Here is the supersax version of blues for alice as recorded. You should never learn a transcription without listening to it a lot. Coltrane blues for alice sheet music real book melody. It is written in the key of f major and usually begins with an f major seventh or f sixth chord parkers first recording of the piece is from august 1951 for verve records. Fmaj7 em7 5 a7 9 dm7 g7 cm7 f7 b 7 b m7 e 7 am7 d7 a m7 d 7 gm7 c7 fmaj7 dm7 gm7 c7 jazz 1 blues for alice charlie parker. Blues for alice, a song by charlie parker on spotify. Blues for alice on learn jazz standards is a great way to improve your ability to play more inside the changes with bebop ideas.
The standard is noted for its rapid bebop bluesstyle chord voicings and complex harmonic scheme which is a fine example of what is known as bird blues. The blues for alice changes, bird changes, bird blues, or new york blues changes, is a chord progression, often named after charlie parker bird, which is a variation of the twelvebar blues. Coltrane blues for alice sheet music for piano solo pdf. Product information blues for alice by charlie parker digital sheet music leadsheet add to wish list at a glance. The importance of the bird blues chord progression. I ld l t thn alx adrn nd ll frnd t th etn shl f m fr th nprtn t trt th prjt. Blues from charlie parkers 19451954 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Charlie parker used this type of substution on tunes such as his blues for alice which uses descending root movement coupled with a cycle of fourths upward. Charlie parker is the most famously quoted musician. Learning charlie parker his licks a glimpse of his.
Blues for alice is a 1951 jazz standard, composed by charlie parker. Check out our blues for alice jazz etude and the solo transcription of charlie parkers solo below. Charlie parker blues for alice free downloadable sheet. The story parker set out to tell in ko ko was actually not new. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. It was charlie parkers number one category of preferred tunes, with billies bounce, nows the time, bloomdido, and. Charlie parker, aka bird, is one of the best know jazz musicians of all time. Blues for alice charlie parker body and soul heymmangreen cantaloupe island herbie hancock. All orders are hand processed so please allow me some time to get. He was a saxophonist and is generally considered the quintessential bebop musician. The progression uses a series of sequential iiv or secondary iiv progressions, and has been used in pieces such as parkers blues for alice. This was the last transcription i did before leaving berklee college of music.
Charlie parker blues for alice sheet music leadsheet. Charlie par parker cool 311j s for ster and mono equipments cool blues. In charlie parkers blues for alice kommen beispielsweise solche iivketten vor. Download blues pdf ebook blues blues ebook author by t.
Sheet music can be viewed and printed as a downloadable pdf file or through the interactive sheet music viewer. Learning blues solos from famous jazz musicians is a great way for guitar players to begin to dip their feet into playing jazz. Parker wrote a song called blues for alice which has become a jazz standard, and the chord progression from. Watch the video for blues for alice from charlie parkers compact jazz.
Check out blues for alice by charlie parker on amazon music. Parker wanted to record his version of cherokee, a popular dance tune by ray noble that was a huge hit for charlie barnet in. If yes, then its time to convert your dream in to a reality. Download and print cool blues sheet music for alto sax transcription by charlie parker from sheet music direct. Charlie parker blues licks jazz guitar lesson wes theobald. Michael mcclimon as played on we free kings 1961 rahsaan roland kirk, saxophones transcription 2015 by michael mcclimon licensed under the creative commons byncnd. Download and print blues for alice sheet music for piano solo by john coltrane. Chord progression for charlie parkers blues for alice. Blues for alice tab by charlie parker charlie parker. A computer printer is required to print out sheet music.
Charlie parker blues licks jazz guitar lesson this lesson will take you through a couple chorus of a blues solo using vocabulary from the great jazz saxophone player, charlie parker. Blues for alice changes are also referred to as backdoor blues. Blues for alice pdf free download pdf download free. Take a slow blues solo in f and play it with one of the records in the series that has a slow f blues, then move to a record that has a faster f blues. Click on the image to the left of the title to add this item to your pay pal shopping cart. A collection of bebop licks performed and recorded by charlie parker. Check out our blues for alice jazz etude and the solo transcription of charlie parker s solo below. Includes 60 solos such as anthropology au privave nos. In addition to the good music, theres a nice tribute article by phil woods inside that includes an anecdote about a time when he lent charlie parker his alto sax. This ones an old one, but i finally got around to writing it down.
Heres the updated version of charlie parkers three chorus solo on blues for alice. Features song lyrics for charlie parkers blues for alice album. This is a good representative collection of parkers bebop style. Blues for alice charlie parker sheet music, music books. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. I l ndbtd t n l, hrn f th hrd str prt nt t th enlnd cnrvtr fr h thn. Charlie parker blues for alice analysis in iiv space.
Charlie parker, jazz, jazz composition, bebop, jazz analysis, ornithology, blues. It is fun to work towards playing the solos with bird along with the actual parker recorded version. Charlie parker tune book transcriptions by fred parcells. The song charlie parker blues for alice is professional recreation. Johnsontr duke jordanp tommy potterb maxroachd charlie. The examples for the textonly pdf version of this item are available online at. You can share this sheet on your twitter or facebook account to let your friends know too. Blues for alice isnt just an easy blues with i, iv, and v chords. The nitty gritty dirt band featuring taj mahal, alison krauss and doc watson. The solos in this book represent a cross section of the music of charlie parker.
Also, there are brief little write ups about each of the selections on the disc. Parker blues changes as the blues form evolved during the bebop era, sophisticated backcycled substitutions surfaced. Music made famous by john coltrane, charlie parker. Michael mcclimon as played on we free kings 1961 rahsaan roland kirk, saxophones transcription 2015 by michael mcclimon. Download and print blues for alice sheet music for voice and other instruments bass clef by john coltrane real book melody and chords. This type of progression came to be known as parker or bird blues. Blues for alice tab by charlie parker with free online tab player. This is 12bar blues preceded by a four bar introduction. Print and download lead sheets for blues for alice by charlie parker in f major. Blues for alice chords by charlie parker songsterr tabs. Printable gif image of the score for this progresssion launch the songtrellis excerpt service for this track follow the link. All you need is to start watching these tutorials from the start, and youll become a professional in no. Make sure to listen to the recording and learn it with that. In closing, this book is dedicated to the genius of charlie parker.
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