Essential bass butch warren many of trumpetercomposer kenny dorhams compositions contain specific parts for each member of the ensemble, making the whole greater than the sum of its parts. Its difficult to maintain the 3 elements of bossa nova which are a steady bass line, syncopated rootless chord voicings, and finally the melody on top. First, he comps for, and interacts with, other players as they solo. Blue bossa piano solo sheet music for piano download. Camilo recorded his version together with percussionist mongo santamaria. It is the live version played by the ray brown trio. In this lesson, you will learn to tackle the standard blue bossa and arrange various phrases of. Of course you wont be able to play all three voices at. On these parts, you use the aeolian aka natural minor scale. In this lesson ill present a set of arpeggios, some exercises, target notes and strategies for making solos where you can hear the harmony in the improvisation.
Joe henderson blue bossa sheet music piano solo in c. Blue bossa by kenny dorham full score and parts sheet music. Piano chord voicings for jazz combo the pianist has a few functions in a jazz combo. Close now that you have this pdf score, members artist are waiting for a feedback from you in exchange of this free access. Table of contents 1 all of me 2 all the things you are 3 alone together.
May 03, 2009 one of my most viewed videos has been this version of blue bossa i have had many requests for a transcription. Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords piano. Nov 01, 20 im pianist, not very good pianist, i love this version of blue bossa. Kenny dorham blue bossa piano, clarinet, bass, drums and. Jazz piano college 303 blue bossa advanced improv duration. Blue bossa, standard jazz theme for classical guitar. It has also become an essential part of jazz and pop repertoire in terms of must know grooves. Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music piano solo in c minor.
Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music piano solo in c. In this lesson i am going to show you a one bar bossa nova pattern and some jazz chords so that you use this groove to play through the song blue bossa. Blue bossa is one of the essential jazz tunes to learn. Blue bossa by kenny dorham score and parts sheet music for.
Get kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords. Blue bossa is one of those standards that are never lacking in the repertoire of guitarists who are starting to study jazz. Therefore, he needs two different types of voicings. May 25, 2010 blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham. The main part of the tune moves through the basic chords in the key of c minor, with a brief excursion to db major. Blue bossa piano play along to practice with mp3 in 3 speeds. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play piano score in minutes. You can also use the c minor pentatonic scale or the c minor blues scale here.
The transcription contains both left hand and right hand of the piano and in addition the complete base line. The style combines elements of both samba and jazz and can be characterised as lyrical with an emphasis on syncopation and extended chords. Blue bossa is a great way to start improvising following the harmony because its a well known tune that is not too difficult. The standard one from the real book is cm dmg7 ad lib the mintzer quartet do two different chord progressions. Blue bossa is a popular standard by the great jazz trumpet player kenny dorham. What im searching it is the final part turnaround, the chords progression.
In this lesson, you will learn to tackle the standard blue bossa and arrange various phrases of the song with some pro techniques. This gives you the opportunity to practice these important progressions in context of a bossa tune. Im pianist, not very good pianist, i love this version of blue bossa. Transcription will be sent via email after payment is done within 12h. Available transcriptions as pdf sheets for download. It appears that you do not have a plugin to view pdfs. I have dexs solo from ill remember april from this album memorized. I put the link to the tab and some videos for those who want to learn this. Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords download. Bossa nova corcovado wave so banco samba 0 grande qrnor one samba how insensihive the girl from ipanema rnedifaeion once i loved oesafinado no more blues playalong book and cd set for all instrumentalists and vocalists gavteq,4e. It is one of the first tunes that many jazz musicians learn.
The instrumental theme of this song fits very well to the guitar, even though it was originally composed by kenny dorham, and was recorded for the first time in 1963 by saxophonist joe henderson. These lessons discuss the harmonic concepts, arranging techniques, chord structures, and improvisation ideas that are present in recordings and performances of many of the jazz greats. One of the essential latin jazz classics, this catchy tune moves and gro. First and second chorus the melody embellished with triad pairs. In this tutorial we will build upon what we learnt in blue bossa part 1 and add all of these individual elements together to create a full bossa nova arrangement.
