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2020/09/13 2020/09/18 mamboking REQUEST 1 72 REQUEST Book's bossa Nat Adderley

2020/09/17 2020/09/17 bartson1 Request - Dom Um Romao 0 34 Request - Dom Um Romao "Family Talk" by Dom Um Romao - Excellent 1973 Brazilian Jazz composition from Weather Report's percussionist. No sheets/tab exist. Never covered. No luck with my last 2 requests, so fingers crossed on this one. Many thx. Other Dom Um Romao superb braz-jazz comps that are def worth transcribing are "The Angels", "Wait On The Corner", "Highway" from his 75 lp ("Espirito do Tempo")

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2020/08/01 2020/09/06 danieldias REQUEST Joey calderazzo - Mikkels 8 554 REQUEST Joey calderazzo - Mikkels Hi all,

Pleas, does anyone have this transcription ?

I found the chords on a book called "Modal Jazz Composition & Harmony - Vol.1 Ron Miller". Amazing book.







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2020/08/21 2020/08/22 HalfNelson "The Prisoner" by Herbie Hancock 0 375 "The Prisoner" by Herbie Hancock Transcribing this piece was no picnic. The harmonies don't adhere to the standard changes, but rather give the piece an interesting texture. Also, the harmonic rhythms are pretty outré.



- Ville







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2020/08/09 2020/08/11 HalfNelson "Alone and I" by Herbie Hancock 2 444 "Alone and I" by Herbie Hancock I'm not a pianist, so I hope somebody would revise this. The recording incorporates a tenor and a trumpet, whose melody parts are arranged for piano.



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2020/08/06 2020/08/08 HalfNelson ”LonJellis” by Kenny Kirkland 0 339 ”LonJellis” by Kenny Kirkland This one is transcribed from Branford Marsalis' "Random Abstract". There might be inaccuracies in the harmony - please point them out.



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2020/08/02 2020/08/02 terry REQUEST Hermeto's Monte Santo & Fauna Universal 0 139 REQUEST Hermeto's Monte Santo & Fauna Universal Looked all over the internet for the chords for these two Hermeto Pascoal compositions (Monte Santo and Fauna Universal), but they dont exist. Hope someone on this forum might be able to work them out. Many thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo3gK9qHprs and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCpIvLKijVs







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2020/07/27 2020/07/28 Siff Lee Morgan - Gary´s Notebook - TAB 1 174 Lee Morgan - Gary´s Notebook - TAB Not sure what the policy is on guitar tab here. Personally I find it better to use rather than score because it forces one to listen to the song while learning it.







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2020/07/23 2020/07/23 HalfNelson "Sansho Shima" by Bennie Maupin 0 231 "Sansho Shima" by Bennie Maupin A lead sheet for Bennie Maupin's "Sansho Shima" as played on Herbie Hancock's "Secrets". The tune is also recorded on the composer's 1978 release "Moonscapes".



- Ville







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2017/06/17 2020/07/10 HalfNelson "Fun" by Miles Davis 2 3673 "Fun" by Miles Davis Miles Davis originally recorded this piece on January 11, 1968, and it wasn't released until 1981 as a part of compilation album "Directions". The tune is also recorded by Joe Chambers on his 1992 release "Phantom of the City".



I didn't include any chord symbols here, but added sample chord voicings for a reference. (Herbie Hancock plays an electric harpsichord on the recording!) The given bass line is doubled by a guitar, and it continues for solos (with slight variation). Solos are based on the key of D major.



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2017/04/23 2020/06/16 HalfNelson "Speechless" by Joe Zawinul 4 4757 "Speechless" by Joe Zawinul The tune is recorded on Weather Report's self-titled album released in 1982. Comments are welcome and appreciated.



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2020/06/13 2020/06/13 HalfNelson "Trance Dance" by Kenny Cox 0 324 "Trance Dance" by Kenny Cox This piece is played in a straight 8ths groove on the composer's "Introducing Kenny Cox And The Contemporary Jazz Quintet", and in a swing feel on the Jazz Crusaders' "The Festival Album". On the latter recording, the G minor bass line is played an octave higher.



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2013/06/25 2020/04/23 HalfNelson "Clint" by John Abercrombie, et al. 1 4847 "Clint" by John Abercrombie, et al. Here's another Abercrombie tune, which is recorded on his "Current Events" album. The multiple stave system with a brace is actually divided into two parts: 1) the guitar synth, and 2) the acoustic bass. The solo section (letter B) is rather open, although firmly anchored to the key. Please share your thoughts.



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2017/12/13 2020/04/17 HalfNelson "Sleeping Giant" by Herbie Hancock 0 3983 "Sleeping Giant" by Herbie Hancock Here's a lead sheet for Herbie Hancock's "Sleeping Giant".



The sample percussion pattern at the beginning is not transcribed from the actual recording, but proposed as a sample Afro 12/8 pattern. This is an exemplar of African 6:4 cross-rhythm, where two simultaneous meters (12/8 and 6/4) intertwine into a polyrhythmic tapestry.



Best, Ville



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2009/09/20 2020/04/02 HalfNelson "Sweet Sorrow" by Joshua Redman 2 6105 "Sweet Sorrow" by Joshua Redman Here's a slow jazz ballad from Joshua Redman's 1994 release "MoodSwing". If someone has written down the basic piano voicings (played by Brad Mehldau) for the head of the tune, please share them here.



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2020/03/24 2020/04/01 PurdieShuffle Request : "Getting There" (John Abercrombie) 3 613 Request : "Getting There" (John Abercrombie) Thank you all for all the wonderful transcriptions shared on this website. This is the best place to learn about composition and modern jazz/ ECM repertoire!



Here is a request : Getting there (from the album by the same name by J. Abercrombie)



Thanks

2013/02/17 2020/03/06 HalfNelson "Dance Me Home" by John Scofield 3 8589 "Dance Me Home" by John Scofield Hey there!



Here's my revised transcription of John Scofield's "Dance Me Home". Comments are very welcome as always.



- Ville



P.S. Seamus Blake recorded the tune in a straight-ahead jazz vein on his "Bellwether" and "Live in Italy".









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2015/09/08 2020/03/01 lukeconklin Transcription Request: "Nomad" 2 2983 Transcription Request: "Nomad" This is off Grant Green's 1963 album, "Idle Moments," and is one of my favorites off the album. Has two sections, one contains a complex melody that leads into the second, a very swinging Dorian pedal point that shifts a whole step down. Joe Henderson blows over this tune, which makes sense, he was a fan of Dorian interpreted whole steps apart, i.e. Black Narcissus. A transcription for this would be really useful for me as well as the jazz community, this is a tough one to do by ear. Thank you







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2020/03/01 2020/03/01 bartson1 Request: "Valerie" by Francois de Roubaix (from 0 534 Request: "Valerie" by Francois de Roubaix (from Been looking for ages for a transcription of the beautiful organ jazz ballad "Valerie" by Francois de Roubaix from "Le Samourai" 1967 film with Alain Delon. Check the comp here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSI1K3XrV2E If anyone fancies having a go at this, many thanks

2020/02/21 2020/02/26 kartgid Request: Atlantis 2 597 Request: Atlantis Does anyone have a lead sheet to Atlantis by Wayne Shorter?





2020/02/02 2020/02/02 bartson1 Request: "Pra Lucia" by Itibere Zwarg 0 662 Request: "Pra Lucia" by Itibere Zwarg Sorry to post so many requests.....this one's something special (not jazz, but with jazzy chords)....written by Hermeto's superb bassist Itibere Zwarg,......an exquisite wistful progessive choro he dedicated to his ex-wife Lucia ....I asked Itibere if he had the sheet, but he said it was lost.Dam! Here's the only recorded version of the comp by Qt Maogani (the best guitar arrangers for guitar quarterts in Brazil) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DV_UExq47mk (there's another YT vid which says its "Pra Lucia" but its a different comp, so just use the link I've shown)..... This one's extremely difficult to do; to hear the wood from the trees etc. I gave up on it; too difficult for me. Its in the tradition of Hermeto's "alice in wonderland" style choros. Only a handful of Brazilians can compose in this style, to this level (principally Hermeto, Guinga, Itibere and Nene). If anyone fancies having a go....magic! Cheers.

2020/01/28 2020/02/02 bartson1 Request: Lousson by Babik Reinhardt 3 815 Request: Lousson by Babik Reinhardt Been looking for a transcription of this beautiful jazz ballad for years. Composed by Django's son, Babik, and dedicated to his brother Lousson. Check it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fosy3HnoifA If anyone has it, many thanks

2020/01/04 2020/01/04 jonboyretro Chick Corea Brasilia - a new transcription for t 1 1100 Chick Corea Brasilia - a new transcription for t This is surely one of Chick's most beautiful compositions!



This piece, Brasilia, comes from Chicks album, Lyric Suite For Sextet.

Overall, the album is dark and moody and I don't like it.

However, this track stands out like a beacon - as if Chick felt he should add something light and airy.



I first transcribed this composition over 13 years ago but was never fully satisfied.

Of course, the problem is that it's an *orchestral* piece and, by definition, not every note can be replicated by two hands.

Compromises need to be made ....



Anyway, I continued to get enjoyment from it (mostly) until at the start of 2019.

At this point, I decided I really needed to complete it 100% to my satisfaction.



The piece builds up wonderfully to bar 233 - which is the crux of the piece.

The solo piano bars from 233 to 238 are truly exquisite and took some working out. I think I captured it.



Then there was the issue of bars 259. The original version was a lot fancier but decided to retain the simplicity of this section.

Now, the left hands plays a beat whilst the dominant chord is held. It seems to work.



Of course, there are many strange key signatures as you would expect from Chick.

Take bars 41-49. These could be written in a number of ways. I've simply chosen one of them.



Overall, I am happy with it and it captures the beauty of the piece. I hope that you enjoy it.







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2020/01/04 2020/01/04 jonboyretro Chick Corea The Sky v.1.24 final *repost* 0 694 Chick Corea The Sky v.1.24 final *repost* My final version (so far) based on the great work by Brian Werner and Thomas Mueller with my final corrections. There are differences between Thomas's and mine and you should choose which version you prefer or create a hybrid as you see fit.







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2019/11/03 2019/11/24 kartgid Request: For Wee Folks 1 1064 Request: For Wee Folks Does anyone have a lead sheet For Wee Folks by Wynton Marsalis from his Black Codes album.

2019/06/27 2019/10/16 HalfNelson "How the West Was Won" by John Scofield 3 2909 "How the West Was Won" by John Scofield Hey buddies, I need your help with this one!



I didn't include chord symbols in the sketch chart, but added a few piano and guitar voicings for reference. The piece follows 32-bar (AABA) form, where A section is in 5/4 time and B section in 4/4 time.



