Jazz Drum Transcriptions

Here is the drum solo from "The Sherman Stroll" written by Anthony Wonsey and recorded on "Sidewalkin'" in the Rudy Van Gelder Studio.  Evan Sherman takes a clean 12 bars after Jerry Weldon's great solo and he gives a lot of great ideas to study.  Remember that this is my humble take on what was being played and that you should check out the video of Evan to really get a feel for the swing and the phrasing. Here is the transcription: Here is a link to the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIn6cPr0Uk Here is the last transcription of the drum intro from the same recording: Here is that transcription together with the video: Thank you for checking out this Transcription!

This is Joe Farnsworth over the Cedar Walton tune "Bolivia" .  Here he is soloing over the first A Section of the second chorus, the form is AABA with every A Section being 12 bars. He has an incredible way of using buzzrolls in his soloing, sounds a lot like how Billy Higgins used to do it.  Here is the YouTube video: Here is the link to the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyxnLfEFrc4&t=14s Thank you for checking out this transcription.

Here are Joe Farnsworth's brush trades on the Bud Powell tune "Oblivion" . The tempo is a mad 400 BPM.  These trades are from a video uploaded to Instagram by Joe Farnsworth and as you can tell he only plays the snare drum with brushes during these trades. This is my humble take on what was being played during those trades and if you really want to learn something from this don't forget to study the video a couple of hundreds times to really understand the phrasing and technique.  Here are the trades: Here is a link to the video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CWU4tHwAw9d/ Thank for checking out this transcription!

Here is Evan Sherman's drum intro on the tune "The Sherman Stroll" composed by pianist Anthony Wonsey . This is an amazing drum intro and be sure to check their whole video to enjoy all the great solos on this take. Remember that this is just my humble transcription of this solo so be sure to listen to this solo yourself a couple of hundred times to really understand the sound, swing and rhythm of this drum solo. Here is the solo: Here is the link to the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhIn6cPr0Uk Thank you for checking out this transcription!

I have created a YouTube Channel where I plan to upload most of my transcriptions together with audio. Follow me on Twitter,  this Blog and Subscribe  to me on YouTube to make sure that you never miss out on new content! Link to my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLGI1XPWhoJr-Ev3rZ13-Q Link to my Twitter: https://twitter.com/jazzdrumtrs Here are some transcriptions that are already up on my Youtube channel: Philly Joe Jones on "Temperance" Philly Joe Jones on the tune "Temperance" with the Wynton Kelly Trio (Wynton Kelly -Piano, Paul Chambers - Bass and Philly Joe Jones - Drums) from the album Kelly at Midnight  (1960). Joe Farnsworth on "I'm Old Fashioned" Joe Farnsworth on the tune "I'm Old Fashioned" with the David Hazeltine trio (David Hazeltine - Piano, Peter Washington - Bass and Joe Farnsworth - Drums) from the album Close To You (2004). Thank you for checking out this post and my YouTube Channel.

This is Joe Farnsworth's drum trades on the tune "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer 1942) from David Hazeltine's album Close To You (2004). The Album features David Hazeltine on Piano, Peter Washington on bass and Joe Farnsworth on the drums. Joe takes 8's and 12's over the form and plays excellent ideas with pure swing, this solo is a masterclass in trading over a form on the drums.  Bear in mind that this is my humble transcription of the trades on this tune and if you really want to deep dive into Joe's playing you should go a head and listen to his records and transcribe yourself. Here is a link to my transcription with the song Here is a link to my YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuLGI1XPWhoJr-Ev3rZ13-Q Here is a link to the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8v70sHR-N4 Thank you for checking out this transcription!

 All the recorded solos that Philly Joe Jones played brushes on! There are only 18 recorded songs that include a brush solo from the master Philly Joe Jones. Philly was a great soloist but his weapon of choice seemed to be the drumsticks even though he was just as good at soloing with the brushes. Here is the list of all the tracks with a Philly Joe Jones brush solo on, have fun! 1: What is this thing called love, "Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant" (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl__PZI3sXk 2: Threesome, "Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant" (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO9FFFfM_ps 3: Sneakin' Around, "Meet Betty Carter and Ray Bryant" (1955) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf1vRMFzEKU 4: Paul's Pal, Sonny Rollins "Tenor Madness" (1956) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNEwSRXrVXE 5: Neat Foot, Johan Graas "Westlake Bounce" (1957) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VQCSMuYiJs 6: The Loop, Dick Johnson "Most Like...