A good choice for those who like micael brecker s, herbie hancock, james taylor, jack dejonette. Michael brecker live recordings solotranscriptions. Michael leonard brecker march 29, 1949 january, 2007 was an american jazz saxophonist and composer. As played by michael brecker montreux jazzfestival 1977 dvd 116 transcription june 29, 2004 some skunk funk transcribed by louis gerrits. Michael brecker the mean time free download as pdf file. He was awarded 15 grammy awards as both performer and composer. Chad lefkowitzbrown transcription of tenor sax dexterity solo june 8, 2015.
Arranged for the sacramento state jazz singers, this version of the joey calderazzo tune features a vocalese on michael brecker s great solo from the tales from the hudson recording. Tales from the hudson is michael brecker s fourth album as a leader. Read online now the michael brecker collection saxophone ebook pdf at our library. Meadows jazz orchestra concert november 18th, 2010 tenor sax jesus bermeo. Joey calderazzos amanecer is mostly a solo piano recording. Midnight voyage michael brecker s solo, from the album tales from the hudson. Every selection on this wellconceived project has its purpose and is memorable in its own way. It was recorded at the power station in new york city in 1996.
Midnight voyage album version by michael brecker on. I installed portico and uninstalled the htc app a suggestion made in another thread. Joey calderazzo medium swing q ca 120 midnight voyage a1a1a1a1 transcribed by ville v. Michael brecker midnight voyage pdf download by albrekima, released 12 october 2016 michael brecker midnight voyage pdf download jdm most advanced music improvisation study tool. Hi there, i would like to know if there is a book or a document on the net that describe m. Michael brecker transcription score and mp3 karaoke.
Pat metheny michael brecker special quartet july 26, 2000. Calderazzo strides effectively on midnight voyage, puts plenty of emotion into michael brecker s sea glass, and comes up with intriguing ideas throughout his toonay. Time is of the essence, with pat metheny, guitar, larry goldings, organ and elvin jones on drums, is a perfect collaboration. Michael brecker solo transcription on straphangin brecker brothers w wdr big band. Free pdf notationtablature of pat methenys solo on midnight voyage by michael brecker. Michael brecker transcriptiona night in tunisiachaka kahn march 24, 2015. 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. Famed jazzfusion saxophonist, saughtafter session musician, and member of the brecker brothers with his. Michael brecker solo transcription on common ground live w brecker brothers in. Accompanied by herbie hancock on piano, pat metheny on guitars, charlie haden on bass, jack dejohnette on drums, and a special guest appearance by james taylor, the album was released by verve records on june 19, 2001. Joey calderazzos pianosolo on midnight voyage from the michael brecker album tales from the hudson 1996 for free pdf send email to. However, wide angles, from tenor saxophonist michael brecker, comes off as an adventurous presentation of new music in a format rife with possibilities.
It was not on the original lp, but was added on the cd. Best transcriptions sharepoint, interactive exercises to enhance musical expression, technique and creativity look at most relevant michael brecker. Michael brecker slings and arrows newport jazz festival newport, ri, 08151998. One day, ill regularly transcribe someone whos not pat metheny, but until that day, heres a gem of his as a sideman on a michael brecker record. Mar 08, 20 michael brecker developing your own sound from an interview before his death ive always said go back and listen to the amazing, listen to the great players. Heres joey calderazzos midnight voyage as played on michael brecker s tales from the hudson 1996, impulse. Jesse davis transcriptioncherokee solo june 7, 2015.
Michael brecker s tenor solo on song for bilbao pat metheny from the album tales from the hudson michael brecker. Fixed backroom advice link allowing user to repeat private chat c system. Bb key scores are automatically transformed by daw software. All the scores are originally wittern in c concert key.
Michael is the quintessential artist of what jazz improvisation and expression is all about. When you think michael brecker, you probably dont think simple. Midnight voyage album version by michael brecker on amazon. Jul 20, 2012 will lee, marcus miller, tony levin featured on new brecker bros anthology.
With a string section, english horn, bass clarinet, flute, french horn and oboe among the traditional big band mix of drums, bass and brass, brecker keeps things amazingly focused. Michael brecker confirmation transcription pdf download. Will lee, marcus miller featured on brecker bros anthology. Michael brecker biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Tales from the hudson 1996 if youd like to support me you can do so at this link. Joey calderazzo midnight voyage transcription youtube. There will never be another youlester youngs transcription. Tales from the hudson 1996 if youd like to support m. Michael brecker tales from the hudson 1996, cd discogs. This is an old transcription i did about 9 years ago for a project on michael brecker and fusion jazz. Fingering a high g using the front f key without pressing the octave key, produces a clear high g that is stable for me on my sba tenor, if i add the octave key to this fingering, on. Late august sees the longawaited release of the brecker brothers entire catalog on arista records, titled the brecker brothers.
