Under The Surface – Julian Priester

A blues that gets some sultry flair from an Under The Surface horn line. Julian Priester's transcribed trombone solo available. Lead sheets and second parts available.

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Recording: Juilan Priester - Keep Swingin'
Recorded on: January 11, 1960
Label: Riverside (RLP 120316)
Concert Key: B-flat minor
Vocal Range: , to
Style: Swing (medium up)

Trombone - Julian Priester
Tenor Sax - Jimmy Heath
Piano - Tommy Flanagan
Bass - Sam Jones
Drums - Elvin Jones

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Our audio excerpt starts with the melody, which is preceded on the recording by an interesting two-horn line that starts over a rhythm section back beat. The head ends by overlapping for four measures into the first solo chorus. These four measures are also used to set up another soloist. This is a blues, but you'll notice Julian adds some interesting wrinkles to the chord progression—they're also used in the solo section.

Julian was only 24 years old at the time of this, his first date as a leader. Already he played and recorded the blues in a variety of ways, from his tenure with Dinah Washington, then Johnny Griffin's Blues For Dracula from the Philly Joe Jones recording, and Griffin's 63rd Street Theme from his own date, to Julian's own composition Battery Blues which opens Philly Joe's "Showcase" album. By this time he'd already teamed up with Tommy Turrentine to write their classic 5/4 blues As Long As You're Living. Julian gives you a few different ideas for the blues with Under The Surface.

Transcribed Trombone Solo Our audio excerpt starts with Julian's opening chorus trombone. You can tell the young man has certainly listened to the giants who came before him, while striving to create his own musical direction.

Julian Priester

born on June 29, 1935

Julian Priester has brought a vital, spirited style of trombone playing to a wealth of artists, while contributing interesting compositions to the libraries of many of these groups. In his native Chicago, he played with bluesmen Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley, forward-looking bandleader Sun Ra, the master swing era vibist Lionel Hampton and blues-jazz singing marvel Dinah Washington. Read more...

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Under The Surface – Julian Priester

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