Occasionally, he was known to also play the clarinet. 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 lists 1779 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Includes complete and accurate transcriptions of coleman hawkins, lester young, stan getz, sonny rollins, john coltrane, dexter gordon, michael. Learning the language of jazz greats such as charlie parker, lester young, phil woods, etc. Aug 19, 2016 todays transcription is lester young s solo on every tub, from the 1938 count basie orchestra decca recording. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Nicknamed pres by billie holiday short for president of the tenor sax, jazz giant.
The list also includes solos for flute,clarinet and ewi. Some less common transcriptions of saxophone blues solos. 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. I like to have my students play them in all 12 keys. Chet baker jazz trumpet solo look for the silver lining how to play it bb transcription. Dan morgenstern several new biographies of lester young have been published in the years since lewis porters lester young first appeared, but none have supplanted or even attempted the in. Did you transcribe a solo or found a transcription that isnt in this list. Featuring fourteen recorded solos from 19361956 and detailed analysis of young s stylistic traits. Coleman hawkins, lester young, stan getz, sonny brecker, chris potter, spiralbound book is that here we have a method or tool that takes one standard and goes back through the last 90 years to. Solos are all with his quartet from various times, unless indicated in parent. From coleman hawkins to chris potter, the evolution of jazz style and harmony is carefully examined and clearly explained in. I had meant to publish some thoughts on young as i did last year around this time, but, alas, im a day late. Todays transcription is lester youngs solo on every tub, from the 1938 count basie orchestra decca recording. 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.
See more ideas about jazz, jazz blues and jazz musicians. Lester young, blues with helen, carnegie halls spiritual to swing, tenor. This great tribute folio features tenor sax transcriptions for 30 of his finest standards, together with a bio and discography. Transcriptions and analysis of solos by coleman hawkins, lester young, stan getz, sonny rollins, john coltrane, dexter gordon, michael brecker, chris potter.
The lester young collection tenor saxophone hal leonard. Lester young born august 27, 1909, woodville, mississippi, usa died march 15, 1959, new york city, new york, usa. Feb 28, 20 lester young solo transcription, guitar study. Included here are mostly clarinet solos, but also a couple of tenor saxophone solos, from lester young and ken peplowski, who are also clarinetists, and thus their tenor solos translate to clarinet really well. The 6 rhythm changes solos every improviser needs to know. The chad lefkowitzbrown transcription book is available for purchase here. Recordings date between 193637, and show young playing in teddy wilsons orchestra with benny goodman and billie holliday on vocals, the jonessmith inc with count basie on piano and the billie holliday orchestra. Lester young tenor sax buck clayton trumpet dicky wells trombone. Here are lester young and buck claytons solos tenor saxophone and trumpet, respectively from one oclock jump. Apr 23, 2000 some less common transcriptions of saxophone blues solos. This great tribute folio features tenor sax transcriptions for 30 of his finest.
Lester willis young august 27, 1909 march 15, 1959, nicknamed pres or prez, was an american jazz tenor saxophonist and occasional clarinetist coming to prominence while a member of count basies orchestra, young was one of the most influential players on his instrument. Lester young by lewis porter meet your next favorite book. The blues scale for tenor bb and alto eb sax music instructional book. The cool thing that struck me about body and soul the evolution of a tenor saxophone standard.
Coleman hawkins1939, lester young 1942, stan getz 1952, sonny rollins 1958, john coltrane 1960, dexter gordon 1967 and 1970, michael brecker1992, and chris potter. This is a rhythm changes tune based on the chord progression occurring in george gershwins song i got rhythm. One of my favourite tunes is pres blue lester from 1944 with basie, freddie green and shadow wilson. There will never be another youlester young transcription. The first is db blues, a classic blues with a bridge.
