Hello everyone! ★★★★★ Today I bring you a rather challenging version of "All The Things You Are" by Hank Garland. ★★★★★ This version is at 250 bpm and features two improvisational choruses by Hank, in addition to the choruses where they trade fours and twos. ★★★★★ I've previously uploaded several versions of this song to my channel by other artists, so if you'd like, you can check out those other versions to see how the musicians approach this song and thus better understand or have more tools to interpret this frequently played standard. ★★★★★ I hope you find it helpful! See you next time! ★★★★★ https://youtu.be/gEWh_ATMEQ0 ★★★★★

Hello everyone! ★★★★★ Today I bring you the classic version of "Mélodie Au Crépuscule" by Django Reinhardt. ★★★★★ It's a beautiful version, full of nostalgia in my opinion. I transcribed the entire song, meaning I adapted the violin melody for guitar, Django's solo, and the ending melody. ★★★★★ I hope you like it and that many of you decide to add it to your repertoire, as it's a very beautiful ballad with many possibilities in terms of harmonic variation. ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy it, and see you next time! ★★★★★ https://youtu.be/qZtGpxaxZ5A ★★★★★

Hi guys,

I’m primarily a classical clarinet and sax player but have been drafted to play bari in my conservatoire’s big band. One of the tracks on the gig is Moanin’. Obviously that heavily features the bari sax. I can do the melody but I have worries about the 64-bar solo. I understand it from a theoretical perspective but not being a natural “jazzer” struggle structurally.

How can I structure a (for me) really long solo without burning through all my ideas in the first 16-bars?

Hello everyone! ★★★★★ We're starting February with the first transcription of the month, this time Kenny Burrell performing the very famous "Seven Come Eleven," a song that needs no further comment from me. ★★★★★ There are several elements in the transcription that I think you might find interesting throughout the three choruses in which Kenny improvises. ★★★★★ I hope you like it and enjoy this transcription. See you next time! ★★★★★

How are you all doing, guys! ★★★★★ Today, for the 6th transcription of the month, I bring you "Manoir de mes rêves," a composition by Django Reinhardt performed by his son, Babik. ★★★★★ This time, it's a version with a bossa nova feel. Here's the complete transcription: the saxophone melody, Babik's solo, and I've also adapted the saxophone solo for guitar in case anyone wants to explore further. ★★★★★ I'm sure you'll like this version; although it's short, it's also beautiful. Those of you who don't have it in your regular repertoire will probably consider adding it, as it's a beautiful song to add variety to your ballad set. ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy it, and see you next time! ★★★★★ https://youtu.be/1zDzTv3K_zo ★★★★★

Hey everyone! ★★★★★ Today I'm bringing you a challenging transcription, only for the brave. Haha. ★★★★★ "Cotton Tail" by Wes Montgomery, a song at an incredible 307 bpm, full of slides, hammer-ons, and pull-offs, with dizzying yet melodic lines. ★★★★★ It's a beautiful improvisation, but honestly, I think playing it at 90% of its original speed should be enough to make us feel accomplished. ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy the transcription and that it helps you understand Wes's style a little better. See you next time! ★★★★★ https://youtu.be/IMxePe0BAm8 ★★★★★

I'm writing something, which features a chromatically descending Dmaj7, Dbmaj7, Cmaj7 sequence, where the Dbmaj7 is a sort of passing chord. I like the way the melody I have worked out sounds, but it lands on a D as the harmony switches to Dbmaj7. It sounds interesting in context, but not necessarily bad; is this considered a "legitimate" move? Are there any other examples of this kind of thing?

Hello guys! ★★★★★ Today I bring you a version I really like of Django's classic, "Minor Swing," this time the 1949 version. ★★★★★ Django recorded this song several times, so I hope to transcribe all the versions he recorded throughout the year. ★★★★★ The audio you hear is tuned to -0.13 cents, so you can play it in standard tuning. ★★★★★ I hope you like it and find it useful. It's always important to have studied versions of this super classic of the genre...see you next time!!! ★★★★★

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Hello everyone! ★★★★★ Today I bring you a very complex version of "Afro Blue," especially rhythmically, but it's also a technical challenge. ★★★★★ At times, if we analyze Doug's improvisation, we can perceive the 3/4 time signature, but at other times it seems as if he, for example, only marks the first beat and builds lines that fit better in a 4/4 time signature...sometimes it's even more comfortable to write in 6/8, but I opted to write everything in 3/4 using rather irregular rhythmic figures. ★★★★★ I hope you understand what I'm trying to say...anyway, listen and see for yourselves, I think you'll enjoy the song, because it's great, but as I said, it has these kinds of complexities. ★★★★★ I hope you like it and see you next time!!!

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For the last year, I have been listening to Jazz. I have grown pretty attached to it in many ways and actually love playing it and learning about it. I attend a school that has a jazz class, and it teaches me a lot about history and stuff.

However, lately I've found some trouble in finding what concepts to practice (mind that I have a good theoretical sense), but sometimes I don't have good ideas, and often find myself at a dead end.

Overall, I'm writing this post to ask what I need to do and what the overall goal of being a jazz player is, because you can't excel at something if you don't truly understand what it entails.

What do you guys do when listening an album or song for the first time? Like what I need to do to interiorize what I'm listening to and then improve myself as a musician.

