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””
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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””
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