Trading 8s on Inner Glimpse, from McCoy Tyner’s album 4×4, with Al Foster on drums. Tempo is 260, normal burner range, and everyone is slamming. The trading begins at 4:40 in the track: On the […]
Transcription: Jack Dejohnette – On Green Dolphin St.
You can support this site by purchasing this transcription on Patreon. Here is Jack Dejohnette playing duo with Lee Konitz, on the head of Green Dolphin St., and the first chorus of Konitz’s solo, on […]
Transcription: Billy Higgins – Three Bags Full
Just getting a closer look at something Billy Higgins plays on the tune Three Bags full, from Herbie Hancock’s 1962 album Takin’ Off. On the alternate take especially he does an interesting triplet thing. Almost […]
Transcription: Philly Joe Jones – Gaza Strip
Philly Joe Jones playing on Gaza Strip, from Lee Morgan’s first album Indeed!— recorded when Morgan was 18 years old, right around the time Jones was recording several of the famous Miles Davis Quintet albums. […]
Transcription: Charli Persip hihat/comping
A little bit of Charli Persip here, playing On Green Dolphin St. with Red Garland, on Garland’s 1961 album Bright And Breezy. This is on Sam Jones’s bass solo, so we’re getting a good look […]
Solo transcription: Peter Erskine – A Summer Place
From a funny arrangement by Peter Erskine and Danny Grissett, from Erskine’s new record Vienna To Hollywood, out now on Origin Records (hey, as is a new record I play on) which features the music […]
Transcription: Steve Gadd – Waltse For Dave
More Steve Gadd on Chick Corea’s Friends— here on the flute solo on Waltse For Dave, a medium tempo jazz waltz. It has a 70 bar form: A -16 | A – 16 | B […]