Henry Grimes’ bass solo on “Theme For Ernie”, from McCoy Tyner’s 1962 album “Reaching Fourth”
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HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
Set to 3/4 jazz waltz. In F Major with solos modulating to Ab Major.
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Animal Energy
5/4, Straight, Med Up, 180 bpm, intro, coda
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GIRL BLUE – Stevie Wonder
A beautiful song by Stevie Wonder arranged here for instrumental jazz quartet. I kept the original melody and chords, but the sections are slightly re-ordered and a solo section has been added.
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SOFTLY, AS IN A MORNING SUNRISE – Dianne Reeves arrangement
A very dark & stormy arrangement of a beloved standard, set in G minor.
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BROWNIE SPEAKS – Larry Grenadier’s Bass Solo
Larry Grenadier’s bass solo on Brown Speaks, from the Brad Mehldau Trio album “Where Do You Start”, 2012.
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PRETTY EYES – Horace Silver
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GREASE PIECE – Horace Silver
In preparation for an upcoming Horace Silver tribute, there were inevitably a few “pieces of silver” I couldn’t find charts for. So this small batch of his compositions, and many others, will be performed at the show.
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STICKY MACK – Larry Goldings
Pretty random pick in the grand scheme of things, but I’ve loved this Larry Goldings album “Awareness” for a long time, featuring Larry Grenadier and Paul Motian. They sure do a lot with this short 7-1/2 bar piece. It’s a very playful earworm of a tune that reminds me of a mixture of Bill Evans
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AU PRIVAVE – Ray Brown’s Bass Solo
Ray Brown’s bass solo on Au Privave (Blues in F), from the 1960 album “Cannonball Adderley and the Poll-Winners”.
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Pleiades
7/4, Swing, Fast, 260 bpm, drum feature, intro, coda
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Truth Is Out
4/4, Swing, Up Tempo, 215 bpm, Funky 2nd Line vibe, intro, rhythmic hits
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UGLY BEAUTY – Thelonious Monk
Just a nice clean leadsheet for this awesome Monk tune.
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THE INTREPID FOX – Freddie Hubbard
Leadsheet for Freddie Hubbard’s arrangement from his 1970 album Red Clay
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A FOGGY DAY
My arrangement of the classic Gershwin standard. In F, modulating to Ab, with Intro & Coda
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Margaret’s Road
4/4, Straight, Med Tempo, 150-160 bpm, Samba-flavored Funk, intro, rhythmic hits, optional vamp section
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BROWNIE SPEAKS – Brad Mehldau arrangement
Brad Mehldau’s arrangement of the Clifford Brown tune Brownie Speaks. He puts it in A minor, down a half-step from the original.
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Reality Winner
4/4, Swing, Up Tempo, 200, rhythmic hits, optional vamp section, intro, coda
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TAKING A CHANGE ON LOVE – Vinnie Burke’s Bass Solo
Transcription of Vinnie Burke’s bass solo on “Taking A Chance on Love” by Vernon Duke, as it appears on the 1957 album “The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow”
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TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE – Tal Farlow arrangement
A great old standard by Vernon Duke, arranged by Tal Farlow for his 1957 album “The Swinging Guitar of Tal Farlow,” and featuring pianist Eddie Costa & bassist Vinnie Burke.