This transcription is a personal one for me. When I was in high school, I played this solo (from a written transcription) for All-County, All-State and college auditions. I made first chair tenor saxophone in the Erie County All-County Jazz A Band in 2008, and played this for my Berkelee audition as well. I’ve alwaysContinueContinue reading “Transcription: Hank Mobley’s Solo On “This I Dig Of You””
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Transcription: Lester Young’s Solo on “Taxi War Dance”
This is an extra bonus transcription to come with my recently posted transcription of Prez’s solo on “Lady Be Good” For more on this recording, check out this write up here! Learning The Solo: Taxi War Dance (1939) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuORwNlNwF4 The Solo This is a short one, so like Prez, I will keep it brief. TranscriptionContinueContinue reading “Transcription: Lester Young’s Solo on “Taxi War Dance””
Transcription: Lester Young’s Solo On “Oh, Lady Be Good”
What else can be said about Lester Young. Nicknamed “Prez” as in, “The President Of The Saxophone”, he blessed our vernaculars with the word “cool” and many other classic expressions. Beyond the spoken word, Prez made a far greater contribution to the architecture of musical language. I have come to realize his influence on theContinueContinue reading “Transcription: Lester Young’s Solo On “Oh, Lady Be Good””
Beginner’s 5-Step Guide To Transcribing Solos
Transcribing the music left for us by the greats is the fastest way to see improvement as a musician. Beyond just learning the “language” of the “jazz” (hereafter referred to as “BAM”, short for “Black American Music”) art form, I’ve seriously stepped up so many other skills in learning to transcribe. It touches almost everyContinueContinue reading “Beginner’s 5-Step Guide To Transcribing Solos”
Matt Mrozinski 