Some less common transcriptions of saxophone blues solos. The lester young collection tenor saxophone hal leonard. Charlie parker famously learned lester youngs tenor sax solos on lady be. Solos are all with his quartet from various times, unless indicated in parent. I cant seem to find much more about the prezs setup. You can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbebbass clef. Lester young lady be good solo feb 4th 1939 this famous solo marks an important point in jazz history. Lester young transcription ad lib blues 1952 from the horn. Iverson transcription of new lester young tea for two solo. Transcribed the hard way tape cassette recorder, august 1992. Lester leaps in, lester young solo transcription youtube. Philips speechexec pro transcribe 11 transcription software 2year subscription. I view transcription of jazz solos to be an essential part of learning how to improvise. Transcribing jazz solos a jazz notebook tim fischer.
Apr 23, 2000 some less common transcriptions of saxophone blues solos. Lester young transcription there will never be another. Lester young transcription there will never be another you. Artist transcriptions are authentic, notefornote transcriptions by legendary artists including miles davis, thelonious monk, stan getz, oscar peterson, jim hall, and dozens more. Lester young was an incredibly influential saxophonist and musician. Nicknamed pres by billie holiday short for president of the tenor sax, jazz giant lester young is considered to be one of the most. The recordings were produced by norman granz and the first 4 tracks were released in 1951 on a mercury records 10. Can i just say what a comfort to discover a person that truly understands what. Pianist so young park from the masters program at manhattan school of. Featuring fourteen recorded solos from 19361956 and detailed analysis of youngs stylistic traits. Transcribing solos that i love is a huge part of my practise routine. Jw was talking about chatterbotscomputer programs that engage in.
The bill evans trio volume 1 19591961 featuring transcriptions of bill evans piano, scott lafaro bass and paul motian drums series. Transcribing jazz solos is essential for learning how to improvise. The first is db blues, a classic blues with a bridge. To this are added almost all the important smallgroup sessions that young participated in through 1947, including the monumental kansas city six date from 1938 and the merely epic 1944 and 46 sessions by similarly named groups, the two wonderful trios that featured nat cole on piano, and everything lester waxed for keynote and aladdin. Notes and transcriptions around lester youngs 109th. The dial, savoy and verve recording sessions resulted in charlie parkers most recognizable songs and solos. Songs like blues for alice, nows the time, billies bounce, donna lee, au privave, ornithology and confirmation have become must know jazz standards that have been recorded again and again by almost every well known jazz musician. Nicknamed pres by billie holiday short for president of the tenor sax, jazz giant lester young is considered to be one of the most important and influential saxophonists of all time. It was recorded with count basie on piano in 1939 and marks a transition from somewhat corny playing of the time to the lyrical, long lines of the cool players that were to follow. Lester youngs greatest transcribed solos transcribed by fred hess. Aug 30, 2012 my project this month, as part of my lessons with bob reynolds, was to transcribe lester young s solo off of lester leaps in from the recording by count basies kansas city six. Featuring fourteen recorded solos from 19361956 and detailed analysis of young s stylistic traits. All transcriptions are free and were originally posted in the blog.
Coleman hawkins1939, lester young 1942, stan getz 1952, sonny rollins 1958, john coltrane 1960, dexter gordon 1967 and 1970, michael brecker1992, and chris potter. These transcriptions are free for the enjoyment and education of trombone players everywhere. Transcriptions of saxophone solos blues jazz and cajun. I actually list lester young is one of my favorite guitar players when people ask. Lester youngs solo from the complete 19361951 small group sessions vol. Yesterday was the 109th anniversary of lester youngs birth in. As i finish them and notate them in sibelius, i will post them here. A tenor sax legend, known as pres, whose melodic, smoothflowing lines made him the most influential and inventive player of the prebop era. Lester young plays lester leaps in adam roberts music. Prior to the invention of tempo reduction software, many jazz musicians. I cant get started lester young tenor sax transcription. Lester young solos transcribed and edited by robert a. He ranks together with coleman hawkins and ben webster as one of the three great tenors of the the swing era.
Lester young born august 27, 1909, woodville, mississippi, usa died march 15, 1959, new york city, new york, usa. Eric allen has provided the transcriptions to nine interpretations by a list of colossal tenor giants, including. Solos are all with his quartet from various times, unless indicated in parenthesis. Lester young biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. There are two new lester young transcriptions available on. Booker little, bud powell, cannonball adderly, charlie christian, charlie parker, chick corea, clifford brown, coleman hawkins, dizzy gillespie, django reinhardt, donald byrd, freddie hubbard, george benson, herbie hancock, horace silver, hubert laws, j. This page contains jazz saxophone and flute solo transcriptions by numerous jazz masters. Starting your first jazz transcription can seem like a daunting task. Note that some of these are quite old, and some were transferred from one notation software to another resulting in strange notation, so they dont reflect my current skill level as a transcribedarranger. This great tribute folio features tenor sax transcriptions for 30 of his finest standards, together with a bio and discography. And it cant really be notated, you have to listen, or you wont play it correctly. Have you ever heard a piano jazz piece and gone searching for the sheet music just to find only simplified arrangements at silly prices. Lester young nicknamed pres by billie holiday short for president of the tenor sax, jazz giant lester young is considered to be one of the most important and influential saxophonists of all time. Print and download in pdf or midi blue lester lester young.
