Go (Pierre de Bethmann 4tet, from his 2012 album Go)
Another complex tune in 5/4 and 3/4. You can find the leadsheet (and some samples) on his website. The solo is uncomplete, but you can have a good idea of how Bethmann approachs this tune.
On Change (Pierre de Bethmann 4tet, from his 2012 album Go)
This tune is, like many other Bethmann's compositions, really complex and hard to play. I've notated the theme in 7/4 6/4 7/4 5/4, you could write it in 13/4 - 12/4 or another strange thing, it seemed right to me this way…
Pardi : Leadsheet and transcription (Pierre de Bethmann 4tet, from his 2012 album Go)
Pardi (from Chaud-Froid, 2022) Video Here
Two versions of this tune, a favorite of mine! A simple and beautiful melody is combined with strange chords and odd metrics.
Recall (from At Barloyd's) (simplified leadsheet and video)
Another cool swinging tune with crazy rhythms!
Sicilienne (Pierre de Bethmann trio, from his 2015 album Essais, vol 1) (Video)
Based on Gabrie Fauré's song for cello and piano.
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Guillaume de Chassy
From his amazing Piano Solo album :
Valse Dombelle
Slava, based on Prokofiev's first violin concerto. Impressive, beautiful, worth checking!
Valse Dombelle
Slava, based on Prokofiev's first violin concerto. Impressive, beautiful, worth checking!
Steve Coleman
From Motherland Pulse (1985)
Wights Waits For Weights (VIDEO)
The Glide Was In The Ride : a groovy bassline, some odd time signatures, a great Geri llen solo: it's make my day !(VIDEO)
From On the Edge of Tomorrow (1986)
Little one I'll miss you
Theme of this beautiful song, as sung by Cassandra Wilson.
Nine to Five
From On the Rising of th 64 Paths (2002)
Round Midnight
Beautiful live version of this marvellous song that you can find on a bonus track of the On the Rising of th 64 Paths album. Sax and guitar version.
Eight Base Probing (Video)
From Weaving symbolics (2006)
Ritual trio (earth)
Fantastic song, based on a simple but irregular structure that reminds me of Coltrane plus odd measures. I've transcribed the main theme and the first part of the solo.
VIDEO HERE
Wights Waits For Weights (VIDEO)
The Glide Was In The Ride : a groovy bassline, some odd time signatures, a great Geri llen solo: it's make my day !(VIDEO)
From On the Edge of Tomorrow (1986)
Little one I'll miss you
Theme of this beautiful song, as sung by Cassandra Wilson.
Nine to Five
From On the Rising of th 64 Paths (2002)
Round Midnight
Beautiful live version of this marvellous song that you can find on a bonus track of the On the Rising of th 64 Paths album. Sax and guitar version.
Eight Base Probing (Video)
From Weaving symbolics (2006)
Ritual trio (earth)
Fantastic song, based on a simple but irregular structure that reminds me of Coltrane plus odd measures. I've transcribed the main theme and the first part of the solo.
VIDEO HERE
Marc Copland
From Bookends, with Dave Liebman (2002) :
Bookends
Blackboard
From the solo album Time Within Time (2004) :
Rivers Run
Bookends
Blackboard
From the solo album Time Within Time (2004) :
Rivers Run
Laurent Coq
From Live at Duc des Lombards, with David el Malek and Olivier Zanot
Act up
Piece for 2 saxophones and piano.
Act up - Solo 1
Still incomplete, but…
From At Barloyd's (2018)
Social Call
A fantastic version of one of my favorite standards (leadsheet and transcription of Gigi Gryce's version is here !)
I've made a video of it.
Act up
Piece for 2 saxophones and piano.
Act up - Solo 1
Still incomplete, but…
From At Barloyd's (2018)
Social Call
A fantastic version of one of my favorite standards (leadsheet and transcription of Gigi Gryce's version is here !)
I've made a video of it.
Chick Corea
Armando's Rhumba (Solo piano : Originals)
Impressive solo version of this great tune. 100% complete !
Impressive solo version of this great tune. 100% complete !
Thomas Enhco
From Feathers (2015):
Letting You Go : transcription, leadsheet and video
A beautiful and moving ballad.
Je voulais te dire : transcription, leadsheet and video
Another beautiful ballad, with a very long theme (more than 2 minutes!)
Letting You Go : transcription, leadsheet and video
A beautiful and moving ballad.
Je voulais te dire : transcription, leadsheet and video
Another beautiful ballad, with a very long theme (more than 2 minutes!)
Bill Evans
Israel – Explorations (1961)
Wonderful version of this minor blues.
The two lonely people – Alone (1968)
This song is on the bonus version of the album. It's a work-in-progress version : each song of the "official" record is made of different recordings edited together. The two lonely people is one take, in-progress, and wasn't meant to be heard like this, and yet it's really interesting – and beautiful.
I've transcribed the theme and the first solo, and they're just perfect.
The second solo is really different : it seems that Evans was throwing up ideas for and edited version. Then he just dashes the theme...
Wonderful version of this minor blues.
The two lonely people – Alone (1968)
This song is on the bonus version of the album. It's a work-in-progress version : each song of the "official" record is made of different recordings edited together. The two lonely people is one take, in-progress, and wasn't meant to be heard like this, and yet it's really interesting – and beautiful.
I've transcribed the theme and the first solo, and they're just perfect.
The second solo is really different : it seems that Evans was throwing up ideas for and edited version. Then he just dashes the theme...
Édouard Ferlet
Édouard Ferlet published in 2012 a marvelous album called Think Bach, in wich he doesn't play Bach but play with Bach. His compositions are inspired by the Master's work, and modified in many ways
A la suite de Jean
This one is based on the famous Prelude from the 1rst cello suite. The theme is really beautiful, and it's followed by a free-improvisation. You can hear another improvisation in this video.
Réplique
Inspired by Bach's preludio in C#M (here I've written in Db, which is much easier to read), from the Well-Tempered Klavier Book I, but instead of 3/8, it's in 5/8. Good luck ;)
You should check Brad Mehldau's version of the same prelude, Rondo, also on 5/4 !
Infinité, a Airelle Besson composition, from Aïrés (2017)
(Almost) complete transcription
Piano reduction
Leadsheet version
A la suite de Jean
This one is based on the famous Prelude from the 1rst cello suite. The theme is really beautiful, and it's followed by a free-improvisation. You can hear another improvisation in this video.
Réplique
Inspired by Bach's preludio in C#M (here I've written in Db, which is much easier to read), from the Well-Tempered Klavier Book I, but instead of 3/8, it's in 5/8. Good luck ;)
You should check Brad Mehldau's version of the same prelude, Rondo, also on 5/4 !
Infinité, a Airelle Besson composition, from Aïrés (2017)
(Almost) complete transcription
Piano reduction
Leadsheet version
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