Clare fischer transcription pdf

Composed and arranged by clare fischer, performed by metropole orkest. Giant steps clare fischer solo transcription arranged by danny green 1st chorus piano bmaj7 d7 gmaj7 b. Harmonic exercises by clare fischer book sheet music for. Buy the transcription of blue bossa as played by michel camilo for solo piano. Morning is a famous latin jazz standard written by clare fischer. It appears that you do not have a plugin to view pdfs. The transcription is from the 1979 album salsa picante. Douglas clare fischer october 22, 1928 january 26, 2012 was an american keyboardist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. Erroll garner transcriptions pdf files erogontwitter. Anyone got a transcriptscreenshot of clare fischer. Transcriptions of solo jazz piano improvisations as performed by clare fischer on two recordings. In 1975, california state university, long beach became the first fouryear college in california and one of only fifteen in the nation to offer a degree in jazz studies. This transcription contains the theme and electric piano. These are very accurate transcriptions from 2 solo recordings made by the late, great pianistcomposer arranger, clare fischer.

Using clare fischer\u27s solo piano approach in yesterdays. On or about august 29th of 2015, i was thinking about clare fischer and searching for some new harmonic inspiration, and i went to revisit this particular transcription, and, to my horror, i found a couple of errors on pg. On this record he shows off his considerable skills as a soloist, supporting voice. Its 1997 reissue on cd accompanied a volume created by pianist, composer and educator bill dobbins, containing transcriptions of four of alone together s tracks and. Ill take romance is a popular song written by ben oakland and oscar hammerstein ii. Bruce barth east and west bruce barth is an underrated nyc pianist with a stellar resume of being an indemand session player. Using clare fischers solo piano approach in yesterdays. Grammywinning american composer, arranger and pianist dr.

Trained in the classics, inspired by jazz artists, healed by the rhythms of latin and brazilian music, his eclectic sound finds expression in every chart and instrument he touches. Solo piano rendition by clare fischer pdf only pdf download only, for piano, 4 pages. Included are his reharmonizations and improvisations of the german waltz du du liegst mir im herzen and kreislers liebesleid, done as a bossa nova. Blue bossa is a wellknown composition written by kenny dorham.

Avaliable transcriptions, transcriptions sharepoint. Its evident from the transcription that fischer uses parallelism to color sustained melody tones with chordal structures. Using clare fischer s solo piano approach in yesterdays to reinterpret jazz standard repertoire christopher n. Solos of lennie tristano, lee konitz and warne marsh.

This book takes you through a series of diatonic and chromatic exercises that are a workout to play and an education in harmony. This book features excerpts of bobs transcribed solo recordings, instrumental examplesdemonstrations, a discography and biography, and discussions of topics such as bluesrhythm changes, playing in time, latin considerations, harmonic tension, use of space and pacing your solos. It proves, however, to be an inherently paramount source for the study of harmony, rhythm, texture and solo jazz piano style. Alone together is a studio album by american composerarrangerpianist clare fischer, recorded in october 1975 and released in 1977 on the german label, mps, and in the us by discovery records in 1980 catalogue number ds 820. How to play like herbie hancock upper structure triads. Recorded in early 1980, i fell in love with this tune, clare s solo, and the lush. Clare fischer s solo piano version of the jerome kern composition yesterdays from his 1975 recorded album alone together, is not extensively known. He is one of the main figures in the development of jazz from the 1960s onwards, from hard bop and post bop to modal and free jazz. Through a comprehensive transcription analysis, key.

Papers dissertation the harmonic language of bill evans, berklee college of music jazz harmony conference, boston, ma, august 20, 1989. Besides his publication of transcriptions of fischers solo piano performances, he has edited two publications of fischers original compositions as shown in the. From altered narratives chatter from all sides piano the merge parts october ballad parts 6 a. Yesterdays du, du, liegst mir im herzen excerpt from canonic passacaglia everything happens to me round midnight i would do. Transcriptions morning clare fischer arrangement submitted. Cm7 5 bbm7 cm7 5 cm7 5 bbm7 morning bbm7 ebm7 d maj7 bm7 e 7 fm7 cm7 5 cm7 5 cm7 5 d maj7 cm7 5 g maj7 g maj7 cm7 5 d maj7 bbm7 d maj7 cm7 5 g maj7 cm7 5 d. Fischer went on to work with donald byrd and dizzy gillespie. Since that time, our jazz program, branded as jazz at the beach, has garnered a reputation as one of the finest collegiate jazz studies programs in. The music of bob mintzer is a musthave for any saxophonist interested in composition and improvisation. The exercises in this book are constructed towards two ends. After graduating from michigan state university from which, five decades later, he would receive an honorary doctorate, he became the pianist and arranger for the vocal group the hilos in the late 1950s. Ill take romance clare fischer free piano sheet music. The transcription is from the 1988 album michel camilo.

Transcriptions of eight of the tunes clare improvised on the solo piano recordings, alone together and just me. This became the basis for clare s orchestral arrangement of the same piece that appears on the music for strings. Transcriptions complete, unpublished solo piano transcriptions of performances by roland hanna, thelonious monk, bill evans, clare fischer, dudley moore, billy taylor, and wayne marshall. Using clare fischers solo piano approach in yesterdays to. Buy the transcription of morning as played by clare fischer for solo piano. Download free bill evans danny boy pdf shedletitbit.

Parts second chance strings parts katabasis strings parts porcupine dreams strings parts benjis song piano i used to hate the blues parts friday at the thursday clubfrom altered narratives chatter from all sides piano the merge parts. Once again, its time to sing the praises of one of my musical heroes, clare fischer, as we present to you a transcription of his gorgeous fender rhodes solo, which appears on his own composition, the title track from the poncho sanchez cd, gaviotadiscovery. This paper defines the techniques used in this performance. The late clare fischer was a brilliant pianist, composer and arranger of the highest order. His influences include monk, roland hanna, herbie hancock, and bud powell. Transcriptions of eight of the tunes clare improvised on the solo piano recordings.

Clare fischer gaviota solo transcription and analysis by. In this course we will take a look at one of the most influential modern jazz pianists, herbie hancock. Art blakey and the jazz messengers free for all c rhythm. Yesterdays to reinterpret jazz standard repertoire.