The harmony at bars 1 - 2 and 5 - 6 of letter A implies an A Phrygian mode (A7susb9), whereas bars 3 - 4 and 7 - 8 suggest an A Dorian harmony (Am7). The letter B denotes E Aeolian (Em7) and Bb Lydian (Bb/E) or C Mixolydian (C7/E) modes. Still, I'm not certain about any of this, and therefore need your advise here.



Are the 8th notes in the A section played in swing time? How about the B section? Please share your thoughts.



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2019/09/15 2019/10/12 jonboyretro Chick Corea The Sky, some corrections to Brian W 2 1667 Chick Corea The Sky, some corrections to Brian W

The Sky is a wonderful composition by Chick Corea from his 1976 album My Spanish Heart.

I am very familiar with this piece and have listened to it on a regular basis since the album first came out.



The piece is split into two parts.



Part One is Children's Song No.3 and is published in written form in 'Chick Corea Volume Two'.

Part Two has never been published.



Thanks to Brian Werner and Thomas Mueller, Part Two has now been transcribed and they have done a fantastic job.



This version corrects some errors and refines certain bars to play closer to the original.

I have used Brian and Thomas's version as a start point.

However, I have listened closely to the original and have come to my own conclusions with chords etc.

Note that every single note has been typed in from scratch using Noteworthy.



These amendments will be detailed below with the bar numbers.

The bar numbers have been kept the same for ease of cross-reference.



It should be noted that generally, in some areas, it is very difficult attempting to work out the actual notes being played.

Therefore, there can be other interpretations.



I believe the piece now plays very close to the original especially in the climax at bars 158-160



Some of the changes are quite subtle. For example:



-1- Bar 149, there is an initial 'F' but misses out the 'C' which gives the note more depth (and is what is played).



-2- Bars 158-160. As the piece reaches its final crescendo in bars 158 through 160, the original transcription lacked depth.

On closer listening this is because, I believe, Chick plays octaves in the left hand which gives it a lot more power.

It now sounds very close to the original.



-3- Bars 145-148. This has been smoothed out particularly in the bass line.



Here is a complete list of the main changes (there are some more subtle changes):



-01- Bar 1. I think the initial 'F#' is an octave - as a single note lacks depth.

-02- Bars 14-17. The original transaction shows A+C# in the bass. This is actually G#+C#

-03- Bar 22. As with bar 1, I think this is an octave on the B

-04- Bar 76. Has a Db as well as F and Gb

-05- Bar 77. Has a C as well as Db to give the chord a discordant feel.

-06- Bar 99. Final F is Fb

-07- Bar 128. Removed the top A

-08- Bar 129. Corrected right-hand chord.

-09- Bar 131. Corrected right-hand chord.

-10- Bar 137. Removes the G from the first left-hand chord as this continues the F/G, E/F from previous chord.

-11- Bar 141. Continues the appregio from bar 139 and corrects the notes.

-12- Bar 143. Continues the appregio from bar 139 and corrects the notes.

-13- Bar 144. The initial LH G is a minim and the final G and A are crotchets.

-14- Bar 145-147. Smooths out the bass line and revises the treble slightly to play better.

-15- Bar 148. Slight revision.

-16- Bar 149. Initial LH F has a 'C' and revised second LH chord to remove the G

-17- Bar 151-152 Now plays like the recording.

-18- Bar 158-160. Now plays like the recording (includes octaves in LH)

-19- Bar 170. Corrects chord

-20- Bar 173. Corrects chord

-21- Bar 175. Slight revision to LH and RH chords.

-22- Bar 178. Revises RH notes.



If you have another interpretation, drop me a post and I will include it.





















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2019/09/07 2019/09/11 HalfNelson ”Promise of the Sun” by Herbie Hancock 0 1866 ”Promise of the Sun” by Herbie Hancock Here's a head chart for Herbie Hancock's "Promise of the Sun" from his 1975 release "The Prisoner". The album involves rather advanced harmony and extraordinary voicings. This piece is in D minor, although it modulates down a half step at bar 9, and develops as it moves onwards. The tune has pretty original textures and rhythms.



I haven't been able to find any sheet music for this tune. Does anyone out there have a head chart for this baffling piece. Also, please point out any slip-ups.



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2019/08/19 2019/08/19 thmu51 Attila Zoller - Ullas Erinnerung (Ulla's Memory) 0 1388 Attila Zoller - Ullas Erinnerung (Ulla's Memory) This version is taken from a broadcast and it has obviously never been released on vinyl or CD. I have no discographical information. If you know more about it please tell me.

This interpretation contains the complete theme, while the version from the compilation "Night Bounce" is shortened. The composition originates from the soundtrack project "The Bread of Those Early Years", however it has not been used in the movie.









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2019/06/16 2019/06/16 bassfingers Mood Indigo 0 1800 Mood Indigo walking bass line







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2012/01/28 2019/03/23 HalfNelson "Black Codes" by Wynton Marsalis 1 10042 "Black Codes" by Wynton Marsalis This long form composition is transcribed from Wynton's "Black Codes (From the Underground)". It includes a good number of meter changes (5/4 - 4/4 - 2/4 - 3/4 - 6/4), and intresting harmonic movement. The album includes another awesome tune entitled "Delfeayo's Dilemma" whose lead sheet can be found on this site.



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2011/09/19 2019/02/23 HalfNelson Zakir by John McLaughlin 4 8527 Zakir by John McLaughlin "Zakir" is apparently composed as a tribute to Zakir Hussain, an Indian tabla player. There are a few recorded versions of this beautiful piece, which are played in a free-floating spirit. The rhythmic accuracy of the chart is interpretive due to the rhythmic freedom of the tune.



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2019/02/14 2019/02/15 btbowen Snarky Puppy - Shofukan 0 3629 Snarky Puppy - Shofukan more or less an extended leadsheet for the Snarky Puppy tune "Shofukan." We're hoping to reduce it into something usable with our little jazz quartet but so far this is what I lifted for us to start working with.







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2016/10/02 2018/12/05 brianvoll "Undecided" (piano only) as performed by Erroll 1 5931 "Undecided" (piano only) as performed by Erroll A transcription of the piano on the hot track "Undecided" off of Erroll Garner's album 'No Ballad (1945-1949)' The main goal of the transcription was to try to pick out the voicings in the right hand (block chord) passages both as a transcription exercise and an effort to more deeply understand the style and approach of this great pianist!



Please enjoy and feel free to share and make any comments or critiscims.



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2018/10/25 2018/11/28 Thealps Request: joe hen 3 horn charts/lead sheetd 0 1437 Request: joe hen 3 horn charts/lead sheetd Hey folks!



Does anyone have some Joe Henderson 3 horn charts? Or 2 horn stuff with woody is cool too. Mostly interested in “Mode for Joe” and Horace record “Cape Verdean Blues”. I see a couple in here. Toss a hand? Thank’ee kind sirs n madames!

2017/11/01 2018/11/22 aldogangemi Request: Raunchy Rita 8 2637 Request: Raunchy Rita Request: Raunchy Rita by Frank Foster: anyone with a lead sheet? see e.g. Heavy Sounds by Elvin Jones

2010/05/18 2018/11/16 icarleton Au Lait (solo chords) Pat Metheny Lyle Mays 2 8472 Au Lait (solo chords) Pat Metheny Lyle Mays Here's most of the bass line for the solo section. Repeats are played similarly with some variation. I was reminded of Autumn Leaves chord wise and listened to the Lyle Mays' piano to get some of the prevalent chord extensions. The odd harmonic rhythm makes a well worn chord sequence strangely unpredictable!







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2018/09/15 2018/09/15 HalfNelson Help needed with "Phantom of the City" 1 1099 Help needed with "Phantom of the City" Hey guys!



I've been struggling with this fast Latin piece composed by George Cables. Guess I got the melody transcribed decently, but the harmony at bars 1 - 15 of letter A is somewhat ambiguous. Please share your thoughts.



Best from Ville



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2018/08/29 2018/09/05 kartgid Request: Again Never 1 1300 Request: Again Never Request lead sheet for Again Never by Bill Lee performed by Branford Marsalis

2017/04/09 2018/07/18 HalfNelson "Even Steven" by John Abercrombie 0 3810 "Even Steven" by John Abercrombie Here's a lead sheet for John Abercrombie's "Even Steven". The melody is somewhat rhythmically interpreted.



If someone has a sheet music to this piece, please post it here for reference.



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2010/09/19 2018/07/17 HalfNelson "Sidekicks" by John Abercrombie 0 4324 "Sidekicks" by John Abercrombie This is the first cut from John Abercrombie's 1988 release "Getting There" for ECM records (my fave Abercrombie album).



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2018/07/05 2018/07/13 jj7161 is anyone able to help me fighure out some compi 1 1289 is anyone able to help me fighure out some compi Hi,

I've recently accidentally ended up in a jazz band as a pianist.

I am not a jazz pianist and have no clue what I'm doing. I've played classically trained pianist so I have no trouble reading but if someone could give me a hand coming up with some chord voicing s and comping patterns I would appreciate it.



The piece is Clifford Brown's Sandu and the chords are as follows:

Eflat7

Aflat7

Eflat7

Bflatm7 - Eflat7

Aflat7

Adiminished

Eflat7

Gm7(flat5) - C7(flat9)

Fm7

Bflat7

Eflat7 - C7

F7 -Bflat7

2013/05/21 2018/07/01 HalfNelson "Thalia" by Vince Mendoza 3 4484 "Thalia" by Vince Mendoza Here's a lead sheet for "Thalia", which is played on John Abercrombie's "Getting There" (1988, ECM).



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2018/06/28 2018/06/28 renzo vigagni Thelonius melodius (MCLAUGHLIN) 0 1558 Thelonius melodius (MCLAUGHLIN) From 1995 cd "Thr promise"John McLaughlin: electric guitar

Joey DeFrancesco: Hammond B-3 organ

Dennis Chambers: drums

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2018/06/20 2018/06/20 HalfNelson "Isla" by John Abercrombie 0 1468 "Isla" by John Abercrombie If anyone has a sheet music to this piece, so please post it here.



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2011/03/31 2018/06/18 Gizb Dual Force leadsheet- Buster Williams 0 7805 Dual Force leadsheet- Buster Williams I trancscribed this Buster Williams tune from the Freddie Hubbard album "Outpost." This song (titled Firewater) is also found on Herbie Hancock's "The Prisoner" and the Jazz Crusaders' Pacific Jazz "Best Of." I transcribed Freddie's solo, found here:

http://www.shout.net/~jmh/transcriptions/hubbard-dual_force.pdf



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2011/12/29 2018/06/06 HalfNelson "High Noon" by Chris Potter 5 9398 "High Noon" by Chris Potter This is an incomplete transcription of the head to Chris Potter's "High Noon - for Eddie Harris". All help is much appreciated.



