HOD O’BRIEN- “YARDBIRD SUITE”
Saturday, December 26th, 2009Here’s a transcription of another solo from Obrien’s record, RIDIN’ HIGH…
HOD O’BRIEN- YARDBIRD SUITE (mp3)
TRANSCRIPTION OF OBRIEN’S SOLO FROM YARDBIRD SUITE (pdf)
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HOD O’BRIEN- “UP IN QUINCY’S ROOM”
Saturday, December 26th, 2009
It’s amazing to think that even in a community as small as that of jazz, there are so many musicians to discover and listen to. pianist Hod O’Brien is a musician i came across by accident. a friend of my wife, whose father was an avid record collector that had recently passed away, allowed me access to his many CDs. his first love seemed to be trio recordings so i was lucky enough to come away with great recordings by Kenny Barron, Harold Mabern, Cedar Walton, Ray Bryant, Gene Harris, Mulgrew Miller, John Hicks, Junior Mance, Keith Jarrett, Kenny Drew, Hal Galper, Mal Waldron, Richie Beirach, etc. i happened upon O’Brien’s disc RIDIN’ HIGH and chose it mainly because of sidemen Kenny Washington and Ray Drummond. upon listening to it, i was very happy that i chose it. Obrien may safely be called a disciple of the Bud Powell style of piano improvisation. his solos, steeped in the language of Bebop, are characterized by a highly developed linear style. i am attracted to his playing because, for a while now, i’ve been trying to address that way of improvisation in my playing, trying to solidify my grounding in functional harmony, running lines through a succession of changes… his solos are a great model for transcription and analysis. “Up In Quincy’s Room” by Gigi Gryce is a great medium uptempo song with a set of nice changes. O’Brien plays a five chorus solo that is filled with great examples of the traditional Bebop style. the rhythm section, especially Washington, accompany him nicely…
HOD O’BRIEN- UP IN QUINCY’S ROOM (mp3)
TRANSCRIPTION OF UP IN QUINCY’S ROOM (pdf)
