Xavier Riley
@xavriley · Guitar, Bass, Double Bass · UK
Adapted from the original transcription here https://www.mcclimon.org/projects/transcriptions/ by Michael McClimon. See that site for concert and Bb PDFs… More…
Work in progress - transcribing from the hand written transcription here:… More…
An old transcription that I did which is now synced up with the original video. Great lines in this one! More…
An old transcription that I originally did in Sibelius, now on SoundSlice. Haven't checked it - some of the notes and fingerings might not be right. One of the more accessible Charlie Parker tunes/solos… More…
Adapted from PDF transcription here: https://www.projazzlab.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Easy-to-love.pdf… More…
Transcription adapted to SoundSlice from the PDF at https://www.projazzlab.com/study-tools/#jazz-transcriptions-bass More…
Recorded with "Luke Wills' Rhythm Busters" - not hard to see why Junior was Leo Fender's favourite guitarist! More…
From the album 'Holiday Soul' by organist Don Patterson.… More…
Taken from footage of Ted giving a private lesson, this video includes his improvised arrangement for the full tune for "Someday My Prince Will Come" going through a few keys and with a baroque style improvisation!… More…
A great song, beautifully arranged for solo guitar. This is a rough transcription but I thought it was better to have it here than filed away on my shelf. More…
Someone asked me for a tab so here it is. Note the tab is slightly different to the video - I've adjusted some of the fingerings since learning it the first time. More…
Recorded when Pat was just 22! I wanted to study some of his playing over a standard - this one has so many great lines. It shows how good Pat was at linking his ideas together.… More…
Recorded 27th May 1946, this comes from the "Tiffany Transcriptions" where Bob Wills and his band would use their Monday off to record hundreds of tunes for radio syndication. The sessions were relaxed… More…
A tasty lick from one of the UK's finest jazz guitarists More…
From Jim Hall's debut album in 1957. He had already been playing as a sideman before this, first with Chico Hamilton then around the same time as this album with the Jimmy Guiffre Three. A lot of his stuff… More…
Transcription of some of Whit's rhythm guitar examples More…
As played and transcribed by me (Xavier Riley) with tips from Richie Hart.… More…