Its easy first you play the theme, then you improvise over the chords. Jazz trumpet transcriptions, jazz, how to play jazz. An instrumental version by pianist roger williams was a number 1 bestseller in the us billboard charts of 1955. Eric clapton autumn leaves guitar tab in b minor download. While other instruments, such as sax, trumpet, and vocals, often play the melody on a gig, you never know when youll be called up to play. That being said, those 16 measures are packed full of chord changes with at least 2 chords in every bar. Print and download in pdf or midi autumn leaves in c. First of all, this key is commonly played in two keys, concert bbgm and concert gem. Sharing the bill are ron carter, bob james on fusionera rhodes, hubert laws and paul desmond, who proves himself to be baker s perfect foil on autumn leaves and tangerine. Chet atkins autumn leaves guitar pro tab with free online tab player, speed control and loop. Print and download autumn leaves sheet music composed by joseph kosma arranged for trumpet. The falling leaves drift by the window the autumn leaves of red and gold i see your lips, the summer kisses the sunburned hands i used to hold since you went away.
Autumn leaves chet baker paul desmonds transcription. Autumn in new york, but not for me, ill remember april, my ideal, that old feeling, theres a small hotel, these foolish things, you go to my head. It is technically in the minor key, but i like to mention the major key also to avoid any ambiguity, espically since the tune dances between the major and minor keys so much and since both common keys have a g associated with them. There were three recording sessions july 17, october 31, and november 1, 1974. Interestingly, although this song is jazzy, most musicians find the tunes infectious chord. Because of this, having a strong hold on the melody and improvising is essential learning. This is not arranged by me, i only responsible for typing this version out. Autumn leaves solo, she was too good to me, jazz, anon, pdf v. Autumn leaves is a french popular song and jazz standard composed by joseph kosma with original lyrics by jacques prevert in french, and later by johnny mercer in english.
You will hear musicians playing autumn leaves in a variety of keys. Autumn leaves chet baker free download as pdf file. Check out autumn leaves by chet baker on amazon music. Autumn leaves sheet music for trumpet download free in pdf or.
Like in previous lessons, i have written a rhythmically complex and harmonically interesting melody over the original chord changes. The album was released in 1974 as what some would call a comeback album. Download and print top quality the elephant from the carnival of the animals sheet music for piano solo by camille saintsaens. Tadds delight solo, the most important jazz album of 19641965, jazz, anon, pdf. Print and download bill evans trio autumn leaves bass tab. Killing blues solo sonny stitt sax transcription tenor sax free download from. Autumn leaves principal composer anderson, gustav sheet music bari setsergey set 37 10. We have the sheet music and midi files if you need them. Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals chet baker sings, it could happen to you. Oct 19, 2008 a beautiful song performed by chet baker trumpet, paul desmond alto sax, hubert laws flute, bob james keyboard, ron carter contrabass and steve gadd drums.
Autumn leaves is a great chord progression to start improvising following the harmony. Joseph kosma autumn leaves sheet music trumpet solo in e. Sep 08, 2010 hi david, thanks for your honest question. Jazz trumpet solo chet baker, autumn leaves youtube. Gm is the relative minor to bb major which is a favorite key for trumpets and saxophones. December 23, 1929 may, 1988 was an american jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and vocalist. Autumn leaves jazz piano sheet music for piano download. Chet baker sheet music free download in pdf or midi on. This is one of the most wellknown standards of all time. Autumn leaves etude in this weeks lesson we take on aprils line, my tune based on the very popular jazz standard autumn leaves.
Chet atkins autumn leaves guitar pro ultimate guitar. Son of late jazz trumpeter chet baker files suit over. The falling leaves drift by the window the autumn leaves of red and gold i see your lips the summer kisses the sunburned hands i used to hold since you went away. Its a well known tune and it still covers a lot of important cadences in a key. Against all odds chet baker made a gradual comeback in the 1970s. See new and popular chet baker songs, uploaded by musescore users, connect with a community of musicians who love to write and play music. Thats a good way to start, when you want to play jazz. The complete graz concert 1962, soprano, 1 bessies blues.
