Definitely a must have for philly joe fans if you havent checked it out yet. Philly joe jones drum solo on love from cool struttin by sonny clark transcription. Blues for philly joe jones trading 4s trancription. Phil seamen, art blakey, max roach, elvin jones, philly joe jones and baby dodds. Philly joe jones drum transcription workout workout is perhaps one of the most challenging, but also one of the most amazing philly joe solos ever recorded.
Transcribe 16 bars of a philly joe jones drum solo. The transcriptions include sticking and also reference the recordingtime of each solo an incredible study and insight into one of jazzs greatest drummers. Soojin suh transcribing philly joe jones deep night from cool struttin by sonny clark. Jul 30, 2014 just published and transcribed by joerg eckel, this book of philly joe jones solos is certain to be very accurate. He was in the army for a short time and len left in 1945 taking a job up as a streetcar driver. More philly joe jones drum sheet music drums sheet drum patterns sonny rollins drum solo drum lessons transcription soloing guitars here are some philly joe fours from the sonny rollins release tenor madness. Philly joe jones lets cool one heres philly joe jones s drum solo on lets cool one, from the clark terry album in orbit. Philly joe jones drum transcription old world, new imports. My students and i at the thornton school of music at usc refer to this book throughout the year, and i learn something new every time i consult it. There are over 380 pages of philly joe joness solos in the book. A sevenpage indepth drum transcription of philly joe jones including what he plays to accompany the in and out melodies, as well as all fours exchanges. The philly joe jones rudimental soloing style by marios spyrou. Eight measure drum intro solo aaba melody in with drums trading 2s with the horn melody 8 bar interlude into solo set up. He takes 3 solo choruses, and the entire melody is practically a solo as well.
Notation apps similar to word processing software give you a. Featuring a more basic attempt at the untranscribable menace philly. All purchases are delivered via email after i am notified by paypal of your purchase. Elvin jones timekeeping on bessies blues elvin jones. Chet baker in new york riverside drums by philly joe jones transcription bytodd bishop. How i transcribe and other things francis drumming blog. Apply to coding specialist, health information management manager, strategy manager and more.
Philly joe jones drum transcription out of joes bag. Paul chambers bass philly joe jones drums transcription of the songs head and first 4 solo choruses only. The recording, philly joe s beat, displays some of philly joe s finest work as a bandleader. Philly joe jones drum transcription how am i to know youtube. Philly joe jones has also played with bill evans and was a founding member of band dameronia in 1981. Bonus transcription of paul chambers bass lines on board too. You can find drum solo transcriptions of paul motian, tony williams, billy higgins, elvin jones, philly joe jones, and adam nussbaum at learn page. Beyond the noteheads benefits and strategies for transcribing. Any material that would give some insight to his style or shorten a learning curve would be appreciated. Starting first with an eightbar drum intro, then philly joe s. Philly joe with art pepper drum transcription francis. Jun 07, 2011 nice transcription and some great stories. In the philly joe jones jazz drumming lesson dedicated to philly joe jones you can find the transcription of some philly joe jones. Get the lead sheets and an exclusive philly joe jones drum transcription at.
Philly joe jones drum solo on blues by five philly joe jones drum solo on four elvin jones. Jul 29, 2012 i am a fan of philly joe jones, max roach, jimmy cobb, art taylor and a few other hardbop drummers. For someone new to bill evans, this 1958 studio session may be a better bet than the celebrated village vanguard sessions. Philly joe jones also had a cool drum solo on it, played with brushes. His mother, a piano teacher taught him the basics in music. The rosanna transcription was updated by joe in 2016 to correct some errors in the book version. The philly joe jones solo book represents the pinnacle of jazz drumming transcription. Be prepared to perform the two choruses without and with the recording playing simultaneously. I had gotten to know one of the musicians in his band at the time through an internet forum and he told me to find him at the show and introduce myself. There are a lot of elements to his playing that have become stylistic features of post60s jazz drumming his playing embodies some classic elements of newer playing the way art blakey or philly joe jones did 50s playing. Apply to coding specialist, health information management manager, research assistant and more.
When i was very young, i played drums the way i felt like playing them. Some want to gain a deeper understanding of a particular style of playing, while others want to explore specific drummers like philly joe jones. We worked through it by roteaurally, but i thought id do my own transcription of it, so she can see whats going on with it that way. Each transcription includes stickings and lists the album that each solo is on. Dec 08, 2017 5 i repeat this procedure until the end, then i listen for entire the song following the transcription and making some adjustments, if necessary. Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares we are very excited to finally have these available, after many months of refining. Philly joe jones one for joe drum solo transcription. Getty images, one of the largest photo archives in the world, has acquired a set of twelve blackandwhite photographs of the 1966 bill evans trio with chuck israels and arnie wise at town hall in nyc, taken in february of that year, the night of the live recording for verve.
