Tenor madness sonny rollins solo c7 f7 c7 f7 c7 3 8 emi7. Learning the language of jazz greats such as charlie parker, lester young, phil woods, etc. You may not sell or reproduce these transcriptions. The excitement of a musical career spanning over 30 years is captured here in the 22 solos composed by gordon and transcribed directly off his recordings. Chord changes for tenor sax and in concert key are provided along with gordons own articulations. Lenny niehaus dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos pdf. Gordon began playing clarinet at age and switched to saxophone two years later. A guide to free online saxophone transcriptions best. Bob berg, bobs blues, live at open music jazz club personal recording, tenor, jazzitalia, transcription by. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos, charlie parker. A transcription of dexter gordons improvised tenor saxophone solo on. Thank god for other sources to find dexter gordon transcriptions because this book is so full of incomplete transcriptions, most of the songs only have 1 solo choruses. They have not been checked for accuracy and definitely may contain errors. Read dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos songbook by dexter gordon available from rakuten kobo.
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Table of contents 1 all of me 2 all the things you are 3 alone together. In our catalog, you can find dexter gordon sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. This collection of jazz etudes is intended to aid with the development of basic jazz. Dexter gordon blue bossa transcription pdf from biting the apple. This site showcases about 20 official transcriptions of dexter gordons solos. Dexter gordon sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Bennie wallace 1, dexter gordon 47, illinois jaquet 1, marcus strickland 1, sidney bechet 1. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos by dexter gordon sheet. My hope is that this page grows to include jazz transcriptions of all instrumentalist not just saxophonist. Please let us know if you would like to submit one of your own transcriptions. This led to dexters first recording, with the hampton band, on december 21, 1941.
Here are free transcriptions of solos from some of my favorite saxophonists. Also we would like to add that you will learn a great deal more if you transcribe these solos yourself. Heres free links to the transcriptions ive done in the past. Dexter gordon second balcony jump go dexter gordon rhythm changes swing medium up 44 aaba dexter gordon soy califa a swingin affair dexter gordon jazz standard latinswing medium up 44 aaba freddie hubbard interplay interplay bill evans jazz standard swing medium 44 minor blues hank mobley someday my prince will come someday my prince. Transcription of dexter gordon s solo on blue bossa biting the apple. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos songbook ebook by. This book is not intended as a compendium of every possible pattern or harmonic approach. The pantherdexter gordondexter gordons transcription. The life and legacy of dexter gordon a mustread for jazz fans.
You may notice that certain phrases appear in many solos. This page contains jazz saxophone and flute solo transcriptions by numerous jazz masters. Download for free in pdf midi format, or print directly from our site. Dexter gordon was the first tenor saxophonist to be recognized. Dexter gordon is represented by a large discography, though the late 60s are little documented. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of you stepped out of a dream january 23, 2019. The panther dexter gordon dexter gordon s transcription. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos dexter gordon isbn. See new and popular dexter gordon songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. If you ask me what my favorite jazz solo all time is, i will, without any hesitation, answer blue bossa by dexter. This analysis is excerpted from nyja online course content. Transcriptions neffmusicjazz saxophone and improvisation.
Danny walsh tenor sax solo transcription of wave january 16, 2019. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos sheet music by dexter gordon for free with a 30 day free trial. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell. Paquito drivera tenor sax solo on to brenda with love. Or are you looking to get the best in quality for hal leonard dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos free sheet music download. Chord changes for tenor sax and in concert key are provided along with gordon s own articulations. What i like about this site is how the list of solos is presented quite clearly compared to many of the sites out there. Otto link 4 refaced to a 7 and dukoff hollywood model 6 tonemaster body. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo tucson jazz institute. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. In his last year of high school, he received a call from alto saxophonist marshall royal asking him to join the lionel hampton big band.
Check out dexters solo, work on it, and keep practicing your jazz. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Transcribed by carles margarit if youd like to support me you can do so at this link. Getz in 1949 was a cool player dedicated, as one of his titles tells, to prezervation 2 referencing lester youngs nickname, pres, short for president. Transcriptions jason kaplan saxophoneclarinet performer. While at school, he played in bands with chico hamilton and buddy collette. Jul 07, 2011 dexter gordon quartet georgia on my mind. Dexter gordon on mouthpieces, reeds, and tone archive sax.
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Hal leonarddexter gordon jazz saxophone solos free sheet. In my opinion its a rip off and theres even a couple of songs where the solos are not lining up with the recordings. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of youve stepped out. The excitement of a musical career spanning over 30 years is captured here in the 22 solos composed by gord. Ive purposely left articulations and other minutia off of the transcriptions to encourage students to listen to the. Tucson jazz institute, holding classes at utterback magnet middle school, 3233 s pinal vista, tucson az 857 mail. His first important gig was with lionel hampton 19401943 although, due to illinois jacquet also being in the sax section, gordon did not get any solos. At, our digital sheet music pdf is delivered instantly over the internet to your home printer using your browser as well as instantly printing the. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos by dexter gordon. Battle of the two tuckerseternal triangletucker antell and mike tucker transcription april 12, 2019. Presumably,these are the same solos that are found in dexter gordon jazz saxophone solo book,however you.
I view transcription of jazz solos to be an essential part of learning how to improvise. Trust me, if you want to improve your jazz feel, the best thing you can do is to listen to and play along with dexter gordon. Son esthetique et son assurance sont incomparables. Getzs biographic entry in the new grove dictionary of jazz reads. Dexter gordon the panther youtube scott hamilton plays. Dave ohiggins and max ionata minor blues tenor sax transcription july 26, 2018. The excitement of a musical career spanning over 30 years is captured here in the 22 sazophone solos composed by gordon and transcribed directly off his recordings. The discovery of this previously unissued radio broadcast from 1969 is a real treasure, as the tenor saxophonist is in superb form, accompanied by some of his favorite musicians. Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos paperback 1 april 1989 by dexter gordon author 3. Lenny niehaus dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos pdf4mb lenny niehaus jazz conception for saxophone duets pdf41mb lenny niehaus jazz conception for saxophone vol. Killing blues solo sonny stitt sax transcription tenor sax duration. Print and download in pdf or midi blue bossa dexter gordon.