See piecing directions below for cutting instructions for the maple leaf blocks. So i got out my real book out and found a chart on the tune to see if the melody was close to what paul desmond was playing. Altoist paul desmond is a major asset on two songs and the occasional strings give variety to this fine session. The best of chet baker, jazz, riverside bonus tracks the chet baker volume in fantasys best of series covers only a relatively tiny portion of his lifespan, yet it does capture the selfdestructive trumpetersinger at two crucial times when the jazz world was his oyster, and during one of his many attempts to regain his old appeal. The falling leaves drift by the window the autumn leaves of red and gold i see your lips, the summer kisses the sunburned hands i used to hold since you went away the days grow long and soon ill hear old winters song but i miss you most of all my darling when autumn leaves start to fall cest une chanson, qui nous ressemble toi tu maimais et je taimais nous vivions tous deux ensemble toi. I recently started learning the tune poor butterfly after listening to one of my all time favorite recordings glad to be unhappy by paul desmond featuring jim hall.
Joseph kosma autumn leaves sheet music trumpet solo in. Autumn leaves joseph kosma jazz piano solo arrangement synthesia tutorial. Miles davis miles dewey davis iii, alton, illinois, may 26, 1926 santa monica, california, september 28, 1991 was an american trumpeter, bandleader and composer. Autumn leaves sheet music composed by chet baker 1 of 3 pages. The chet baker version from 1954 is a classic recording of this tune. The son of legendary jazz trumpeter and oklahoma native chet baker is suing a canadian movie director and his production company over a movie being filmed with actor ethan hawke. I made this easy piano arrangement in a tonality close to the eva cassidy.
The title track is an alteration of he was too good to me. Bill evans trio autumn leaves bass tab in bb major. See more ideas about jazz standard, jazz, jazz sheet music. The falling leaves drift by the window the autumn leaves of red and gold i see your lips, the summer kisses the sunburned hands i used to hold. Print and download eric clapton autumn leaves guitar recorded versions with tab. I chose gm because that is the key my jazz friends play it in. Originally a melody from a french musical play by joseph kosma, it is one of the best known and most beautiful jazz standards i know. Although baker recorded far too much during his final 15 years, his nomadic lifestyle never kicking drugs and essentially wandering all over europe was unstable and his occasional vocals always an acquired taste were generally poor, his trumpet playing actually improved as. Here is a jazz trumpet transcription of chet bakers solo from his recording of autumn leaves.
His trumpet work is especially strong here and his breathy vocals sound as if they were beamed in from the 1950s. This is only for reading, so i made the melody very simple. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. While three, four or fivenote chord shapes are essential sounds for any jazz guitarist, sometimes using twonote chords aka double stops is the best way to get your ideas onto the fretboard when comping behind a melody or soloist. Chet baker s solo on autumn leaves sonny stitt blues walk 1 chorus all 12 keys sonny stitt blues walk chorus transcription in all 12 keys the following transcriptions were done by daniel matthews 408 8061694 click here for harry sweets edisons solo on edisons lights. Sharing the bill are ron carter, bob james on fusionera. Free online jazz and music transcriptionssheet music from artist. Some of my students want to learn how to play jazz piano, and i want them to sing at the same time. Autumn leaves in c sheet music for piano download free in. This month i present to you three versions of the famous jazz standard autumn leaves. Jun 09, 2009 mix chet baker s autumn leaves youtube. Although baker recorded far too much during his final 15 years, his nomadic lifestyle never kicking drugs and essentially wandering all over europe was unstable and his occasional vocals.
Autumn leaves sheet music for trumpet download free in. Most commonly played in eb major, i fall in love to easily has a very short form at just 16 measures. Highlights include autumn leaves, tangerine, and with a song in my heart. Includes guitar recorded versions with tab for voice, range. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, miles davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz. Jazz moods cool by baker, chet go unlimited try now get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. Baker began his comeback after five years of musical inactivity with this excellent cti date. Autumn leaves page 1 of 2 autumn leaves quilt size 66 x 84 block size is 4. Cbs associated chet baker s had plenty of comeback albums, but this one from 1974 is among his finest. Autumn leaves is one of the most popular jazz standards on record and is a mustknow tune for any jazz guitarist. In this lesson i will go over a set of jazz guiat arpeggios in one position, some exercises, target notes and strategies for making solos where you can hear the harmony in the. In our catalog, you can find chet baker sheet music for piano, drums, flute, saxophone, trumpet, guitar and almost any other instrument. Quintet, from the recording miles in europe columbia kcs 8983.
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