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2018/05/12 2018/05/22 HalfNelson "Alchemy" by Richie Beirach 0 1877 "Alchemy" by Richie Beirach Transcribed from John Abercrombie's "Arcade" (1979, ECM). Comments are welcome.



Best, Ville



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2018/04/14 2018/04/17 xoNNer "Two steps" by Matt Penman 1 2286 "Two steps" by Matt Penman From the album "City Folk" by the group James Farm. Solos are played after the D section; changes for the solos are on the last page.







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2018/04/03 2018/04/03 PaulS95 George Colligan’s solo on “I’m Getting Sentiment 0 1208 George Colligan’s solo on “I’m Getting Sentiment Colligan’s 2-chorus piano solo from his 1999 album “Constant Source.” This track is incorrectly labeled “Flint Michigan,” another tune on the same album, on Spotify and YouTube. A nicely subversive arrangement of this AABA standard in F major, with odd time signature changes as well as a reharmonized bridge leading into a modulation to Db major for the third A section. Interestingly, the alto saxophonist Jon Gordon states the head for the first two A sections a semitone sharp, in Gb major, while the rest of the band is in F major.







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2018/03/31 2018/03/31 spicebones Inutil Paysagem (Tom Jobim) 0 1519 Inutil Paysagem (Tom Jobim) Lovely Tom Jobim tune, featuring the transcription of Jobim's singing the second couterpoint voice and lyrics. Have fun with it.

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2018/03/22 2018/03/22 spicebones George Russell "It's about time" (Event II) 0 1532 George Russell "It's about time" (Event II) Hi all

This is my transcription of "Event II" from George Russell's orchestral piece "it's about time".

I transcribed it beacause the polytonality used in that piece is quite challenging to hear and transcribe.

Have fun with it !

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2018/03/14 2018/03/15 HalfNelson "Assunta" by Cal Massey 1 1538 "Assunta" by Cal Massey Here's a head chart for Cal Massey's "Assunta". The chart is transcribed from Freddie Hubbard's album "Here to Stay" (recorded in 1962 for Blue Note Records).



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2018/03/14 2018/03/15 wes4716 Request for some Hank Mobley lead sheets 2 2183 Request for some Hank Mobley lead sheets Hey all, would anybody be able to point me to the right direction of lead sheets to a couple of Hank Mobley’s tunes? I’m looking for Three Way Split, Workout, No Room For Squares, and The Dip. Thanks so much!

2018/03/05 2018/03/05 HalfNelson "Bo Diddy" by Dan Wall 0 1354 "Bo Diddy" by Dan Wall Hey y'all!



I need some helping hand with this chart. The tune is recorded by the John Abercrombie trio on its Tactics album. I transcribed this head chart from the band's live recording posted on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4lCu5nJe0k . I'm unsure of the changes at letter B, and would appreciate your help.



Looking forward to hear your thoughts. Best, Ville







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2018/01/04 2018/02/27 gustavjj request: "Finger Painting" lead sheet Herbie Han 3 1984 request: "Finger Painting" lead sheet Herbie Han Hi all, I am just wondering if anyone has a lead sheet for "Finger Painting", a great tune that Herbie Hancock recorded with V.S.O.P.



(I'll in the process of transcribing it myself, but would like to check the changes against someone else's for accuracy if possible.) Thanks!

2018/02/11 2018/02/11 HalfNelson "Lotus Blossom" by Kenny Dorham 0 4867 "Lotus Blossom" by Kenny Dorham Here's an old Kenny Dorham classic. The chart is based on the composer's arrangement from his "Quiet Kenny" recording (rec. 1959). Sonny Rollins recorded the same piece earlier on his "Newk's Time" (rec. 1957), and Freddie Hubbard a few years later on his "Goin' Up" (rec. 1960).



Best, Ville







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2011/12/14 2018/02/06 spicebones Some place called 3 5246 Some place called My transcription of this unique song (sung by Diane Reeves) on the album "Joy Ryder"







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2017/12/23 2017/12/26 bgp Skating - Vince Guaraldi 0 2703 Skating - Vince Guaraldi Holiday classic Skating from the Peanuts soundtrack by Guarald. Something for everyone in a mostly I-IV-V format with sections with movement by 5ths, by minor 3rds, and ii-V-I where Imaj7 becomes min7 and the ii of the next ii-V-I.







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2017/12/06 2017/12/06 HalfNelson "Encounters" by Danny Grissett 0 1462 "Encounters" by Danny Grissett A lead sheet for Danny Grissett's composition "Encounters". The head chart is based on Vincent Herring's arrangement, which is recorded on his album "Mr. Wizard".



:) Ville







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2017/11/11 2017/11/11 HalfNelson "Premonition" by Geoffrey Keezer 0 2094 "Premonition" by Geoffrey Keezer Here's a lead sheet for Geoff Keezer's (C minor blues) composition "Premonition".



This chart is based on the James Spaulding's arrangement of the piece as recorded on his album "The Smile of the Snake". Spaulding plays the melody on a bass flute. Roy Hargrove plays the tune in the key of G minor on his album "Diamond in the Rough".



Best, Ville







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2017/10/31 2017/10/31 Madenda Live Wire - The Meters (bass and guitar) 0 2018 Live Wire - The Meters (bass and guitar) Guitar and bass transcription for Live Wire, track four off The Meters (1969).



Part of my project to transcribe all of the bass lines (and a few guitar parts) off their first album. I'm very new to music notation, so any comments, corrections, or critiques appreciated.







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2017/10/22 2017/10/27 Madenda Cissy Strut - The Meters (bass) 0 3583 Cissy Strut - The Meters (bass) Bass transcription for Cissy Strut, track one off The Meters (1969).



Part of my project to transcribe all of the bass lines of their first album. I'm very new to music notation, so any comments, corrections, or critiques appreciated.







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2017/10/24 2017/10/24 Madenda Cardova - The Meters (bass) 0 1969 Cardova - The Meters (bass) Part of my project to transcribe all the bass lines off The Meters (1969). I'm pretty new to notation, so any comments, critiques, or recommendations welcome.







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2017/10/07 2017/10/08 HalfNelson "Tulle" by John Scofield 0 2680 "Tulle" by John Scofield Here's another piece from John Scofield's album "Quiet". This tune consists of recurring three-measure phrases similar to "Door #3".



Best, Ville







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2017/10/07 2017/10/07 HalfNelson George Coleman's solo on "Maiden Voyage" 0 3589 George Coleman's solo on "Maiden Voyage" Here's my transcription of George Coleman's tenor sax solo on Herbie Hancock's composition "Maiden Voyage" (released in 1965 by Blue Note Records). The tenor sax part is written in C.



:-) Ville







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2017/09/28 2017/09/28 VictorAubert Black Comedy - Tony Williams transcription 0 2358 Black Comedy - Tony Williams transcription Here's my transcriptions of Black Comedy by Tony Williams, on Miles in the sky

Chords are a bit random, so let me know if you hear other chords!







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2014/09/28 2017/09/25 HalfNelson Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) by Airto Moreira 1 3950 Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba) by Airto Moreira Hello everyone!



This fabulous piece is recorded by several artists including Airto himself, Duke Pearson, Donald Byrd, Santana and Cal Tjader. The tune is performed in a 3/4 samba groove (see a sample drum pattern in the end of the score). Comments are welcome!



Best, Ville



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2017/09/04 2017/09/08 thmu51 Astor Piazzolla - Invierno porteño 0 2463 Astor Piazzolla - Invierno porteño as played by the Astor Piazzolla Quintet on "Concierto para Quinteto 1970", adaptation for piano solo







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2017/08/21 2017/08/21 HalfNelson "Believe You Me" by John Abercrombie 0 2271 "Believe You Me" by John Abercrombie Here's a lead sheet for John Abercrombie's "Believe You Me", which is recorded on his ECM album "Night". The accompanying organ figure at letter B (AbMaj7#11 -> Bb6) is just my own interpretation derived from the comp figure at letter A (and intro).



In my opinion the 2nd chord (DbMaj7#9#11) at letter C has a F harmonic minor flavor. How do you guys perceive this chord? Please share your thoughts.



Best, Ville



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2017/07/29 2017/07/29 HalfNelson "Afronomical" by Donald Brown 0 1944 "Afronomical" by Donald Brown Here's my attempt to nail down the head of Donald Brown's composition "Agronomical". The tune is recorded on Billy Pierce's "Give and Take" album (listen to the piece at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhsTcbjX-hA). Does anyone out there have a sheet music to this tune?



Best, Ville







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2017/07/23 2017/07/23 wes4716 Request: Hank Mobley's M&M 0 1880 Request: Hank Mobley's M&M Hi, I'm looking for a lead sheet of a Hank Mobley tune that he composed in the late 50's called "M&M" (the two M's referring to Mobley and Morgan, who shared the front lineup in The Jazz Messengers for some time in 1959). It was recorded live in 1959 at Newport and at Birdland and also on a Blue Note studio recording from March 1959 that was never released.



Thanks in advance!

2011/03/02 2017/07/21 Gizb Park Avenue Petite leadsheet 2 6782 Park Avenue Petite leadsheet Nice tune I first heard on Blue Mitchell's "Blue Soul." When I couldn't find a leadsheet for in any of my fakebooks, I put this one together, conflated from the Blue Mitchell version and the Jazztet version.



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2017/06/14 2017/06/14 raymonf 'Piano Improvisations' - Keith Emerson 0 3921 'Piano Improvisations' - Keith Emerson From the 'Welcome Back My Friends' Album (1974), live performance Anaheim CA.



Video of an earlier version of the transcription playback is on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGznl7Dfurw







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2017/04/30 2017/06/11 HalfNelson "Furs on Ice" by Marc Johnson 0 2751 "Furs on Ice" by Marc Johnson This was rather demanding one to write down. I don't know if the given chords are dead-on, so all suggestions are appreciated. I listened to a few recordings of the piece (John Abercrombie's "Getting There" and "John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson / Peter Erskine", plus an instructional drum video by Peter Erskine available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtRWebBlYKU), which differed somewhat. The trio recordings don't have the tenor sax part, but abide by the rhythm section motives.



Best, Ville







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2017/06/11 2017/06/11 HalfNelson "Water Lily" by Kenny Barron 0 2522 "Water Lily" by Kenny Barron A lead sheet for Kenny Barron's composition "Water Lily". The tune is recorded on Barron's 1985 Enja release "Scratch". The melodic rhythm is interpreted.



