Archives: June 2015

Get the blues -- and more

June is coming to a close, and what a month it has been! Between the launch of our new website and the start of our weekly music releases, it's been a busy and exciting time for us.

GIGI GRYCE: Batland
Classic hard bop blues

CURTIS FULLER: Down Home
Gospel-influenced swing with quintet and sextet parts. Try Richard Wyands's piano melody transcription.

JON GORDON: Veil
A sparse, floating, modern composition that makes use of counterpoint.

JON GORDON: Along The Way
Intricate, delicate and complex

GENE ROLAND: Wailin' In The Woodshed
A simple, catchy swing

GENE ROLAND: Stairway To The Blues
A riff blues that takes you up and away

RICHARD WYANDS: Dee's Den
A versatile blues head with exclusive audio and video

Have you seen our Piano Corner? It's the ultimate tool for perfecting piano skills, complete with solo piano arrangements, transcriptions, and practice tools.

Make sure to check out the videos to see the Recording Session Anniversaries and birthdays we're celebrating this week.
Three new composers. One big update.

We're back with another big update! This week, we're welcoming three new composers to the site: tenor saxophonist Paul Quinichette, cornetist Ruby Braff and bassist Santi Debriano. Our Recording Session Anniversaries this week celebrates the anniversary of the first recording of Gigi Gryce's Capri with new lead sheets in the original key -- including two Clifford Brown trumpet solos; the recording sessions for Kenny Drew Jr.'s album "A Look Inside" (Alhambra, A Look Inside); Ray Bryant's legendary performance at Montreaux; and Ruby Braff's recording session for his album "Braff!" on which Here's Freddie was recorded.

We're also celebrating birthdays: vocalist Rachel Gould, pianist Elmo Hope and bassist Santi Debriano. Join us in marking all of these anniversaries and birthdays with great music!

Check out this week's new music:

GIGI GRYCE: Capri
Now available in the original key with two Clifford Brown trumpet solos

KENNY DREW JR: Alhambra
A lyrical, flowing bossa

KENNY DREW JR: A Look Inside
A cheerful & bubbly medium swing

RAY BRYANT: Blues #3
Master the blues in G with this three-chorus piano solo transcription

RAY BRYANT: Blues #2
A blues tour-de-force: seven choruses of piano solo transcription

PAUL QUINICHETTE: Prevue
A simply & catchy medium swing that makes a great choice for vocalists. Paul Quinichette's tenor sax solo transcription available.

RUBY BRAFF: Here's Freddie
Classic, laid-back mainstream jazz

SANTI DEBRIANO: Abra Cadabra
A bright Latin piece

Have you seen our new inline audio player? It's a simple blue box that appears in our text notes whenever we want to feature a sample in the middle of text. If you come across a blue box with a triangle on it like this , click it and listen to the music!

Make sure to click on the dots under the home page slider; we've put some fun ways to look at this week's music there.

Enjoy the music!
Celebrate these birthdays & anniversaries

The temperatures are rising in New York and we're ready for a summer full of hot music. This week, we're wishing happy birthday to Eli "Lucky" Thompson, who would have turned 91 on this Tuesday, June 16, and Billy Drummond, who turns 55 on Thursday, June 19. We're also celebrating some anniversaries of a few recording sessions we love that feature compositions from our catalog: Grant Stewart's "More Urban Tones" (June 15, 1995), Hank Mobley's "Dippin'" (June 18, 1955), Benny Golson's "Gone With Golson" (June 20, 1959), and Nat Adderley's "Good Company" (June 20 & 21, 1994). There's no better way to celebrate than releasing some new lead sheets, transcriptions, and arrangements!

Check out these new additions to jazzleadsheets.com:

ELI "LUCKY" THOMPSON: To A Mornin' Sunrise
master this sensitive ballad with lucky's own melody transcription

GRANT STEWART: Manhattan Bridge
a moody post-bop ballad

CURTIS FULLER: Bit Of Heaven
a bit of your own jazz heaven -- try the Fuller-Golson two horn arrangement for yourself

RAY BRYANT: Staccato Swing
a minor medium up swing with parts for tenor, trombone, & piano

ROB BARGAD: Rob's New Song
distinctive soulful flair & powerful changes

ROB BARGAD: War Zone
a driving uptempo swing

HANK MOBLEY: The Break Through
NEW for drums - Billy Higgins drum transcription

Psst! Did you know you can see all of our transcribed solos in one place? Check out this tour of the Transcribed Solos page!

Enjoy the music,
Don Sickler and the jazzleadsheets.com team
New composers and new music all summer long

We hope you're enjoying the new website. With our reboot behind us, we're back to focusing on what matters the most: the music. To start the summer off right, we're releasing new music every week. This week, we're proud to welcome composers Adriano Acea, Jon Gordon and John Webber to the site. We also have lead sheets and transcriptions of trumpeter Art Farmer, pianist Geoffrey Keezer and drummers Bill Stewart and Carl Allen to round out a selection that has something for everyone. Don't forget to check out our homepage for new videos and other featured content -- click the dots under the slider to see all the new material, updated weekly.

Here's what's new on jazzleadsheets.com:

Art Farmer - Flashback
Get inside this medium swing, featuring Art Farmer's solo transcription, Geoff Keezer's piano solo and melody comping transcriptions, and Carl Allen's drum comping transcription

Tom McIntosh - With Malice Toward None
Appealing, adaptable with a touch of soul. Available in two different keys.

Jon Gordon - Shape Up
Intricate, contemporary and rhythmically complex. With Bill Stewart's drum comping and solo transcriptions and a video of Bill.

Jon Webber - So Young
An introspective and quirky ballad with second parts.

Adriano Acea - Little Leona
An enticing Latin/swing hybrid.

Enjoy the music,
Don Sickler and the jazzleadsheets.com team
Don't forget to check out the dots!
Special new additions every week! Click on the dots under the slider to view them all.
June 1:
- • Daryl Johns performs Tempo di Max
- • June recording anniversaries from jazzleadsheets.com (June 1-7)
- • June birthdays from jazzleadsheets.com (1st week)
- • Help page aid