Jazz transcriptions an online forum to share transcriptions. He has worked with miles davis, dave liebman, joe henderson, charles mingus, joey defrancesco, herbie hancock, eddie palmieri, pat metheny, bill frisell. Every song in this album is a seal of groove greatness. Its full of funk and soul, and we talked with scofield shortly after the group started its current tour. Guitar foundation studies is a 5 week course from jgs founding partner john pin. To most people, and certainly if you ask mike stern and john scofield, joe pass is where they went to learn jazz guitar.
See more ideas about transcription, sheet music and miles davis so what. After attending classes at berklee, he left school for his first gigs with chet baker. He has a strong command of the style but really goes for his own voice which is a beautiful mix of elements from essential parts of american music culture. John scofield on improvisation i know this used to be on. John scofield uses a technique called double stops here. His technique and swinging bebop phrasing is a bible of information for learning to play jazz, both in terms of the notes and melodies but also in terms of phrasing and swing feel. John scofield wee from this great album pat martino how insensitive from this great album george benson stella by starlight from this youtube video grant green if i should loose you from this great album jim hall beautiful love from this great album. If you want to check out the video i did on the john scofield solo on this track then have a look here. A go go album transcribed in 1996 john scofield paired up, for the first time, with medeski, martin and wood. John scofield biography guitarist john scofield was born on 12261951 in dayton ohio. Heres a lead sheet for john scofields not you again as performed on his works for me. This solo is a testament to his seemingly endless creativity and flare for holding a listeners attention, so were talking about the whole deal right here. John scofield is in many ways a fantastic jazz artist. I would love to be on stage, playing with a good band, not because i want fame, but because i love playing on stage, i love the energy, the raw emotion, the excitement leading up to it, the thrill of playing in front of a big crowd, the excitement when you finish.
Bill frisell can be described as the gentle genius of jazz guitar. Oct 10, 2017 drawn by a wide variety of styles, he studied jazz and classical guitar and north texas state universitynow university of north texas. In this john scofield lesson, i am going to break down some phrases from his solo on not you again. Country for old men is scofields homage to such greats as george jones, dolly parton, merle haggard, james taylor, and hank williams among others. Besides having a signature tone and always coming up with new projects and collaborations he also has a very personal melodic language. In a jazz funk context, we gonna see how john scofield blends the pentatonicblues scale, the mixolydian mode, the diminished scale for outside playing and other concepts such as chromaticismpassing tones.
Just a great smorgasbord of great jazz guitar compilations with transcriptions. Personnel on camera recorded on 23rd may 1990 at chelsea studios, new york city. Veteran jazz guitarist john scofield has released a second album with uberjam, which includes drummer adam detich, guitarist avi bortnick, and guest keyboardist john medeski. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. I dont know a lot about jazz guitar so post up youtube links to some good jazz guitar music. In this lesson i play and analyze transcriptions of 2 solos over the same jazz blues progression same key and tempo by george benson and john scofield. John scofield born december 26, 1951, sometimes referred to as sco, is an american jazzrock guitarist and composer whose music includes bebop, jazz fusion, funk, blues, soul, and rock.
A community for jazz guitarists and lovers of jazz guitar. I wanted to learn jazz as a teenager, says scofield, but it didnt happen right away. Jazz guitar lessons featuring topics such as playing standards, chord melody, improvisational concepts and transcriptions of both guitar and non guitar influ. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This album has scofield playing alongside accomplished colleagues steve swallow, larry goldings and bill stewart. I play both a 4 string and a 6 string and with the 6 string i can get up into some of the guitar. As an electric bass player i like to transcribe guitar solos because of similarity in the fingerings on the bass. Vibraphone player gary burton was around in boston, and used to jam with john and his rythm section. Subscribe for more free jazz guitar lessons and videos.
Youtube endless summer john scofield solo from uberjam deaux, transcribed by doug perkins. In fact, he gets away with using an effect i dont like and i still love his playing. The mandolin, while being native to bluegrass, has a home in music as diverse as choro to classical to swing and contemporary stringband. I hope it gives you the courage to make your own jazz guitar transcriptions. Solar chord melody jazz guitar lessons richie zellon. John scofield is heard on the left channel and pat metheny on the right channel of this stereo recording. See more ideas about jazz guitar lessons, jazz guitar and guitar lessons. A double stop is when you play 2 notes at the same time and can be used to outline the harmony in your solos. John scofield some of the greatest double time lines i. Coleman to you one can hear the influence of not just the original ornette coleman quartet but the keith jarrettdewey redman quintet. I can see your house from here is a 1994 jazz album by john scofield and pat metheny. Levi clay missmisstreater transcriptions youtube free. Here is a great one for you guys to check out, john scofields solo from the new and very great uberjam deaux cd just released a few months ago. This is a melodic lick in the style of john scofield over a v going to i minor and uses the c minor harmonic scale.
Jazz guitar society is about to soon to make available its first course. He recorded with miles davis, chet baker, billy cobham and many others, but he mostly developed a great solo career that has kept him touring the world for more than 35. I have always enjoyed reading and looking at the transcriptions in downbeat magazine over the years. Click to download bass transcription of flat out by guitarist john scofield. John scofield sounds like no other guitarist ive ever heard, and the guys got some badass chops. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Bruno mars versace on the floor electric guitar cover by vinai. How deep is the ocean as played by john scofield 2010 on youtube namely you as. John scofield tabs, chords, guitar, bass, ukulele chords, power tabs and guitar pro tabs including a go go, i dont need no doctor, georgia on my mind, ideofunk, since you asked.
