Also, the a7sus is merely based on a conjecture, which may have a b9 added. Welcome to the official woody shaw website woodyshaw. Ive heard of a few other musicians who are or were reputed to have been born with both these talents. Bobby hackett 46, don cherry 2, jonah jones 2, red rodney 3, woody shaw 14. Here are two transcriptions from the 1979 album rosewood. For this post i offer woodys solo off of boperation and have included freddies part of the head, the melody line. This solo is from the first disc, and is a fine accoutrement alongside the other solos.
Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos paperback may 1, 1989 by woody shaw author 5. Mention pentatonics in jazz and people will probably immediately think of coltrane and mccoy tyner. Today is woody shaws birthday, so i thought id share a transcription of one of his earlier solos from the classic larry young record unity. Woody shaw is one of the most influential jazz trumpet players of the past fifty years. Shaws sound is a whole lot more than wide intervals think of his distinctive articulation and almost even8ths approach to swing. Woody shaw steves blues trumpet solo transcription. In his time he was viewed as a leading innovator on his instrument. Woody shaw takes on round midnight, the trumpeters supreme challenge. Performing live at san franciscos keystone korner, shaw stretches out on five lengthy group originals three are his with either mulgrew miller or larry willis on piano. One of jazzs greatest trumpeters, shaw was at his prime in the 1970s when woody shaw live, vol. Volume 1 is a facsimile of the original methods pages 3863, while volume 2 collects fourteen etudes found on pages 6477. Shop and buy woody shaw jazz trumpet solos sheet music. Jan 15, 20 almost half of this book is still in print, in the form of two volumes entitled artie shaw s jazz technic. The film will explore shaws life journey and artistic sacrifices as.
Woody shaw on if a horizontal search, by kevin sun. Heres woody shaw s most familiar composition that was recorded on larry youngs classic unity in 1965. Be sure to check out my book bob mcchesney jazz solo transcriptions available. Beyond all limits 2018 is a forthcoming featurelength documentary film that will explore the musical, cultural, and philosophical pursuits of one of the most influential and yet profoundly overlooked musical icons of the twentieth century legendary jazz trumpet innovator and composer woody shaw 19441989. May 14, 2011 hello all, this is a blog about jazz, my thoughts on it, and some transcriptions that id like to share with everyone, i hope you enjoy. These solos can be played with or without the original recordings. December 24, 1944 may 10, 1989 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, arranger, band leader, and educator.
Transcribed directly from the recording with chord changes for trumpet and concert key as well as woody s articulations. Both tunes have long forms with several different sections, and woody only takes one chorus on each tune. Contains improvised solos of artists such as randy brecker, clifford brown, miles davis, kenny dorham, art farmer, woody shaw, and others. Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos by woody shaw, paperback. Includes scores, instrumental parts, and lead sheets. Woody s kaleidoscopic approach involved zipping across multiple tonalities on each chord by using collections of pentatonics.
Free download advance music jazz conception for trombone book and cd ebook pdf epub online free download concerto for bass tuba and orchestra. The second section of the work consists of analyses of the transcriptions. Woody shaw rosewood from rosewood 1977 transcribed by nick walters trumpet in bb a7 g7 a7 g7 d7 c7 ab 5. I also have a book of 28 benny goodman solos that i transcribed from his recordings. Transcription book of liebmans solos from the volume 26. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to build up their transcription library. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Transcriptions the moontrane by woody shaw submitted. There is a great book with transcriptions by dale carley.
Chet baker collection for trumpet jazz sheet music 24 solo transcriptions book. Hello all, this is a blog about jazz, my thoughts on it, and some transcriptions that id like to share with everyone, i hope you enjoy. Almost half of this book is still in print, in the form of two volumes entitled artie shaws jazz technic. Mar 14, 2014 i have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Study score ebook pdf epub online free download emerald no. Any c, eb, bb, bass instrument or voice intermediate, advanced composed by woody shaw. Woody shaw on the greene street caper on green dolphin street. These big band charts are, generally, notefornote transcriptions of the big band charts that the original band recorded. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. I love bebop, but bebop or perhaps i should say different styles of music in jazz has changed but the roots and structure of it is a language and its all here. Transcribed directly from the recording with chord changes for trumpet and. Big band charts transcriptions original recordings.
