https://youtube.com/watch?v=7tUIe_NulaM%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded It seems that once again I have let time get away from me (time, you dirty scoundrel you…), and so this week’s TTBOAW is a little bit late! Oh no! To atone for this sin, I have put myself through something of an exercise in self-punishment by transcribing a 9-minute-long performance of ‘My Funny …
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Bq8xp-KoU8w%3Ffeature%3Dplayer_embedded This week on TTBOAW, I bring you another stellar performance from Lester Young and co. This is him performing with his quartet in 1956, and you can tell how much they were enjoying themselves (or maybe they were being held at gunpoint or something, I don’t know) by the amount of soloing they get …
Sadly I wasn’t able to bring you a Tuesday transcription last week, as I was so deeply immersed in my annual festival of eggnog. However we’re now back on track, and I would like to wish y’all a Happy Nude Year by presenting the third part in the trilogy of 1929 Jelly Roll Morton Trio …
The more loyal of my devotees will recall that several weeks ago I presented you with a transcription of ‘That’s Like It Ought To Be’, as performed by Barney Bigard with The Jelly Roll Morton Trio in 1929. Well there exist in fact two more recordings from the same session, and this week I bring …
This week on TTBOAW(BOAT) I have been listening to a clarionet showpiece that was composed by Mel Powell especially for Benny Goodman. It’s written in the unusual keys of D and E, which are not the most conducive to fluid clarinet technique and make the piece challenging to play as well as impressive to listen …
I’ve been away on my travels a lot this past week (more of that in due course…) so haven’t been able to sit down with a computerer for my latest transcription. As a result I’ve gone old-school, writing it all out with pencil and manuscript paper like what they used to do in the old …
This week on Transcription Tuesday But On A Wednesday, I’ve been listening to a 1947 recording of Charlie Parker and his Quintet playing one of Charlie Boy’s own compositions called (for those of you who haven’t read the post title) ‘Dexterity’. I was feeling particularly comprehensive this week, so as well as C.P.’s alto solo …
This week in TTBOAW, I bring you one of many recordings of Sweet Georgia Brown. This particular one was made by Benny Goodman and his sextet, although sadly I can’t find out much more about it (not even the year it was produced). That does nothing, however, to diminish the beauty of the notes you …
This week on Transcription Tuesday But On A Wednesday, we have one of many versions of the evergreen standard ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’. This one was recorded in 1955 by Louis Armstrong and his All Stars, and also includes the trombone playing of Trummy Young as well as a surprise appearance by last week’s featured artist Barney …
This week on Transcription Tuesday But On A Wednesday, I have a little gem courtesy of The Jelly Roll Morton Trio! ‘That’s Like It Ought to Be’ features some lovely clarinet playing from a 23-year-old Barney Bigard, who would later become known for his 15-year stint as clarinettist for Duke Ellington’s orchestra. Here are the …
