Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. This page contains jazz saxophone and flute solo transcriptions by numerous jazz masters. Fred hess fred sells collections of lester young and coleman hawkinss solos. Drawn by a wide variety of styles, he studied jazz and classical guitar and north texas state universitynow university of north texas.
A transcription and analysis of the tenor solo, reids bass line, and the chord changes allows for a detailed study of structural features of dexters solo, and the. John coltranes solo on limehouse blues miles davis solo on straight no chaser transcribed by. Also included is a biography, notation guide, alternate fingerings, and discography with historical notes reagarding the recordings. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of you stepped out of a dream january 23, 2019. I have dexs solo from ill remember april from this album memorized. Home books and methods john coltrane saxophone solos.
Apr 09, 2018 free ebook want to take a lesson with a master. Dexter gordons solo on ill remember april tenor saxophone. Ive purposely left articulations and other minutia off of the transcriptions to encourage students to listen to the recordings and mark them in themselves. I view transcription of jazz solos to be an essential part of learning how to improvise. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos by dexter gordon sheet. Gordons height was 6 feet 6 inches 198 cm, so he was also known as long tall dexter and sophisticated giant. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos, paperback book.
Typically thats in places where dexter lays way back. Cannonball, brecker, coltrane, phil woods, kenny garrett, bergonzi, dexter gordon, johnny griffin, and many, many more, this is one of the best free transcription sites to bookmark and pillage. The list also includes solos for flute, clarinet and ewi. Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from. Danmarks radio 24 bit 96 khz remastering barcode and other identifiers barcode. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos by dexter gordon. Mcneal, part of the keith oxman sonny stitt solo transcriptions book 1. In my opinion its a rip off and theres even a couple of songs where the solos are not lining up with the recordings. He was one of the first players of the instrument in the bebop idiom of musicians such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell. What i like about this site is how the list of solos is presented quite clearly compared to many of the sites out there.
Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos and over 8 million other books are available for amazon kindle. On a few occasions the solo was taken from a bootleg recording, links to the audio can be found next to the transcription link also. Bb instruments dexter gordon solo driftin f7 a7b b. Dave ohiggins and max ionata minor blues tenor sax transcription july 26, 2018. Solo transcriptions this page lists 1043 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Bennie wallace 1, dexter gordon 47, illinois jaquet 1, marcus strickland 1. Tenor saxophone solo by dexter gordon from the album go.
Battle of the two tuckerseternal triangletucker antell and mike tucker transcription april 12, 2019. See more ideas about transcription, soloing and trombone. Paul desmond solo transcription take the a train from. Notes recorded live at montmartre jazzhus, copenhagen august 5, 1965. There are tons of books that feature transcribed solos, but why should. The new playalong cd features 6 songs that follow the chapters in the book. Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos paperback 1 apr 1989. Jazz transcriptions an online forum to share transcriptions. Now available in concert, bb, eb, and bass clef editions. Dexs blue bossa solo this is my second favorite dex album, behind our man in paris. The album where you can find a recording of each solo is listed on the transcription s pdf. Thank god for other sources to find dexter gordon transcriptions because this book is so full of incomplete transcriptions, most of the songs only have 1 solo. The album where you can find a recording of each solo is listed on the transcriptions pdf. This was his last recording of body and soul except for a perfunctory version in the movie round midnight.
Ive watched it a number of times and absolutely love it. Dexter gordon solo transcription free download as pdf file. When that is the case, next to the transcription link there will be a link for the video. A guide to free online saxophone transcriptions best. In continuing the series of mosttranscribed tenor solos of all time, heres dexter gordons solo on love for sale from go 1962. Dexter gordon solo transcription scribd read books.
Dexter gordons solo on ill remember april tenor saxophone from biting the apple transcribed by dustin mollick on august 8th, 2009 5 9 17 21 25 29 33 v. Dexter gordon tenor sax solo transcription of youve stepped out. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. A couple of months ago i received an email asking me if i could transcribe dexter gordons solo on you stepped out of a dream from the. Transcribed by carles margarit if youd like to support me you can do so at this link. Donna leecharlie parkerdexter gordons transcription. Donna leecharlie parker dexter gordon s transcription. This site showcases about 20 official transcriptions of dexter gordons solos. Its hard to notate dexter s time feel without making the transcription too hard to read. After a brief hiatus from blogging, jazztranscriptions is back with a classic charlie christian solo from lexington, ky based guitarist tim fowler tim fowler has been a guitarist ever since he saw one as a child. Heres a great video documentary on the life and playing of the great tenor saxophone player dexter gordon.
It is definitely one to play along with the recording. God for other sources to find dexter gordon transcriptions because this book is so full of. Danny walsh tenor sax solo transcription of wave january 16, 2019. Thank god for other sources to find dexter gordon transcriptions because this book is so full of incomplete transcriptions, most of the songs only have 1 solo choruses. Check out the blues blues walk that starts playing around 1. Setting the pace is an album by saxophonists dexter gordon and booker ervin recorded in munich in 1965 and released on the prestige label. Dexter gordon s solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb 3 3 e7b5 3 a7b9 3 d d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb e7b5 a7b9 3 d3. Dexter gordon solo transcriptions page 2 dextergordon.
The pantherdexter gordondexter gordons transcription. There are 2 versions of each song one with just rhythm section and one with a quintet with solo transcriptions included in playalong manual. Learning the language of jazz greats such as charlie parker, lester young, phil woods, etc. Dexter gordon is one of the most under appreciated saxophonists amongst lay people, but real music fans know what a monster player long tall dexter was you can read more about dexter and watch my vlog episode from our sax advent series by clicking here, but make sure you spend some time listening to these dexter gordon playlists. The foliowing analysis of lester youngs solo in lester leaps in 27 will serve as an illustration of youngs innovative storycelling style, which was later to have a vital impact on the early dexter gordon. Its hard to notate dexters time feel without making the transcription too hard to read. This collection of 26 transcription features some of his most important solos. Here are free transcriptions of solos from some of my favorite saxophonists. Dexter gordon solo transcriptions browse by all dexsolospdfs sort by featured best selling alphabetically, az alphabetically, za price, low to high price, high to low date, new to. 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 irabagon, john fedchock, dexter gordon, ben riley. 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 irabagon, john fedchock, dexter. Billy higginss drum groove that sets up the tune and sonny clarks light comping are incredible.