Cry me a river steeplechase d sccd36004 1963 age 40 bud powell alternate. Dexter gordon dexter gordon blue note reissue series. Dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb 3 3 e7b5 3 a7b9 3 d d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb e7b5 a7b9 3 d3. Biting the apple is an album led by saxophonist dexter gordon recorded in 1976 and released. A swingin affair 1962 bb solo transcription pdf digital download. His large sound, ability to play long solos with creativity, and infectiously swinging style made long tall. Blue bossa is an instrumental jazz composition by kenny dorham.
He was among the earliest tenor players to adapt the bebop musical language of people such as charlie parker, dizzy gillespie, and bud powell to the instrument. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. Play dexter gordon blue bossa transcribed for guitar. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Carles margarit blue bossadexter gordons transcription. Improvisation piano exercises from chick corea duration. Play dexter gordon blue bossa transcribed for guitar free play. The complete blue note sixties sessions is an attractive sixdisc box set featuring all of dexter gordon s 60s recordings for the label in chronological order. Piece ive been playing around with addeddate 200704 21. Blue bossa bijan taghavi pianist, composer, educator. The complete blue note sixties sessions is an attractive sixdisc box set featuring all of dexter gordons 60s recordings for the label in chronological order. Of the many bebop greats who emerged in the mid1940s, dexter gordon was one of the very few along with art blakey and kenny dorham to be a blue note artist two decades later. It was also the solo that got me into jazz and bossa originally.
Dexter is a tough act to follow, but quite a piano solo midway. Blue bossa dexter gordon solo from biting the apple pdf free download. Jazz band with sax hire indigo jazz quartet bands for hire. Dexter gordon gettin around blue note records vinyl. Dexter gordon of course incredible on sax, great solo in my opinion many great lines you can add to your jazz vocabulary. When i was playing clarinet more for a month during the summer, i played blue bossa. Blue bossa dexter gordon solo slow version pdf free download. Blue bossa is one of those tunes every jazz lover is going to play, so its good to have a few ideas and concepts under your belt to get through the tune convincingly.
Blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham. Dexter gordon transcription of first chorus from blue bossa by kenny dorham. Feel free to leave a comment if you see any mistakes or things i. If you ask me what my favorite jazz solo all time is, i will, without any hesitation, answer blue bossa by dexter gordon. Blue bossa dexter gordon sheet music for alto saxophone, tenor. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Best is to first get to used to the song, play the midi file and try to play the chords. Usage attributionnoncommercialsharealike topics jacob baron, jazz. In a career spanning more than forty years henderson played with many of the leading american players of his day and recorded for several prominent labels, including blue note. It has also become an essential part of jazz and pop repertoire in terms of must know grooves. This one took me be surprise, i came in expecting a lot of guitar but was pleasantly surprised by the great groove established right from the start, and the. In this case, the two keys are not relative major and minor keys. Miles davis famous blues tune includes sample written solos for p.
Pat martino blue bossa pat martino transcription blue bossa kenny burrell cant embed blue bossa dexter gordon transcription cm 2 choruses notice the use of approach arpeggios in the 2nd measure of the above transcription g7 arpeggio descending from the 5th. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Jan 04, 20 blue bossa chords blue bossa was written by kenny dorham. Thank you all for your comments im working on our live is here to stay stay tuned. Transcription of dexter gordons solo on blue bossa biting the apple, 1976. But the same approach can be employed as is used in autumn leaves.
You can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbebbass clef. The tune has since been recorded numerous times by different artists, making it a jazz standard. Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 d g. Oct 18, 2014 blue bossa is one of those tunes every jazz lover is going to play, so its good to have a few ideas and concepts under your belt to get through the tune convincingly.
I have transcribed it for guitar so you can learn it as well. I dont think there is a block on the file sometimes my server is pretty slow, though please try it again. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. This album was recorded just weeks before and it is one of the veteran tenors best.
Silver blue 1976, biting the apple 1977, homecoming 1976. Pdf dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple. With strong assistance from pianist barry harris, bassist sam jones and drummer al foster, dexter plays exciting solos on ill remember april, a warm version of skylark and his two. Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from. It is also one of the first latin tunes that many jazz musicians encounter. C m9 fm9 dm7 511 g 7 9, rootless voicings for the left hand e m9 a 7 9,d. Buy freddie freeloader additional score by mi at jazz sheet music. Joe henderson lima, ohio, april 24, 1937 san francisco, california, june 30, 2001 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. Dont explain dexter gordon solo transcription bb pdf. May 25, 2010 blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham.
In this lesson i am going to show you a one bar bossa nova pattern and some jazz chords so that you use this groove to play through the song blue bossa. Knew it pretty well on saxophone and knew the changes, so it wasnt too hard to transfer over. You can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbeb here. Dexter gordon s solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb 3 3 e7b5 3 a7b9 3 d d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb e7b5 a7b9 3 d3. Filmed while dexter was living in europe, these shows feature legendary side musicians such as art taylor drums and kenny drew piano and jazz classics blues walk, a night in tunisia, body and soul and others. Print and download in pdf or midi blue bossa dexter gordon. His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years. Generally, an ebook can be downloaded in five minutes or less. To prepare you for the next time this jazz standard is called at a jam session, lets explore a singlenote solo and a comping etude. Knew it pretty well on saxophone and knew the changes, so. Freddie freeloader adobe acrobat freddie freeloader adobe acrobat blue bossa score alto adobe acrobat.
Check out blue bossa by dexter gordon on amazon music. It is one of the first tunes that many jazz musicians learn. Many of dexter gordons finest recordings were cut in europe just prior to his triumphant return to the united states. Bossa nova is, like rock and blues, a music that was invented on guitar. This important standard is 75% in the key of c minor, but modulates to a iivi in db. Blue bossa sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Chords for blue bossa chords for blue bossaall chords are standard and should be part of your mental chordlibrary except maybe for the dm7b5. Really like this song, hadnt heard dexters version until recently. In this lesson i am going to show you a one bar bossa nova pattern and some jazz chords so that. Blue bossa is a tune that, like autumn leaves, is comprised mainly of ii v i progressions in either a minor or a major key. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor. I have dexs solo from ill remember april from this album memorized. Dexter gordon features three concerts filmed in 1963 and 1964 in holland, switzerland and belgium that highlight the bebop legends classic style and silky tone. It was introduced on joe hendersons 1963 album page one.
Bossa nova guitar patterns 1 blue bossa jens larsen. Blue bossa tnor sax dexter gordon sheet music for tenor. The complete blue note sixties sessions dexter gordon. Blue bossa chords blue bossa was written by kenny dorham.