This is my own transcription of wes montgomerys tasteful and melodic guitar solo in his rendition of duke ellingtons caravan. Wes montgomery caravan virtual guitar transcription by. I played it on alto sax but it is in concert pitch. Wes montgomery, jazz guitar legend and master jim cruz. Wes montgomery says you guitar solo my transcription. The definitive discography of the great guitarist wes montgomery is found here in two parts 19481963 and 19641968. Issued in 1967 as wes montgomery was approaching the peak of his commercial success, this lp swipes four tracks each from the fantasy releases the montgomery brothers and the montgomery. The transcripts are presented in standard notation but no tab notation with chord name indications. This indepth bookonline audio pack will guide you through 12 of the bestknown tracks from the legendary wes montgomery. No blues guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. This package, like all issues in the hall leonard signature licks series, contains an informative introduction to the history, equipment, and style of wes montgomery, transcriptions and detailed analysis of each transcription all by wolf marshall, and a cd by an inhouse quintet that demonstrates the transcriptions. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Welcome to our archive of some of the most popular jazz. Written in standard music notation and guitar tabs.
Jan 22, 20 wes ends his solo with brief octaves, emphasizing the ab to bring the solo back to its bluesy roots measures 34. Wes sweet sound is still emulated by guitarists worldwide, even though his career had a very late start. The jazz style of wes montgomery wes montgomery was one of the greatest jazz guitarists, one of the most recognizable, and one of the most influential. It is a solo as with every wes montgomery solo, i want to not just play the correct notes, but how he played those notes.
This is a relatively easy song and learning it will give a lot of goodies. Movin wes is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery that was released in 1964. Explore the music of one of the greatest jazz guitarists of all time. A high energy chord solo from one of wes montgomerys best recordings.
However i would still like to mention a few things that i noticed within this solo. The solo changes are different than the changes for the melody, and so thats something to be aware of on this tune. Questa pagina elenca 824 transcrizioni di assoli di tromba disponibili su internet. Round midnight pasquale grasso custom guitar transcription custom music transcription duration.
Wes montgomery plays ive grown accustomed to her face wes montgomery essential jazz lines book and online audio taught by corey christianson. In this tutorial ill be teaching some elements in the style of wes montgomery. We do not use music transcription software because it delivers poor results and at my sheet music transcriptions we strive to provide a worldclass transcription service. Learn how to play wes montgomery songs for drums, organ, acoustic guitar and bass online. Jazz standards for jazz guitar pdf sheet music, tabs, chords and soloing with audio examples. Download wes montgomery wes tune sheet music notes and chords for guitar tab. Their software is affordable and allows clients to practice with the transcription.
Explain exactly why you liked or disliked the product. Wes montgomery was one of the great jazz guitarists, a natural extension of charlie christian, whose appealing use of octaves became influential and his trademark. Wes montgomery s solo on beaux arts matthew meldon posted in solo transcription and tagged wes montgomery on february 1, 2014. Tequila on verve with string backing was my first introduction to wes montgomery, and a nice introduction. Print and download in pdf or midi caravan transcription. Jazz music, almost by definition, contains much improvisation, therefore there is no sheet music from which a song can be learned. Oscar peterson caravan sheet music piano solo in c. John coltranes solo on limehouse blues george bensons solo on stella by starlight matthew meldon charlie christians solo on solo flight transcribed by. Wes montgomery chord solo transcription of round midnight. A fantastic solo by the guitar giant wes montgomery there are a lot of things and style elements that seem to be familiar with an horn player solo. Wes montgomery wes tune sheet music pdf notes, chords.
Wes montgomery road song drums, organ, acoustic guitar and. These solos are not available in any other book as far as i know. Laurence juber plays his arrangement of the classic beatles song yesterday. This is a transcription of a solo i did on caravan. Caravan transcription sheet music for alto saxophone. Wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was one of the greatest jazz guitarist in american history. The album was accompanied by a few words from the critic of down beat, ralph j. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Wes montgomery and grant green for band in a box hwrhgr download 100 songssolos from wes repertoire and 22 grant greens songs, transcribed for band in a box, with midi into chords score, tablature, at the correct position, synced with real wes and grant green recordings to help you learn the solos with the original sound. Wes montgomerys first trio recording is the fountainhead from which everything has flowed. During most of his chord solo, montgomery plays repetitious big band riffs, typical of his unique style. Unit 7sam jones firstly, allow me to wish you all a most happy new year 2004and, there cant be a much better way to commence the new year than with one of wes. We currently dont have any moods associated with this song. Custom music transcription custom guitar transcription.
Song surgeon is a software product for both mac and windows machines that. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names, guitar notation legend, instructional text, performance notes and introductory text. The following is an analysis of onehalf of wes fourchorus solo on milt jacksons blues in f, sam sack which was recorded on the 1961 cd, bags meets wes riverside. Most of its tracks exemplify two of montgomerys distinguishing techniques. Wes montgomery s tequila chord solo is perfect for this, because you have to hear the top voice of each chord as melodic, as a part of a greater melody. When i was assembling the transcriptions for the book, i tried to focus more on wes fantastic singleline improvisations than the octaves which served to make him famous. Apr 20, 2012 west coast blues was written by the unparalleled genius of jazz guitar, wes montgomery. Wes montgomery and grant green for band in a box hwrhgr download 100 songssolos from wes repertoire and 22 grant greens songs, transcribed for band in a box, with midi into chords score. Wes himself stuck with chords played mainly on adjacent strings and drop 2 chord shapes. I first heard claude thornhills snowfall on a wes montgomery lp titled, the montgomery brothers in canadafantasy and the record was. Smokin at the half note with the wynton kelly trio.
