Recorded at the last gig of evans legendary 1959 trio with scott lafaro and paul motian, these albums are desert island for any jazz pianist or fan of jazz piano. This is a transcription of the saxophone parts for the whole lp not jimmy garrisons bass parts. Notefornote piano, bass and drum transcriptions of eight great tunes performed by the formidable trio of bill evans, scott lafaro and paul motian. Countless music geniuses keep on saying this on many occassions, including my personal favourites pat methney and miles davis. Scott lafaro transcriptions discussion in miscellaneous db started by adrianlaird, sep 28, 20. This book contains highly detailed transcriptions of all 15 of scotts bass solos, including the alternate takes. Wayne shorter, sarah vaughn, scott lafaro, i album sleeve of woody shaw, in my own sweet way, i or cd 70032. A nice transcription of bills performance of beautiful love take 2 as it appears on the album explorations. Ill post a new link when im done, but im currently working on my wedding bass book, for lack of a better description. If you dont know who the beatles are, firstly, i forgive you. Along with dave brubeck, vince guaraldi was one of the leading pianists to. One of the most important qualities you seek in a jazz record is the interplay between the musicians, a kind if musical intimacy that survived the transition from the live visual experience to the audioonly format. Scott is probably best known for his solos and loose accompanying style on the bill evans recording waltz for debby and sunday at the village vanguard, but that is. The evolution of the improvisational vocabulary of marc johnson.
Sep 24, 2018 scott lafaro walking bass transcription another walking bass transcripton, following paul chambers and jimmy garrison, this time we look at virtuoso upright bassist scott lafaro who has gone far too young. The majority of the presentation will focus on walking bass lines in a 44 meter. Scott lafaro blues walking bass transcription dig that. Pedal point ostinato,4 transcription,sight reading. Scott lafaros sound to me is similar to what i can get with ethe eurosonics, but he sounds like he gets even more sustain and more character out of the string.
Cm7 f7 t bw bb maj7 w a7 dwm7 w e7 t bw am7 w dm7add11 t bw w bj. With that in mind, many jazz enthusiasts will recommend bill evans trios live at the village vanguard, with scott lafaro on bass and paul. May 16, 2011 scott lafaro bass with bill evans piano and paul motian drums from the album portrait in jazz. He is best known for his work with the john coltrane quartet, nevertheless, he has an incredible discography which includes names like ornette coleman, bill evans, archie shepp, sonny rollins, pharoah sanders, alice. The most rewarding state of todays music is its newness whatever its categories, the new thing as todays jazz composer and performers are called is just as the title, these inventors seek to express the jazz state of inventors, it is at its most high and has been for the last five years, don cherry has certainly had his position in this new music over a decade or more as it has been for the. Doctor of musical arts performancejazz studies, may 2016, 55 pp. An analysis of the bass playing of scott lafaro as part of the bill. There are many transcription books available on the market today, but none offer an indepth explanation of what. In addition to being a member of the evans trio, motian performed and recorded with several other distinguished jazz 5 paul motian, time and time again ecm 2007, compact disc. Scott lafaro s sound to me is similar to what i can get with ethe eurosonics, but he sounds like he gets even more sustain and more character out of the string. He had a great sense of time and melody, as well as incredible facility on the instrument. Bass transcription the beatles, come together by andreas farmakalidis this month i am transcribing a great tune from the beatles, come together.
Bill evans solo transcription what is this thing called. Pdf bass transcription eddie gomez bass solo on bill. Piano artist transcriptions lightning fast piano scales. All transcriptions are available in pdf format for free download. Scott lafaro jimmy garrison charlie haden ron carter chuck israels eddie gomez dave holland rufus reid lynn seaton. This study examines the evolution of the improvisational vocabulary utilized by bassist. Scott lafaro walking bass transcription bass musician. Autumn leaves, transcription of portrait in jazz riverside rlp 12315 recording 5 pp. Walter donaldson seymour lefco billy rose clement wells album. It is not how many notes we play, not important how fast we can play them as long as our notes are kicking by sitting well in time and creating interesting melodies. Heres the first book of scott lafaro solo transcriptions taken from the bill evans trio recordings sunday at the village vanguard and waltz for debby. Lastly, here is their legendary status in a nutshell.
Scott lafaro 15 solo transcriptions heres the first book of scott lafaro solo transcriptions taken from the bill evans trio recordings sunday at the village vanguard and waltz for debby. The lafaro estate refused permission to use his name and likeness, mostly due a previous contractual obligation. For the first transciprion i chose bill evans solo from what is this thing called love recorded on the album portrait in jazz 1959 bill evans. He grew considerably over the years, and got to be a solid compliment to evans. Scott lafaros position in the evolution of the jazz bass is considered extremely important. Developing artist original keyboard classics the developing artist library piano sonatinas book one. The samples are in pdf format and require adobe acrobat reader to be installed. These are all personal transcriptions other than the lafarobill evans. Looking back, youd have to get to scott lafaro from a melodic perspective. Scott lafaro is widely regarded as a highly interactive bass player, and within the context of the bill evans trio it is commonly believed he was able to cast aside. Fred hersch is a wonderfully sensitive and lyrical player who plays in a.
