POP MUSIC LEAD SHEETS
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JAZZ SOLO TRANSCRIPTIONS
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Alphabetical by player:
Sydney Bechet - Indiana
Kenny Dorham – Skippy (trumpet)
Herb Ellis - Blues for Herky
Stan Getz - Blues for Herky
Stan Getz – Blues for Mary Jane
Stan Getz – Four
Benny Golson - When the Saints Go Marching In
Alex Hahn - Bb Rhythm Changes (alto saxophone)
Donald Harrison – Cherokee (alto saxophone)
Jimmy Heath – Big P
Joe Henderson – Hocus Pocus
Yusef Lateef – Passion
Jackie McLean – Moanin (alto saxophone)
Hank Mobley – Late Show (aka Hank’s Other Tune)
Clay Pritchard - Bb Rhythm Changes
Sonny Rollins - Dig
Sonny Rollins – What Is This Thing Called Love?
Sonny Stitt - Cool Blues (alto saxophone)
Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues
Skerik - GAT Swamba
Lucky Thompson – Skippy
Kamasi Washington - Final Thought
Sydney Bechet - Indiana
Kenny Dorham – Skippy (trumpet)
Herb Ellis - Blues for Herky
Stan Getz - Blues for Herky
Stan Getz – Blues for Mary Jane
Stan Getz – Four
Benny Golson - When the Saints Go Marching In
Alex Hahn - Bb Rhythm Changes (alto saxophone)
Donald Harrison – Cherokee (alto saxophone)
Jimmy Heath – Big P
Joe Henderson – Hocus Pocus
Yusef Lateef – Passion
Jackie McLean – Moanin (alto saxophone)
Hank Mobley – Late Show (aka Hank’s Other Tune)
Clay Pritchard - Bb Rhythm Changes
Sonny Rollins - Dig
Sonny Rollins – What Is This Thing Called Love?
Sonny Stitt - Cool Blues (alto saxophone)
Sonny Stitt - Bud's Blues
Skerik - GAT Swamba
Lucky Thompson – Skippy
Kamasi Washington - Final Thought
What is a transcription? Trans- is a prefix meaning through or from one state to another; script means something written. So a musical transcription is taking the music from its sonic state to a written one.
Many musicians use the term "transcribe" to mean learning a solo or a piece of music by ear. While that practice is of utmost importance, I don't call it transcribing. I call that learning by ear or just simply learning. As stated before, learning solos and melodies that resonate with you is very important, and transcriptions can help you do so, especially if you are a visual learner. If your goal is to add more vocabulary into your playing, I strongly recommend memorizing the music as quickly as possible.
An important preface to using transcriptions: It is impossible to fully capture music in a visual form. Transcriptions serve to help the user replicate sounds made by artists, and the written material is hardly an analogue; it's a rough approximation. My transcriptions show the basic rhythmic and melodic components of the music, but many subtle variations in pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and timbre are not expressed and should be intuited by listening to the original recording.
If you find value in these transcriptions and would like to show your support, please consider donating anywhere between $1 - $10 per transcription through a link below.
Many musicians use the term "transcribe" to mean learning a solo or a piece of music by ear. While that practice is of utmost importance, I don't call it transcribing. I call that learning by ear or just simply learning. As stated before, learning solos and melodies that resonate with you is very important, and transcriptions can help you do so, especially if you are a visual learner. If your goal is to add more vocabulary into your playing, I strongly recommend memorizing the music as quickly as possible.
An important preface to using transcriptions: It is impossible to fully capture music in a visual form. Transcriptions serve to help the user replicate sounds made by artists, and the written material is hardly an analogue; it's a rough approximation. My transcriptions show the basic rhythmic and melodic components of the music, but many subtle variations in pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and timbre are not expressed and should be intuited by listening to the original recording.
If you find value in these transcriptions and would like to show your support, please consider donating anywhere between $1 - $10 per transcription through a link below.
