![]() Here’s a transcription of the trumpet solo on Oscar Said. The track is based around an embellished Dm7 vamp that Brönner shifts in and out of effortlessly. Whether he’s playing solo with a big band, reimagining pop tunes with a sensual smooth jazz tint or applying his unique style to standards, he always sounds sophisticated and instantly recognisable.īlue Eyed Soul is Brönner’s hip hop album, a collection of tunes featuring a laid back feel, soulful melodies and a heavy use of sampling which he then improvises over. Till Brönner is an excellent contemporary improviser. Posted on Categories Artist of the Month, Theory, Transcriptions Tags Blues, jazz, Lee Morgan, Standards, Technique, Transcription, Trumpet 2 Comments on Lee Morgan Month: Lee Morganisms (Part 1/3)- Double Tongue for Jazz Trumpet Lee Morgan Month: Jazz Trumpet Transcription- I’m Old Fashioned ![]() Get all the latest on trumpetsmoothie by visiting my Facebook and Twitter. I’m Old Fashioned (Bar 16 in the transcription).Each of the videos is set up to play precisely from the lick written below. I’ve transcribed examples below to see how this kind of lick is used in context. Lee Morgan is certainly not the only trumpet player to use double tonguing to this end in his solos, but it features in a high number of them.Ī typical use of the technique is like this: Welcome to Lee Morganisms, a segment in which I will be dissecting some solos and identifying language and phrases in an attempt to discover what it is that makes Lee Morgan sound like Lee Morgan.ĭouble tongue is a rare phenomenon in the world of jazz improvisation, used mostly as a special effect and far removed from the clean, precise tonguing used in classical solo and orchestral works. Along Came Betty (Bar 17 in the transcription).Here are a couple of examples (as usual, the videos will play exactly at the start of each extract): The more I’ve listened to Lee Morgan, the more I spotted this lick showing up in other places. play it as part of a ii V I progression etc. It can also be useful to play in each key and improvise in and out of the lick, i.e. If possible, it’s best to play skeleton harmony (3rd and 7th of each dominant chord) on the piano at the same time to train your ears. There is a problem with doing it this way, however: since the intervals are so common, without any harmony to relate the notes to, you won’t necessarily be learning to hear the sounds as part of the altered scale. Writing them enharmonically correctly to the key signature makes them look very strange. N.B: These are written enharmonically so they’re easier to read. For this bit of language, practicing using descending semi tones would be perfect as it will allow you to think of each key very quickly. Last month, I discussed how to practice language in all 12 keys to expand your vocabulary. If you learn to access it in every key, you will be able to add tension to any of your ii Vs by throwing it every once in a while. Changing the function of the notes to use the lick on the altered scale results in hipper sound and it’s also a good way to get into playing altered scale language if you don’t use it a lot already. A typical line might go like this:ĭoubtless you will have heard it at some time or another. This set of intervals is often used on m7 chords and has become a bit of a cliché. ![]() It still looks a bit funny written down, but if you play it, you should immediately recognise it. If we reduce the lick down to its most basic form, by removing the decoration at the start and extra chord tones at the end, we get this: ![]() It’s made up of notes from the altered scale. Here is a complete list of all the transcriptions on the site.When I was transcribing Lee Morgan’s I’m Old Fashioned, I found my ear drawn to a particular ii V line that he plays in bar 24. Any support is appreciated and will go towards keeping this site running, saxophone reeds, mouthpiece patches, coffee, and towards justifying the many hours I spend on providing free transcriptions to the saxophone community! Thanks, Steve *If you would like to support me here at, you can do so on the support page of my store by debit or credit card.
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