Best cannonball adderley solo transcriptions of 2020 top rated. Adderley is remembered for his 1966 single mercy mercy mercy, a crossover hit on the pop charts, and for his work with trumpeter miles davis, including on the epochal album kind of blue 1959. Julian edwin cannonball adderley september 15, 1928 august 8, 1975 was a jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Great transcription book of coltrane playing standards and his own compositions. Julian cannonball adderley collection, the kenny garrett collection alto saxophone artist transcriptions, the paul desmond collection. These are selected solos that outline the career and development of cannonball adderley from the 1950s until the 1970s.
Cannonball adderleys solo from the dvd jazz scene usa. Julian edwin cannonball adderley september 15, 1928 august 8, 1975 was an american jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s adderley is remembered for his 1966 soul jazz single mercy, mercy, mercy, a crossover hit on the pop charts it was also covered by the buckinghams. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Julian cannonball adderley mercy, mercy, mercy sheet. Miles davis solo on autumn leaves jazz guitar lessons. Blue funk cannonball easy to love youd be so easy to love fiddler on the roof i remember you love for sale milestones oleo on green dolphin. Adderleys alto helped define the hardbop sound, with his combination of blistering technique and a seemingly effortless ability to meld the blues, gospel, and funk with bebop. And since the early 1970s, it has remained popular because its featured prominently near the beginning of the real book. My reason for choosing this song as a transcription exercise was to highlight how important it is to learn music off recordings. As i and numerous others have said before, the best way to learn a music style is learn how great players play by transposing and learning their solos. This is a well rounded collection of transcriptions. This page lists 1779 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the. It is a blues, but not in the strict 12bar sense and swings like crazy. I like to use it to play along with the recordings the solos are transcribed.
Julian cannonball adderley 15 september 1928, tampa, florida 8 august 1975, gary, indiana was an american jazz saxophonist, composer, bandleader, producer. Cannonball things are getting better cannonball adderley. Cannonball adderley milestones solo transcription youtube. There are tons of books that feature transcribed solos, but why should. Dat dere cannonball adderley solo transcription youtube. With chord names, introductory text and performance notes. Cannonball adderley solo transcription book i see this thread is well over a year old but just stumbled accross it. Actually, the book has a lot of errors, but i have a couple of copies as keepsakes.
Julian cannonball adderley collection sheet music plus. Cannonball adderley jeannine sheet music pdf notes. Cannonball adderley 71, gene ammons 10, joshua redman 15. Cannonball adderley solo transcription book i have the tim price transcription book as well as the david baker one. Im referring of course to miles davis solo over autumn leaves, off the classic cannonball adderley album entitled something else this rendition of autumn leaves is played at a fairly relaxed tempo and features miles signature use of space between his. This guy has so many good ideas in these books its like a saxophone life lesson. Cannonball adderlys sax solo on milestones with onscreen transcription close. Find cannonball adderley collection, books and methods, solo transcriptions and more at marina music to use this site, you must first enable javascript. The cuts from limehouse blues, stars fell on alabama, arriving soon, and all blues are tremendous, just to name a few. Things are getting better adderleylangdon orpheum musicbmi 8. Work song was written by cornet player nat adderley and is performed here by his brother julian, cannonball adderley. I also have a doctoral dissertation written by rickey a. Cannonball adderley transcribed solos musical score, 1990. Here are the instructions to enable javascript in your web browser.
Cannonball adderley rhythm change solo transcription with miles davis on oleo from. Well i sure do, and i found out that my saxophone teacher happens to have in his possession exactly that. It would take a lifetime to assimilate all this, but it is a great reference material. This cannonball adderley work song solo is taken from a live concert in switzerland in 1963, which can be found here on youtube. Julian cannonball adderley was the first musician to take listeners ears beyond the monumental achievements of charlie parker on the saxophone. This book contains 147 transcribed solo of alto saxophonist cannonball adderley. We listed everything you need to know about buying an cannonball. Autumn leaves from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to. Cannonball adderley work song solo transcription alto. Cafesaxophone is a non profit site moderators donate their time free. Crawley that i got through umi university microfilms international. He worked with trumpeter miles davis, on his own 1958 somethin else. The music and life of julian cannonball adderley hal leonard jazz cannonball adderley omnibook.
