Hard bop dexter gordon clubhouse 1979, vinyl discogs. 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. Silver blue 1976, biting the apple 1977, homecoming 1976. The tune has since been recorded numerous times by different artists, making it a jazz standard. 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. Biting the apple is an album led by saxophonist dexter gordon recorded in 1976 and released. Many of dexter gordons finest recordings were cut in europe just prior to his triumphant return to the united states. Blue bossa dexter gordon sheet music for alto saxophone, tenor. Dexter is a tough act to follow, but quite a piano solo midway. You can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbeb here. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. 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. Thank you all for your comments im working on our live is here to stay stay tuned. But the same approach can be employed as is used in autumn leaves.
Bossa nova guitar patterns 1 blue bossa jens larsen. Chords for blue bossa chords for blue bossaall chords are standard and should be part of your mental chordlibrary except maybe for the dm7b5. Joe henderson lima, ohio, april 24, 1937 san francisco, california, june 30, 2001 was an american jazz tenor saxophonist. I dont think there is a block on the file sometimes my server is pretty slow, though please try it again. The complete blue note sixties sessions dexter gordon. 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. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. Dexter gordon of course incredible on sax, great solo in my opinion many great lines you can add to your jazz vocabulary.
Blue bossa sheet music download free in pdf or midi. Knew it pretty well on saxophone and knew the changes, so. Generally, an ebook can be downloaded in five minutes or less. Pdf dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple. 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. Dont explain dexter gordon solo transcription bb pdf. 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 is also one of the first latin tunes that many jazz musicians encounter.
Print and download in pdf or midi blue bossa dexter gordon. Freddie freeloader adobe acrobat freddie freeloader adobe acrobat blue bossa score alto adobe acrobat. Really like this song, hadnt heard dexters version until recently. Knew it pretty well on saxophone and knew the changes, so it wasnt too hard to transfer over.
Check out blue bossa by dexter gordon on amazon music. May 25, 2010 blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham. 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. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live. Bossa nova is, like rock and blues, a music that was invented on guitar. Jan 04, 20 blue bossa chords blue bossa was written by kenny dorham. Piece ive been playing around with addeddate 200704 21. Carles margarit blue bossadexter gordons transcription. You can purchase and download the transcription in concert keybbebbass clef. Feel free to leave a comment if you see any mistakes or things i.
C m9 fm9 dm7 511 g 7 9, rootless voicings for the left hand e m9 a 7 9,d. 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. Silver blue 1976 biting the apple 1977 homecoming 1976 biting the apple is an album led by saxophonist dexter gordon recorded in 1976 and released on the danish steeplechase label. Dexter gordon february 27, 1923 april 25, 1990 was an american jazz tenor.
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. Buy freddie freeloader additional score by mi at jazz sheet music. 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. It is one of the first tunes that many jazz musicians learn. Miles davis famous blues tune includes sample written solos for p. Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 d g. Jazz band with sax hire indigo jazz quartet bands for hire.
I have transcribed it for guitar so you can learn it as well. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. Usage attributionnoncommercialsharealike topics jacob baron, jazz. Dexs blue bossa solo this is my second favorite dex album, behind our man in paris. It was also the solo that got me into jazz and bossa originally. Play dexter gordon blue bossa transcribed for guitar. 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. A swingin affair 1962 bb solo transcription pdf digital download.
When i was playing clarinet more for a month during the summer, i played blue bossa. Dexter gordon dexter gordon blue note reissue series. Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from. It was introduced on joe hendersons 1963 album page one. This album was recorded just weeks before and it is one of the veteran tenors best. 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. Blue bossa dexter gordon solo slow version pdf free download. 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. 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. Blue bossa is an instrumental jazz composition by kenny dorham. His large sound, ability to play long solos with creativity, and infectiously swinging style made long tall. Blue bossa chords blue bossa was written by kenny dorham.
His studio and live performance career spanned over 40 years. Improvisation piano exercises from chick corea duration. Blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham. Play dexter gordon blue bossa transcribed for guitar free play.
Dexter gordon transcription of first chorus from blue bossa by kenny dorham. Cry me a river steeplechase d sccd36004 1963 age 40 bud powell alternate. 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. Blue bossa bijan taghavi pianist, composer, educator. Transcription of dexter gordons solo on blue bossa biting the apple, 1976. Best is to first get to used to the song, play the midi file and try to play the chords. Blue bossa tnor sax dexter gordon sheet music for tenor.
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