Best, Ville







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2017/06/03 2017/06/04 wes4716 Request: Ping Pong by Wayne Shorter 1 2817 Request: Ping Pong by Wayne Shorter Hello, does anyone have a transcription/lead sheet of Wayne Shorter's "Ping Pong"? He recorded it with the Messengers on Roots and Herbs and Ugetsu in the early 60's. Thank you in advance.

2017/05/11 2017/05/11 PaulS95 "Ear Conditioning" by Ronnie Ball 0 2015 "Ear Conditioning" by Ronnie Ball The head of this contrafact on "Look For the Silver Lining," featured on Warne Marsh's album "Jazz of Two Cities." Mostly in three-part harmony (two saxophones and piano) and with lots of rhythmic displacement.







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2017/02/26 2017/05/05 HalfNelson "Tromsø" by Pat Metheny 0 3003 "Tromsø" by Pat Metheny A lead sheet for Pat Metheny's "Tromsø" as recorded on his "Tokyo Day Trip" (2008).



Listen to the piece at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZYp2BNSfQA







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2008/11/17 2017/04/21 HalfNelson Slings and Arrows by Michael Brecker 3 11632 Slings and Arrows by Michael Brecker This challenging number is from Mike Brecker's Tales from the Hudson album that is out of this world. All daredevils out there, have a go at this one!



:) Ville







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2017/04/17 2017/04/18 HalfNelson Weather Report's "American Tango" 0 2865 Weather Report's "American Tango" Here's a transcription of the musical events in Weather Report's "American Tango" (I haven't run into any sheet music to this piece, so I transcribed it myself). Please share your thoughts.



Best, Ville







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2017/03/26 2017/04/13 bgp Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic 0 4216 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic Brief piano transcription (or maybe gist version) of Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic for my niece - from the Ghost in the Machine by The Police. Always liked this tune, but Sting apparently brought it to the band pretty fully formed with a bunch of piano tracks. Copeland reportedly recorded the Police version drum track in one take, and Summers added a few distinctive guitar parts (including one that I bet you never caught in the mix, see multitrack files below) completing its conversion to a more Police-sounding tune. I guess that was all hinted at by the mixer "fight scene" in the original music video.



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2017/03/26 2017/04/02 bgp True Love Waits 0 2155 True Love Waits Really like this latest incarnation of Yorke's True Love Waits on the A Moon Shaped Pool release by Radiohead. Just notated Yorke's part, not Greenwood's extemporaneous upper extensions. As heartbreakingly beautiful as the lyrics.









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2017/04/02 2017/04/02 HalfNelson No Motion Picture by Eberhard Weber 0 2200 No Motion Picture by Eberhard Weber Here's a head arrangement of Eberhart Weber's "No Motion Picture". The piece is transcribed from an YouTube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzB0lly_7ww), which differs somewhat from "The Colours of Chloë" recording.



:) Ville







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2016/02/19 2017/03/29 thmu51 Oscar Peterson - Wheatland (update) 0 5909 Oscar Peterson - Wheatland (update) From "Canadiana Suite" 1964. My own transcription - the print edition has too many mistakes. Here is the piano part. Score with bass part on demand.







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2017/03/16 2017/03/28 barra88 A la mode 3 3094 A la mode Hi guys, anyone have transcription of this song from Art Blakey and Jazz messengers? Album I hear a rhapsody.

Thanks

2017/03/26 2017/03/26 bgp Codex 0 1714 Codex drop-2 arrangement of Radiohead's Codex for my niece









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2017/03/18 2017/03/18 PaulS95 "Walkin' Up" by Bill Evans 0 3327 "Walkin' Up" by Bill Evans A 32-bar AABA tune by Bill Evans that appears on the album "How My Heart Sings!" as well as "Some Other Time: The Lost Session from the Black Forest."







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2017/03/09 2017/03/15 wes4716 Request: The Egyptian 4 2797 Request: The Egyptian Hello, does anyone have a transcription/lead sheet of Curtis Fuller's The Egyptian? He recorded it with Art Blakey on "Indestructible" in 1965. Thank you in advance.

2017/03/13 2017/03/13 thomavella Pat Metheny - Interval Waltz (2012) 0 2892 Pat Metheny - Interval Waltz (2012) Working on a system of accurate lead sheet writing for more complex music (like Metheny's). This may be overly detailed, but the idea is to be able to play the tune more or less straight from the sheet.







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2017/02/26 2017/02/26 HalfNelson "Gypsy" by Joe Zawinul 0 2860 "Gypsy" by Joe Zawinul Hello there!



Here's a simplified score of Josef Zawinul's "Gypsy", which is a part of his symphony in seven movements. This 5th movement is practically a medley of two pieces written in the late sixties: "Doctor Honoris Causa" and "Pharaoh's Dance". Comments are appreciated.



:) Ville









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2017/02/17 2017/02/17 juanmj77 Lava Lands 0 1870 Lava Lands Hi,i`m loking for the transcription of Lava Lands from Jeff Lorber Fusion,somebody can help me?

2017/02/10 2017/02/10 PaulS95 "I'll Remember April": solo by Bill Evans, 1968 0 4076 "I'll Remember April": solo by Bill Evans, 1968 From the new album "Some Other Time: The Lost Session From The Black Forest" by Bill Evans. For both the head and solos, the time signature changes between 3/4 and 4/4 for each different section of the ABA tune.







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2008/05/21 2017/02/03 Ville "Au Lait" by Metheny & Mays 6 13534 "Au Lait" by Metheny & Mays Hi there!



I have transcribed Pat Metheny's and Lyle Mays' tune "Au Lait" from the Group's "Offramp" recording. The piece is not included in the PM Songbook since Pat felt that Lyle's contribution to the composition was more significant than his. The tune has an ethereal swaying feel and it changes time signatures frequently. Also, the tonalities wander throughout the piece.



Now, I'd like to hear if anyone of you guys out there has ever performed this composition, or have figured out the solo changes for the song. All comments are welcome.



:) Ville







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2017/01/21 2017/01/22 HalfNelson "Beartown" by Sebastian Rockford 1 1815 "Beartown" by Sebastian Rockford Here's a lead sheet for Sebastian Rockford's "Beartown" as played on Polar Bear's "Held on the Tips of Fingers".



:) Ville



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2016/11/02 2017/01/11 Coarlewis Brecker's Spherical 2 3007 Brecker's Spherical Does anybody have Michael Brecker's Spherical as a lead sheet or in any other form? Many thanks

2010/09/24 2017/01/10 HalfNelson "Samurai Hee-Haw" by Marc Johnson 0 8401 "Samurai Hee-Haw" by Marc Johnson This funny 3/4 tune has a simple Japanese-like melody based on A major pentatonic scale. All comments are welcome!



:) Ville







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2007/07/06 2017/01/02 LDGuy Kurt Rosenwinkel - Brooklyn Sometimes 6 26414 Kurt Rosenwinkel - Brooklyn Sometimes Hey folks.



I've done a lead sheet for Kurt Rosenwinkel's great tune Brooklyn Sometimes, from his latest Deep Song album. I know he's released a book of tune transcriptions, I personally haven't seen it, this chart was done as more of an exercise for me. It is a great tune, nonetheless. Bouncing along with a kind of wistful ease and swagger, it's upbeat but gentile, and as Rosenwinkel has mentioned of many of his tunes, it is very songlike. I've done a pretty long analysis, and any corrections would be useful!



Analysis:



The first 16 bars are piano introduction, the same chords as the repeated section at the sign. I think on the recording Kurt plays the piano here, so his singing is a part of the tone colour of the introduction. The vocal line is very quiet, and difficult to discern, but is there, and elegantly sows some of the seeds of the melody within the harmony by embelleshing the melodic tones. The vocal line also adds a certain specialness to some parts here: note in bar 10 how the vocal line doubles the bottom rising figure, which is quieter from the piano, and does not double the higher figure. Rosenwinkel said that sometimes some harmonies need a richness added to certain tones, and he will try and add this richness through his singing. I'm sure Kurt could have sung that top line, but he chose to sing the rising one, adding a shimmering rising texture to the major sixth, which falls to a perfect fifth, which lifts the figure. The rising figure makes the lift more subtle, which the top, higher line being the lit one, the one that is noticed. The embellesment of the rising figure makes a point of highlighting the slip from the slightly more dissonant sixth to the more consonant fifth, rather than a mere fall from the D# to D natural.



The chords themselves appear beautifully chosen and structured when the melody appears in bar 17. I've written chord symbols, most probably to aid in improvisation over the section, or to make the harmony understandable. However the voicings should be strictly adheared to. They are necessary for the tune to make sense, in my mind, and are great, simple chords.

The repeated section itself is split into two further subsections, made clear by the bassline. In the first 4 bars the harmony moves up, and then twice down, and in the second four bars performs a similar outing except for the B major(add4) in bar 24.

The cadence here falls to the Asus in bar 25. Really this is an E chord, but the Asus makes for more clarity of voicing than E7(omit3)/A, and really the Asus is a true Asus performing the function of the E chord. This second subsection would appear to be a dominant section, but is not quite what it seems. Instead of having a section of movement around the dominant, the bassline conceals the key centre by hovering on the B and F#. This makes for an intruiging mix of ambiguous tonality - the first subsection is very clearly a D minor sound, but here, it is difficult to work out exactly what is going on. Moments like bar 28, with a Eb major sounding chord, superimposed over this B natural make for a jolt in tonality. The lower Bb of the voicing clashes with the B natural in the bass. But it isn't really dissonant, it is merely the harmonic extension of the perpendicular nature of the melody and the bassline at this point. The section shuffles along, with the bassline being altered in bar 30 to make the sound more consonant, to finally find the dominant in bar 32 (albeit with a b9, which adds to the slightly more dissonant nature of this section).



Then follows a bridge section. This section is intruiging, not only harmonically, but rhythmically also. Firstly we have the A / Gm / | D/F# figure which is then lowered and continued in the E / F/Eb / | D figure. But there, apparently, the logic seems to end. Even the melody is disjointed, although still songlike. It is not nearly as memorable as the melody in the sign section. Mehldau approaches the piano melody with great touch but also robustness, which allows for the melody and Kurt's interjections to coexist carefully and not compete.

After the piano plays its melody, the guitar returns with a strange, haunting melody over some even more illogical changes, and a strange rhythmical structuring. I've written it in 4, but it could easily be split up into other time signatures. Ali Jackson supports the bassline by adding cymbal sounds and crashes, but also continues with the double-time feel with the hihat on upbeat quavers. Really, to me, the purpose of this bridge section is to contrast the logical nature of the sign melody, so when it returns on the D.S. there is a release of tension and rhythmic uncertainty - suddenly, there it is, that incessant bassline, the upbeat quavers, bouncing along.



