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Transcribed solos should show not only the notes and correct rhythms the soloist played, but also how he or she fit the notes together-- which notes were tongued, slurred, swallowed, ghosted, slid into, etc. This is the musical fingerprint of the artist. The shape and articulation of the lines, how one note moves to the next, is as important a factor as the notes themselves in establishing an artist's musical identity.

Conventional music notation is limited and can't show all the nuances that make up an artist's vocabulary. However, I feel that conventional notation with a few additional notational elements (see our notation guide) can help in understanding how the artist created the solo. Use our solo transcriptions (see sample excerpt) to get a better understanding of each artist.

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Don Sickler

Displaying 1 - 16 of 28 Leadsheet(s):

 

Concert key: F minor
Style: Medium swing


Recorded on April 15, 1960, and first released on "Booker Little"  / Booker Little (Time M 52011).

  • Trumpet - Booker Little [solo available]
  • Piano - Wynton Kelly
  • Bass - Scott La Faro
  • Drums - Roy Haynes

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: E-flat
Style: Medium swing


Recorded on June 9, 1953, and first released on a Lou Donaldson 78 rpm (Blue Note BN 1623). Later released on the "Clifford Brown Memorial Album" (Blue Note 7243 5 32141 2 8).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown    [solo available]
  • Alto Sax - Lou Donaldson
  • Piano - Elmo Hope
  • Bass - Percy Heath
  • Drums - Philly Joe Jones

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: B-flat
Style: Uptempo swing


Recorded on August 6, 1954 and first released on "Clifford Brown And Max Roach"  / Clifford Brown and Max Roach (EmArcy MG 36036).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown    [2 solo takes available]
  • Tenor Sax - Harold Land
  • Piano - Richie Powell
  • Bass - George Morrow
  • Drums - Max Roach

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: A-flat
Style: Medium up swing


Recorded on June 9, 1953, and first released on a Lou Donaldson 78 rpm (Blue Note BN 1624). Later released on "Clifford Brown Memorial Album (Blue Note BLP 1526).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown    [3 separate solo takes available]
  • Alto Sax - Lou Donaldson
  • Piano - Elmo Hope
  • Bass - Percy Heath
  • Drums - Philly Joe Jones

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

 

Concert key: F minor
Style: Medium up swing


Recorded  in December, 1960, and first released on the LP "Boss Of The Soul-Stream Trombone" / Curtis Fuller (Warwick W 2038)

  • Trombone - Curtis Fuller [solo available]
  • Trumpet - Freddie Hubbard [only solo]
  • Tenor Sax - Yusef Lateef [only solo]
  • Piano - Walter Bishop, Jr. 
  • Bass - Stu Martin 
  • Drums - Buddy Catlett 

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: E-flat
Style: Uptempo swing

 

 



Recorded on July 12, 1954, and now available  on "Jazz Immortal"  / Clifford Brown featuring Zoot Sims (Capitol CDP 7 46850 2).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown  [solo available]
  • Valve Trombone - Stu Williamson
  • Tenor Sax - Zoot Sims
  • Bari Sax - Bob Gordon
  • Piano - Russ Freeman
  • Bass - Joe Mondragon
  • Drums - Shelly Manne

 

Concert key: E-flat
Style: Uptempo swing



Recorded on August 6, 1954, and first released on "Clifford Brown And Max Roach"  / Clifford Brown and Max Roach (EmArcy MG 36036).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown   [2 solo takes available]
  • Tenor Sax - Harold Land
  • Piano - Richie Powell
  • Bass - George Morrow
  • Drums - Max Roach
Note: Only the Clifford Brown solos are available on jazzleadsheets.com. The melody can be found in the printed arrangements (quintet and septet) - see below

 

Concert key: E-flat
Style: Medium swing


Recorded on June 9, 1953, and first released on a Lou Donaldson 78 rpm (Blue Note BN 1624). Later released on "Clifford Brown Memorial Album (Blue Note BLP 1526).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown    [solo available]
  • Alto Sax - Lou Donaldson
  • Piano - Elmo Hope
  • Bass - Percy Heath
  • Drums - Philly Joe Jones

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: B-flat minor
Style: Medium swing


Recorded on February 7, 1960, and first released on the LP "Soul Station" / Hank Mobley (Blue Note BLP 4031)

  • Tenor Sax - Hank Mobley   [solo available]
  • Piano - Wynton Kelly
  • Bass - Paul Chambers
  • Drums - Art Blakey

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: D minor
Style: Uptempo funky Latin


Recorded on March 13, 1961, and first released on "Easy Does It" / Bobby Timmons (Riverside RLP-363).

