Michael brecker was one of a relatively small handful of modern jazz. Michael brecker was born in philadelphia and raised in cheltenham township, a local suburb. This cd is a marvelous because it has such a talented group of musicians with michael breckers genius. A major figure in contemporary instrumental music, tenor saxophonist and composer michael brecker is an eighttime grammywinner, and the first to win both the best jazz instrumental performance and. In these two examples chris is showing the differences in his playing style from when he was younger to now. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from berklee college of music in 2004, and was inducted into the down beat jazz hall of fame in 2007.
Michael brecker tenor saxophone solo transcription on moose the mooche charlie parker, rhythm changes from mel lewis mel lewis and friends 1977 album. Phil, i dont think any of us obviously, including myself are silly enough to think that well ever have the technical ability that brecker had, but much like playing any transcriptions, for me its simply about trying to see and play things that wouldnt naturally come out of my horn and to maybe steal little snippets here n there, hoping to incorporate some of. Get all the lyrics to songs by michael brecker and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. The first 10 bars of mikes solo are memorable for a couple of reasons. If you are on a mobile device but seeing this page as the desktop version, our mobile version of this page can be found here.
Even not counting links to external sites,you can find over 70 original transcribed solos,and new ones are added every now and then. I had the honor of meeting him on a couple occassions long before this book was published. The very best of michael brecker by michael brecker on. Some skunk funk 1992 michael breckers solo julian palma. Its been my experience that we bassists can better broaden not only our musical vocabulary by studying the solos of non bass players, but. Michael brecker transcription and mp3 karaoke welcome to mbdojo. I did a few myself, but most were sent to me to publish on my site by various colleages and friends. It was floating around the internet 69 months ago and still might be out there.
The slow tempo created nightmares for my transcription as i had to improvise after the first 8 bars and the staves are woefully inconsistent which is not my style. Branford marsalis the mighty sword solo transcription michael brecker. Breckers solo on tee bag, a mike mainieri tune, made it worth the effort. Find michael brecker discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Michael leonard brecker march 29, 1949 january, 2007 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer.
He was awarded 15 grammy awards as both performer and composer. Michael brecker died in january while putting the final touches on his new cd, pilgrimage. Pilgrimage is the final studio album by saxophonist michael brecker. It was recorded in 2006, released the following year, and won grammys for best jazz instrumental album, individual or group and best jazz instrumental solo. Bass transcription by lucas pickford michael breckers. Its a bit hard to believe, but this past january, 2017 marked the 10 year anniversary of the passing of michael brecker. This is the unbelievable beautiful and intense solo by michael brecker, as played live in barcelona 1992 with the brecker bothers. Breckers unmistakable writing style stems, at times, from a postcoltrane modality, but theres a greater complexity and distinctive language.
Transcriptions slings and arrows by michael brecker. Michael brecker nearness of you the ballad book 2001. Michael brecker timeline discussion in ask janek gwizdala started by bbass75, feb 1, 2010. If you need transcription score not found here, you can get some of them in other great sites obviously, the transcription score cannot give the nuance of mbs tone, please purchase original source such as cd or mp3. These are of him playing solo over rhythm changes in a march 8, 2008 masterclass that someone recorded. Michael brecker moose mooche zdenko ivanusic online. Michael brecker was exposed to jazz at an early age by his father. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity. View mobile version michael brecker artists transcriptions books. The tenor saxophonist staked out a solo career beginning in the late 1980s to a welcoming round of applause. Michael brecker by michael brecker tenor saxophone solo. This was by far the most comprehensive transcription course weve ever made at videobasslessons dot tv, and is probably the most rewarding in terms of the massive amount of vocabulary to be learned from taking it.
Michael brecker was very careful about transcription books of his solos. Dojo means the studio for some kind of sports or art. Most of these solo transcriptions are from the 1980s, although the 1970s and the early 1990s are also represented. Solo transcriptions and performing master class cd. Zhulyev youtube iivi magic lick, one lick for 5 different keys engsub jazz saxophone lessons. The very best of michael brecker michael brecker songs. Solo space abounds, but breckers ambitious writing is longerform, with all manner of twists and turns that bring out some of the best performances on record from everyone involved. This month ive chosen to feature the late tenor sax giant, michael breckers solo on the extremely demanding john coltrane composition giant steps. Two chris potter transcriptions sax on the web forum. But, when someone can play the volume of notes that michael brecker could play, what can you do. A good choice for those who like micael breckers, herbie hancock, james taylor, jack dejonette. Parts of the analysis are based on the transcription collection titled michael brecker artist transcriptions by carl coan and published by hal leonard 1995.
Michael brecker, a versatile and influential tenor saxophonist who won 11 grammys over a career that spanned more than three decades, died saturday. Michael brecker transcription score and mp3 karaoke. June 20, 2007 pilgrimage is the posthumously issued recording from tenor sax player michael brecker, who died earlier this year due to leukemia. Here, i provide original transcriptions and karaoke minus one of great michael brecker mb solo. As for transcription, only original ones that i made are up. Acknowledged as a quiet, gentle musician widely regarded as the most influential tenor saxophonist since john coltrane, he has been awarded 15 grammy awards as both performer and composer. Born and raised in a jewish family, his father bob bobby was a lawyer who played jazz piano and his mother sylvia was a portrait artist. Listen to your favorite songs from the very best of michael brecker by michael brecker now. It was not on the original lp, but was added on the cd.
Louis gerritz offers his own transcriptions as well as a lot of material provided by other players. Great job, that transcription is both really accurate and really clean. Michael brecker artists transcriptions books licklibrary. All solos are also available as a lofi audiofile so you can listen to it carefully for interpretation and time.
I have spent a great deal of time transcribing various solos of some of my favorite sax players over the years. I still have a lot of doubts about my transcription so if you could shed some light on it i feel i could get a lot out of having the changeslead sheet and then relating it to what i hear as opposed to the. His trumpet and flugelhorn have graced hundreds of albums by a wide. I often find myself getting upset when i can see that jazz radio does not play michaels recordings nearly enough. I posted two potter transcriptions on my blog today. Michael brecker live recordings solotranscriptions. Click on the solos below to download a pdf file of the solo. Band includes, michael brecker, rany brecker, mike stern. Not only does it feature a 7 chorus solo by michael brecker on an up tempo bb blues live bootleg, but the. Id love to play it, but itd be difficult without individual parts and id also like to add some more horns.
Michael brecker transcriptions archive sax on the web. Michael brecker download high quality complete mp3 albums. On louis site you can listen to the solos and watch the transcriptions at the same time. My good friend louis gerrits has put some of my mike brecker transcriptions on his trading site together with his own and other peoples transcriptions. Michael brecker dont try this at home 1988, cd discogs. Check out tumbleweed album version by michael brecker on amazon music. Michael brecker solo transcription on common ground live w. When asked about why there were no transcription books available at the time, he replied that there had been one floating on the black market, but it had mistakes and was done illegally. Tumbleweed album version by michael brecker on amazon.
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