Lester leaps in was written by lester young for count basies kansas city seven in 1939. Lester young transcription ad lib blues 1952 archive. Lester young plays lester leaps in adam roberts music. Lester youngs solo on ad lib blues from the mosiac box set the lester young count basie sessions 19361940 in october of 1940, a count basie small group of freddie green, jo jones, walter page, lester young, buck clayton and basie rehearsed with guest soloists benny goodman not present on this track and charlie christian in nyc. If youd like to support me you can do so at this link. May 17, 2010 the second post i want to highlight, is a lester listening session interview with lee konitz. Having transcribed more early lester than late lester, i thought id check out the other end of his. Iris crm has all the bells and whistles of most crms and recorded phone calls are transcribed automatically and bound back to the customer record. Oct 16, 2011 this transcription is from 1939 with count basies band, the kansas city seven. There are two new lester young transcriptions available on. Books and interviews lester young, young, basie, jazz, news. After leaving the army, clayton did arrangements for basie, benny goodman, and harry james before forming a sextet in the late 40s.
Aug 26, 20 lester leaps in was written by lester young for count basies kansas city seven in 1939. This recording was made in 1939 by a small group from count basies band. I view transcription of jazz solos to be an essential part of learning how to improvise. Jan 04, 2012 2 thoughts on lester young transcription ad lib blues 1952 running man eng sub ep 209 on august 15, 2014 at 2. The next solo was a late lester young solo from pres and teddy 1956. The first is db blues, a classic blues with a bridge. I just listened to each phrase a few times, figured it out, and moved on. The second post i want to highlight, is a lester listening session interview with lee konitz. Learning the language of jazz greats such as charlie parker, lester young, phil woods, etc.
Its from the lester young with the oscar peterson trio album. Lester young with oscar peterson quartet ad lib blues. Questa pagina elenca 824 transcrizioni di assoli di tromba disponibili su internet. Carles margarit ad lib blueslester youngs transcription. The library is divided into 12 broad musical categories. Did you transcribe a solo or found a transcription that isnt in this list. Every known date that young recorded, both commercial and private, is listed. Liberty transcription software free software download. Included for each session is the name of the group, the personnel, place and date of recording, titles with matrix numbers and record label, and number of the. Recorded with a teac ad 500 cassette deck, a desktop computer with a modern soundblaster sound card, and the audio recording program goldwave. Carl woideck, senior instructor jazz history, rock music history, and blues. Lester young, ad lib blues, lester young with the oscar peterson trio, tenor, practice.
He remained in the basie band until 1943, when he left for army service. The following is a transcription of a lester young chorus from lester leaps in, his riff tune based on rhythm changes. This great tribute folio transcribes 30 of his finest standards, together with a bio and discography. Personally, i cant wait to learn lesters chorus on jumpin at the woodside from 1938. Lester youngs solo on ad lib blues a jazz notebook tim fischer. He was part of the three sounds group that ended up backing lester young, sonny stitt and even miles. Free digital transcription software for typists on linux express scribe is professional audio playback control software designed to assist the transcription of audio recordings.
The complete lester young on keynote lester young songs. After writing this solography many years ago, to my knowledge nobody has done any real effort to clean this period up. This transcription is from 1939 with count basies band, the kansas city seven. Lester young was an incredibly influential saxophonist and musician. Morbi orci magna, tincidunt vitae molestie nec, molestie at mi. I actually list lester young is one of my favorite guitar players when people ask. Books and interviews lester young, young, basie, jazz. This cd has two classic sessions featuring the great tenor saxophonist lester young.
Honeysuckle rose sheet music lester young tenor sax. Jun 05, 2014 3 why are you transcribing this particular playersololick etc. Gene harris was one of those pianists who started off in a more blues and boogie woogie style. Lester young transcription ad lib blues 1952 from the horn. Lester young with the oscar peterson trio is a 1954 studio album by lester young. Nicknamed pres by billie holiday short for president of the tenor sax, jazz giant lester young is considered to be one of the most important and influential saxophonists of all time.
Adlib blues is a classicincorporating one of charlie christians great blues solos and one by lester young comparable to ccs. Jun 24, 2018 this crm system has transcription services built on top of twilio. This is a rhythm changes tune, a popular head for jam session use considering the simplicity of the melody. This computer transcriber application features variable speed playback, foot pedal operation. Enjoy an unrivalled sheet music experience for ipadsheet music viewer, score library and music store all in one app. Musixmatch for spotify and itunes is now available for your computer. Lester young plays lester leaps in bb lester young plays lester leaps in concert a little analysis. The first solo i transcribed was louis armstrongs majestic pass through basin street blues, recorded in 1928 as part of the hot fives series of recordings. I like to have my students play them in all 12 keys.
