07.01.08

Always check your music…

Posted in Jazz, Music at 11:10 pm by David Chenu

In the first song of the Charlie Parker Omnibook**, “Confirmation“, I found:

5 wrong notes
2 missing turns
3 notes that they added which didn’t exist
1 missing note
3 wrong rhythms

And that’s just the first song! 

I recommend checking with the recording before you assume any transcriptions are correct.  Why don’t they hire me to re-edit and re-release it?  Anyway, it keeps you on your toes when you learn those solos.  Happy practicing…
David

**The Charlie Parker Omnibook is a book of transcribed Charlie Parker solos.

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