If you had any doubt that Herbie is a genius on the keys, you can lay them to rest when you listen to his solo ‘The Piano’ album. There are four originals, interspersed with three of the standards that he’dRead more…
Gene Harris – Can’t Stop Loving You
Gene Harris was one of those pianists who started off in a more blues and boogie woogie style. He was part of the ‘Three Sounds’ group that ended up backing Lester Young, Sonny Stitt and even Miles. In 1971 heRead more…
Brad Mehldau – Secret Love
Brad Mehldau is definitely a ‘thinkers’ piano player, his solo work in very different from the way most Jazz pianists approach solo playing. In fact sometimes it doesn’t really feel much like jazz at all, and it doesn’t often swingRead more…
Tommy Flanagan – Oh Lady Be Good
A class act – that about sums up Tommy Flanagan. He faithfully accompanied Ella Fitzgerald for a couple of periods, starting from the mid-fifties, and in this beautifully recording album with Peter Washington and Lewis Nash he pays tribute toRead more…
Ahmad Jamal – Sumayah
The first post of quite a while! Greetings to all, and happy 2017. Let’s hope this year is better than 2016! This transcription is from a now out of print album ‘One’ pressed by 20th Century Fox records in 1978.Read more…
Bill Evans – My Romance (Vanguard sessions)
Bill’s opening to this standard taken from the classic ‘Waltz for Debby’ albumRead more…
Eric Alexander – On the Marc (blues)
17 chorus’s of blues from Eric the great!Read more…
Christmas jazz piano medley
Happy holidays to all! Me playing a jazz Christmas medley, solo piano.Read more…
Three new ones from a reader
This is what it’s all about – contributions from you!Read more…
Chris Potter – New Book
Chris Potter’s transcription book is out and is a fantastic learning resource whatever your instrument.Read more…