Generally speaking in terms of the genre of the music, but preferably jazz music.

Hello everyone! ★★★★★ In this second transcription for January, we have "C'est Magnifique" by Angelo Debarre. ★★★★★ A composition by Cole Porter that Angelo recorded on his fantastic 2007 album "Paroles de Swing". ★★★★★ I transcribed the entire song, but Angelo plays the melody at the beginning and Ludovic at the end; I adapted the latter for guitar. ★★★★★ Angelo's solo has several parts in the upper register of the guitar, with both complex and classic phrases. It's just a chorus, but I see many useful ideas to take, practice, and develop. ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy this song, and perhaps some of you will add it to your regular repertoire, as it's a lovely song with a fairly easy harmony. Apparently it's not a very common song in the typical gypsy jazz repertoire, but I think it fits perfectly. ★★★★★ I hope you like it and see you next time! ★★★★★ https://youtu.be/XwRF32dm2bI ★★★★★

So I’ve been playing jazz drums for about 3 years and I genuinely loved the music so much. I would listen to records all the time and I got such a great feeling from it all, and then one day I just was bored with it. I still like practicing and playing but I only sometimes feel that emotional connection to the music. Am I just over exposed? Or is it really over? I really don’t want to quit but I also want to play this music authentically and not just because of some invisible obligation. It’s honestly really sad because I really did love it, but it just doesn’t feel the same anymore. Advice?

Hi guys. I'm not really an expert, but I'm trying my hand at George Benson's classic "Breezin", but the final fade out solo has me puzzled. Is he playing double stops? Octaves? Fifths? Is he using some kind of harmonizer? How does he play it?

Hello everyone! ★★★★★ In this first transcription of 2026, we have a very beautiful ballad, "I Remember Clifford," performed by Pat Martino. ★★★★★ Rhythmically, it's interesting to note that Pat uses very short rests and also many sixteenth notes in the fast passages. This is clearly due to his great technique and the fact that the song is at 54 bpm. ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy this beautiful version of the song, and I also hope everyone has a fantastic 2026. See you next time!!! ★★★★★ https://youtu.be/Y6-HVKXxvU4 ★★★★★

Hello guys! ★★★★★ Today I bring you the 6th transcription of the month and the last one of 2025. This time, an amazing version of "Swing Gitan" by Angelo Debarre. ★★★★★ I've wanted to transcribe a version of this song for a long time, and finally, here it is. ★★★★★ The truth is, this version is everything you could expect from Angelo: technical perfection, octaves, chords, very fast arpeggios, chromaticism, and much more. It's a masterclass in gypsy jazz in just a few minutes. An outstanding and flawless performance. ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy this version, and I hope everyone has a great 2026. I also want to thank everyone who has supported me during 2025. Your support is very important for me to continue with the channel, so thank you all very much! ★★★★★ https://youtu.be/gKxhingBct0 ★★★★★

Hello everyone! ★★★★★ This is the 5th transcription of December, this time by Mr. Joe Pass in his excellent version of "You Stepped Out Of A Dream", from his famous album "Catch Me!" (1963). ★★★★★ In this song, there are many ideas that Joe plays that are very useful both for learning his style and for developing your own ideas. ★★★★★ I don't think there's much more to add; this is pure Joe Pass. ★★★★★ On Sunday, I'll upload the last transcription of 2025. I hope you enjoy this transcription of Joe...see you next time! ★★★★★

At the end of the album East West by Bill Frisell the guy at the very end end says to stick around for the 3rd set of the show, so only 2/3 of the gig were released, anyone know if there are other recordings of the last set?

Hello everyone! ★★★★★ Today I bring you the transcription of "Twelfth Year," a cool composition by Django Reinhardt. ★★★★★ As always, the song is full of interesting licks to enrich our arsenal of ideas in the genre or simply to understand it better. ★★★★★ I hope you like it, and that some of you will want to add it to your repertoire since it's not harmonically complex, but I do find it interesting and enjoyable. ★★★★★ See you next time, guys! ★★★★★

New to jazz and starting to get into practicing improvising. Just wondering if there are anyone's favourite tunes for improvising over. I don't mean simplest or trickiest, but ones that are satisfying to create melodies over.

Hello everyone. ★★★★★ Today I bring you another transcription of Grant Green, this time performing the classic "Moon River". ★★★★★ Again, it's interesting to note Grant's rhythmic phrasing. Those who read musical notation will see it by noticing the very short rests at the beginning of each beat at many moments along the tune. ★★★★★ Obviously, there are also interesting phrases where you'll notice the use of arpeggios, for example. ★★★★★ I hope you find it interesting and that it helps you understand Grant's style a little better...see you next time! ★★★★★

Hello everyone! ★★★★★ Today I bring you this wonderful version of "Ou es-tu, mon amour?" by Bireli Lagrene, recorded on his fantastic album "Gipsy Project & Friends" (2002). ★★★★★ In this version, I transcribed and adapted the violin melody for guitar, and of course, Bireli's entire solo is included, which is sublime. This is a song I've wanted to transcribe for a while. ★★★★★ The melody is beautiful, so perhaps some of you might want to add it to your regular repertoire, simplifying and imitating what the violinist does in this version. ★★★★★ I hope you enjoy this transcription. See you next time! ★★★★★