Altoist cannonball adderley and tenor saxophonist john coltrane really push each other on these six selections, with this version of limehouse blues really burning. Hey, so have you ever wished there was an omnibooklike publication for cannonball adderley. Cannonball adderlys sax solo on milestones with on. Since the solo goes out of the mandolin range, i rearranged those. With cannonball there was so many added elements to his solos that it. Cannonball adderley the sidewalks of new york tak things are. Tenor, charles mcneal, part of the keith oxman sonny stitt solo transcriptions book 1. Coltranes very serious sound is a striking contrast to the jubilant adderley alto. But seriously, if you like cannonball, then this is the site for you. Alto saxophone solo songbook solos at concert pitch. Cannonball adderley solo transcription book page 2. Brother of jazz cornettrumpet player nat adderley, uncle of jazz keyboardist nat adderley jr. Featuring 17 of adderleys solos transposed for c, bb, and eb instruments, each solo also comes with an audio sample, but youll need the real audio player to listen does anyone even use realplayer these days. All blues miles davis solo transcription pdf a diamond in the desert book, miles davis kind of bluq.
Transcription of cannonball adderleys solo on milestones from miles davis 1958 album milestones. A blog supreme with a sweetly ferocious style, the alto saxophonist bridged the postbop of the 1950s and 60s to the jazz fusion of the 70s and. This great book of transcriptions was created by chris doc stewart. All ensemble lines and improvised solos are included. The list also includes solos for flute, clarinet and ewi. For bflat instruments john coltrane omnibook for bass clef. Download or print cannonball adderley work song sheet music notes, chords in minutes. This is a beautifully transcribed and curated collection of cannonball solos, just not the. Cannonball and coltrane cannonball adderley allmusic. Print and download mercy, mercy, mercy sheet music by julian cannonball adderley arranged for piano.
From his earliest appearance on the new york jazz scene in 1955, alto saxophonist julian cannonball. Again, some of the better known favourite tunes were not included. This is a collection of some of cannonball adderleys defining solos. Classic louis hayes in the uk with cannonball adderly, charles lloyd, joe zawinul and sam jones by 18thandvinejazz.
Cannonball adderley sheet music, tabs and lead sheets. Cannonball adderley somethin else releases discogs. Adderley work song sheet music real book melody and. If youre an alto saxophonist, at some point youre going to have to go through cannonball adderley just as surely as youve got to deal with charlie parker. Paul desmond solo transcription take the a train dave brubeck quartet live 1954 from 1954 to 2014. Download and print work song sheet music for voice and other instruments in c by cannonball adderley real book melody and chords. Solo transcriptions this page lists 1043 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet. Cannonball adderley work song sheet music notes, chords. When that is the case, next to the transcription link there will be a link for the video. Solos transcriptions solos are transcribe pdf in 3 keys. On my web site, i have the first chorus of cannonballs solo for minority from the recording portrait of cannonball. Artist transcriptions series by julian cannonball adderly. Cannonball adderley jeannine sheet music, notes and chords. In this video i teach a solo that i believe every serious jazz student should learn, regardless of what instrument they play.
The transcriber has done a commendable job in making his work available to people who dont have the time or expertise to transcribe these solos. The music was transcribed by rob duboff, mark vinci, mark davis and josh davis. Cannons buttery tone, prodigious technique, and ability to consistently and flawlessly deliver solos of pristine. This lp whose contents have been reissued many times features the miles davis sextet of 1959 without the leader. A great book for anyone that wants to seriously study the music of john coltrane.
Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. Autumn leaves is popular with jazz musicians, in part, because of the cannonball adderleymiles davis and bill evans recordings below. Julian edwin cannonball adderley was an american jazz alto saxophonist of the hard bop era of the 1950s and 1960s. Evan barker 20 improvised jazz saxophone solos with chord symbols transcribed from adderleys recordings. Nearly 50 of julian cannonball adderleys recorded solos transcribed exactly for eflat instruments, including.
Page 2hey, so have you ever wished there was an omnibooklike publication for cannonball adderley. This book gives players an opportunity to get into the way trane worked and reworked ideas. Serves me right take 5 buddy johnson sophisticate musicbmi 4. This score was originally published in the key of c.