9 Classic Saxophone Solos for Transcription Newbies | Best. Saxophone. Website. Ever. This guest post is from saxophone and multi-reed player, composer, recording artist, and educator Sam Sadigursky of SamSadigursky.com One of the best ways of building your ears and learning the jazz vocabulary is to transcribe solos by the masters. It’s one of the few things that, in some form or another, just about every jazz player has done and often continues to do over the course of their development. It’s amazingly effective, especially when done mindfully of more than just the notes that you hear. Aiming to match the time feel, articulation, sound, and inflection can be very helpful in your quest to eventually craft a sound of your own.
As I’m sure you know, there are loads of books of transcribed solos on the market. Perhaps the most famous saxophone transcription books is the Charlie Parker Omnibook, which is where many of us were told to start on our jazz quest. I thought it might be nice to compile a list of jazz saxophone solos that are a good launching point for students. Best Saxophone Website Ever. ::: O site do jazz e da música instrumental ::: Jazz e Rock. BLOG JAZZ + BOSSA + BARATOS OUTROS. Ipsis Litteris.