This transcription of the sonny rollins pentup house solo ran in a shortlived magazine called jazz, published in new york in the late 70searly 80s and edited by peter keepnews. Check out his cds which can be purchased from itunes. Moritat mack the knife easy solo example 1 youtube. Tenor madness has a typical jazz blues form and chord changes. Its the first release on his own doxy label, coming after a monumental 35year stay at milestone that. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf or midi. There will never be another you, sonny stitt so killing.
The opener, decisions, is a cool, laidback smoker with very good lines. It finds rollins in his mid60s rawexpression phase, emphasizing tenor sax timbres as much as purely musical ideas, as the first three tracks from sonny rollins on impulse demonstrate. S7 e7 25 a7 d7 transciption by andrew frankhouse moritat mack the knife sonny rollins solo from the album saxophone colossus 3 3 3 3 3 3. Transcription of sonny rollins solo from saxophone. Saxophone colossus est lun des albums du saxophoniste tenor sonny rollins les plus. Sonny rollins moritat solo performed on double bass. Jan 01, 2012 for the most part sonnys lines consist of chordarpeggios mixed in with bebop scales. Sonny rollins on moritat a horizontal search, by kevin sun. If its from a live recordingyoutube video, the url will be listed next to the pdf. Sep 10, 2014 joehen certainly paid attention to sonny rollins, so his selection of without a song was a tip of the hat to sonny as well as trane. Thomas sonny rollins sax alto transcription youtube. I have chosen this particular piece to transcribe because it will help to ingrain the lessons you have studied in our memorising chord changes course. Thomas sonny rollins solo transcription learn jazz. Mack as did a variety of jazz musicians, among them saxophonist sonny rollins, vibist lionel hampton.
I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Sonnymoon for two for tenor saxophone solo transcription, intermediate tenor sax transcription sheet music. This one includes donald byrd, a positive addition to good music, anywhere. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Also, if you get the chance, drop keith an email just to say thank you. After a fiveyear recording hiatus, rollins returned from a japanese tour and took his band into the studio to cut sonny, please. The final goal of this project is a program which draws a tab automatically from guitar play.
Use the white scroll bar to reveal more instruments. In a sevendecade career, he has recorded over sixty albums as a leader. This page lists 1779 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the. I have posted a transcription of sonny rollins solo on what is this thing called love from his days with the clifford brownmax roach quintet on my website. Thomas, which was written by the great sonny rollins, appears on saxophonist eric kloss life forceprestige lp, and was recorded during 67. Sonny rollins recorded blue seven on his album saxophone colossus in 1956. Sonny stitt sonny side of the street sonny stitt sonny side of the street bb sonnys solo this solo by sonny stitt comes from the great 1957 album sonny side up, featuring stitt and sonny rollins on tenor saxes, led by dizzy gillespie. Thomas is one of his most famous recorded examples. That said, dont worry if you dont have them if i were really serious, i could have transcribed the solo myself, by now, and i can still mostlysortof read the current images, so id have a nice guide, there.
Transcriptions are an important part of learning jazz improvisation. Four of the five tracks here are rollins originals. The keith oxman sonny stitt solo transcriptions book 1 compiled and edited by charles mcneal. Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Jazz, solo transcription,but not for me, tenor sax, john coltrane, sheet music, album. Jul 09, 2007 this solo by sonny stitt comes from the great 1957 album sonny side up, featuring stitt and sonny rollins on tenor saxes, led by dizzy gillespie.
There are some beautiful lines and classic bop ideas in sonnys solo. I ended up transcribing the solo, too, but playing along with the head was very instructive. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf or. The melodic outpouring in three little words, from the opening chorus to the solo cadenza, is classic uberbop rollins, while his wiry, reductive. The album where you can find a recording of each solo is listed on the transcription s pdf. Moritat june 1956 sonny rollins, saxophone colossus wee, a. Eccetto dove indicato, tutte le trascrizioni sono nella tonalita originale. 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. Well assume youre ok with this, but you can optout if you wish. Thomas and study how he takes one simple interval and creates an entire solo out of it. Upon listening to this, his fine debut for the label, not to mention classics like saxophone colossus and sonny rollins plus four, one.
The audio clips on this page are from the melodies. Scott hamilton transcribed by fabio tiralongo duration. Aug 09, 2010 this is a great solo to learn, and every jazz musician should learn to play it. Transcribe blue seven by sonny rollins cambridge saxophone. Best of sonny rollins artist transcriptions paperback november 1, 2008 by sonny rollins author 4. Dave wilds wildplace and its contents are protected by and are published. This classic solo would be very difficult, if not impossible, to play on alto, trombone, or bass. This is a great solo to learn, and every jazz musician should learn to play it. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo c7 f7 c7 f7 c7 3 8 emi7. Thomas solo, from saxophone colossus what is there to say. Sonny rollins solo on it dont mean a thing transcriptions page updates for april 2016. Rollins sonnymoon for two sheet music for tenor saxophone. Transcriptions alfies theme by sonny rollins submitted. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo tucson jazz institute.