Walkinmiles davis transcription midnight voyage michael brecker s transcription. Michael brecker developing your own sound pathways. I have a transcription section on my website with only michael brecker solo transcriptions. Sep 01, 2001 tenor titan michael brecker follows up his 1999 scorcher, time is of the essence, with the smoldering nearness of you, his first allballad project. All solos are also available as a lofi audiofile so you can listen to it carefully for interpretation and time. The competition nowadays is tough so they must really do something that stands out from others. This is a challenging chart from many angles, and youll need a strong tenor soloist for the vocalese. Jazz choir tenor voice solo level 4 composed by kerry marsh.
Michael brecker march 29, 1949 january, 2007 was exposed to jazz at an early age by his father, an amateur jazz pianist. Michael brecker tales from the hudson 1996 written by bluesever saturday, 01 june 20 16. Michael brecker, a major influence on todays young saxophonists, shows off his own influences a bit throughout this fine modern straightahead set. I did a few myself, but most were sent to me to publish on my site by various colleages and friends. This is an open group, dedicated to the memory of michael brecker. Home shows lessons blog contact midnight voyage pat metheny solo transcription. Nov 21, 2010 meadows jazz orchestra concert november 18th, 2010 tenor sax jesus bermeo. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Michael brecker tales from the hudson releases discogs. Michael brecker michael leonard brecker born march 29, 1949, cheltenham, pa. But, when you closely study what hes playing and take away the lightening speed that hes known for, youll see many simple concepts youre familiar with.
Brecker sounds surprisingly like stanley turrentine on parts of midnight voyage, and otherwise displays his roots in ernie watts and john coltrane. Aug 29, 2017 doing a little solo analysis from michael brecker s midnight voyage solo. Time is of the essence published january 1, 2000 by bill milkowski since michael brecker has long been regarded as one of the top two or three descendants of john coltrane, it was inevitable that he get together with elvin jones. Tales from the hudson by michael brecker 4988031186572 cd. Fingering a high g using the front f key without pressing the octave key, produces a clear high g that is stable for me on my sba tenor, if i add the octave key to this fingering, on this horn, then it becomes unstable and i can split g easily. Youll also find dave liebman, clifford brown, rhythm changes, pentatonics and more. Alyn shipton looks back at the recorded catalogue of the late michael brecker, a musician widely regarded as the most influential saxophonist since john coltrane. Michael brecker plays midnight voyage posted on jan. Jan 15, 2011 michael brecker plays midnight voyage posted on jan. I sat down with this book and was blown away by how difficult it was to play.
If you have any questions let me know and i will try to help. So, so many times i listen to him and think those thoughts. Midnight voyage michael brecker s solo, from the album tales from the hudson 5 9 17 21 25 29 33 37. Three michael brecker transcriptions on four chords by steps. Michael brecker transcriptions sax on the web forum. The transcriptions seemed to be spot on but, buyer beware, unless you are a very gifted sax player, it is going to take some serious practice time if you want to play this anywhere near the level that brecker did. I cleaned up some parts and changed notes, which doesnt mean its entirely without mistakes. It appears that you do not have a plugin to view pdfs. Brecker improvisation style archive sax on the web. The album won brecker two grammy awards for best jazz instrumental solo for his solo on cabin fever and best jazz instrumental album, individual or group. Get the michael brecker collection saxophone pdf file for free from our online library pdf file.
Philadelphiaborn white tenor saxophonist michael brecker and his brother, trumpeter randy brecker, an original founder of the rock group blood, sweat and tears, formed the jazzrock outfit, dreams, that included john abercrombie on guitar and billy cobham on drums, and released dreams december 1970 and imagine my surprise 1971. This cd is a marvelous because it has such a talented group of musicians with michael brecker s genius. Joel frahm all the things you are tenor sax transcription july 2, 2015. The box set will contain the groups six seminal albums released between 1975 and 1981, none of which have ever. Among the generation of jazz musicians that saw rock music not as the enemy but as a viable musical option, brecker began studying clarinet, then moved to alto saxophone in school, eventually settling on the tenor saxophone as his primary instrument. Check out midnight voyage album version by michael brecker on amazon music. As played by michael brecker and chick corea on drums on the chick corea album three quartets 1981. Michael brecker plays midnight voyage adam roberts music.
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