This recording was made in 1939 by a small group from count basies band. The list of artists is a real whos who of jazz jazz transcriptions from famous jazz artists such as. Lester young transcription there will never be another you 1952 thanks a lot man. The chad lefkowitzbrown transcription book is available for purchase here. Lester youngs solo on ad lib blues from the mosiac box set the lester youngcount basie sessions 19361940 in october of 1940, a count basie small group of freddie green, jo jones, walter page, lester young, buck clayton and basie rehearsed with guest soloists benny goodman not present on this track and charlie christian in nyc. Whats more, the piece is fairly approachable, so much so that even at half speed as i have to play it. Includes complete and accurate transcriptions of coleman hawkins, lester young, stan getz, sonny rollins, john coltrane. This was a big contrast to the other great tenor man of the time, coleman hawkins. Im looking at the cover of lester youngs transcriptions and can see a cgconn logo. Occasionally, he was known to also play the clarinet. Pres and teddy 1959 if youd like to support me you can do so at this link.
Lesters style is nearly always horizontal, sounding the bigger keyareas of a tune rather than each chord. Blue lester bb tenortrumpet sheet music for piano download. With standard notation, introductory text and discography. My project this month, as part of my lessons with bob reynolds, was to transcribe lester youngs solo off of lester leaps in from the recording by count basies kansas city six.
Known for his signature pork pie hat and work with vocalist billie holliday, the president, or prez as he was known, combined a unique linear saxophone style with a airy, light sound. In addition there are the two count basie rhythm session dates from 1938 and 1939. I recommend some transcription software such as transcribe. The lester young trio and the lester young trio no. It features quite a few transcriptions of lester solos, and some interesting commentary. The lester young collection saxophone by lester young.
From what i can gather he played mostly conn 10m and one site mentions an ebolin brilhart. But hawkins monumental solo was just the beginning. If it is ever to rival hawks body and soul as the great moody tenor ballad of the day, it looks like its going to need another hundred years or so to do so, so it would be so nice to at least see it on paper. Lester young solo fine and mellow transcription guitar. Laughin to keep from c jazz at the philharmoni see full discography. This great tribute folio transcribes 30 of his finest standards, together with a bio and discography.
A lesson from lester uncw faculty and staff web pages. Lady be good lester young solo sheet music download. After writing this solography many years ago, to my knowledge nobody has done any real effort to clean this period up. Iverson transcription of new lester young tea for two solo that would be so great if you could transcribe and post up star dust. I have a dvd titled the improvisers guide to transcription caris music. Ragtime and stride pieces are often arrangements by pianists of classic tunes of the day, and it is common to find that their particular way of playing isnt captured.
Here youll find parker in a variety of playing situations amongst greats such as lester young, coleman hawkins, dizzy gillespie. I just finished this one as well and it was the slow laid back phrasing that had me confused and with yours i checked mine and had 6 notes that the value id given them were different from yours. Download and print i cant get started sheet music for tenor sax transcription by lester young from sheet music direct. From what i can gather he played mostly conn 10m and one site mentions an ebolin brilhart mouthpiece. Lady be good from the 1936 recording with count basie.
Carles margarit all of melester youngs transcription. These outstanding, accurate arrangements are in an easytoread format which includes all essential lines. Im looking at the cover of lester young s transcriptions and can see a cgconn logo. We no longer have this lester young book we do have two other lester young transcription books the lester young collection. The art of transcribing in jazzwhether tis nobler mark polishook. Some people think blues playing and improvising is easy. Our charlie parker fake book software program for windows. Oct 16, 2011 lester young plays lester leaps in bb lester young plays lester leaps in concert a little analysis. A lesson from lester university of north carolina at.
The following is a transcription of a lester young chorus from lester leaps in, his riff tune based on rhythm changes. Lester young lady be good transcription smartassmusic. After writing this solography many years ago, to my knowledge nobody has done any real effort to. Some of these are transcriptions from alternate takes as well as the primary version.
If youd like to support me you can do so at this link. We no longer have this lester young book we do have two other lester young transcription books the lester young collection or lester young tenor sax solos. Learning the language of jazz greats such as charlie parker, lester young, phil woods, etc. Charlie parker fakebook software real book software. The set features lester in trio, quartet, quintet and sextet configurations under his own name or others from basies roster. Lester young with the o lester young teddy wi the jazz giants 56. Apr 04, 2015 lester youngs solo on ad lib blues from the mosiac box set the lester youngcount basie sessions 19361940 in october of 1940, a count basie small group of freddie green, jo jones, walter page, lester young, buck clayton and basie rehearsed with guest soloists benny goodman not present on this track and charlie christian in nyc. Jan 04, 2012 2 thoughts on lester young transcription ad lib blues 1952 running man eng sub ep 209 on august 15, 2014 at 2. Lester young with the oscar peterson trio lester young. Lester young plays lester leaps in bb lester young plays lester leaps in concert a little analysis. Believe ballroom program, highlights the lightness and brightness of youngs. Lester leaps in count basie this transcription 2011 skronkmusik. Transcribed by carles margarit youtube sachal jazz ensemble and wynton marsalis blues walk duration.
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