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: Sonny Rollins’ Solo on “Oleo”
Having just celebrated his 94th birthday on September 7th, 2024, Sonny Rollins is a living legend. Sonny’s contributions as a composer are considerably important to the history of Black American Music. You can’t go to a jam session and not hear one of his many great tunes called. His compositions, such as “Oleo”, “Doxy”, “St.ContinueContinue reading “Transcription: Sonny Rollins’ Solo on “Oleo””