In fact, he is one of my favorite jazz drummers period. I had an opportunity to meet elvin at a show in detroit in the late 90s. Elvin jones transcription round up drummerworld forum. In an effort to transcribe the drum parts accurately, i use audio slowdown software and any available performance footage. Philly joe jones drum solo on four a more succinct set of traded fours on the famous tune called four, philly joe throws down some more classic bop licks. Soojin suh transcribing philly joe jones minor mode. For jazz lovers this month ill share two transcriptions from the work of philly joe jones with two great jazz musicians. Philly joe jones billy boy4s miles davismilestones 1 stick shot x. I also somehow forgot to mention another philly joe gem that along with the miles davis relaxin cd in my opinion is a great way to what hes hearing and that would be wynton kelly kelly at midnight. Transcription of the legendary solo that philly joe jones played over salt peanuts in the album steamin with the miles davis quintet, recorded in 1956, released in 1961. Instead of nearequal interaction by all three trio members, philly joe jones and sam jones.
This hank mobley composition is a great feature for the drums with its open spaces for fills. Philly joe jones jazz drums play jazz on a virtual drumset. Although one might think considering the personnel which includes trumpeter kenny wheeler and the time period that this cd reissue contains an avantgarde session, the music is generally straightahead hard bop. James coatsville harris, a great drummer in philadelphia, got me started. The transcription in the drum sheet, taken from miles davis album round about midnight 1955, is the drums chart of the intro and the finale of ahleucha, with the various philly joe jones drum breaks.
The transcription must be very neatly notated, preferably using notation software. This particular track has some of my very favorite trading from philly joe. Hank mobleys tenor sax solo and philly joe jones s drum solo transcriptions also available. Philly joe jones drum transcription no room for squares. Hank mobleys workout is an exhilarating uptempo swing.
In his formative years he also studied the drums with drummers. Sounds from rikers island audio fidelity, 1963 is an album by jazz pianist and. Later philly joe jones played with bill evans and was a founding member of dameronia. Nov 25, 2017 my version of philly joe jones solo on julia from his album showcase more transcription videos at s. See how philly joe jones uses the space in our detailed drum transcription. Philly joe jones drum solo transcription on sonny clark trios two bass hit duration.
This sevenpage drum transcription with everything philly joe plays. Many of the legendary drummers recorded often as sidemen, but when it was time to. May 30, 2017 bothwells instruction was intense in a good way. Despite the fact, that philly joe has assembled some of the best jazzmen of the day cannonball adderley, lee morgan, herbie mann, blue mitchell, curtis fuller, benny golson, wynton kelly, sam jones and jimmy garrison they are largely confined to. Transcription jobs, employment in philadelphia, pa. Which cd is the best recording of philly joe jones. The same applies to drummers using these 26 sticking patterns. Philly joe jones lets cool one cruise ship drummer transcription.
Also eesays named few written pieces about drumming and music at the bottom of this page are mustread for every drummers, in my opinion. I look at 3 characteristics of philly joe jones playing on this track. Philly joe brush feature cruise ship drummer transcription. Freddie hubbard tp bill evans p jim hall g percy heath b philly joe jones d nyc, july 16, 1962 when you wish upon a star, you go to my head, wrap your troubles in dreams. Contact me and ill make a chart to your exact specifications. The transcription in the drum sheet, taken from miles davis album round about midnight 1955, is the drums chart of the intro and the finale of ahleucha. Sounds from rikers island audio fidelity, 1963 is an album by jazz pianist and composer elmo hope. A look at philly joe jones and two bass hit with drum. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 5 elvin jones transcriptions master drum transcriptions book 1. Transcriptions of famous and not so famous recorded drum solos.
Spotlite e spj 6 nat king cole meets the master saxes masters of jazz mjcd 112 dexter gordon, vol. Sep 05, 2019 max roach jordu drum solo transcription i posted a question in the technique forum about using my left hand to play transccription fills this video was the tfanscription answer to my question philly joe jones hot sausage the 5let in the first bar is a very common philly joe jones lick, which uses an inverted paradiddlediddle. The transcription is now available for purchase in two different versions both include a drum notation key. Heres philly joe joness drum solo on lets cool one, from the clark terry album in orbit.
