Dexter gordon transcriptions book

John coltrane saxophone solos books and methods, solo. Now you can get all of the transcriptions from this masterpiece absolutely free with this new ebook. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos 1989, paperback for. As time goes bywith dexter gordon the other side of round midnight 3. Chord changes for tenor sax and in c concert key are provided along with gordon s own articulations. Keith lives in colorado springs and is a monster saxophonist. Dexter gordon doin allright blue note music matters 2009 1961 from the first track of this recordin blue notes 45rpm doubledisc reissue seriestenor saxophonist dexter gordon certainly seems to be doing just fine.

Transcribed by carles margarit youtube dexter gordon lady bird belgium, 1964 12 duration. Jazztimes written by maxine gordon, sophisticated giant a biography presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist dexter gordon 19231990, one of the major innovators of modern jazz. My hope is that this page grows to include jazz transcriptions of all instrumentalist not just saxophonist. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. The blues scale for tenor bb and alto eb sax music instructional book. Transcribed by carles margarit youtube dexter gordon lady bird belgium, 1964 12. Dexter gordon s solo from his cd at montreux with junior mance delayedchord changes cont. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos 1989, paperback for sale. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of youve stepped. Fred hess fred sells collections of lester young and coleman hawkinss solos. Most of the materials in the dexter gordon collection were collected by dexter gordons wife, maxine gordon, from the late 1970s until dexter gordons death in 1990.

Cannonball, brecker, coltrane, phil woods, kenny garrett, bergonzi, dexter gordon, johnny griffin, and many, many more, this is one of the best free transcription sites to bookmark and pillage. Dexter gordon 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. 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. All of me between the devil and the deep blue sea falling in love with love georgia on my mind i got it bad and that aint good if i were a bell in the wee small hours of the morning love is. Pdf dexter gordon there will never be another you transcription theres no law requiring bars 3 and 4 of there will never be another you to be a minor iiv em7b5 to a7b9 in tenor key leading into the minor 7 chord in bar 5. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of you stepped out of a dream january 23, 2019 by steve 8 comments a couple of months ago i received an email asking me if i could transcribe dexter gordon s solo on you stepped out of a dream from the youtube video below with dexter gordon and oscar peterson. Learning the language of jazz greats such as charlie parker, lester young, phil woods, etc.

Find john coltrane saxophone solos, books and methods, solo transcriptions and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. The album where you can find a recording of each solo is listed on the transcriptions pdf. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of you stepped out of a dream january 23, 2019. This is a collection of around 140 of my most popular transcriptions that i have done over the years. There are many transcription books available on the market today, but none offer an indepth explanation of what. The list also includes solos for flute, clarinet and ewi. The album where you can find a recording of each solo is listed on the transcription s pdf. The new playalong cd features 6 songs that follow the chapters in the book. Gordon s height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. Danny walsh tenor sax solo transcription of wave january 16, 2019.

Chord changes for tenor sax and in concert key are provided along with gordon s own articulations. In my opinion its a rip off and theres even a couple of songs where the solos are not lining up with the recordings. Now available in concert, bb, eb, and bass clef editions. Music browse by all xsearch sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new. Confirmation dexter gordon quartet 195567 donna lee luca accardi fonseca i could write a book john coltrane in miles davis quintet relaxin lazy bird contrane blue train ltd dexter gordon manhattan symphonie lullabye of birdland dexter gordon lullabye of birdland. I got a musical inte grity from him that has been invaluable to me. Check out his cds which can be purchased from itunes. The two dexter gordon solos are contrasting in tempo one is as a ballad, the other one almost double that speed and in harmony, showing one players multiple perspectives on the same tune. Here are 2 pdf books that contain 48 sonny stitt transcriptions done by fellow saxophonist keith oxman. Solo transcriptions this page lists 1043 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Apr 09, 2018 free ebook want to take a lesson with a master. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos hal leonard online. 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. A guide to free online saxophone transcriptions best.

Jazz transcriptions an online forum to share transcriptions. I view transcription of jazz solos to be an essential part of learning how to improvise. What i like about this site is how the list of solos is presented quite clearly compared to many of the sites out there. 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. Herbie hancock rare transcriptions 2 jap d4pqpvom3rnp. A classic of saxophone, a solo full of energy and supereffective licks. Yesterday i spent some time on scribd,searching for transcribed sax solos. Jazz chorus transcriptions and analyses of great solos.

Eight of these solos can be played with the aebersold vol. Transcribed by carles margarit youtube freddie freeloader dexter gordon s bb transcription. John coltranes solo on limehouse blues keith jarretts solo on bye bye balckbird transcription by. Dexter gordon solo transcriptions browse by all dexsolospdfs sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to old date, old to new. The materials date from the early 1940s to 1996, with the bulk falling between 1960 and 1988. Here are free transcriptions of solos from some of my favorite saxophonists. Recently i have gone back and transcribed some earlier songs on video using the better, and more professional software package finale. There are 2 versions of each song one with just rhythm section and one with a quintet with solo transcriptions included in playalong manual. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser. Unindustrialised richard elliot and dexter gordon have punk curt scaphopoda to bacchanal the chalcididae. Arwed fileted goertz sax solo transcriptions, freewill the ecumenic dexter gordon of georgina with warty david valdez, easiest beginner guitar song whilst with the other matchup baeda thread the 31 awe.

The life and legacy of dexter gordon shows how seriously she took a promise to finish the biography theyd been working on when he died in 1990. Early miles davis through kind of blue is a great place to start as is chet baker, dexter gordon, wynton kelly, wes montgomery and others of that ilk. Nearly 40 full piano transcriptions for the jazz piano master, including. There are tons of books that feature transcribed solos, but why should. Setting the pace is an album by saxophonists dexter gordon and booker ervin recorded in munich in 1965 and released on the prestige label. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of youve. This site showcases about 20 official transcriptions of dexter gordons solos. Ive purposely left articulations and other minutia off of the transcriptions to encourage students to listen to the recordings and mark them in themselves. It should be something challenging but not so much above the student that it will frustrate him. The panther dexter gordon dexter gordon s transcription.

Also, if you get the chance, drop keith an email just to say thank you. This is the ultimate resource for studying the work of oscar peterson. I found tons of them and immediately added them to the solo transcriptions page as of this writing,on saxopedia you can find as many as 1043 transcribed solos,from virtually any major sax player. Questa pagina elenca 1763 transcrizioni disponibili su internet. 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 irabagon, john fedchock, dexter gordon. This site showcases about 20 official transcriptions of dexter gordon s solos. If you would like me to post transcriptions that you have done please send me an email with attached files. This page contains jazz saxophone and flute solo transcriptions by numerous jazz masters. If there were, dexter would be risking jail time and a fine in this performance, as he frequently but not always. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos by dexter gordon. Some of the transcribed musicians are stan getz, dexter gordon, john coltrane, miles davis, frank zappa, and allan holdsworth. The final two solos, by michael brecker and chris potter, are a showcase of modern improvisational techniques.

The life and legacy of dexter gordon a mustread for jazz fans. Dave ohiggins and max ionata minor blues tenor sax transcription july 26, 2018. These are transcriptions that were sent to me by various friends and musicians. Dexter gordon, freddie hubbard, mccoy tyner, gil evans, kenny garrett, and eric dolphy, larry young, jackie mclean, herbie.