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MORE LESTER YOUNG SOLOS
Takes 3 and 4 of “Exercise In Swing” from THE COMPLETE SAVOY RECORDINGS… Lester Young was such an amazing improviser. These takes and the ones in the previous post are the same in that they are pristine miniatures of his … Continue reading
LESTER YOUNG SOLOS
These two solos are from a Lester Young compilation called THE COMPLETE SAVOY RECORDINGS. They are two takes of a variation on rhythm changes… LESTER YOUNG- EXERCISE IN SWING TAKE 1 (mp3) OPEN TRANSCRIPTION WINDOW LESTER YOUNG- EXERCISE IN SWING … Continue reading
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY- SOLO FROM “IF THIS ISN’T LOVE”
One of my all-time favorites, Cannonball Adderley, ripping through his version of “If This Isn’t Love”, from the album CANNONBALL TAKES CHARGE. The two things I really love about Cannonball’s playing is the confidence and strength of his beat, and … Continue reading
LARRY GALES- BASS SOLO FROM “STRAIGHT NO CHASER”
The Larry Gales solo below is taken from the record LIVE AT THE IT CLUB with Monk on piano, Charlie Rouse on sax and Ben Riley on drums. Although Gales’ solo is composed mainly of quarter notes, it has a … Continue reading
RALPH MOORE- SOLO FROM “FREEWAY”
The song “FREEWAY” is from Ralph Moore’s 1989 Landmark recording, IMAGES. He gathered a group of fine musicians- Terence Blanchard on trumpet, Benny Green playing piano, Peter Washington on bass and Kenny Washington on the drums. Moore contributed two originals … Continue reading
MILT JACKSON, “DR. JACKLE” SOLO
MILT JACKSON- DR. JACKLE (mp3) OPEN TRANSCRIPTION WINDOW
OLIVER NELSON, “STOLEN MOMENTS” SOLO
OLIVER NELSON- STOLEN MOMENTS (mp3) OPEN TRANSCRIPTION WINDOW
LESTER YOUNG- SOLO FROM “ALL OF ME”
LESTER YOUNG- ALL OF ME (mp3) OPEN TRANSCRIPTION WINDOW