The bridge changes return for a piano solo, only before a guitar solo on rising chromatic harmony. At bar 51 I've written the changes extremely simply - some of the voicings should be more minor, some should be more major in sound. But really the voicings are up to the pianist. The bass shows where the harmony is going, and the resolution at bars 57-8 allows a little breath of fresh air. The rising chromatic harmony builds tension incredibly, and this is greatly contrasted by the release of tension as the piano solo enters.



Finally, the melody at the sign is recapitulated, to fine on the dominant A7(b9), which lingers in midair. Despite this, the tune is extremely satisfying - it doesn't end on the bridge. The great melody comes back, and the listener goes off humming it.



Hope this has helped shed some light on a great Rosenwinkel tune.



Cheers...



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2011/09/07 2016/12/30 HalfNelson "Pinocchio" by Wayne Shorter 6 13776 "Pinocchio" by Wayne Shorter Weather Report's (Mr. Gone, 1978) take on Wayne Shorter's "Pinocchio" differs from the earlier version on Miles Davis' Nefertiti (1968). Weather Report's version doesn't include any solos, except for the fade-in improvisation before the repeated melody choruses.

Also, the Weather Report's recording has two extra measures of B13#11 at the end of the head. Miles' take is 18 measures in length, and Weather Report's two measures longer.

Jaco doubles much of the melody on his bass. The melody is played to a degree in unison, so the given chord changes actually refer to the original version.



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2016/12/28 2016/12/28 PaulS95 "Remind Me" 0 2061 "Remind Me" A nice tune by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields with a long form and interesting chord changes. I recommend June Christy and Ella Fitzgerald's recordings.







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2016/11/21 2016/11/21 HalfNelson "Hymn for Her" by Marc Johnson 0 2477 "Hymn for Her" by Marc Johnson This piece is performed on Marc Johnson's "Second Sight" recording more like a ballad (ca. 104 beats per minute). The B7/D# chord symbol may also be written as D#m7b5 (D#Ø). Comments are welcome.



Ville







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2016/11/12 2016/11/12 abbnyc Gretchen Parlato's How We Love 0 4948 Gretchen Parlato's How We Love Hi all,



I've been transcribing How We Love from Gretchen Parlato's The Lost & Found. I think I've got it mostly done, but am skeptical of my results for one particular measure. Can anyone take a look and let me know what's going on there, harmonically? In return, feel free to the transcription. It's measure 23 in the attached PDF, the one with the half-note triplet. In the recording, it's at 1:03. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvzjf49mjIg)



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2015/05/11 2016/10/15 SweetSoulSound REQUEST: 2 2570 REQUEST: Does anyone have a lead sheet for Don Grolnick's brilliant tune "Chime This", which is played by Michael Brecker on his album "Don't Try This At Home"?



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2016/02/23 2016/10/10 thmu51 Duke Ellington - Melancholia 0 6382 Duke Ellington - Melancholia from "The Duke Plays Ellington" 1953. A pure composition without chorus improvisation. There is no steady beat, Ellington changes freely time and tempo.







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2016/09/26 2016/10/09 HalfNelson "Song for Abdullah" by Kenny Barron 0 4380 "Song for Abdullah" by Kenny Barron Here's a lead sheet for Kenny Barron's "Song for Abdullah". Kenny has dedicated the tune to Abdullah Ibrahim. The given coda is based on the "Scratch" version - the other interpretations are welcome!



Best wishes from Ville







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2016/10/04 2016/10/04 HalfNelson "Bouquet" by Bobby Hutcherson 0 2907 "Bouquet" by Bobby Hutcherson A lead sheet for Bobby Hutchinson's "Bouquet". The melody is freely interpreted; the written melody is based on the first head chorus.



:) Ville







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2016/09/17 2016/09/28 HalfNelson "Water Babies" by Wayne Shorter 1 3642 "Water Babies" by Wayne Shorter Here's a lead sheet for a Wayne Shorter composition "Water Babies" as recorded on a Miles Davis album of the same name. (I managed to delete the original posting, hence the repost.)



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The tune is performed on Shorter's "Supernova" at much slower pace with loose and open feel. The changes follow mainly the following progression:



Time signature: 3/4

Tempo: ca. 120

Form: AABA



[A]

||:G7sus | % | % | % |

|G7sus | % | % | % |

|G7sus | % | % | % |

|C-7 | % | % | % |

|F-7 | % | % | % |

|EbΔ | % | % | % |

|AbΔ#11 | % | % | % |

|DØ | % | % | % :||



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|F7 | % | % | % |

|F7 | % | % | % ||



[A]

||G7sus | % | % | % |

|G7sus | % | % | % |

|G7sus | % | % | % |

|C-7 | % | % | % |

|F-7 | % | % | % |

|EbΔ | % | % | % |

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2016/09/19 2016/09/19 engelbach "Arthur's Theme" 0 3381 "Arthur's Theme" "Arthur's Theme," from the movie.



Version in A Major and F Major.







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2016/09/16 2016/09/16 engelbach "Pyramid" by Roger Williams 0 2200 "Pyramid" by Roger Williams "Pyramid" by Roger Williams



This is not the pop pianist Roger Williams who recorded "Autumn Leaves " in 1955.







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2016/07/17 2016/08/15 engelbach Movie and Television Themes 3 4286 Movie and Television Themes Movie and Television Themes



Baretta (Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow)

Brian's Song (The Hands of Time)

I Love Lucy

Medic (Blue Star)

The Odd Couple

Route 66 (TV Series)

Naked City (old theme)







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2016/08/12 2016/08/12 thmu51 Baden Powell - Sentimentos 0 2353 Baden Powell - Sentimentos from "Images on Guitar" (1972), for guitar solo - more precise than the print edition







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2016/08/01 2016/08/01 HalfNelson "Low Glow" by Julian Siegel 0 1900 "Low Glow" by Julian Siegel This chart is transcribed from the Partisans' album "Swamp", which is a helluva record! All comments are welcome. I've transcribed a couple more off the same recording, but they are not cut and dried yet.



Best from Ville







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2016/06/20 2016/07/26 Coarlewis Request: Michael Brecker's Sea Glass 2 3176 Request: Michael Brecker's Sea Glass Hi guys - i am desperately looking for a simple piano sheet (or at least the chords) of Michael Brecker's Sea Glass (also played by Joey Calderazzo) - anybody who can help?

2016/07/10 2016/07/10 sri883 Request for: "Parks" by John Abercrombie 0 2139 Request for: "Parks" by John Abercrombie I really would like this tune in lead sheet or other wise. Been working on it but just can't seem to get the right changes and melody line down. Its off the Enrico Rava "Pilgrim & The Stars" CD written by John Abercrombie. Beautiful tune that's driving me crazy. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

2016/06/19 2016/06/19 HalfNelson The Impaler by Jeff "Tain" Watts 0 3685 The Impaler by Jeff "Tain" Watts Here's a slapdash transcription of Jeff "Tain" Watts' "The Impaler". The chords are knocked together pretty much roughly. I bet there's someone out there who has figured this tune out. Please share your chart here.



Best, Ville







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2016/04/06 2016/04/06 thmu51 Chick Corea - My Spanish Heart 0 6101 Chick Corea - My Spanish Heart A short piece from the 1976 album with the same name. I have transcribed the piano part without the synthesizer chords.







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2016/03/30 2016/03/30 HalfNelson "The Thing to Do" by Jimmy Heath 0 2871 "The Thing to Do" by Jimmy Heath This hard bop number is the title track from Blue Mitchell's classic "The Thing to Do" album. The tune shifts between Latin and swing grooves. I'm pretty sure that this lead sheet has some typos, so please inform if they're found.



Best, Ville







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2016/03/22 2016/03/22 HalfNelson "Mercy Street" - Herbie's arrangement 0 5197 "Mercy Street" - Herbie's arrangement Here's my transcription of Herbie Hancock's take on Peter Gabriel's song "Mercy Street". Herbie's version is resting on a strong 16th note Baião (or Bajon) groove. Please comment freely.



Ville







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2016/03/01 2016/03/01 RUUDSAX CHITLINS CON CARNE 1 4284 CHITLINS CON CARNE TRANCRIPTION AND ARRANGEMENT BY RUUDSAX







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2016/02/29 2016/02/29 thmu51 Chick Corea - Song of the Wind 0 2819 Chick Corea - Song of the Wind The theme only as played by Chick Corea with Joe Farrell (oboe) on "Super Session" 1970, which is in my view the most elaborated version of this fascinating composition.







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2016/02/19 2016/02/19 thmu51 Dave Brubeck - The Duke 0 4417 Dave Brubeck - The Duke A composition for piano solo from "Brubeck Plays Brubeck" 1956. My own transcription - the print edition has too many mistakes.







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2016/02/13 2016/02/13 HalfNelson "Invisible Man" by Chris Potter 0 2996 "Invisible Man" by Chris Potter This puzzling tune sucked me in a good while ago, and I've searched a sheet music of some sort to unfold the riddle. Since I didn't find any written music for the piece I had to transcribe it myself. The transcription should be checked for possible errors. Comments are most welcome.



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2016/02/13 2016/02/13 HalfNelson Two Pieces by Bennie Maupin 1 2822 Two Pieces by Bennie Maupin Hello there!



Here are two compositions by Bennie Maupin. The first is from his album "Slow Traffic to the Right" (1977). Herbie Hancock recorded the tune earlier on his album "Crossings" (1972). Herbie's take on harmony differs from Bennie's arrangement a great deal.



The second one is transcribed from Bennie's recording "Early Reflections" (2008). The melody is played by bass clarinet and acoustic bass in unison.



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2016/01/28 2016/01/28 Jazz2Blues (Request) Not Forgetting - Bill Connors 0 2165 (Request) Not Forgetting - Bill Connors via Gary Peacock, I used to have a lead sheet of the ballad "Not Forgetting" (recorded on Bill Connors 1977 "Of Mist And Melting" session with Jan Garbarek, Gary Peacock, and Jack DeJohnette, that also had a lovely take of Bill Connors "Melting" [aka "Spanish Flames"] on it...), but the old photocopy Gary gave me back in 1977 is now so totally faded as to be completely unreadable... Anyone here happen to have a lead sheet or transcription of "Not Forgetting" ?









2015/11/23 2016/01/28 Jazz2Blues (Request) Gotta Get Some Sleep - by Dewey Redman 0 2309 (Request) Gotta Get Some Sleep - by Dewey Redman Gotta Get Some Sleep - by Dewey Redman



(noting that aldogangemi's request for "Mushi Mushi" [ http://freejazzinstitute.com/showposts.php?dept=transcriptions&topic=20150529084345_aldogangemi ] by Dewey Redman from the 1976 Bop-Be session with Keith Jarrett was answered by HR, I thought that perhaps some of the other Dewey Redman pieces might be available from the same source "Mushi Mushi" was from?)