Bossa nova guitar patterns 1 blue bossa jens larsen. Its one of the easier tunes in the real book and is a big jam session favorite. I will play everything at the start, then we will break the song into parts. Blue bossa is a great tune to use as an intro to bossa nova style. Download or print kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes, chords in minutes.
Previous sheet music next sheet music kenny dorham. The transcription is from the 1988 album michel camilo. Starting with classical piano only i tried to switch to jazzblues etc. Jun 03, 2016 in this tutorial, you will learn how to play the jazz standard, blue bossa. Blue bossa the version i use is from the joe henderson album titled page one this is how i count. Blue bossa is a 16bar tune and is in the key of c minor. Jul 15, 2019 if youre looking for the blue bossa lead sheet, youve most definitely come to the right place. Dexs blue bossa solo this is my second favorite dex album, behind our man in paris. Here are the chords and the scales you can use to solo over the chord changes. Its a short tune, only 16 bars long, and the iivi in db functions as a kind of short bridge, providing a.
Blue bossa tutorial part 2 learn to play bossa nova piano. Blue bossa piano solo sheet music for piano download free in. Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music notes and chords for piano solo. Blue bossa by kenny dorham sheet music for jazz ensemble.
B maj7 5 a7 9 dm9 d 11 7 cm7 f7 9 b maj7 5 a7 dm6 9 e7 9 e7 5 am9 dm9 b maj7 5 a7 9 dm6 9 ballad ending 1 blue in green miles davis. Blue bossa by kenny dorham score and parts sheet music. It has a relatively short form at just 16 bars long and it contains both a major and a minor 251 progression. Blue bossa version 1 high definition version jazz piano. I arranged the melody of blue bossa the way you would play it in a jazz trio by adding chords to the melody. Dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from biting the apple tenor saxophone transcribed by dustin mollick on august 16th, 2009 7 11 15 19 23 27 31 d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb 3 3 e7b5 3 a7b9 3 d d g e7b5 a7b9 d f bb7 eb e7b5 a7b9 3 d3. Kenny dorham blue bossa sheet music pdf notes, chords.
This is a very simplified version of the song for beginners. Jazz piano transcriptions archive include about 950 piano. Bossa nova is, like rock and blues, a music that was invented on guitar. Blue bossa version 1 high definition version jazz piano tutorial. Please note the alto saxophone part has been adaptedoptimized to fit the entire range of this instrument it is like a new exercises infact.
Blue bossa from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play beginner piano score in minutes. Print and download in pdf or midi blue bossa piano solo 1. In this jazz piano tutorial i demonstrate two ways to play the jazz standard blue bossa an intermediate arrangement and an advanced. Buy the transcription of blue bossa as played by michel camilo for solo piano. The standard one from the real book is cm dmg7 ad lib. Print and download in pdf or midi blue bossa kenny dorham. Only has the lead sheet exactly as kenny originally wrote it. I found very useful the post of borgeare halvorsen. Blue bossa piano solo sheet music for piano download free. Christian morris introduction to bossa nova for piano. The 11 choruses of the exercises on the chord sequence are as follows.
If youre looking for the blue bossa lead sheet, youve most definitely come to the right place. Jazz guitarist kenny burrell wrote and recorded a lyric to blue bossa, called its no time to be blue. The blue bossa exercises pdf for bb, eb and c instruments. Piano transcriptions archive including more than 950 transcriptions in pdf of popular jazz pianist. Blue bossa sheet music for piano download free in pdf or. Tenor saxophone dexter gordons solo on blue bossa from.
Blue bossa is a wellknown composition written by kenny dorham. Brent mccollough age 17 performing and improvising over the jazz standard blue bossa, written by kenny dorham, accompanied by bass and drums from an akai xr20 drum machine. Print and download blue bossa sheet music by kenny dorham arranged for piano. It is also one of the first latin tunes that many jazz musicians encounter. When you play in a combo without a piano or another guitar player, its a good idea to harmonize your melodies. Antoine herve teaches you how to play his arrangement of blue bossa.
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