Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Harry Edison - "Bones"

Harry Edison's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Bones" (24-bar blues), from the Herb Ellis/Ray Brown recording Hot Tracks.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Ray Nance - "Take The 'A' Train"

Ray Nance's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Take The 'A' Train", from the Duke Ellington recording Ellington/Armstrong Jazz Festival (from the 1956 Newport Jazz Festival). This is a "classic" solo that jazz trumpet players should know by heart.


Miles Davis - "Autumn Leaves"

Miles' Davis's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Autumn Leaves", from the Cannonball Adderley recording Somethin' Else, transcribed by Ron Foster.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012