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Clifford Brown Joy Spring trumpet solo transcription

Posted on December 08, 2014 by Greg London

Now I know that 99.9 percent of you Jazz trumpet players out there have already heard this famous Clifford Brown trumpet solo of Joy Spring. I still wanted to add this to the website because it is just that awesome of a trumpet solo. Everything about this trumpet solo is just brilliant. From beginning to […] Read the rest of this entry…

Roy Hargrove trumpet solo transcription on Strasbourg St. Denis 2

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Greg London

This trumpet solo was performed live by Roy Hargrove. I love this Jazz trumpet solo so much because Hargrove does such a great job of building the solo up from calm to crazy. Lots of good Jazz licks in this trumpet solo. The name of the band is the Roy Hargrove Quintet and was performed […] Read the rest of this entry…

Arturo Sandoval A Night In Tunisia trumpet solo and cadenza transcription

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Greg London

You are going to like this Arturo Sandoval trumpet transcription if you haven’t seen it yet. At the end, my computer’s speakers started freaking out it was so high. The arrangement was done by Wally Minko and from the album Dear Diz (Every Day I Think Of You), by Arturo Sandoval. You can download the […] Read the rest of this entry…

All Of Me trumpet transcription of James Morrison 1

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Greg London

I had to share this trumpet transcription of James Morrison because Thomas Voss did such a great job. I’m starting to like these YouTube video transcriptions more and more. Morrison does a great job of building up the solo and outlining all the chord changes. This trumpet solo on “All Of Me” (Seymour Simons/Gerald Marks […] Read the rest of this entry…

Tom Harrell Blues in 12 keys, simply amazing!!! 2

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Greg London

This clip I had to listen to a few times. The first take is Tom Harrell improvising over blues changes in Bb I guess. Then it goes into him going over the same blues changes flawlessly in all 12 keys which is very impressive considering how consistently good Tom Harrell sounds on the chord changes in all […] Read the rest of this entry…

Nicholas Payton’s Jammin trumpet solo on Bags’ Groove 2

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Greg London

I came across this nice Jazz trumpet solo by Nicholas Payton while browsing around YouTube. It’s on the tune Bags’ Groove and Payton uses a lot of blues licks on it as well as bebop patterns. He even takes his trumpet solo outside the key a little bit and uses a lot of enthusiasm. Unfortunately, […] Read the rest of this entry…

Freddie Hubbard playing Cherokee at Blue Note in Japan 3

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Greg London

Want some great Freddie Hubbard Jazz licks and patterns? All you have to do is get a transcriber and slow this YouTube video of Freddie performing Cherokee at the Blue Note in Japan. This recording took place back in the 1990s. Hope you enjoy!

Famous but tough Dizzy Gillespie doodle tonguing lick 3

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Greg London

I was asked a while back from a fellow trumpet player that follows the site if I could show him a Dizzy Gillespie Jazz lick and/or trumpet trick. He showed me a video, and I started working it up, but never had the time to perfect it. What I’m saying is that I’m still in […] Read the rest of this entry…



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