Transcription 8 Miles Davis-So What

Part of Miles Davis' solo on So What off of Kind Of Blue. Thats all I'm going to say about this because you should go buy this album. If you only own one jazz album this should be it. P.S. it's amazing.

Transcription 7 Clifford Brown-Jordu

Clifford Brown again. I like him. Please go buy this record and enjoy it. That's all I have to say this week.

Transcription 6 Blue Mitchell-Hi-Heel Sneakers

This is from Blue Mitchell's solo on Hi-Heel Sneakers from his 1965 album Down With It! The other personnel on this album are Junior Cook (ts), Chick Corea (p), Gene Taylor (b) and Al Foster (d). To hear this song click here and for more info in Blue Mitchell click here.

Transcription 5 Horace Silver-Cool Eyes

We are playing this song in jazz at school right now and I have a solo so here is another little bit that I will probably use to make myself sound better than I actually am. This is from Horace Silver's solo on his album Six Pieces of Silver from 1956. The others n this album are Donald Byrd (t), Hank Mobley (ts), Doug Watkins (b) and Louis Hayes (d). Please visit this link here to find out more about Horace Silver and how fantastic he is.

Transcription 4 Lee Morgan-Moanin'

This is a little part of Lee Morgan's solo on Moanin. I just learned that Lee Morgan's wife shot him in the face while he was on stage. I guess thats what you get when you cheat on your wife. The others on this album are Benny Golson (ts), Bobby Timmons (p), Jaymie Merritt (b), and Art Blakey (d). For more info on Lee Morgan go here.

Transcription 3 Blue Mitchell-Cool Eyes

This is part of blue Mitchell's solo from the Horace Silver tune Cool Eyes. The following was taken from the about this video in youtube.
"The enormously popular Horace Silver Quintet play their signature tune, "Cool Eyes" during a 1959 broadcast for the Dutch KRO Company (KRO stands for Catholic Radio Broadcaster). These broadcasts were usually done during the day in a theater close to Hilversum, the Dutch radio and TV town. I vaguely remember that the public during these radio- and TV performances was usually invited and tickets were free. When one looks at this audience there is very little that would inspire any musician and maybe that is why the band had their backs towards that audience.
The music played is certainly inspired, well recorded and with great close-ups of the musicians.
Pianist Horace Silver together with trumpeter Blue Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Tailor and drummer Louis Hayes play their new style of hard bop with great flair and skill. The instrumentation of his quintet (trumpet, tenor sax, piano, double bass, and drums) served as a model for small jazz groups from the mid-1950s until the late 1960s."
Here is the video from youtube. Enjoy!

Transcription 2 Barney Wilen-Afternoon In Paris

This is a few bars of Barney Wilen's(ts) solo from Afternoon In Paris on John Lewis(p) and Sacha Distel's(g) 1957 album Afternoon In Paris. The other personaell are Pierre Michelot (b) and Connie Kay(d). To hear this song click here. For more information on Barney Wilen click here.

Transcription 1 Clifford Brown-Sandu

This is Clifford Brown's solo break from Sandu. Sandu is on the album Study in Brown which was recorded in 1955. The other personnel on this record are Harold Land (ts), Richie Powell (p), George Morrow (b) and Max Roach (d). To hear this song click here. For more information on Clifford Brown click here.