Apr 14, 2017 how lester young invented cool hip lip not content to invent a muchcopied yet incomparable musical style, jazz saxophonist lester young indelibly shaped american speech, too, from cool to crib to. The lester young collection by lester young sheet music free 30. Lester young influenced almost every saxophonist who came after him, yet at first he was told his saxophone tone was wrong. Lester young created the cool saxophone style and he is the father of the cool school of jazz. Eric allen has provided the transcriptions to nine interpretations by a list of colossal tenor giants, including. Notes and transcriptions around lester young s 109th birthday yesterday was the 109th anniversary of lester young s birth in woodville, mississippi. 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. List of transcribed solos the university of michigan press. He ranks together with coleman hawkins and ben webster as one of the three great tenors of the the swing era. Recordings date between 193637, and show young playing in teddy wilsons orchestra with benny goodman and billie holliday on vocals, the jonessmith inc with count basie on. Stream music and playlists with soundcloud and wow your visitors with your tunes.
Featuring fourteen recorded solos from 19361956 and detailed analysis of youngs stylistic traits. Lester young solos transcribed and edited by robert a. We do have two other lester young transcription books. I view transcription of jazz solos to be an essential part of learning how to improvise.
Notes and transcriptions around lester youngs 109th birthday. 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. The list of artists is a real whos who of jazz jazz transcriptions from famous jazz artists such as. He led a revolution on the tenor saxophone that influenced generations to follow. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The lester young collection tenor saxophone hal leonard online. Tenor, charles mcneal, part of the keith oxman sonny stitt solo transcriptions book 1. Lester leaps in before you get obsessed with scales a nd before you start worrying about turnarounds or iiv licks, you need to remember one thing youre playing music. The list also includes solos for flute, clarinet and ewi. Solo transcriptions this page lists 1043 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. New york city, ny september 5,1939 by count basie kansas city seven. Transcriptions of saxophone solos blues jazz and cajun. Some of his most famous work was with billie holliday including this on all of me solo a perfect example of how to solo when working with a vocalist. 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.
The man i lovegeorge gershim lester young s transcription. Lester young solos, paperback book, tenor saxophone, and thousands more titles. Young was holidays musical soulmate and they bestowed the nicknames on each other that stuck for life. Notes and transcriptions around lester youngs 109th birthday yesterday was the 109th anniversary of lester youngs birth in woodville, mississippi.
Solos are all with his quartet from various times, unless indicated in parenthesis. Lester leaps in count basie this transcription 2011 skronkmusik. First volume in a series of 5 issued by columbia in remembrance by this great sax player. Each time you take a solo your goal should be to create melodic ideas based on what youre hearing. Lester young and the birth of cool joel dinerstein. In contrast to many of his harddriving peers, young played with a relaxed, cool tone and used sophisticated. The lester young collection songbook on apple books. The prez still rules at 100 young, aka the president of jazz, was born 100 years ago thursday. After writing this solography many years ago, to my knowledge nobody has done any real effort to clean this period up.
Lester makes great use of the augmented sound over. But hawkins monumental solo was just the beginning. This great tribute folio transcribes 30 of his finest standards, together with a bio and discography. All transcriptions are free and were originally posted in the blog. His groundbreaking swingera records were made with billie holiday or the count basie orchestra. There are tons of books that feature transcribed solos, but why should. There will never be another youlester youngs transcription.
The lester young collection sheet music by lester young for free with a 30 day free trial. The man i lovegeorge gershimlester youngs transcription. For many years, i have pursued occasional jazz clarinet projects, and would like to share some of my transcriptions here. Perhaps the most famous saxophone transcription books is the charlie parker. How lester young invented cool hip lip not content to invent a muchcopied yet incomparable musical style, jazz saxophonist lester young. There will never be another you lester young transcription. Sheridans book on count basie lists numerous sessions still not available.
Funny thing about this tune is, despite how famous it is, it really doesnt have a melody that i know of. Unless otherwise noted,all transcriptions are in the original key. Read unlimited books and audiobooks, and sheet music on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. You can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbebbass clef. Dec 10, 2014 lester young created the cool saxophone style and he is the father of the cool school of jazz. Lester young tenor sax buck clayton trumpet dicky wells.
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