Advanced players -- check this thread

[SupremeSaltine]

Michael Brecker -- Tenor sax

One of the baddest cats to ever stalk this planet.  Some guy has put up a link to transcriptions of his saxophone solos.  Listen to the link and follow along on the sheet music in the pdf file that accompanies it.

This is why EVERYONE should learn to read.  Nevermind reading it -- can you imagine transcribing it?  Writing it out with correct rhythms in odd meters?  By listening to it off a CD?  GET OUT

I'll be posting it to the Horns forum too.

Oh yeah the link:

http://www.michaelbreckerliverecordings.com/transcriptions.html

It's fun to just TRY to follow the transcriptions -- and I can read a little bit.

enjoy

[Big_Al]

Nice. This can be done with practice.

The most diffircult piece to me (still is today) is Giant Steps, and Cherokee. Two tough pieces.

Anyhow, thanks for the link. It motivated me to practice . . . .


-Al

[ES7Mike]

Being a transcriber is something that I want to do. I have the ear for it I just have to get writing the rythms out under my belt. I have two songs by Eric Marienthal that are transcribed but I didn't write them.

[lorenz_j]

The transcription articles in Down Beat Magazine are always good learning tools.

I also agree on transcribing "Giant Steps."  No matter how many times I hear Coltrane play that tune, it blows me away; and his version is obviously the best to study.   There are too many versions of "Cherokee" to mention; the last two that Ive listened to lately are by Clifford Brown and Marcus Roberts.

[SupremeSaltine]

Giant Steps is truly a benchmark.  As soon as you think you're bad, try playing a few choruses and bring yourself back to earth.  A couple other Coltrane tunes to try are "Moment's Notice" and "Central Park West".

I have a buddy (a drummer) who plays with Marcus Roberts.  He said Marcus has a grand piano in his house with a mic suspended over it.  He records what he plays and then listens to it and then does it all over again.  And thats what he does day in and day out. (Marcus is blind)  I guess thats why the guy can play stride with his left hand and play in 7/8 with his right hand.

[Big_Al]

There's a Jazz Theory book that I'm married too. It has Coltrane's transcribed music, both Paino and Sax solos. I've used this book for years and still do during my practice sessions. As you can image, the papers are riped, torned, and coffee stained . . . Unfortunately, the book is out of production.

Title
Thje Jazz Theory Book

Author
Mark Levine

Publisher
Sher Music Co.


GOD Bless

-Al

[ES7Mike]

I think I have a transcribed copy of giant steps.