  • Piano - Bobby Timmons [solo available]
  • Bass - Sam Jones
  • Drums - Jimmy Cobb

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: B-flat minor
Style: Medium Latin and swing


Recorded on January 11, 1960, and first released on "Keep Swingin'" / Julian Priester (Riverside RLP 12-316)

  • Trombone - Julian Priester [solo available]
  • Tenor Sax - Jimmy Heath
  • Piano - Tommy Flanagan
  • Bass - Sam Jones
  • Drums - Elvin Jones

 

Concert key: F
Style: Medium up swing


Recorded on February 25, 1955, and first released on "Study In Brown"  / Clifford Brown and Max Roach (EmArcy MG 36037).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown    [solo available]
  • Tenor Sax - Harold Land
  • Piano - Richie Powell
  • Bass - George Morrow
  • Drums - Max Roach

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: A-flat
Style: Medium slow swing


Recorded on April 13, 1960, as released on "Booker Little"  / Booker Little (Time M 52011).

  • Trumpet - Booker Little [solo available]
  • Piano - Tommy Flanagan 
  • Bass - Scott La Faro
  • Drums - Roy Haynes

 

Concert key: C minor
Style: Uptempo swing


Recorded on August 28, 1953, and first released on the 10 inch LP "Clifford Brown - New Star On The Horizon" (Blue Note BLP 5032). Later released on "Clifford Brown Memorial Album" (Blue Note BLP 1526).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown    [2 solo takes available]
  • Alto Sax - Gigi Gryce
  • Tenor Sax - Charlie Rouse
  • Piano - John Lewis
  • Bass - Percy Heath
  • Drums - Art Blakey

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: E-flat
Style: Medium swing


Recorded on July 12, 1954, and now available  on "Jazz Immortal"  / Clifford Brown featuring Zoot Sims (Capitol CDP 7 46850 2).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown  [solo available]
  • Valve Trombone - Stu Williamson
  • Tenor Sax - Zoot Sims
  • Bari Sax - Bob Gordon
  • Piano - Russ Freeman
  • Bass - Joe Mondragon
  • Drums - Shelly Manne

 

Concert key: F
Style: Medium swing



Recorded on August 6, 1954, and first released on "Clifford Brown And Max Roach"  / Clifford Brown and Max Roach (EmArcy MG 36036).

  • Trumpet - Clifford Brown   [2 solo takes available]
  • Tenor Sax - Harold Land
  • Piano - Richie Powell
  • Bass - George Morrow
  • Drums - Max Roach
Note: Only the Clifford Brown solos are available on jazzleadsheets.com. The melody can be found in the printed arrangements (quintet and septet) - see detail page.

 

Concert key: D minor
Style: Uptempo swing


Recorded on June 22, 2006, and released on "Outlook" / Steve Davis (Posi-Tone PR 8041).

  • Trombone - Steve Davis [solo available]
  • Alto Sax - Mike DiRubbo
  • Piano - David Bryant
  • Bass - Derzon Douglas
  • Drums - Eric McPherson

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.

 

Concert key: E-flat
Style: Medium swing


Recorded  in December, 1960, and first released on the LP "Boss Of The Soul-Stream Trombone" / Curtis Fuller (Warwick W 2038)

  • Trombone - Curtis Fuller [solo available]
  • Trumpet - Freddie Hubbard
  • Tenor Sax - Yusef Lateef 
  • Piano - Walter Bishop, Jr. 
  • Bass - Stu Martin 
  • Drums - Buddy Catlett 

Melody audio clip on this page; for solo audio clip, press Details.