There is a ton of material just in this one transcription. I lead a lab at temple university, and at our first meeting of each semester i ask my students what music they have an interest in learning more about. The commandments of early rhythm and blues drumming by. The short syncopated phrases that make up the melody to philly twist show us why this tune was written for philly joe jones. Philly joe jones drum transcription old world, new.
I recently did a transcription of philly joes comping with sonny clark. It features hope on piano, lawrence jackson on trumpet, freddie douglas on saxophones, john gilmore on tenor, ronnie boykins on bass, philly joe jones. The triplet lick in bars 58 is a classic philly joe jones lick, playing triplets and putting an accept every 3rd beat every 9th triplet so it creates a 3beat phrase, which when played in 44 time, creates a natural hemiola pattern. Ginger baker is an english drummer who is best known as the founder of the rock band cream. This page contains a selection of free drum transcriptions that i have worked out by ear. Unfortunately, drums around the world doesnt quite measure up to its global ambition. Dec 06, 2010 philly joe jones is one of my favorite jazz drumming soloists. Blues for dracula philly joe jones the album, in his own name, is really cool but the title track is so special you must check it out.
Philly joe jones was born with the name joseph rudolph jones in the city of philadelphia on july 15, 1923. This is a sixpage indepth drum transcription of philly joe jones including what he plays to accompany the in and out melodies, as well as his. Joerg eckels book is a must have for every teaching studio where jazz drumming is taught. A sevenpage indepth drum transcription of philly joe jones including what he plays to accompany the in and out melodies, as well as all. Clef 8900 dexter gordon ive found a new baby rosetta. I intuitively knew this would be worthwhile, but though i completed the rest of my lesson work that week, i blew off doing the assignment. On matters such as these, there is no one i trust more than john riley, who, several years ago, told me about a student of his who had transcribed a large number of philly joe solos and was working to publish them. This is the first transcription of philly joe jones on where he is featured on his own composition. His work in the 1960s earned him praise as rocks first superstar drummer, although his individual. This is a very long solo, more than 3 minutes long, and extremely interesting in term of vocabulary, and to study the style of philly joe jones. The feathered bass drum is not in the transcription. Jazz solo transcription earl macdonald composer, jazz.
Philly joe jones transcription jazz drum solo sheet music. While i was listening to the great jazz drummers, i discovered that a perfect example for this is philly joe jones. Art pepper meets the rhythm section contemporaryoriginal jazz. Amazing uptempo swing on philly mignon, and great drumming throughout. Do you have a piece of music that you need to see on paper. The video posted a few months ago of a young drummer playing a philly joe transcription fascinated me. Heres the full drum sheet music 6 pages for schism by tool from the legendary album lateralus 2001 with danny carey on drums. All transcriptions are in adobe pdf format, you will need adobe reader to print the file and a valid email address to receive the file. Philly joe jones is one of my favorite jazz drumming soloists.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The album is she was too good to me by chet baker, released in 1974. Some want to gain a deeper understanding of a particular style of playing, while others want to explore specific drummers like philly joe jones or max roach. Software, such as amazing slow downer or transcribe. Mar 31, 20 ive been working through philly joe jones s intro on lomotion, from the coltrane album blue train. Apr 24, 2011 heres a new transcription three intros from bill evans records minority, night and day, and funkallero. Philly joe did not merely play random drum figures, he seemed to play patterns that flowed. From a recording of your choice approved by professor macdonald, transcribe two choruses of the blues 24 measures. Sep 28, 2014 i also somehow forgot to mention another philly joe gem that along with the miles davis relaxin cd in my opinion is a great way to what hes hearing and that would be wynton kelly kelly at midnight. This book contains pages of philly joe joness solos on record. Philly joe jones drum transcription out of joe s bag decription.
I had gotten to know one of the musicians in his band at the time through an. This sevenpage drum transcription with everything philly joe. We worked through it by roteaurally, but i thought id do my own transcription. As the title suggests, mobley wrote this song specifically for philly joe. Ive listening to him and i really like how he solos. Drumming right now is in a rococcolike ornamentationobsessed phase. A seven page drum transcription with everything philly joe plays as follows. This is a drum cover and breakdown of head the first sixty four bars of the song two bass hit. The philly joe jones solo book is published and transcribed by joerg eckel, a student of john riley. Ive been working through philly joe jones s intro on lomotion, from the coltrane album blue train. Fast and furious drum solo by philly joe from the goin up recording with. One of our most popular titlestry this wellloved uptempo swing for yourself.
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