Playing it once or as many times until its 100% identical with the. One flight up 1964 bb solo transcription pdf digital download. He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the instrument. Fried bananas dexter originally posted by thealps if you still need the exact changes, let me know on or off list i transcribed the tune back in the 90s and i still have a lead sheet i made of it. I think i understand what you are saying in regards to writing down the transcription. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Listen free to dexter gordon live at the amsterdam paradiso introduction by dexter gordon, fried bananas and more. As time goes by dexter gordon solo transcription bb. A cover of dexter gordon s fried bananas by a jazz quartet all studying music. Shop and buy dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos sheet music.
This particular lp features the great tenor with a rhythm section comprised of europes best pianist tete montoliu, bassist niels pedersen and drummer alex riel performing. Its probably in one of the fake books but its also in the dexter gordon playalong from aebersold. Dexter gordon s long stint at the club montmartre in copenhagen during the summer of 1964 included weekly radio broadcasts. Dexter gordon fried bananas sax solo on standup bass by willem paynter.
The excitement of a musical career spanning over 30 years is captured here in the 22 solos composed by gordon and transcribed directly off his recordings. Dexter gordons fried bananas solo transcription september 27. Dexter gordon s solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g. The list also includes solos for flute,clarinet and ewi. Fried bananas album version by dexter gordon on amazon. A transcription and analysis of the tenor solo, reids bass line, and the chord changes allows for a detailed study of structural features of dexter. The highlight for me was fried bananas which has dexter playing the most beautiful saxophone solos anyone could ever expect to hear from anyone. Fried bananas is a previously unreleased, professionallyrecorded live recording of dexter gordon from 1972, a period not previously covered by any live albums.
Dexter is back with incredible arrangements by slide hampton. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Sam pembery tenor saxaphone joe hill piano freddie jensen double bass oren mcloughlin drums. Jared plane plays dexter gordons famous live solo over fried bananas. Eccetto dove indicato, tutte le trascrizioni sono nella tonalita originale. Transcriptions of the same solo by different sources are provided when available. Chord changes for tenor sax and in concert key are provided along with gordon s own articulations. This solo comes from gordons famous live release, at montreux. Check out fried bananas album version by dexter gordon on amazon music. Dexter gordon fried bananas jazz transcriptions youtube. My suggestion would be that if it is a laidback part, write like normal and mark on. Fried bananas, a gordon original and a staple of his repertoire, displays his. Dexter gordon the complete prestige recordings prestige 11prcd44422 2004 even his walk is bebop bernard tavernier, director of round midnight the 6 foot 5 gentle giant of a man was also the personification of urbane wit and sophistication.
Transcription music musica musik muziek music activities songs. Fried bananas transcribed by charles mcneal tenor sax dexter gordon s solo from his cd at montreux with junior mance delayedchord changes cont. Which makes it even sadder that this is so disappointing. Solo transcriptions sax this page lists 1780 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Bennie wallace 1, dexter gordon 47, illinois jaquet 1, marcus strickland 1, sidney. Questa pagina elenca 1763 transcrizioni disponibili su internet. Im sure many who have downloaded these transcription have made their own corrections but if you havent you can find a better copy here.
Dexter gordon jazz saxophone solos hal leonard online. In my opinion its a rip off and theres even a couple of songs where the solos are not lining up with the recordings. Fried bananas transcribed by charles mcneal tenor sax dexter gordons solo from his cd at montreux with junior mance delayedchord changes cont. Chad lefkowitzbrowns solo excerpt on straight no chaser chad lefkowitzbrown. In our catalog, you can find dexter gordon sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone. Fried bananas dexter gordon backing track duration. After tyners solo we approach even closer to jazz transcendence. The cheeky quotes are throughout as well as anything else one could ever expect from dexter. This page lists 1779 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet.
This was his last recording of body and soul except for a perfunctory version in the movie round midnight. Live performance of fried bananas on dexter s birthday. Rickey woodard, fried bananas, yazoo, tenor, charles mcneal. The savoy sessions savoy mg 12 dexter gordon dexter rides again masters of jazz mjcd 128 dexter gordon, vol. Ive read through all of my old transcriptions and made my own corrections. Song information for fried bananas dexter gordon on allmusic. Order now 20182019 book event schedule the dexter gordon. It can be really difficult and having someone there who has big enough ears to check your transcription and show you where you are getting off will save you tons of frustration. Dexter gordon the excitement of a musical career spanning over 30 years is captured here in the 22 solos composed by gordon and transcribed directly off his recordings. Theres so much to learn from dexter gordon s solo on herbie hancocks tune driftin. Thank god for other sources to find dexter gordon transcriptions because this book is so full of incomplete transcriptions, most of the songs only have 1 solo. Please keep in mind that this isnt a transcription service.
Typically thats in places where dexter lays way back. Sometimes only 1 note needed to be changed other solos needed a little more work. Writing down the notes on a piece of paper or learning it by heart. The life and legacy of dexter gordon a mustread for jazz fans. These are all solos that i have transcribed for my own benefit. Minha homenagem ao nosso querido dexter gordon, foram horas e horas. Dexter gordon was an important early influence on john coltrane. With leadsheet notation chords and melody and introductory text. Dexter gordon s solo on ill remember april tenor saxophone from biting the apple transcribed by dustin mollick on august 8th, 2009 5 9 17 21 25 29 33 v. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist.
Piano lessons software have you met miss jones play along chord changes just friends g major playalong. Jazztimes written by maxine gordon, sophisticated giant a biography presents the life and legacy of tenor saxophonist dexter gordon 19231990, one of the major innovators of modern jazz. My shining hour updated 1112010 on the sunny side of the street updated 11142010 this i dig of you. Its hard to notate dexter s time feel without making the transcription too hard to read. These live performances have been preserved and released by steeplechase on a series of albums. Right now im working on boots randolphsi think solo on rockin around the christmas tree. Loose walkthe blues walk live in holland 1964sonny stitt. So ive been gettin into dexter for the last couple of months and decided to learn fried bananas. Thank god for other sources to find dexter gordon transcriptions because this book is so full of incomplete transcriptions, most of the songs only have 1 solo choruses. Cheesecake by dexter gordon just fell into this discussion, many years late, while looking for changes to cheese cake. In other cases, hes ghosting or bending a note so the pitches can be a best guess at what dexter.
I used to spend too much time and frustration trying to write out parts that i could play, but not write out. He does it logically, seamlessly incorporating it into the solo. Dexter gordon sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. Stella by starlight backing track playalong medium up.
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