I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon irabagon. Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos paperback may 1, 1989. Woody shaw there will never be another you 1 trumpet in bb 6 tpt. Ill start off with one of my favorite solos, this ones the great woody shaw soloing on his tune the moontrane. Gary smulyan, who ive heard has the entire vanguard band book memorized. Our thoughts and prayers are with jeanne and the family. In this analysis of his solos, the author hopes to unlock some of the secrets of his unusual and progressive style of playing. Born in laurinburg, nc, on december 24, 1944, shaw grew up in newark, nj. Find woody shaw discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Born with a photographic memory and perfect pitch, shaw is credited with advancing the technical and harmonic conventions of modern jazz trumpet playing. Here is the opportunity for the thousands who have enjoyed davids wonderful soprano playing on the popular volume 26. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The legend of cheops is by victor lewis and for the most part has a samba feel to it. With each year that passes, trumpeter woody shaw is missed more.
Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos instrumental jazz pdf. Entrepreneur, producer, writer, musician, curator, son and heir to the legacies of woody shaw and dexter gordon. A blog supreme the jazz trumpeter who made his first recordings 50 years ago this summer might be his instruments least appreciated giant. Check out this book of woodys solos and buy the recordings to really check out his phrasing and technique. The first section consists of ten transcriptions of the solos of the trumpet player woody shaw. Aug 29, 2017 woody shaw takes on round midnight, the trumpeters supreme challenge. Jun 01, 2011 thus far, the transcriptions of sandu and hub tones have been from the 85 disc, while the moontrane solo was off the 2nd disc. Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos instrumental sheet music hal leonard book. Transcribed directly from the recording with chord changes for trumpet and concert key as well as woodys articulations. Bobby shaw 1, don fagerquist 43, kenny baker 1, rex stewart. Woody shaw jazz trumpet solos with 14 different solos.
Woodys kaleidoscopic approach involved zipping across multiple tonalities on each chord by using collections of pentatonics. These have been transcribed by ear directly from the recordings. Woody shaw is arguably the most important figure to emerge in jazz trumpet history, harmonically speaking, since clifford brown or miles davis. Woody shaw steves blues trumpet solo transcription youtube. The scale syllabus playalong to actually see what hes doing. The styles and tune formulae represented are bossa nova, waltz, minor blues, alternating bossaswing and latinswing, slow and fast. Little reds fantasy, katrina ballerina, tomorrows destiny, and other classics. They might also think of trumpeter woody shaw, who developed pentatonic playing to an incredible level. Woody shaw the complete cbs studio recordings of woody. F 3 eo a7 3 d7 c7 f7 bb bb7 eb7 f g7 3 g7 c7 f eo a7 d7 c7 f7 bb bb7 eb7 f bo e7 f bb7 a7 d7 g7 c7f f eo a7 d7 3 c7 f7 bb bb7 eb7 f 5 g7 g7 c7 3.
These special notefornote transcriptions are the best way to study how david approaches both typical and exotic chords. According to woody shaws website, shaw had both perfect pitch and photographic memory. I guess the c7 chord at 5th bar of letter a ought to have sus4, due to the f note in the melody. Stan getz, who once memorized the entire stan kenton book and came to rehearsal with his stand turned backwards. Heres woody shaws most familiar composition that was recorded on larry youngs classic unity in 1965. Jul 15, 20 mention pentatonics in jazz and people will probably immediately think of coltrane and mccoy tyner. The book combines conceptual text with notated exercises, transcriptions and performance concepts covering bebop and postbop drumming. Woody shaw remains one of the most harmonically progressive jazz trumpet. Woody shaw takes on round midnight, the trumpeters. A shaw thing connecting pentatonic scales jason lyon.
With the postbop drum book, jazzfunk drumming legend mike clark provides a complete overview of contemporary jazz drumming. Carlos ward quartet, cbs jazz allstars, gary bartz ntu troop, joe henderson quintet, kenny garrett quintet, louis hayes woody shaw quintet, mal waldron quintet, neil swainson quintet, paris reunion band, the band 7, the george gruntz concert jazz band, the horace silver quintet, the horace silver sextet, the nathan davis sextet, the new. Dec 09, 2015 woody shaw guest book view 2 of 10 entries. The transcriptions are generally notefornote copies of the arrangements that the original big band recorded. Topics covered include developing the ride beat, comping, triplet variations, advanced independence with the hihat as a fourth voice. Sheet music professional transcriptions of classic woody shaw compositions. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems. Thus far, the transcriptions of sandu and hub tones have been from the 85 disc, while the moontrane solo was off the 2nd disc. The complete freddie hubbard and woody shaw sessions. So sorry to hear about woody, he and i went back 30 plus years and shared a lot of memories. When freddie started using these techniques in the 70s, he still sounded like freddie.
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