Transcribing is one of the crucial aspects of learning to improvise. At Indiana University, David Baker taught a course called Styles and Analysis. That was the beginning of this path...150+ solos later. It is important that you do the following with a transcription:
Important!
By following all these steps, students will gain full understanding of the transcription.
Below is a list of transcriptions categorized by instrument. The recording information appears after each solo title. All transcriptions are in PDF files and the text pages are in GIF format. In some cases, their will also be biographical information on an artist.
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Bb Clarinet: PDF files
Buddy DeFranco:A Foggy Day = Art Tatum - "The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume 7", Pablo Records PACD-2405-430-2, recorded in 1956, re-mastered in 1990.Doxy = Buddy DeFranco/ Terry Gibbs - "Holiday for Swing", Contemporary Records CCD-14047-2, recorded in 1988.
In a Mellowtone = Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco - "Air Mail Special", Contemporary Records CCD-14056-2, recorded in 1981.
Loverman = Art Tatum - "The Tatum Group Masterpieces, Volume 7", Pablo Records PACD-2405-430-2, recorded in 1956, re-mastered in 1990.
Now's The Time = Terry Gibbs and Buddy DeFranco - "Air Mail Special", Contemporary Records CCD-14056-2, recorded in 1981.
Yardbird Suite = Buddy DeFranco/ Terry Gibbs - "Holiday for Swing", Contemporary Records CCD-14047-2, recorded in 1988.
Introduction
Basin Street Blues = Pete Fountain "Swingin' Blues", Ranwood Records RDS 1002
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