2015/12/13 2015/12/13 HalfNelson "Polo Towers" by John Scofield 0 3203 "Polo Towers" by John Scofield Here's an incomplete lead sheet for John Scofield's "Polo Towers". The tune was recorded on his Überjam album (Verve, 2002). All comments are most welcome!



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2015/10/18 2015/12/05 HalfNelson "Big Fan" by John Scofield 1 5020 "Big Fan" by John Scofield Hello there!



Here's a lead sheet for John Scofield's "Big Fan". The tune is recorded on Sco's 1991 release "Meant To Be". All comments, suggestions and corrections are most welcome.



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2015/11/23 2015/11/23 Jazz2Blues (Request) Im Wald [In The Woods] by Fritz Pauer 0 1775 (Request) Im Wald [In The Woods] by Fritz Pauer I'm seeking the lead sheet to:



Im Wald [In The Woods]

by the late Fritz Pauer



I'd talked to Fritz about getting a copy of the lead sheet of this jazz ballad from him, a couple years before his death - He said it (along with quite a number of lead sheets of his compositions over the years) was in his basement, and that he'd try to find it.



When I heard about his death, I inquired about his lead sheets and scores, and was informed by his publisher that most of his lead sheets and scores had already been sold en masse by his wife...



However, maybe someone here will come across someone who has Fritz Pauer's lead sheets and scores from performing with him, or from other sources...



2015/11/23 2015/11/23 Jazz2Blues (Request) The Horn And I (Friedrich Gulda) 0 1906 (Request) The Horn And I (Friedrich Gulda) The Horn And I [Dedicated To John Coltrane]



Recorded on:



Vienna Jazz Workshop (1962)



and:



Ineffable: The Unique Jazz Piano of Friedrich Gulda (1965)



Lead Sheet / Sheet Music is currently out-of-print - but it was once published decades ago - along with "The Air From Other Planets" and other Gulda jazz pieces...

2013/03/22 2015/11/23 Jazz2Blues Softly, William, Softly (Brubeck) 2 4531 Softly, William, Softly (Brubeck) Softly William Softly - ballad by the late Dave Brubeck; Recorded once with Paul Desmond, and once with Bill Smith







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2015/09/21 2015/10/09 pap4456 Pools 1 3955 Pools Would love to see a transcription of Don Grolnick's Pools!

2015/09/08 2015/09/14 arturo serra request leadsheet Soulsphere By Alice McCloud 0 2142 request leadsheet Soulsphere By Alice McCloud anybody has the leadsheet of Soulsphere By Alice McCloud ( alice coltrane )from the roy brooks album called beat ?

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2015/01/27 2015/09/07 fernhern Bill Evans question 4 5310 Bill Evans question Does anybody know what recording is this intro to "When I fall in love" from? I've been looking for it and I've found every other version except this one. Thanks







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2015/08/17 2015/08/17 PaulS95 "Ahmad the Terrible" by Jack DeJohnette 0 4451 "Ahmad the Terrible" by Jack DeJohnette This is a transcription of the head of the piece "Ahmad the Terrible" by Jack DeJohnette, which appears on the 1984 album "Album Album" by DeJohnette's Special Edition group. The piece has a 56-bar form, and the head is played twice before the solos and roughly one and a half times after the solos (the recording ends on the C chord at the beginning of the C-pedal section at bar 21, and this last time the chord is played as a C7). Except for this C-pedal section, the head is played without a consistent tempo, instead quickly accelerating and decelerating; during solos, however, the tempo is consistent throughout the form. The melody is mostly built on simple major chord arpeggios separated by a whole step, and in bars 11-16, more complex chords are built by playing major chords over a major chord root a whole step below. The piece achieves a circular effect, in that bars 53-56 (at the end of the form) follow the arpeggio pattern of the first 6 bars.







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2015/08/14 2015/08/16 PaulS95 "The Prophet" by Eric Dolphy 2 5327 "The Prophet" by Eric Dolphy This is a transcription of the head of the 32-bar piece "The Prophet" by Eric Dolphy, which appears on the 1961 live album "At the Five Spot" by Dolphy and Booker Little. The head is played as a slow shuffle, while the solos are played over the same chords but in a double-time swing fashion. For a Dolphy tune, the chord changes are fairly logical and tonal, and the melody is quite lyrical despite some characteristically large interval leaps. The form is AABA, with the A sections ending decisively in Bb major and the B section (with no written melody) consisting of 8 different ii-V progressions beginning in the key of G and moving away by a tritone and then down a semitone until this pattern repeats, moving to the keys of Db, C, Gb, F, B, Bb, and E. While Dolphy sustains the long Eb note in the melody on alto saxophone, Little usually moves down a semitone to D on his trumpet, forming a dissonant minor second interval between the two horns.







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2015/08/11 2015/08/11 jonathanrs Piano Solo Transcription 0 8430 Piano Solo Transcription A transcription of the piano solo in Naima from John Coltrane's album Giant Steps. Wynton Kelly was pianist on this cut; Tommy Flanagan was pianist on all the other cuts. Kelly died in 1971, age 39. In 2011 I and several colleagues at the school where I teach decided to perform Naima for the student body, so I, being a really poor improviser, decided I would transcribe Kelly's solo for our performance. Because of all the really tight harmonies in the solo, it took me two weeks to complete the transcription, but I am pretty sure it is very accurate.







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2013/03/22 2015/07/23 Jazz2Blues Request: "Riverbed" (Josef "Joe" Zawinul) 1 4063 Request: "Riverbed" (Josef "Joe" Zawinul) Anyone have a lead sheet or piano score for the "head" of "Riverbed" (Josef "Joe" Zawinul)?



I heard it a very long time ago on a 1960s vinyl LP album called "Ineffable" by Friedrich Gulda (Friedrich Gulda - Piano ; Bob Cranshaw - Bass ; Albert "Tootie" Heath - Drums), but have never been able to find the music for it...

2015/07/15 2015/07/15 PaulS95 "Joy Ryder" by Wayne Shorter 0 5356 "Joy Ryder" by Wayne Shorter This is a transcription of the head of the piece "Joy Ryder" by Wayne Shorter. I transcribed this while listening to the version of the tune which appears on Shorter's 1988 album of the same name, mainly because it is a clear studio recording and it is played relatively slowly. Despite this, I do prefer the more recent, fast, and loose live versions which Shorter has played with his "Footprints Quartet." Besides the simple tonic-to-dominant harmonic vamp in A minor over which solos are played on the 1988 version, the majority of the head lacks many clearly discernible chords, and I have only notated the chords of which I am fairly certain. Instead of using chords, the interest in this head mainly lies in the dissonant (I am almost tempted to say atonal), rhythmically-complex melodic counterpoint between Shorter's saxophone part and the bass part.







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2013/03/10 2015/06/21 HalfNelson "Not You Again" by John Scofield 0 9792 "Not You Again" by John Scofield Here's a lead sheet for John Scofield's "Not You Again" as performed on his "Works for Me". The harmonic structure of the tune is based on a jazz standard called "There Will Never Be Another You" by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon. The melody (played on a guitar) at bars 9 - 16 of letter A, and bars 9 - 12 of letter B is played in a very interpretive way.



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2012/01/11 2015/05/03 ghard Grant Green The Selma march 1 6271 Grant Green The Selma march My attempt for a transcript for the head. I had some trouble with identifying the chords. Please let me know if I've done any mistakes. Cheers







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2015/04/25 2015/04/25 HalfNelson "Ritha" by Larry Young 1 3391 "Ritha" by Larry Young Hello there!



Here's a lead sheet for Larry Young's "Ritha". The tune is recorded on Larry Young's "Into Something'" (Blue Note, 1964) both in trio and quartet settings. As always, comments are welcome!



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2011/09/07 2015/04/20 ndhjazz Request: "Nostalgia" 3 4649 Request: "Nostalgia" Does anyone have a lead sheet for Fats Navarro's "Nostalgia"? It would greatly appreciated.



Thanks,

-ndhjazz

2015/02/15 2015/02/15 brianvoll Bill Evans - Minority (piano head and solo) 0 10465 Bill Evans - Minority (piano head and solo) Posted is a transcription of the introduction, head and bill evan's solo on Minority [Album: Everybody Digs Bill Evan's Year: 1958]

here is the recording:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-ta8S9OTmo



The solo transcription was done mostly as an exercise in melodic diction so I have not concerned to a great extent rhythmic accuracy. There are some points in which the playing was "rhythmically free" most likely on purpose.

The transcription of the head was done as an exercise in hearing harmony and voicings. I only transcribed the first chorus.

Notice that the F tonality (the I chord) is sometimes major sometimes minor. In the head the listener experiences both major and minor tonalities. making the minor tonality sort of like a suspension or and accented set of neighbor tones if you will.



anyways, i hope you enjoy and any feedback/criticism will be gladly accepted.

This is likely my last bill evans post but i think i will be moving on to some other pianists perhaps in a solo setting as opposed to a trio...







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2015/01/21 2015/02/06 mkohan Request: Recado Bossa Nova - Hank Mobley 1 6818 Request: Recado Bossa Nova - Hank Mobley Hi everyone,



I was wondering if anyone had a chart for Recado Bossa Nova (by Djalma Ferreira) as performed by Hank Mobley on his Dippin' album? Trying to put something together for my students and don't have time to make a chart at the moment.



Thanks,

Michael

2015/01/22 2015/01/22 brianvoll bill evan's gloria's step 1 5759 bill evan's gloria's step Posted is both a transcription of the head and bill evan's solo on gloria step (take 2) [Album: Sunday At The Village Vanguard Year: 1961 Label: Riverside]

The solo transcription was done mostly as an exercise in melodic diction so I have not concerned to a great extent rhythmic accuracy.

The transcription of the head was done as an exercise in hearing harmony and voicings. I only transcribed the first A and B section nothing more.

The naming of Emaj7b5 is perhaps inappropriate although it was difficult to find a suitable functional chord symbol for this harmony. Perhaps Calt is more appropriate as the harmony is a C altered scale. However it is often that the bass implies E major tonality.



anyways, i hope you enjoy and any feedback/criticism will be gladly accepted.







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2015/01/14 2015/01/14 chricket Still There - Mike Stern 0 4709 Still There - Mike Stern A transcription of Mike Sterns beautiful ballad "Still There". Made some different harmonics in the B-part. Hope you'll like it?



Have fun!



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2009/10/09 2014/10/17 HalfNelson Further study on "Chameleon" 3 10792 Further study on "Chameleon" I sat down and tried to figure out what's happening on Herbie's Chameleon (Head Hunters, 1974). I wrote down the overall structure, bass lines, basic chord changes and changing meters, and here's what I've managed to put together. Don't take the chords at letter H for granted - they are rather a sum of evaluation of some charts I've checked. Note that the tempo accelerates gradually towards the end.



