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We had a lot of fun transcribing this one. In the first half of the solo it was interesting to see how George Van Eps approached adapting the melody to suit his plectrum technique. More…
A really fun solo from Dick McDonough. His trademark open string licks wouldn't sound out of place on a modern country record and brings to mind players such as Ray Flacke and Brad Paisley. More…
Carmen Mastren sets up the All Star Band with this delightful little introduction! More…
A fantastic sax solo that says so much in just 8 bars!… More…
Here's a nice introduction by Carl Kress. Unfortunately the recording seems to be flat, so you'd need to retune if you wanted to play along with it. More…
There's so much to learn from this classic Allan Reuss solo!… More…
Allan Reuss delivers an absolutely gorgeous introduction to this well-known standard. More…
Such a fantastic display of technique and musicality by the amazing Mel Powell. The way he takes over from Benny Goodman's solo is so seamless and his arpeggiated finale is sublime! … More…
Here's a short and sweet introduction to Indiana, by the great George Van Eps. George had such an articulate right hand plectrum technique.… More…
Another great intro from the legendary George Van Eps. More…
Here is a wonderfully melodic solo with some really hip ideas. I particularly like the whole tone phrase in bar 9 and the altered notes over the G7 chord in bar 11. … More…
A mini masterpiece from the wonderful George Van Eps. More…
This is such a great solo by George Van Eps. The last few bars were rather tricky to hear what he was doing, so this is the best we can do for now! We'll probably come back to this one in a few month's… More…
Carmen Mastren's up-tempo chorus on Sweet Sue. More…
Here's the melody of Danse Norvégienne (composed by Edvard Grieg under the name "Danse Norvégienne n.2") as played by Hubert Rostaing in Django Reinhardt 1940 recording. Wikipedia link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphonic_Dances_(Grieg)… More…
New type of Jazz. Style of Jazz in bass hand. Terrible. Funny. More…
I was absolutely blown away when I first heard this amazing solo by George Van Eps. So many great ideas and performed with such amazing fluency! More…
A lovely intro by Carmen Mastren and Wellman Braud on this Hoagy Carmichael classic. More…
Ray Nance's iconic solo on Take the 'A' Train. More…
A wonderful and melodic solo from Lou McGarity, as well as a fantastic vocal performance by Peggy Lee. More…
A well crafted solo from the fantastic Allan Reuss. More…
This is a blues with micro harmonies. This means, that on a small rhythmic level harmonies have been substituted in order to create variation. The harmonic frame is the basic 12 Bar Jazz Blues Form. More…
This is the Bb Trumpet solo from a jazz chart called "Avenue Swing" This Solo is in the swing format. If you have any suggestions on how to make the solo better then leave a comment More…
Here is a great sound of hexatonic over ii-V-I 🙀 … More…
This is a pdf from the TedGreene.com website which I've imported and am in the process of aligning and cleaning up. Ted has an unusual view of Baroque harmony as he comes from a jazz perspective. It probably… More…
1st installment of Jazz Accordion Solos!… More…
Here's my transcription of probably one of my top 3 Wes solo : Full House ! This solo is so beautiful and so amazing. Wes plays very melodic lines on the F dorian mode and through this typical cadence… More…