The Blues Brothers - Jailhouse Rock

Here's a transcription of the Blues Brothers' version of "Jailhouse Rock", from their classic movie. This is a great band made up of some killer R&B, blues and rock players. I did a full transcription of this one - four horns and a rhythm section part, including bass, drums, guitar and piano.

I just finished a batch of tunes for another new client - three motown tunes. "Tears Of A Clown" by Smoky Robinson, "I'll Be There" and "Never Can Say Goodbye" by the Jackson 5, and "My Cherie Amour" by Stevie Wonder. I provided chord changes, the bass line and bass tablature for each. This is some of my favorite music, so I really enjoyed these!

Bill Evans - Night And Day

This is a tune that I transcribed for my own learning. It's Bill Evans' solo - mostly only right-hand on the recording, and that's all that's represented here, as well as the chord changes. I'm working on learning this one myself and hope to have a performance of it on my YouTube channel soon.

Chicago: What's This World Coming To?

A bass transcription for a new client. This is from Chicago's 1973 album Chicago VI. I transcribed the bass line and chord changes on this one, and provided another staff of tablature to represent the ideal fingerings for the tune.

All Of The Time

A chart for another new client, also a singer-songwriter. Again I've transcribed the vocal melody and chord changes. I worked closely with the client to make sure that inflections and rhythm in the vocal melody were exactly as he wanted them.

Beauty In The Feast

 

Here's a tune I did for a new client, a singer-songwriter; this is one of his original tunes, with the melody, chords and chord voicings notated.  

Transcription Archive

Made some updates to my website; a transcription archive is now available.

Harry James solos

Just finished a new batch of 5 transcriptions for Greg, a regular client.  These are all classic tracks by the great trumpeter Harry James; I transcribed the solo trumpet parts and chord changes.   Here are some samples of the first 3 lines of each tune.

James Jamerson - "I Can't Get Next To You"

James Jamerson's line on the early funk classic, from the 1969 Temptations album Puzzle People. 

Chris Potter - "The Source"

Chris Potter's tenor sax solo on "The Source", from his 2001 album Gratitude.

2 pages.

Sting - "Rehumanize Yourself"

Sting's groove on "Rehumanize Yourself", from Ghost In The Machine by The Police. Sting is a hugely underrated bassist - he's tight, melodic and always has a great tone.

2 pages (tablature included).

James Jamerson - "Right On"

Here's my transcription of James Jamerson's line on "Right On", from Marvin Gaye's classic 1971 record What's Going On. This is an interesting bit of playing from Mr. Jamerson - his lines are usually free & loose, with lots of variation; in this case his playing is super straight-forward, almost machine-like in its consistency.

Some folks claim that this was actually played by Bob Babbitt, who was present on a few of this album's tracks. The album jacket, however, says it's Jamerson.

2 pages.