Joe hendersons solo on song for my father does anyone have a written transcription of hendersons tenor sax solo on song for my father. On this page you can find my original transcriptions of jazz, funk and popular solos. On april 3, 1956, ray started his ray bryant trio album for epic records, which contains his own first recording of his classic title cubano chant. Joe henderson is one of the three most influential tenor players to help shape modern jazz in the 60s. Great, i responded, i love playing that tune it has fun chord changes to solo over and a funky latin rhythm.
Download transcription in tab for guitar solo for free. This is my transcription of joe hendersons solo on night and day. Live at the village vanguard, volume two blue note cdp 7243 8 28879 2 8 joe henderson the state of the tenor. A 111page essay on just this solo, by andrew richard dahlke. The results of each solo portrays joe henderson as a jazz. For example, i once heard a chord in a recording and thought that. The list also includes solos for flute, clarinet and ewi. Check out my transcription and video tutorial below. Original transcriptions jazz funk zdenko ivanusic online. Joe hendersons reharmonization and solo transcription. Solo transcriptions this page lists 1043 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Although this solos great for lifting some lines, its also perfect for trying to pick up on joes phrasing because of the mediumslow tempo. Seven original joe henderson compositions and solos transcribed from two classic blue note albums.
April 24 sax video ofjoe henderson, freddie hubbard, herbie hancock. This is latinjazz at its best with excitement from the first note with sax solis, a melody line by tenor and trumpet, solo space for tenor, trumpet and trombone, lead trumpet range to written high d, and a few drum solos. Due to technical difficulties with the music notation program used, all transcription excerpts are. I have dexs solo from ill remember april from this album memorized. Joe henderson has the ability to take a handful of notes and create an absolute monster of a solo from it. Night and day is a beautiful tune from cole porter, originally in the key of eb but joe.
Dexs blue bossa solo this is my second favorite dex album, behind our man in paris. There are tons of books that feature transcribed solos, but why should. The main goal of this dissertation was to demonstrate joe henderson as a seminal figure in jazz history. This was his very first experience of transcribing a saxophone solo. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because. You probably know him from blue bossa and inner urge, but his impact on jazz both as a composer and improviser is huge. Joe henderson april 24, 1937 june 30, 2001 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist.
If you find this page useful, you may make a donation by paypal or bitcoin btc and by doing this support my work. Blue note bt 85126, cdp 7 46426 2 joe henderson the state of the tenor. Hearing hendersons version helped me better understand the chord progression on the rogers recording. Its an really slick tune and the hendersons solo makes it all the more epic. You can get some serious mileage out of that line if you slow down and manipulate it, applying it to the series of iivi chords on the second half of the tune. Recorda me joe henderson solo transcription youtube. For the american jazz saxophonist please use joe henderson. Tenor sax legend joe henderson wrote this jazz classic and eric richards arranged it to soar. However, the original joe henderson album was a traditional quartet with a. Page one 1963 if youd like to support me you can do so at this link. In o, joe wraps up his solo with a final recapitulation of the whole tone ideas hes played before passing the baton to kenny garrett, who plays off the idea joe had developed a.
An analysis of harmony in selected compositions and improvisations. Recorda me by joe henderson digital sheet music for bass. Song for my father solo transcription matt lawton bass. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i obviously dont. These transcriptions are free for the enjoyment and education of trombone players everywhere. Transcribing jazz solos a jazz notebook tim fischer. Joe henderson plays a blinkandyoullmissit line in the middle of his iconic recorda me solo the line comes in at 1. We made this playalong and others like it to help further serve our jazz audience at learn jazz standards, and we did that by using a great piece of software that we recommend as a practice tool. I began transcribing music as part of my own jazz studies when i was in high school.
There are chord changes, but as you can see half of the solo is over a pedal e, which gives ingrid quite a bit of. This track comes from his album inner urge, one of hendersons greatest albums. Transcription and analysis, by javier arau, published in jazz educators journal giant steps exercises 1 augmented scale theory augmented scale theory exercises 1 major triads warmup exercise anatomy of a melody, pt. However, the original joe henderson album was a traditional quartet with a piano. Joe hendersons solo on night and day jazz transcriptions. Here are my original transcriptions jazz funk solos saxophone, flute, trumpet. I actually downloaded transcribe transcription software just for the middleend of this solo.
Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Joe henderson tenor saxophone solo song for my father. Did you transcribe a guitar solo or found a transcription that isnt in this list. Do not rely on the pitch recognition function in transcription software.
Rick margitzas solo on cry me a river danny walsh solo excerpt on cold duck time bob bergs solo on games live chad lefkowitzbrowns solo excerpt on straight no chaser chad lefkowitzbrown plays 8 choruses of blues with metronome transcriptions page updates for march 2016. Joe henderson and mccoy tyner ask me nowshould every song have a saxophone solo. Genscriber a free transcription tool for genealogy. Note that some of these are quite old, and some were transferred from one notation software to another resulting in strange notation, so they dont reflect my current skill level as a transcribedarranger. The album was guitar, bass, and drums and did not have a supporting harmonic instrument while the guitar soloed. His first version of the tune, on his debut album page one 1963, was played in slower pace quarter note ca 176 bpm, while his latter arrangement on in pursuit of blackness 1971 was played faster in cut time samba feel half note 114. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Henderson discusses transcribing and the process of integrating the. The link takes me to the website, but the download isnt free and i dont need it for anything else. Heres a lead sheet for herbie hancocks sleeping giant. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. Genscriber a free transcription tool for genealogy research.
Available here for free download are transcribed solos from various jazz artists in pdf format. Joe hendersons inner urge the last eight smokin joseph. It features performances by pianist mccoy tyner, elvin jones on drums, and bassist bob cranshaw. I really like what john scofield and joe henderson had to say about the.
Smooth transcription operations make the life of an him director so much easier. A welloiled transcription system is a key element in keeping the providers happy in an electronic age that has them feeling anything but. The sample percussion pattern at the beginning is not. Cal tjader had recorded cubano chant earlier, on november 11, 1955, on fantasy records. Woodys solo on the joe henderson blues if, taken from larry youngs unity album, is a very interesting solo. Joe henderson, in my opinion, has some of the greatest phrasing of any jazz musician.
Here you can find more about the best web sites that offer free and paid solo transcriptions. Jeff a jazzdeprived student i know has a solo in the tune. Since then ive grown to love the process of creating a tangible document sheet music of a piece of recorded music that may not be available elsewhere. Transcriptions recordame by joe henderson submitted. This is a solo that really grabbed my attention as soon as i heard it. Joe henderson lima, ohio, april 24, 1937 san francisco, california, june 30, 2001 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Genscriber is useful for transcribing both freeform text as well as columns of data, such as u. Night and night all compositions by alfredo lopes recorded at the double. For last 2 solo choruses, continue to letter fine 2. Ive been wanting to post something on the subject of joe henderson for a while now. Genscriber is a transcription editor for census records, church records, birth, marriage, baptisms, burials, index records, and more. Closely listening to and analyzing a piece gave me a special insight into the inner workings of music. Best transcription software dragon speech recognition. Live at the village vanguard blue note cdp 7 46296 2 joe henderson the state of the tenor.
How to play the intro to recorda me by joe henderson. He was particularly enamored of his brothers record collection. If youre a mobile professionalor anyone on the gowho relies on a digital voice recorder or smartphone to capture notes and memos, use dragons robust transcription features to turn your recordings into text quickly, easily and accurately. Joe henderson was a member of pianist horace silvers quintet, which also included a young woody shaw on trumpet. In a career spanning more than forty years henderson played with many of the leading american players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including blue note. The final goal of this project is a program which draws a tab automatically from guitar play. Recordame page one 1963, blue note as played on joe. I would also like to thank my students in the jazz program at northeastern for words of encouragement, and reminding me why i chose to teach. For the british pianist please use joe mr piano henderson. This page lists 890 trumpet solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet unless otherwise noted,all transcriptions are in bb key. Joe henderson has recorded this tune under two names. The official web site of jazz saxophonist phil woods.
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