Sonny rollins st thomas solo transcription

The rca years for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone tommy flanagan piano doug watkins bass max roach drums. Sonny rollins tenor saxophone solo saxophone colossus prestige p7079 ojccd2912 transcribed by ben mcnicoll. For some great lefthand piano voicings to use on st.

St thomas sonny rollins tenor sax solo transcription free download as pdf file. Hal leonard digital sheet music at sheet music plus. Music notes for jazz ensemble sheet music by sonny rollins. Tenor madness sonny rollins solo tucson jazz institute. Thomas, tenor madness and oleo, or click the button above to browse all sonny rollins sheet music. Thomas guitar solo transcription sonny rollins saxophone colossus 1956 personnel. St thomas sonny rollins tenor sax solo transcription. Thomas as played on the wonderful record saxophone colossus.

Saxophone colossus 1956 if youd like to support me you can do so at this link. Thomas transcription prestige released sonny rollins album saxophone colossus in 1956. It is a very good tune for beginners, but it is a nice tune for musicians at any level to blow over. St thomas by sonny rollins score and parts sheet music for. Favourite sonny rollins solo st thomas, blue seven. Aug 09, 2010 this is a great solo to learn, and every jazz musician should learn to play it. Thomas from sonny rollins great record saxophone colossus. Print and download sheet music for st thomas by sonny rollins. Thomas sonny rollins solo transcription learn jazz. St thomas sonny rollins tenor sax solo transcription saxophone. I have been transcribing solos for 25 years for people around the world. Thomas transcription from the prestige recording saxophone colossus, recorded june 22, 1956. Sonny rollins solo on it dont mean a thing transcriptions page updates for april 2016.

Licensed to virtual sheet music by hal leonard publishing company. Using the solo lists by artist or tunes will let you know what solos that i have done quickly. Music notes for jazz band sheet music by sonny rollins. Thomas will be the first of our monthly transcription challenges, and ive divided it into three options of difficulty 0. Sonny rollins not really under the category of blues solos but am including this little snippet of info here. I am also a big fan of newks fadeaway and slow boat to china which are very early, probably partly because i have studied them in the baker transcriptions book. Transcribe sonny rollins surrey with the fringe the surrey with the fringe on top is a show tune from the 1943 rodgers and hammerstein musical oklahoma it was recorded by sonny rollins on his 1957 album, newks time which was released in 1959. Thomas d6 fm7 h7 em7 a7 d6 transscription by thomas hoffmann. The goal here is not to transcribe the entire solo but to focus on portions of it, and really master those ideas sound, phrasing, articulation, etc. This tune first appeared on sonny rollins 1956 record, saxophone colossus. Thomas sonny rollins solo transcription ckendrickmusic.

For now i am not going to do an indepth analysis of sonny rollins s solo on st. Its an amazing recording and this solo is great for so many reason. Sonny rollins is one of the best saxophonists and jazz musicians, in general, to ever exist. Sonny rollins jazz master solo transcription with analysis. Metrical circle maps divides the bar duration into equal sized bins 48 in this case and maps metrical positions to the corresponding bin. This is interrupted by a sudden flourish, utilizing a much wider range before returning to the former pattern. Thomas, which was written by the great sonny rollins, appears on saxophonist eric kloss life forceprestige lp, and was recorded during 67.

Awakening morning bossa nova guitar fresh coffee bossa playlist at home cafe music bgm channel 1,756 watching live now. Saxophone colossus 1956 if youd like to support me you can do so at. Chords and lead sheets included bass flute, flute, guitar, harp, harpsichord, mandolin, oboe, organ, piano, piccolo, recorder, violin. Thomas from sonny rollinss the essential sonny rollins. Thomas, rollins uses repetition of a rhythmic pattern, and variations of that pattern, covering only a few tones in a tight range, and employing staccato and semidetached notes. Shop our newest and most popular sonny rollins sheet music such as st. Its sometimes useful to use alterations, as with the a7 in st. Transcription of sonny rollins solo on almost like being in love by mattymel75. Sonny rollins waiting on a friend solo transcription author. Sonny rollins st thomas solo transcription benjamin bras. Sheet music arranged for big note, and easy piano in c major. Thomas sonny rollins per fisarmonica arrigo tomasi. Its an amazing recording and this solo is great for so many. Thomas showing you why this is one of my favourite pieces of all time.

Sonny rollins st thomas sheet music easy piano piano. Thomas from his 1956 album saxophone colossus appropriately named, of course, arranged for bass. Thomas sonny rollins as heard on the erik kloss recording, life forceprestige. May 26, 2010 this is a nice, easy latin tune by sonny rollins. Thomas sonny rollins solo transcription learn jazz standards. Thomas drums by sonny rollins digital sheet music for. Tomas sonny rollins jazz guitar cover epiphone broadway elitist duration. Aug 11, 2017 tenor madness has a typical jazz blues form and chord changes. May 10, 2016 a wonderful solo by sonny rollins on the standard st. Thomas, but i want to use this short extract to illustrate a masterful use of a very simple but highly effective jazz improvisation technique. Once again, we are having a pat martino bonus transcription gift to you all for this glorious time of year. This is a great solo to learn, and every jazz musician should learn to play it. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly.

This classic solo would be very difficult, if not impossible, to play on alto, trombone, or bass. The solo by sonny is a superb example of rhythmic improvisation followed by some killer phrases. In 1957, rollins pioneered the use of bass and drums, without piano, as accompaniment for his saxophone solos, a texture that came to be known as strolling. Thomas from sonny rollins s the essential sonny rollins. A wonderful solo by sonny rollins on the standard st. Jan 23, 2015 sonny rollins st thomas solo transcription benjamin bras duration. Im having trouble trying to solo on this piece and was wondering if the jazz players of reddit would help me out. Thomas for tenor saxophone solo transcription, intermediate tenor sax transcription sheet music.

Transpose printable composition or download, save jazz ensemble pdf. Thomas sonny rollins sax alto transcription youtube comping on sonny rollins st. Thomas bb solo sheet by sonny rollins digital sheet. I particularly enjoyed his longer eighth note phrases, as well as the overall shape of the solo. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf. Colossus is defined in my macs dictionary as a person or thing of enormous size, importance, or ability therefore, i can say definitively that the album was titled with absolutely no hyperbole at all. Thomas by sonny rollins ive been taking a guitar class recently and have been working on st. Thomassonny rollins as heard on the erik kloss recording, life forceprestige. Music notes for individual instrument part sheet music by sonny rollins.

Thomas has a catchy melody and the harmony is easy to memorise. Thomas march 2, 1959 sonny rollins, live in stockholm it dont mean a thing march 4, 1959. Transcriptions of saxophone solos blues jazz and cajun. Thomas sonny rollins sax alto transcription youtube. Lots to be said here, but ill leave you to the recording and the transcription. Sonny rollins moritat sheet music download free in pdf or.