The list also includes solos for flute, clarinet and ewi. Check out his cds which can be purchased from itunes. Gene ammons, blues up and down, all star sessions with sonny stitt, tenor, charles mcneal. Straight ahead from chicago, 1961 stitt does stellar work on both tenor and alto on this date.
Au privave blue lights up and over nuff guff liza nice work if you can get it watch what happens after youve gone sonny side all gods chillun got rhythm takin a chance on love buds blues avalon strike up the band i want to be happy fine and dandy take 1 fine and dandy take 2 sunset the champ eaight track blues 12. Stitt plays bird is an album by american saxophonist sonny stitt, recorded in 1963 and issued. Avaliable transcriptions, transcriptions sharepoint. In some cases,versions in multiple keys,mp3 file andor a detailed analysis of the solo are also available. Solo transcriptions this page lists 1043 solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet.
Au privave arranged by george kuhns omni book solo. All the things you are solo, keith jarrett, unknown, jazz, anon, pdf. Searching the internet for a certain midi file classic. Au privave body and soul coltrane version cherokee days of wine and roses easy to love. Eel4712 digital design greg stitt, university of florida. Sonny stitt sits in with the oscar peterson trio is a 1959 album by sonny stitt, accompanied by. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. I implore everyone whos considering reading this book to do just that. Norman granz probably didnt want it released during johnny hodgess lifetime and even here it is not billed as an ellington tribute. Jazz solos transcriptions page 2 release record, send tape was recorded in 1959 and 1960 in new york city, but wasnt released until a decade later, after warne marsh mailed a postcard to bassist peter ind in england with the aforesaid eponymous message. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity.
The sonny stitt collection by sonny stitt sheet music. Every lesson can be viewed in a choice of three keys eb, bb or concert with the solos and any of the musical examples and exercises in the lesson content transposed for ease of use for any instrumentalist. It could happen to you just you, just me over the rainbow stella by starlight. Each lesson will include a full transcription of a sonny stitt solo and will also include exercises and studies based on the analysis. Below is a transcription of jimmy smiths chorus organ solo on. A perfect example of this is measures 17 and 18 shown below. There is a paucity of information written about stitts life and the music he created. If you enjoy the content contained in these lessons and would like to delve much deeper into technique, theory, sight reading, bass line construction, improvisation, and soloing, please consider checking out my bass courses.
Paul stitt pdf paul stitt pdf paul stitt pdf download. Most of the lessons in this archive have been excerpted directly from my bass courses. For the most part sonnys lines consist of chordarpeggios mixed in with bebop scales. Anthropology, billies bounce bills bounce, chi chi, dexterity, donna lee, k. Roland kirk berlin, paris, milan 1964 final fixed version here it is, finally thanks a lot to david and goody for pointing out and helping solve all issues with this compilation. Here are 2 pdf books that contain 48 sonny stitt transcriptions done by fellow saxophonist keith oxman. The playing on constellation my favorite track is outrageously fast and inventiveso fast and furious that there are times when the tone splits and goes off into oblivion, but the listener doesnt care because sonny has already started a new line. He starts with an arpeggion on the extension of the c chord 7, 9, 11, with the a acting as an. The year 1972 was a particularly triumphant one for the prolific sax veteran. The bebop recordings, 19491952 published november 1, 2006 by chris kelsey charles mingus once said that the full title of his tune gunslinging bird was if charlie parker were a gunslinger, thered be a whole lot of dead copycats. Jazz improvisation lessons for saxophone by randy hunter, offer a complete approach for beginning through advanced jazz sax players looking to learn how to play jazz and improvise. Au privave by sonny stitt, transcription impromastering. Though one of the most astonishingly agile and frighteningly feral players of the 30 previous years, stitt never became the sax star of any day, mostly because critics always. Membran stunning 100 cd set containing a plethora of classic bebop jazz.
Stitt, sonny improvised tenor sax solos transcriptions keller hes played with the best in jazz. Sonny stitt s solo on cherokee eb free download as pdf file. Transcribed by carles margarit if youd like to support me you can do so at this. Paul stitt pdf ever wonder why you often dont feel good, cant think, cant own the room pdf remember, cant sleep and dont feel like working either. This release also features a 28page booklet consisting of comprehensively annotated liners. Shop and buy the sonny stitt collection sheet music. Sonny stitt, 19241982, was an american jazz saxophonist active from 1941 until his death in 1982.
I also found a couple of ebooks on the charlie mcneal web site,named the keith oxman sonny stitt solo transcriptions book 1. Under the watchful eye of famed producer michael cuscuna, this ninecd set serves as a compilation of stitts 1950s and 1960s roost lps. Bebop marked the beginning of modern jazz, a musical and technical revolution and the first example of jazz as an art. Blues, my little suede shoes, nows the time, ornithology, parkers mood, scrapple from the apple, yardbird suite and. Previously unreleased recordings is an album by saxophonist sonny stitt featuring compositions associated with duke ellington which was originally recorded in 1960 and released on the verve label in 1973. The sonny stitt biography is a great example that when a dude is posessed with the jazz mojo you just cant stop him from playing. To view, print, and save these lessons and transcriptions, you will need the latest. Sonny stitts gifts lie in his fire and athleticism, not in his innovation or craftiness. Abraco no bonfa, um, joao gilberto getzgilberto vol. Recommended software programs are sorted by os platform windows, macos, linux, ios, android etc. Sonny stitt loose walk philology it w 432 gives tete as pianist and 19640924 as date for their fastrunning version of au privave 14. Sonny stitt sits in with the oscar peterson trio wikipedia.
Click on the tab below to simply browse between the. There are tons of books that feature transcribed solos, but why should. How to open and convert files with spj file extension. Now you can improve your playing with his practice tips. By david rickert september 14, 2004 sign in to view read count. Moreover, the record label does its best to convey the artistic element via a series of blackandwhite photos of stitt and his sidemen amid anecdotes by many of the. There will never be another you, sonny stitt so killing. Its really cool to hear the contrast between the two players ammons is all bombast and inyourface, ballsy tenor fire while stitt is agile and almost whimsical at times on both horns. Inevitably, there was a lot of mediocre material released, and it. Media in category sonny stitt the following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. The book features a biography and table of abbreviations. Sonny stitt recorded extensively throughout his career, so frequently that he often could not remember his sessions a year later. Sonnys work on stitt plays bird is every bit as virtuosic as charlie parker himself. Few artists recorded as prolifically as sonny stitt.