Pats solo is comprised of 3 choruses over the 16bar form. He starts with an arpeggion on the extension of the c chord 7, 9, 11, with the a acting as an upper neighbor tone that resolves down to the g. Moritat sheet music composed by sonny rollins 1 of 4 pages. Ive never seriously checked out sonny rollins in particular, i havent given saxophone colossus 1956 or a night at the village vanguard 1957 their due in my listening rotation. How high the moon alto sax as recorded by sonny stitt alto sax live at the hihat vol. Sonny rollins on moritat sonny rollins in 2011 i must make a confession. Sonny rollins born september 7, 1930, new york city, new york, usa is an american jazz tenor saxophonist, widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians. Moritat by sonny rollins from saxophone colossus duration.
Transcribe sonny rollins surrey with the fringe the surrey with the fringe on top is a show tune from the 1943 rodgers and hammerstein musical oklahoma it was recorded by sonny rollins on his 1957 album, newks time which was released in 1959. On the sunny side of the street sonny stitt solo evan samuels. Sonny rollins is known for his motivic development and this excerpt from his solo on st. Sonny rollins moritat solo performed on double bass page 2. Molinski 3 e 7 mi a 7 3 dmaj 3 d 7 mi g 7 b c 7 b f 77 mi emi a 7 mi d 7 c g 7 7 mi f 7 mi 3 b 7 3 a2 e maj 3 e 7 mi a 7 d 7 mi dmaj 3 3 g 7 c c 7 f 7. And from all the players, it is given an enthusiastic and fun treatment. John coltrane ornette coleman dave wild ken wild tjo central texas jazz home. Download transcription in tab for guitar solo for free. Blue seven is a simple 12 bar blues form with some classic sonny rollins language, short punchy phrases that are packed full of harmonic inventiveness. Sonny rollins moritat aka mack the knife hackensack, new jersey, 22 settembre 1957.
Warner chappell, bmg rights management, and 6 music rights societies. Three transcriptions of a jazz solo by sonny rollins. Joehen certainly paid attention to sonny rollins, so his selection of without a song was a tip of the hat to sonny as well as trane. Includes an high quality pdf file to download instantly. The transcribed solos are shown on this page by soloist. On the sunny side of the street sonny stitt solo evan. For the most part sonnys lines consist of chordarpeggios mixed in with bebop scales. After several incredible dates for prestige, rollins moved over to blue note to cut a series of studio and live recordings.
Lift of sonny rollins on pauls paul tenor madness 1956 rollins tenor sax philly joe jones drums red garland piano paul chambers bass. Between pats approach to the chords, and the calypsotinged, felt in two, groove from ben tucker and alan dawson, the flavor of this sonny rollins chestnut is given its own lilt. According to the all music guide, sonny rollins will go down in history as not only the single most enduring tenor saxophonist of the bebop and hard bop era, but also the greatest contemporary jazz saxophonist of them all. He has worked with greats such as miles davis, art taylor, j. Questa pagina elenca 1763 transcrizioni disponibili su internet. In todays lesson, im taking a look at some of the jazz language sonny rollins played in his solo on tenor madness. Thomas from isaxophone colossusi prestige transcribed by kelly bucheger recorded june 22, 1956. Nov 26, 2016 lift of sonny rollins on pauls paul tenor madness 1956 rollins tenor sax philly joe jones drums red garland piano paul chambers bass. Heres free links to the transcriptions ive done in the past. Aug 11, 2017 tenor madness has a typical jazz blues form and chord changes. There are some beautiful lines and classic bop ideas in sonny s solo. Keith lives in colorado springs and is a monster saxophonist. Groovin high webb city cool blues tri horn blues au privave blue lights up and over nuff guff liza nice work if you can get it watch what happens. 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.
All three horn players are in top form constantly pushing. But not for me john coltrane solo transcription saxophone. All three horn players are in top form constantly pushing each other to new heights. It appeared in the spring 1980 issue volume 4 number 2 on pages 74 76. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf. Dick spencer 1, jackie mclean 10, marshall mcdonald 1, sonny rollins 50. Sonny rollins is one of the best saxophonists and jazz musicians, in general, to ever exist. Its the first release on his own doxy label, coming after a monumental 35year stay at milestone that produced some of the most forwardlooking, trendsetting jazz ever captured on tape.
Sonny rollinss solo on the sunny side of the street posted on 08012014 03202020 by davidochoamusic if i remember correctly, i transcribed this during the same period that i transcribed herbies solo on witch hunt. Rollins excelled in using these simple musical motives as thematic materialrestating them, varying them, elaborating on thema jazz equivalent. Sonny rollins waiting on a friend solo transcription. Transcription of sonny rollins solo from saxophone colossus. Anyway, now that he knows that eckstine changed the racist lyric on his hit record from 1946, john halles renewed contention that without a song is politically incorrect for jazz musicians is baffling. Eccetto dove indicato, tutte le trascrizioni sono nella tonalita original. M sr enters the fifties one year to late, working with miles davis in the latters first recording date for prestige.
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