Best known for his landmark recordings with bill evans, lafaro. Featuring transcriptions of bill evans piano, scott lafaro bass and paul motian drums bill evans 4. Bilbos transcription archive theory and technique basschat. The 2018 nea jazz masters national endowment for the arts. Featuring transcriptions of bill evans piano, scott lafaro bass and paul motian drums artist transcriptions.
She attended classes less than one week meet the 2018 jazz masters j o h n a b b o t a r o l f r i e d m a n 416 jazz nea jazz. Lafaro originally played clarinet and tenor before settling on bass while in college. Alice in wonderland, autumn leaves les feuilles mortes, how deep is the ocean how high is the sky, nardis, peris scope, solar, waltz for debby, when i fall in love. Augumented scale,3 mixed odd meter,4 transcription 3. Scott lafaro my romance take 1 entertainment general. This is one of bills early albums featuring the great bassist scott lafaro. The second part of my walking bass series goes back to one of my favorite upright bassists of the 1960s era jimmy garrison. Bass transcription the beatles, come together by andreas. Apr 04, 2019 this is a transcription of the saxophone parts for the whole lp not jimmy garrisons bass parts. The life and music of scott lafaro by helene lafarofernandez, introduction by gene lees, university of north texas press, 352 pp. All transcriptions are available in pdf format for free download bass transcriptions and more by dave fink. He emphasized high notes, could play with great speed, and his interplay with bill evans in their trio was mutually stimulating and influential. The bill evans trio volume 1 19591961 artist transcriptions.
Scott lafaro my romance take 1 free download as pdf file. Made an account here just so i could ask if youve still got the pdf for your transcription. A selection of scores which feature in concerts and recordings by scott brothers duo are available for purchase below. Featuring transcriptions of bill evans piano, scott lafaro bass and paul motian drums the trumpet collection.
While some knowledge of music theory is necessary, excellent bass lines can be. Scott is probably best known for his solos and loose accompanying style on the bill evans recording waltz for debby and sunday at the village vanguard, but that is only part of his story. Most analyses of bill evans recordings focus on his playing alone and fail to take group interaction into account. Bill evans is one of my favourite pianists of all times and funny thing that i discovered his music via john mclaughlin album time remembered where bills music is arranged for. Glorias step scott lafaro bass transcription youtube. But we do see after lafaro and peacock a conscious shift toward a more dependable type of. The evolution of the improvisational vocabulary of marc. Fred hersch dancing in the dark this trio album is a thing of beauty. Featuring transcriptions of bill evans piano, scott lafaro bass and paul motian drums pdf created date 10272016 10. Feb 03, 20 scott lafaro playing an amazing solo on his own tune, from bill evans sunday live at the village vanguard. During his tragically short life, scott lafaro quickly developed into one of the most advanced bassists around, competing with charlie haden and charles mingus. Witchcraft with bill evans and paul motian scott lafaro portrait in jazz 1959. Recorded at the village vanguard inshortly before scott lafaro s death, waltz for debby is the second album issued from that historic session, and the final one from that legendary trio that also contained drummer paul motian.
Bill evans waltz for debby pdf download pdfin website. I was recently reacquainted with the bass playing of scott lafaro, born on this day 79 years ago, when my roommate played for real. Bass transcription eddie gomez bass solo on bill evans we will meet again by lucas pickford. If you do distribute them, please credit the transcriber by linking to this website. The song is a simple blues from this is pat moran by pat moran trio, track b6, 1958 af, the lines are fluid and. Scott lafaro nardis transcription bruno chaza riverside. Scott lafaro nardis transcription bruno chaza riverside rlp 351. Scott lafaro walking bass transcription another walking bass transcripton, following paul chambers and jimmy garrison, this time we look at virtuoso upright bassist scott lafaro who has gone far too young. It is often regarded as one of the greatest trios in jazz history. If the transcription that you are looking for is not available anywhere, please visit the services page or try the online store to view the list of. Ear training and quality of our musical hearing is the most important feature of every musician.
Witchcraft written by carolyn leigh and cy coleman. Scott lafaro is a monumental figure in the evolution of the bass and its role in jazz. Transcribing these solos brought me deep into scotts style, where i was. These currently include original compositions by tom scott and transcriptions by jonathan scott. Scott lafaro bass with bill evans piano and paul motian drums from the album portrait in jazz. Scott lafaro playing an amazing solo on his own tune, from bill evans sunday live at the village vanguard. Featuring transcriptions of bill evans piano, scott lafaro bass and paul motian drums artist transcriptions evans, bill on. To finance free lessons, you can support me and buy cool bass tshirts here. Obviously his own touch has a lot to do with it, but i like how the strings sound. Transcription this is the act of listening to a recording and notating what one. Sight reading,1 ron carter 1,2 ron carter, 3 augumented scale upper structure. On how my heart sings, he just doesnt make the changes. This study examines the evolution of the improvisational vocabulary utilized by bassist marc johnson over the course of his career. I can attest to this from two tables away from the piano at the village vanguard back in 1964.
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