From the album a go go, released 1997 by the verve music group. Jazz guitar here is a set of original transcriptions of great performances from traditional expressions to the more modern manifestations of jazz guitar. Milestones of the joe henderson album so near, so far which is anyway a fantastic album milestones is a very difficult chord progression to solo on, but john scofield really nails it with a lot. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Andress, wes montgomery, al di meola and many other prominent jazz guitarist. A dazzling electric guitarist with a steely tone and fluid lines to earmark his distinctive postbop style. John scofield biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
John scofield all the things you are transcription from. Meant to be features guitarist john scofield s 1990 pianoless quartet on 11 of his compositions. Nov 17, 2016 john scofield comps behind tenor sax titan joe lovano at the 2016 newport jazz festival. Sep 26, 2011 john scofield a moments peace emarcy 2011 in a career just entering its fifth decade, john scofield may have covered a lot of stylistic territoryfrom the burning modality of rough house enja, 1978, funkified fusion of blue matter gramavision, 1987 and nawlins leanings of piety street emarcy, 2009, to jamband workouts like a go go verve, 1998, burning modern mainstream on time on. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Please keep in mind that all material posted on this site is done so strictly for our mutual edification please go to legitimate sources to obtain the original recordings. John scofield attended berkeley college of music in 1970, where he studied for three years. This video is on probably my favorite john scofield solo. See more ideas about jazz, saxophone and jazz standard. I play both a 4 string and a 6 string and with the 6 string i can get up into some of the guitars range for playing solos. John scofield songs for all instruments and levels. John scofield is one of my favorite jazzguitarists. This is my first jazz guitar transcription ever i made when i was 18 years old for like midterm exam at koyo.
Best of elton john for bass, transcribed by aidan hampson. King of belgium hudson jack dejohnette, larry grenadier, john medeski, john scofield. Jul 25, 2016 bass transcriptions of 12 elton john hits. John scofield inspired dissonant intervals lesson youtube. Johnson jackie mclean jim hall jimmie rivers jimmy raney joaquin murphy joe pass john coltrane john fedchock john scofield jonathan kreisberg jon irabagon jules ah see keith jarrett kurt rosenwinkel lee konitz. Guitar transcription john scofield secret love youtube. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon. Milestones of the joe henderson album so near, so far which is anyway a fantastic album. Bass transcription of flat out by guitarist john scofield. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon irabagon. May 1, 2020 jazz guitar lessons on youtube youtube.
Jun 04, 2012 john scofield sounds like no other guitarist ive ever heard, and the guys got some badass chops. Endless summer john scofield solo from uberjam deaux. Missmisstreater transcriptions youtube free transcriptions. Start applying these licks and ideas in your solos. A double stop is when you play 2 notes at the same time and can be. John scofields latest album country for old men was released september 23, 2016. Pat metheny this is what jazz blues should be jens larsen. This album has scofield playing alongside accomplished colleagues steve swallow, larry goldings and bill stewart, and was produced by scofield himself.
John scofield often referred to as sco, is an american jazzrock guitarist and composer, who has played and collaborated with miles davis, dave liebman, joe henderson, charles mingus and many other wellknown artists. Transcriptions chank john scofield submitted by barnabass. This guitar lesson provides 10 john scofield jazz blues lines with tabs, audio files and youtube video transcribed from one of his improvised solos with the trio medeski, martin and wood. It took quite some time before i got anything together so i could play with people who knew jazz. In this lesson i show you how to add some super cool john scofield inspired. Transcription of john scofield playing secret love from flat out pdf file. Here is a great one for you guys to check out, john scofield s solo from the new and very great uberjam deaux cd just released a few months ago.
Soon he was a regular with billy cobham for several years, contributing to excellent albums such as shabazz and life and times. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. I have compiled a collection of 26 solos featuring jazz greats herbie hancock, booker little, max roach, grant green, stan getz, slide hampton, thelonious monk, jackie mclean, cuong vu, clifford brown, roy haynes, woody shaw, sonny rollins, jon irabagon, john fedchock, dexter gordon, ben riley. All jazz guitar players need to learn to improvise over whats known as the charlie parker blues, a sophisticated modification of the basic 12 bar blues progression with a l read more jonathan orriols playing over static chord vamps. For free downloadable tab on this lesson and dozens more visit. John scofields trio blues solo transcription by steve khan. Nov 01, 2014 click to download bass transcription of flat out by guitarist john scofield. Here is a set of original transcriptions of jazz and brazilian guitar.
He met guitarist mick goodrich, who also became his mentor during this time. A free john scofield lick from dave hill jazz guitar society. These days he splits his time between the guitar and mandolin. I chose to transcribe this one for you because being a series of extended ii7 v7s that we all have to play all the time, it will give you a lot of great ideas and a great look into how he thinks in terms of substitutions on chord changes, etc.
Solo excursions pilot jazz guitar transcriptions and lessons. John scofield autumn leaves solo transcription youtube. Pdf download john scofield guitar transcriptions pdf. John is a graduate of hollywoods musicians institute and holds a honors degree in jazz performa. A john scofield line transcribed by jgs instructor dave hill off of uberjam. Download and print sheet music or learn how to play online. For those that dont use paypal when you click the button below, it will give you the option to pay with any major credit card without the need to sign up for paypal. Scofield transcriptions pdf this page lists 476 guitar solo transcriptions that are. John scofield, or sco as guitarists know him, mixes jazz with blues, rock, funk, soul, gospel and rock, and does it all with a very relaxed style and a cool gritty sound. John scofield guitar transcriptions paperback december 1, 1987. Trio blues john scofield sometime during september of 2006, john scofield and his wonderful trio, with bandmates. John scofield all the things you are transcription from flat out transcription is available for download at.
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