Jazz Solo Transcription Excerpts CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition 2017-2018
Perform the following excerpts from classic jazz solos and include them in your recording. In most cases, there are no tempos and few articulations provided, so it is essential that you listen to the source recording. Specific info for those recordings is included on each audition page. All recordings are available for digital purchase (iTunes or Amazon; approx. $1 per song) or to stream (Apple Music or Spotify). Style is of the utmost importance here, so please listen as much as possible! All instruments’ excerpts are included here, so navigate to the appropriate page to find the material specific to your instrument.
Alto Sax Tenor Sax Bari Sax Trumpet Trombone Flute* Clarinet* Piano Guitar Bass Drums Vibes*
If you would like a list of private teachers to help you prepare for the audition, please contact Mr. Delson ([email protected]) or your current band director. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2016-2017
Jazz Alto Sax Solo Performer: Phil Woods Song Title: All the Things You Are Album artist(s): Modern Jazz Quartet Album title: MJQ & Friends- a 40th Anniversary Celebration available to stream via Apple Music or purchase in iTunes store
Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Alto Sax solo begins 2m25s into the recording. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018
Jazz Tenor Sax Solo Performer: Sonny Rollins Song Title: Valse Hot Album artist(s): Sonny Rollins Album title: Plus 4 available to stream via Apple Music or purchase in iTunes store Pent Up House Tenor Saxophone
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Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Audition material begins 2m58s into the recording. Note that the audition portion begins in the middle of the solo. Bernie's Tune Gerry Mulligan Baritone Saxohpone Solo Transcribed by Andrew Hadro qSwing Bmin7 G9 ss. Gli ÿ ~œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ # œ ˙ ~~ J œ œ œ & # c J
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Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Audition material begins 0m57s into the recording. Note that the audition portion begins in the middle of the solo. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018
Jazz Trumpet Solo Performer: Clifford Brown Song Title: Stompin’ at the Savoy Album artist(s): Clifford Brown & Max Roach Album title: Brown and Roach Incorporated available to streamClifford via Apple Brown'sMusic or purchase trumpet in iTunes storesolo over the chord changes to "Stompin' at the Savoy" from "Brown and Roach Incorporated" (1954) / transcribed by Tom Varner 1 E E
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Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Bass solo begins 0m49s into the recording. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018
Jazz Flute Solo Performer: Joe Farrell Song Title: Spain Album artist(s): Chick Corea w/ Return to Forever Album title: Light as a Feather available to stream via Apple Music or purchaseS inp aiTunesin storeSo lo Flute Flute
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Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Audition material begins 3m28s into the recording. Note that the audition portion begins in the middle of the solo. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018
Jazz Clarinet Solo Listen to the recording as much as possible to help Performer: Eddie Daniels internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance Song Title: Fiesta Mojo of the solo. Clarinet solo begins 3m14s into the Album artist(s): Arturo Sandoval recording. Album title: Dear Diz (Every Day I Think of You) Fiesta Clarinet in Bb A h = 88 (in 2- cut time) œ œ G7 C©7 # j œ œ œ ¿#œ œ œnœ #œ#¿ œ. œ- œ- œ. œ œ œ nœ & C ‰ œ ‰ J ‰ J Œ
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Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Audition material begins 1m09s into the recording. Note that the audition portion begins in the middle of the solo. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018 Jazz Guitar Solo Performer: Jim Hall Song Title: You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To Album artist(s): Jim Hall Album title: Concierto available to stream via Apple Music or purchase in iTunes store Electric Guitar
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Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Guitar solo begins 0m30s into the recording. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018
Jazz Guitar Solo Listen to the recording as much as possible to help Performer: Jim Hall internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance Song Title: You’d Be So Nice to Come Home To of the solo. Guitar solo begins 0m30s into the Album artist(s): Jim Hall recording. EleAlbumctric G titleuitar: Conciertotab
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Tabs are provided to help developing readers on guitar and bass feel more confident in their audition. Reading standard notation and chord changes, however, is necessary to participate in Jazz Ensemble. If you place in the group, please make sure you are a fluent reader prior to September, 2016.
CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018
Jazz Bass Solo Performer: Jaco Pastorius Song Title: Bright Size Life Bright Size Life Album artist(s): Pat Metheny Album title: Bright Size Life Jaco Pastorius Fretless Bass solo available to stream via Apple Music or purchase1976 in iTunes Album store version
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Tabs are provided to help developing readers on guitar and bass feel more confident in their audition. Reading standard notation and chord changes, however, is necessary to participate in Jazz Ensemble. If you place in the group, please make sure you are a fluent reader prior to September, 2016.
Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Bass solo begins 2m19s into the recording. Jaco performs on an electric bass on this recording. You may use an electric or acoustic bass in your audition. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2017-2018
Jazz Vibes Solo Performer: Joe Locke Song Title: You Don’t Know What Love Is Album artist(s): Joe Locke Album title: Very Early Vibravailableaphone to stream via Apple Music Yor purchaseou in iTunesd storeo n't know
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Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Audition material begins as soon as the recording does(0m1s). Note that the vibes audition is the performance on an intro and melody, not an improvised solo. Please prepare the music as it appears above. CBW Jazz Ensemble Audition: 2016-2017 Jazz Drums Solo Performer: Art Blakey Song Title: Sincerely Diana Album artist(s): Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers Album title: A Night in Tunisia available to stream via Apple Music or purchase in iTunes store
Listen to the recording as much as possible to help internalize the tempo, style of the performer, and nuance of the solo. Audition material begins 5m20s into the recording. Note that the audition portion begins in the middle of the solo.