Lennie Tristano is one of the pivotal characters in modern improvisation, and an important figure in the rise of jazz education, his methods of learning jazz and improvisation in a structured way has given a direction to educators and students since.
Exercises on this thread are built to give the students a deeper view on Lennie Tristano’s style, soloing, comping as well as an overall look into the tradition of jazz through his artistry.
Exercises are transcription-based, following with a closer look into certain details of his playing. This way we can combine ear-training with learning the language of jazz, as well as analyzing closely what is happening.
This transcription exercise covers the theme chorus and Lennie Tristano’s 1st chorus of piano solo on ‘317 East 32nd Street’, solo starting approx. at 2:40.
The Assignment:
Transcribe the missing parts of the following transcription:
Theme : transcribe the melody played by Lee Konitz (alto sax)
Right hand : transcribe the missing bars
The full transcription will be posted in 2 weeks with supporting material and an analysis of the solo as well as details about what we can learn from the solo, and how to practice with it.
If you have any questions with the exercise, post them in this thread.
The full transcription will be posted in 2 weeks with supporting material and an analysis of the solo as well as details about what we can learn from the solo, and how to practice with it.
If you have any questions with the exercise, post them in this thread.