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2014/09/14 2014/10/11 samosborn REQUEST: Zombie by Fela Kuti 1 3990 REQUEST: Zombie by Fela Kuti Hi there,



This is a great site!



I'm after a transcription of Zombie by Fela Kuti, the Nigerian Afrobeat legend. The structure is quite straightforward because it's a very repetitive groove but the different backings etc are great throughout.



So yeah just wondering if anyone has any leads on where I would find something like that.



Here's the video http://youtu.be/Q76UngzHX5Y







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2011/02/18 2014/10/11 HalfNelson Help with "Beija-Flor" 1 7967 Help with "Beija-Flor" I came across this beautiful bossa nova piece on Jim Hall's "All Across the City". I scribbled down a rough transcription of the song. However, I'm unsure of the chord progression of the A section and thus need to consult you out there.



The letter A has a few suspended 4ths that resolve to 3rds, and some augmented 5ths that resolve down a half step (e.g. at bar 4 of A: F/A -> Am), which I've left aside from the chord progression. I'm particularly uncertain about the F#m7b5 (or Am6) at bar 12 of letter A. Does anyone have a sheet music to this wonderful piece?



Here's Jim Hall's treatment of the composition (in A minor) along with Brazilian MPB-4 group's sung version (in C minor):

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq_QAoDVwcs

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u36G-pX5f6U

All help is much appreciated!



Best, Ville

2014/09/06 2014/09/06 HalfNelson "Matte Kudasai" by King Crimson 0 6272 "Matte Kudasai" by King Crimson Hi everybody!



Here's a sheet music for King Crimson's "Matte Kudasai". There are a few cover versions of this song, including Kurt Elling's splendid version on his album titled "The Gate".



Best, Ville







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2014/08/03 2014/08/04 HalfNelson "Greenstreet" by John Abercrombie 0 4556 "Greenstreet" by John Abercrombie This piece is transcribed from John Abercrombie's most recent ECM release titled "39 Steps". On the recording the piece is performed in broken time feel, giving the music a lighter, more open flow.



I also listened to Abercrombie's solo guitar treatment of the tune at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fmneh9fP0w , which gave me a new perspective to the composition. All comments and suggestions are welcome!



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2014/08/02 2014/08/02 HalfNelson "Gimme Five" by John Abercrombie 1 3136 "Gimme Five" by John Abercrombie This piece is recorded on John Abercrombie's ECM release titled "Open Land" (1999). The tune is based on a repeating bass figure (vamp) in 5/4 time. In the beginning the vamp is played on a guitar, which plays a G# note instead of A in between 3rd and 4th beats - at least that's how I hear it.



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2012/01/24 2014/06/14 HalfNelson Ethereggae by Jan Hammer 1 5411 Ethereggae by Jan Hammer Jan Hammer's "Ethereggae" is recorded on John Abercrombie's "Night" (1984, ECM). The album also includes Abercrombie's composition "Three East", whose lead sheet is found on this site.



:) Ville







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2014/04/20 2014/05/14 Gizb Blues on My Mind - Benny Golson 0 6827 Blues on My Mind - Benny Golson Also found on Nouvelle Vague as "Des Femmes Disparaissent."



Thanks to my friends on the Finale list for their engraving suggestions (and French title correction), particularly James Darcy Argue for his extensive and specific comments. This is the revised lead sheet. Any shortcomings are strictly my own!



Thanks also to Jeff Helgesen, for hosting my transcription of Blue Mitchell's solo on this tune:



http://jeffhelgesen.blogspot.com/2014/05/blue-mitchell-blues-on-my-mind.html









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2014/04/02 2014/04/02 theduser Rick Braun (Trumpet or Flugelhorn) Transcription 0 4321 Rick Braun (Trumpet or Flugelhorn) Transcription I was wondering if anyone has any Rick Braun (Trumpet or Flugelhorn) transcriptions available? Any song would be great.



Also I would be interested in the transcription of Chris Botti's "Regroovable" that was off of his 1997 album "Midnight without you". I have his sheet music book but it does not contain this song.

2010/03/21 2014/01/13 ndhjazz Herbie Hancock leadsheets 3 25678 Herbie Hancock leadsheets Just wondering if anyone has lead sheets to any of these Herbie tunes:



*SLY

*VEIN MELTER

*PALM GREASE

*SPANK-A-LEE

*HANG UP YOUR HANG UPS

*HORNETS

*HIDDEN SHADOWS

*RAIN DANCE

*SLEEPING GIANT

*QUASAR

*WATER TORTURE

*TEXTURES

*STEPPIN IN IT



Thanks,

-ndhjazz

2013/10/19 2013/12/03 Stan Callewaert Paul Motian - Cathedral Song 1 4333 Paul Motian - Cathedral Song Album: 'Lost in a dream' with Chris Potter and Jason Moran



Please note that the A-part of this piece is not in 4/4, there is actually no real time signature.

This was only the easiest way to transcribe.













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2013/11/19 2013/11/19 dbarrick Transcription Request: Donald Byrd "Fancy Free" 0 3697 Transcription Request: Donald Byrd "Fancy Free" I have figured out most of the stuff on the C chord, but I am pretty fresh to music and I can't figure out where the song goes after the 1 chord. Thanks in advance, you guys are awesome!







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2010/08/03 2013/09/26 HalfNelson "In A Silent Way" by Miles Davis 2 27826 "In A Silent Way" by Miles Davis Here's a medley from Miles Davis' "In A Silent Way" (1969, Columbia) in lead sheet notation. The potpourri consists of three pieces: 1) "Shhh/Peaceful", 2) "In A Silent Way", and 3) "It's About That Time". The 2nd tune was repeated at the end of 3rd piece to conclude the set.



This daring blend of rock and jazz shocked the mouldy jazz critics, but was later on rated among the finest in Miles' outputs of his career. The title track was originally written by Joe Zawinul, but Miles cut down the rather complex chord changes in order to make it more "rock"; still, the rubato piece sounds more like a ballad. The sparse harmonies ring over the continuous E pedal that is played on a bowed bass.



The other pieces - "Shhh/Peaceful" and "It's About That Time" - are played in a strict rock groove. The first piece has only one chord (D7sus4) that is interpreted somewhat freely. The continuous bass figure has only two notes. The structure is wide open for lengthy solos. The latter is more abstract harmonically and is composed of three sections that alternate in the course of solos.



:) Ville







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2013/08/07 2013/08/10 HalfNelson "Hello to the Wind" by Chambers & McDaniels 4 4512 "Hello to the Wind" by Chambers & McDaniels Hello!



I ran into this piece while listening to Bobby Hutcherson's album "Now!" that's been out of print for a good while now. There are a handful of recorded versions of this piece, which differ a good deal from each other. The four versions I've heard appear on the following albums: Bobby Hutcherson's "Now!" (1969), Universal Jones' "Universal Jones, Vol. 1" (1972), Woody Shaw´s "Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage" (1976), and Joe Chamber's "Double Exposure" (1977). On Hutcherson's "Now!" the song is performed without the bass obbligato as shown at letter A. In fact, the bass obbligato resembles the opening bass figure of "Pharaoh's Dance" (as performed on Miles' "Bitches Brew").



My transcription is a mix of the recorded versions, and not necessarily correct in any way. The lyrics go as follows:



"Hello to the wind, glad you blew my way.

Hello lonely friend, have you come to stay?

Cool breeze flow soft and slow.



Hello to the morn, good to see you born.

Sun to warm my face from its home in space.

Moon is fading from sight, and bird to wake and then take flight,

and rays of sun begin to show, and then I know.

Just how little I know,

and what I am learning of.



Hello to the sky, good to see you clear.

Join the wind and I, glad to have you here.

Cool breeze flow soft and slow.



Hello to the night, hope your day was fine.

Mine was very bright, your should be like mine.

Sun has faded from my sight, and here's the moon to greet the night.

Children scamper home at fright, and then I know.

Just how little I know,

and what I am learning of."



Since English is not my native language there might be a number of blunders in the text, so please point them out. I need your help with the transcription. If anyone has a chart for this piece I would love to take a look at it. All comments are welcome.



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2013/06/22 2013/06/22 philmarcus request 0 2129 request transcription of don't lose your mind (Miles Davis / Marcus Miller). Violin solo ? thanks

2011/08/24 2013/04/27 HalfNelson Decoy by Miles Davis 1 7063 Decoy by Miles Davis This is the title number from Miles Davis' Decoy album (1985), which is rated as a flop of his latter career. The tune has a characteristic steady funk-rock groove with synthetic sounds and chromatic lines. The harmony is pretty loose here, including a good deal of chromatic movement and dissonance. I would suggest playing a Eb/A chord at letter A, and a Dm7(13) at B. The piece has a rough and dynamic urban pulse. The slap bass is putting diminished 5ths in hard use.



:) Ville







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2011/08/31 2013/03/20 steps The Oracle - Dave Holland 1 7224 The Oracle - Dave Holland Here's my transcription of "The Oracle", as played by Dave Holland, Jim Hall and Kenny Wheeler. Not so sure about it. Does anybody have another leadsheet of this tune?

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2011/08/16 2013/03/19 EdByrne Thanks to Ville; Thanks to Brian Price 10 4140 Thanks to Ville; Thanks to Brian Price 8/11/11 Ville writes:



"Still, it's a pity people don't feel like to contribute to the discussion here, since I assume that there are a lot of expertise out there to be shared. Thus I'd like to encourage all you to come in on the discussion. This is a great forum for discussion and sharing our work. We have FJI (I take it's to Ed Byrne's credit) to thank for this opportunity."



Ville,



FJI creator Brian Price's original purpose for FJI was to provide a platform for posting music examples to assist in the discussions taking place at the AAJ forum, so it is Brian we have to thank for this great forum (FJI). For my part, I am no longer interested in the culture and style of AAJ, and I would welcome developing, along with you and Brian, more discussion at FJI. While I have been busy the past few years with my music, I would look forward to contributing again.



It may be a bit redundant, Ville, but I very much admire your formidable contribution. Moreover, I believe that your transcriptions are a tremendous service to the entire world jazz community.



