Stella by starlight is one of the most famous songs in the jazz repertoire and any serious jazz musician will know the. Transcription in standard notation of kenny burrell i never knew, jim hall stella by starlight, jimmy raney a primera vez, wes montgomery montgomeryland funk, bill frisell evidence, pat metheny angel eyes, john scofield jeep on, john scofield peculiar, john scofield groove elation, john scofield do like eddie. In the book, stella by starlight, how did papa reply, when pastor patton asked him about georgia, his wife, supporting him registering to vote. To me stan getz is the perfect example of what improvisation is all about. Leave a comment george benson s solo on stella by starlight matthew meldon. Wes montgomerys solo on stella by starlight transcription and analysis by steve khan. Im trying to get the tone i heard on some old george bensons youtube video. I couldnt figure out any chord relationships, i could barely find the i chord. Wes montgomerys stella by starlight solo transcription. Appearing in the films underscore as well as in source music as an instrumental theme song without lyrics, it was turned over to ned washington, who wrote the lyrics for it in 1946. Stella by starlightvictor youngned washington as heard on wes montgomerys reissue cd, dangerousmilestone. Copies of these terrific books can be found but dont delay as they tend to disappear quickly. This beautiful saxophonesolo is from the stan getz cd.
This tune was written by victor young and was featured in the 1944 film the uninvited. Stella by starlight is the first song ive studied that completely baffled me when i started learning it. A transcription i did of charlie christians solo on rose room from the genius of the electric guitar 1939. Stella by starlight is arguably one of the most popular jazz standards of all time. Stellabystarlight here is george bensons solo on stella by starlight transcribed by matt meldon.
Something that struck me immediately about this tune was that the band plays it in g, rather than in the typical key of c. Stella by starlight sonny stitt solo from cd legends of acid jazz vol 2. George benson stella by starlight solo transcription. Satin dollkenny burrell tangerinejimmy raney honeysuckle rosedjango reinhardt billies bouncegeorge benson stella by starlighttal farlow.
George bensons solo on stella by starlight matthew meldon. This playalong bookcd pack includes notefornote transcriptions of these legendary jazz performances. Transcription of stella by starlight from stan getzs album called anniversary. In the book, stella by starlight, how did stella and her papa like to study. Stella by starlight george benson transcription youtube.
If anyone knows who did this transcription, please have him or her contact me. I simplified it when transcribing to test out the melodic interpretation in a jam session setting. George benson stella by starlight solo transcription w. So, on this transcription i chose to indicate the 2nd. How to sing with your own voice roger burnley voice studio singing vocal lesson duration.
This stella by starlight guitar solo is arranged for solo guitar and features an abundance of jazz guitar comping techniques and licks that you can use to develop jazz guitar. After a fair bit of research i got to grips with it but still didnt really know. Nulla nulla lorem, suscipit in posuere in, interdum non magna. Oscar peterson stella by starlight sheet music piano. Nam sodales mi vitae dolor ullamcorper et vulputate enim accumsan. Twice a month we will be posting a new jazz trumpet improvisation etude composed by howie shear each etude will be based on. Download and print stella by starlight sheet music for piano solo transcription by kenny werner. Stella by starlight is a popular song by victor young that was drawn from thematic material composed for the main title and soundtrack of the 1944 paramount pictures film, the uninvited.
Stellabystarlight here is george benson s solo on stella by starlight transcribed by matt meldon. Stella by starlight sheet music for piano transcription. Stella by starlight guitar solo jamie holroyd guitar. Chet baker stella by starlight sheet music trumpet solo. Check out george benson if youre lookin for some heat. All the things you are tal farlow four on six wes montgomery have you met miss jones. Jazz guitar classics by softcover with cd sheet music. Jazz trumpet improvisation solo etude stella by starlight. Stella by starlight sheet music download free in pdf or. About the jazz trumpet etudes howie shear jazz educator, improviser, and composer. Chet bakers solo on stella by starlight nate weiss. This tune is a must know for any situation a jazz musician may encounter.
Posted in solo transcription and tagged george benson on december 8, 20 by bigsby. Draper authors note in the middle of fifth grade, the girl who would grow up to be my grandma estelle was forced to leave school forever so she could help on the family farm. It should be noted that in the transcription below, the first two bars of the head are written as regular 44 time, whereas the recording actually has a bar of 74, or one bar of 34 in addition to a bar of 44 however you wish to perceive it. With guitar tablature, standard notation, vocal melody, lyrics, chord names, guitar chord diagrams and guitar notation legend. The transcription reveals that jp plays some changes differently as the tune progresses choruses. Morbi orci magna, tincidunt vitae molestie nec, molestie at mi. I dont know who actually made the transcription but i was happy to revisit it. Though stella by starlight does fall into the traditional 32bar song form that might seem to want to divide itself into an aa2 song form, or even an aa song form, but because the 2nd 16bars does not begin as the first letter a began, it becomes a bit more difficult to label. Jimmy raney ill remember april grant green oleo joe pass stella by starlight george benson and. Jazz guitar bible by various guitar tablature songbook. This solo on stella by starlight is from the album chet baker in tokyo, one of the last great recordings of the late trumpet player.
Satin dollkenny burrell tangerinejimmy raney honeysuckle rosedjango reinhardt billies bouncegeorge benson stella by starlighttal farlow easy livingjohnny smith. George benson stella by starlight 1989 transcribed solo. Stella by starlight use the bb major scale same notes as gm throughout unless otherwise notated. A transcription i did of george bensons solo on stella by starlight from tenderly 1989. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Print and download stella by starlight sheet music by oscar peterson arranged for piano. Transcribed solo, and instrumental solo in a major. The song a robin sings, through years of endless springs, the murmur of a brook at evening tides. Study 23 terms stella by starlight flashcards quizlet. Somebody recently sent me a transcription of my solo over stella by starlight from the intro video to my first triad pairs video in 2012. Best of grant green a stepbystep breakdown of the guitar styles and techniques of the jazz groove master. John coltrane tenor sax solo on stella by starlight from the miles davis cd 58 sessions. John coltrane stella by starlight transcription matt.
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