It took me months before I could remember his name “uhh…it’s this long name and starts with A, but he’s ridiculous!” but I’m sure I’ll never forget it. So I did!ĭownload the PDF: Bb, Concert, Alto, Bass, ClefĪmbrose. This semester my trumpet teacher Adam Rossmiller came across this solo of Blue Mitchell’s and told me to check it out and transcribe it. At school I try to transcribe as many solos as I can. I’m a young musician trying to study this music and hopefully begin to understand it a little bit more with everyday that goes by. With such ease and flow their language of be-bop, and blues just feeds the ears of our generation with so much substance that I feel we sometimes miss out on. With transcribing the jazz language I’ve always been fascinated with the process of figuring out what the great players of the 50’s and the 60’s played. Transcribed by Lukas Skrove, Spring 2012. Players on album: Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Joe Henderson (tenor saxophone), Herbie Hancock (piano), Gene Taylor (bass), Roy Brooks (drum set). You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.īlue Mitchell’s Solo on “Bluesville” from the album Step Lightly (1963). These lines have their roots in soul and gospel – the kinds of phrases that make you want to jump out of your seat and shout “AMEN!”.Īudio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Writing out phrases such as bars 5, 21-22, 36 and 44 actually doesn’t do the solo justice, and they shouldn’t be taken too literally (as with most solos, I’d say). What I’ve noticed from my own playing is that I often play far too much in trying to find my way through the changes, so this is definitely a lesson to take home. What struck me immediately as I was writing out this solo was the sparsity of notes and delicacy of the phrases at the beginning, followed by sudden outbursts of expressive lines (like bars 21 and 31/34). I’ve finally got around to finishing it and digitizing it in MuseScore. Or was it “Starmaker”? I started writing out Roy’s solo in “I’m Not So Sure” some time ago already, and then shelved it. I still haven’t decided which is my favourite track on Roy Hargrove’s ‘Earfood’ – either “Strasbourg St. Get the latest Flash Player or Watch this video on YouTube. The Adobe Flash Player is required for video playback.
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