Best,

Ed Byrne

2013/03/09 2013/03/09 fernhern Wayne Shorter's "Africaine" 0 4169 Wayne Shorter's "Africaine" Africaine includes 1959 recordings by jazz artist Art Blakey and The Jazz Messengers. These recordings were not released until over 20 years after it was recorded. This album features tenor-saxophonist Wayne Shorter in his first recording with The Jazz Messengers, the great trumpeter Lee Morgan, pianist Walter Davis, Jr. and bassist Jymie Merritt.[1]







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2013/02/28 2013/02/28 greghyslop Gee Blues 0 3372 Gee Blues (no preview text)







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2012/01/16 2013/02/28 HalfNelson "Mr. Pastorius" by Marcus Miller 0 6380 "Mr. Pastorius" by Marcus Miller This is a rough sketch of the tune, which is performed on Miles Davis' "Amandla". Marcus played the tune on an unaccompanied bass guitar on his "The Sun Don't Lie". The melody is rather freely interpreted. The changes at letter B are based on an enlightened guess, so all corrections are welcome.



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2011/08/03 2013/02/28 HalfNelson "Big Time" by Marcus Miller 0 4624 "Big Time" by Marcus Miller This is the third cut from Miles Davis' "Amandla" (released in 1989 for Warner Bros). I'm uncertain of the changes - especially at letter C. Any suggestions?



:) Ville







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2011/08/15 2013/02/28 HalfNelson Amandla by Marcus Miller 1 5940 Amandla by Marcus Miller This is the title piece from Miles Davis' "Amandla". The tune also appears on a bunch of live recordings (e.g. "Live Around the World" by Miles Davis). It is a cut-time ballad with a funky section at the end. All comments and corrections are welcome.



:) Ville







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2012/01/30 2013/02/08 bgp 34 - Dave Matthews 0 3041 34 - Dave Matthews another written out for a buddy, and enjoyed playing it myself (well, left out the 12/8 bit)







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2011/06/19 2013/02/02 HalfNelson Portia by Marcus Miller 4 8049 Portia by Marcus Miller "Portia" is recorded on Miles Davis' "Tutu" (1986). The tune is characterized by Spanish-flavored Phrygian mode. Trumpet and soprano sax play melody by turns; the horn at rest plays fills behind the melody. Actually, the trumpet plays melody only the first time at letters A & B and plays fills through rest of the tune. On recording, the last 4 bars of letter C are played twice on D.S., before moving on to letter D.





Futhermore, does anyone have a lead sheet for "Tomaas" (by Davis & Miller) from the same album?



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2011/12/20 2013/01/29 HalfNelson "To the Little Radio" by Hanns Eisler & Bertolt 1 3909 "To the Little Radio" by Hanns Eisler & Bertolt This is one of my favorite songs of all time. In spite of the "Xmasy" feel of the song, it is actually a rather serious story about a Jewish man, who's fleeing from the Nazi persecution with his little radio. The song is a part of larger work called the "Hollywood Songbook" that was composed during Eisler's exile in the USA. Over 40 years later Sting rewrote the original lyrics (written by Bertolt Brecht), and performed the song on his "...Nothing Like the Sun" album.



Even though the song isn't originally a jazz tune, some jazz groups (e.g. Marcin Wasilewski Trio) have made beautiful interpretations of it.



Season's Greetings to All!



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2010/08/08 2013/01/14 HalfNelson "Yesternow" by Miles Davis 2 5617 "Yesternow" by Miles Davis This is the 2nd cut from "A Tribute to Jack Johnson". "Yesternow" is a collage of different takes and lots of overdubbing. Each section is from different recording, which are combined as a whole by Teo Macero. The transcription lacks the final section that's composed of prerecorded wind ensemble passage and overdubbed trumpet solo. I have no idea where the rubato wind ensemble passage comes from. I guess, it's from Teo's personal archives. Does anyone have a chart for this final section?



:) Ville







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2012/12/30 2013/01/02 HalfNelson Sanctuary by Wayne Shorter 1 7413 Sanctuary by Wayne Shorter I found two Wayne Shorter's handwritten lead sheets of "Sanctuary" in Victor Svorinich's (2009) dissertation entitled Listen to This: A Musical Analysis of Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew". According to the original lead sheets the tune has no tempo marking, nor do they have bar lines that would illustrate a spesific time signature. The lack of defined rhythm and strict chord changes leaves plenty of room for the rhythm section to explore different textures more freely. This also leaves plenty of room for the soloist to explore the melody more freely.



The original lead sheets differ slightly both in melodic and harmonic rhythm. I've added some sample voicings to the chart that also exist in Wayne's manuscript. On "Bitches Brew" the head is preceded by Miles' interpretation of "I Fall In Love Too Easily" (by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn) in the key of E flat major. It's apparent that the piece evolved and changed on any given concert depending on the the mood of the group.



Happy New Year everyone! Ville



P.S. The chord symbols in parentheses do not exist in the original scores.







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2012/12/22 2013/01/01 HalfNelson Pharaoh's Dance by Joe Zawinul 0 5909 Pharaoh's Dance by Joe Zawinul Here's a rather simplified presentation of Joe Zawinul's "Pharaoh's Dance" as performed on Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew". The music on the album is very freely interpreted and based on a minimum of written instructions.



Miles never played someone else's tune the way they had written it - he always changed it. So is the case with Zawinul's "Pharaoh's Dance" that was originally written in two parts. The recorded version executes Zawinul's loose plan for the piece (Zawinul notated part two with directions such as "keep developing", "play whenever", "turn statement one in and out with your own free will", etc.) and omits certain parts. Much of the part one on the recording is loosely interpreted and constructed through a series of editing loops.



:) Ville







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2012/01/30 2012/01/30 bgp Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World - IZ 0 7223 Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World - IZ Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World – as played by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole

From the “Facing Future” disc, same version used in Meet Joe Black. (same notes that he plays on the ukelele, but tab for guitar for a friend)







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2012/01/30 2012/01/30 bgp Grey Street - Dave Matthews 0 2574 Grey Street - Dave Matthews Grey Street – Dave Matthews

transcribed from the Dave & Tim live disc that came with Some Devil. First line is meant to be

exact, in the others, I just tried to include the essential notes from both guys.







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2012/01/30 2012/01/30 bgp Bring On The Night - The Police 0 4773 Bring On The Night - The Police Bring On The Night – The Police

From a Police Live disc, I think recorded in Boston pretty early in their career. Meant to be

exact, but many times Summers only plays the highest 3 notes. In the arpeggio section, try

playing Sting's notes at the same time – (just whole note C, D, and E).







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2012/01/17 2012/01/17 Duct Tape request for "What is there to say" 0 2204 request for "What is there to say" I'm looking for a transcription of the Bill Evans version of this song on his Everybody Loves Bill Evans album. I've been able to find a couple of fake book versions of the chord progressions, and a print version of the original song by Vernon Duke, plus a vocal one by Ella F., but nothing with the complete Bill Evans score.



I even tried converting a mp3 to MIDI with AudioScore and then inputing it into Sibelius but the transfer to MIDI failed miserably.



Thx much for any help.



Jon Snider

Colorado Springs

2011/04/11 2012/01/16 tpt1 Freddie Hubbard 0 6305 Freddie Hubbard This is my transcription of Freddie Hubbard improvising on "One Finger Snap", from the Herbie Hancock album "Empyrean Isles" (Blue Note, 1964). In B flat for trumpet. Youtube is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwHjS1sPtes







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2012/01/03 2012/01/08 makemyday Ain't That Peculiar - george benson 2 6529 Ain't That Peculiar - george benson Nice forum, I hope it's still up ;-)



Nice instrumental version of this Marvin Gaye tune by jazz instrumentalists. It can be found on "Benson Burner" (1965) with Jack McDuff on hammond organ and Ronnie Cuber on baritone saxophone.











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2009/11/20 2012/01/04 HalfNelson Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" 1 22100 Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" This is the title piece from Freddie Hubbard's "Red Clay" (recorded in 1970). The minor 7th add 11 chords (C#-7 add 11 and B-7 add 11) don't include the 5th. E.g. C#-7(11) may be interpreted as a Bsus4/C# chord. I'm not aware of the accuracy of the drum part in Intro, which I wrote down hastily. Once again, I'd welcome all comments concerning the chart.



Best wishes from Ville







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2011/10/04 2012/01/03 HalfNelson "Son of Thirteen" by Pat Metheny 3 5992 "Son of Thirteen" by Pat Metheny This is an incomplete lead sheet for Pat Metheny's "Son of Thirteen" (recorded on Metheny's "Day Trip" and Alex Sipiagin's "Returning"). The chart lacks chords in places, and I turn to you guys to help me to complete the sheet. Also, the chords I've added aren't necessarily correct, so I welcome the corrections.



Best, Ville







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2011/07/12 2011/12/18 HalfNelson Need help with "Tomaas" 3 3345 Need help with "Tomaas" Hey all!



I tried to write down the melody and harmony of "Tomaas" by Marcus Miller and Miles Davis. The chord changes are still unclear and I need to ask your help to clear them up.



The funky guitar figure (which suggests a E7 harmony) continues in similar manner underneath the A, B and D sections. The piece consists of layers of motives, such as the rhythmic single (E) note figure at the beginning, which continues throughout the piece (with slight variation). The piece also involves overdubbing and synthesized instruments, such as the drums and the guitar(?).



I'm not sure if any of the chord symbols are correct.



Please help me out!



Best, Ville







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2011/12/14 2011/12/14 spicebones Spanish Key by Miles Davis 0 4994 Spanish Key by Miles Davis I've seen a transcription on this tune on the forum, but I think mine is a bit more complete, as I tryed to figure out how it could have been written out, listening to versions in "Bitches Brew" and "Black Beauty- live at Filmore West"







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2011/12/06 2011/12/06 jwgurske HArpoon 0 2355 HArpoon Does anyone have a chart for Scott Henderson's Harpoon ?



Thanks



John

jwgurske@gmail.com

2008/08/13 2011/11/04 HalfNelson "Still Warm" by John Scofield 5 18347 "Still Warm" by John Scofield Hey there!



This is the title track from John Scofield's "Still Warm" album (1986, Gramavision) that includes great writing and awesome grooves. The tune is harmonically very interesting, incorporating a good number of slash chords and inversions. The solo section is built on four chords (G13sus, AbMaj7#11/G, Absus/G and E/G) that are played over G pedal point. Scofield uses G mixolydian, Ab lydian, Ab major and G half-step/whole-step diminished scales on those chords.



The bass line (at letter A) is not an accurate transcription and is included for reference only.



And once again, please feel free to share your thoughts on the transcription.



Ville







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2011/10/18 2011/10/18 drleroyhenry Giblet Gravy- George Benson 0 4737 Giblet Gravy- George Benson I transcribed this head, I could use some help with the solo.







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2011/09/12 2011/09/15 Bbrookie Comments & corrections wanted 3 3695 Comments & corrections wanted Hi All

Here is my latest attempt at learning to transcribe jazz tune heads.

This is the first 16 bars or so of Fletcher Henderson's "Soft Winds" played by one of my favorites, Terell St