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Monday, May 16, 2016

Jim Rotondi - "Biru Kirusai"

Jim Rotondi's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Biru Kirusai", from the Jim Rotondi recording Dark Blue, transcribed by Giz Bowe and edited by Michael Rubenstein.


Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Miles Davis - "Kelo" (master and alternate takes)

Miles Davis's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Kelo" (master take), from the 1953 Blue Note recording Miles Davis, Volume 2, as transcribed by Giz Bowe.




Miles Davis's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Kelo" (alternate take), from the 1990 Blue Note CD release Miles Davis, Volume 2 (recorded in 1953), as transcribed by Giz Bowe.


Lee Morgan - "The Procrastinator"

Lee Morgan's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "The Procrastinator", from the 1978 Blue Note recording The Procrastinator (recorded in 1967), as transcribed by Giz Bowe.


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Monday, April 6, 2015

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Roy Hargrove - "Spider"

Roy Hargroves's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Spider", from the 2005 live performance by Herbie Hancock's Headhunters group, transcribed by Giz Bowe.


Blue Mitchell - "Blues On My Mind"

Blue Mitchell's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Blues On My Mind", from the 1958 Blue Mitchell recording Out Of The Blue, transcribed by Giz Bowe.

Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Lee Morgan - "Speedball"

Lee Morgan's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Speedball", from the Lee Morgan recording The Gigolo, transcribed by Tom Varner.


Clifford Brown - "Stompin' At The Savoy"

Clifford Brown's trumpet solo over the chord changes to "Stompin' At The Savoy", from the Clifford Brown/Max Roach recording Brown and Roach, Inc., transcribed by Tom Varner.