Steve khans transcriptions of george benson, wes montgomery etc. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery wikipedia. Archived transcription wes montgomery while were young. When you do that, it is going to give any chord voicing you choose to play, within the context of your own music, more weight, or depth. This solo is the perfect balance of soulfulness and adventurous lyricism. Wes montgomery tequila chord solo transcription and. Caravan by wes montgomery is one example of a jazz classic that has a. Slow down jazz guitar wes montgomery caravan song surgeon. There are only three great guitar pioneers of jazz. Caravan wes montgomery solo and tutorial how to play. The incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery is an album by american jazz guitarist wes montgomery. With the record being known as both the wes montgomery trio and a dynamic new sound, laid down in 1959, many music lovers were feeling that this thirtysix year old, very old for a jazz. Instructional book song excerpts only, softcover and examples cd. John leslie wes montgomery march 6, 1923 june 15, 1968 was an american jazz guitarist.
He joined the lionel hampton big band in 1948 and toured with the band for two years as the lead guitarist. Wes montgomery and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Choose from wes montgomery sheet music for such popular songs as days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way, and four on six. Wes montgomery guitar tab books, instruction dvds, solos. Wes montgomery and grant green for band in a box hwrhgr. We transcribe and arrange the music by ear and manually typing in our music notation software every single note. I can do transcriptions in sibelius as well if you prefer. Wes montgomery download high quality complete mp3 albums.
Four on six wes montgomery solo from album smokin at the half note 1965 you get. Transcriptions of montgomery, metheny and scofield. Practical standards july 2017 caravan jazz guitar online. California dreaming guitar tab by wes montgomery with free online tab player. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as django reinhardt and charlie christian and influencing countless others, including george benson, kenny burrell, royce campbell, grant green, jimi hendrix, steve howe, russell malone, pat martino, pat. This transcription has already been analyzed by the transcriber, within the transcription. Best of wes montgomery by wes montgomery instructional. This tune first appeared on wes 1960 album, the incredible jazz guitar of wes montgomery. Make no mistake, wes montgomery is the best thing that has happened to the guitar since charlie christian. Wes montgomery caravan virtual guitar transcription by gilles. No blues tab by wes montgomery songsterr tabs with rhythm. Print and download caravan sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. This package, like all issues in the hall leonard signature licks series, contains an informative introduction to the history, equipment, and style of wes montgomery, transcriptions and detailed.
Wes montgomery s solo on bock to bock matthew meldon posted in solo transcription and tagged wes montgomery on december 8, 20. He is widely considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such. Caravan by wes montgomery is one example of a jazz classic that has a substantial jazz guitar solo in it. Tim fowler kurt rosenwinkels solo on how deep is the ocean matthew meldon.
Inspired by this article of dave liebman i decided not only transcribe and. The list also includes solos for flute,clarinet and ewi. The wes montgomery trio even in 2004 makes most of what has passed for jazz in their time and beyond sound somewhere between selfcongratulatory and shiftless. Wes montgomery now fully interactive with realtime notation in this booklet i have transcribed some previously unissued solos by the legendary wes montgomery. Caravan wes montgomery custom guitar transcription. Wes montgomery beaux arts 1961 virtual guitar transcription by gilles rea duration. My sheet music transcriptions music transcription service. Full house is a song by wes montgomery from the album full house. Also included are several virtuoso solo jazz and blues guitar performances by benson. What is the purpose of transcribing jazz solos and why the heck is everybody talking about it.
The transcripts by fred sokolow cover every singlenote. Solo transcription of wes montgomery s solo on caravan from the album movin wes. In this short report, we will take a look at some of. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This page lists 476 guitar solo transcriptions that are available somewhere on the internet.
In this lesson, you will learn wes montgomery inspired chord solo licks that youll apply over a blues in f and over the. Four on six wes montgomery transcribemaster transcribe. Harold land tnr wes montgomery gtr joe gordon tpt barry harris pno sam jones bass louis hayes drs recorded san francisco, 18th may 1960 this is a straight reissue of the original. Wes montgomery took up the guitar in 1943 and found his talent.
Jazz transcriptions jazz guitar transcriptions, wes. The wes montgomery trio the wes montgomery trio discogs. Bernardo scherman slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Dec 16, 2009 wes montgomerys solo on heres that rainy day is spectacular. California dreaming tab by wes montgomery wes electric. One technique he was famous for was using his thumb to play single notes, octaves and chords. Wes montgomery unit 7 solo transcription and analysis by. With guitar tablature, standard notation, chord names. Song information for caravan wes montgomery on allmusic. Mar 29, 2018 started taking jazz guitar lessons and my teacher asked me to figure this solo out by ear as an exercise. Unless otherwise noted,all transcriptions are in the original.
Jazz transcriptions an online forum to share transcriptions. Reasonable and easy to calculate sheet music transcription rates and pricing. Todays transcription comes from montreal jazz guitarist pat mahoney. The passages marked rhythm octaves are examples of montgomery s rhythmic vamping on one or two notes.
These take a little longer to enter in the software. Laurence juber played on many records as a studio musician and ended playing with sir paul mccartney with wings. Shop our newest and most popular wes montgomery sheet music such as days of wine and roses, in your own sweet way and four on six, or click the button above to browse all wes montgomery sheet. Check out the free samples and price charts and request a quote. Actually the entire solo is a great example of wes approach. Some great things that would always seem so simple, but are played so tastefully that it seems. If you are looking for a specific solo that you cant find here or in these other sites,please do not ask me if i know where you can find it,because i.
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