Lester leaps in count basie this transcription 2011 skronkmusik. Hey everybody, heres another lester young solo ad lib blues. Eccetto dove indicato, tutte le trascrizioni sono nella tonalita di bb. Apr 04, 2015 lester youngs solo on ad lib blues from the mosiac box set the lester youngcount basie sessions 19361940 in october of 1940, a count basie small group of freddie green, jo jones, walter page, lester young, buck clayton and basie rehearsed with guest soloists benny goodman not present on this track and charlie christian in nyc. Lester young with the oscar peterson trio ad lib blues.
Solos are transposed for convenience for c, bb, and eb instruments. It is installed on the typists computer and can be controlled using the keyboard with hot keys andor foot pedals. It consists of 30 twelve inch, long playing, pure vinylite recordings of professional broadcasting quality and content. Lester youngthe president of the saxophone mark sowlakis. Nam sodales mi vitae dolor ullamcorper et vulputate enim accumsan. Make sure to play along with the recording, this is the first version from 1937. Anybody have any favorite lester solostakes you recommend us to check out. Can i just say what a comfort to discover a person that truly understands what. Lester young with the oscar peterson trio wikipedia.
There are limitations to the software im using musescore 2. Also a youtube link or something to your tune would be helpful as well. This crm system has transcription services built on top of twilio. And in each category we have selected the music that radio. And it cant really be notated, you have to listen, or you wont play it correctly. Recorded with a teac ad500 cassette deck, a desktop computer with a modern soundblaster sound card, and the audio recording program goldwave. Charlie parker solo transcription confirmation royal roost, 1949 page 1. Clayton was also featured on sessions with lester young, teddy wilson, and holiday in the late 30s. There are basically 4 ways of transcribing audio or video with the help of transcription software. In october of 1940, a count basie small group of freddie green, jo jones, walter page, lester young, buck clayton and basie rehearsed with.
Carles margarit ad lib blues lester young s transcription. Nulla nulla lorem, suscipit in posuere in, interdum non magna. A lesson from lester uncw faculty and staff web pages. Ethan and lee listen to 18 lester young solos all with transcriptions and commentary. Charlie took with him all the count basie records with lester young solos on. American radio transcription library label releases. Click here or the image above for pdf of transcription. Carles margarit all of melester youngs transcription. The lester young collection saxophone by lester young. Niven collection of jazz history, a cassette recording from the jazz artist lester young, from the era of 19491953. He is heard with the kansas city seven, a small group taken from the count basie orchestra which he had recently rejoined and consisting of trumpeter buck clayton, trombonist dicky wells, pianist basie, guitarist freddie green, bassist rodney richardson, and drummer jo jones. Lester young transcription ad lib blues 1952 richpagesax.
Pres and teddy 1959 if youd like to support me you can do so at this link. Lester actually starts a few seconds after this clip starts, but just to set you up a little, i link here. Some are masters and some are alternate takes plus one track from the 28 october 1940 rehearsal with lester young. The blue note beijing is proud to present a program of music almost. Make sure to listen to the recording and learn it with that. Ad lib blues lester young with the oscar peterson trio lester young, 1952 fine and mellow tv special with billie holiday 1957 there will never be another you lester you with the oscar peterson trio lester young, 1952. There will never be another you lester young s bb transcription. Heres the updated version of charlie parkers three chorus solo on blues for alice. Ad lib blues, a song by lester young, oscar peterson trio on spotify. Personally, i cant wait to learn lester s chorus on jumpin at the woodside from 1938. Lester young solo fine and mellow transcription guitar. You played your ad lib solo, you created it, and if it was worthwhile, then you. But, of course, id appreciate your feedback, anything that can be improved, things i missed, or typos. This page contains jazz saxophone and flute solo transcriptions by numerous jazz masters.
A lesson from lester university of north carolina at. The american radio transcription library is a complete radio station high fidelity music library. Lester youngs solo on ad lib blues from the mosiac box set the lester youngcount basie sessions 19361940 in october of 1940, a count basie small group of freddie green, jo jones, walter page, lester young, buck clayton and basie rehearsed with guest soloists benny goodman not present on this track and charlie christian in nyc. Lesters style is nearly always horizontal, sounding the bigger keyareas of a tune rather than each chord. Print and download in pdf or midi blue lester lester young. You got to be original, man the music of lester young. You should never learn a transcription without listening to it a lot.