It’s hard to believe he has been gone for almost 15 years already. Both of these incredibly gifted musicians had a lasting and profound impact on the landscapes of the saxophone world and the electric bass world. Michael Brecker died in 2007 from leukemia. Jaco died in 1987 as a result of injuries sustained in a beating outside a South Florida after-hours nightclub (this still makes me so mad every time I think about it). Sadly, Michael Brecker and Jaco Pastorius are no longer with us. Insane Michael Brecker Invitation Tenor Sax Solo from the Jaco Birthday Concert It did throw me for a loop while transcribing though as there is an extra 16 bars added to the form right there in the solo. I don’t know if this was planned, a mistake, or maybe just too many drugs taken before the concert. Almost like Brecker is hesitant and is not sure where Jaco is going. Bars 9-16 has just Jaco playing the bass line behind Brecker and it seems a bit odd to me. On page 4 however, the band goes back to the top of the head but then Jaco sounds like he is going to the ending again during those 16 bars of that A section. Pages 1-3 is a typical chorus of Invitation. One interesting observation while working on this transcription is that there is some weirdness to the form of the tune during the solo. I mean, Bob Mintzer does great, but I have to wonder what he was thinking while listening to Brecker solo………) (I really feel bad for Bob Mintzer who had to take the solo after Brecker. Michael Brecker is usually high energy to begin with but when you add Jaco’s incredibly energetic bass lines it just pushes Brecker into maximum overdrive. Michael Brecker just crushes this solo! I love the energy and interplay between Brecker and Jaco. When Michael Brecker comes in for his tenor solo, in typical Michael Brecker fashion it is mostly all 16th notes. Peter Erskine and Jaco Pastorius start this tune off in the ballpark of 172-176 bpm. Michael Brecker’s solo on this jazz standard, Invitation, is just ridiculous in my mind. The Jaco Pastorius “Birthday Concert” album was recorded live in 1981 but wasn’t released until 1995. This is a transcription of Michael Brecker’s insane tenor sax solo on the jazz standard, “Invitation” from the Jaco Pastorius’ album “The Birthday Concert” (this is not the Invitation solo from Jack Wilkins album “Merge”). Body and Soul as such, has become something of a tenor saxophone rite of passage to play.Here’s another great Michael Brecker tenor saxophone solo transcription I am excited to share with everyone. Coleman Hawkins’ smooth flowing lines through the complex changes hint at a move away from the common cliches of the swing music at the time and hint at the bebop language that is come. This is considered one of the most famous recordings of Body and Soul. This is obviously not a comprehensive list and more than likely you will come up with 5 completely different solos which is amazing! I would love to hear what your top 5 saxophone solos are and what they mean to you! Please share your thoughts in the comments below. This article lists 5 essential solos from Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins, and John Coltrane. What is something that they all share? They share the fact that their playing is rooted in the rich historical lineage of the tenor saxophonists that came before them. Chris Potter, Melissa Aldana, Kamasi Washington - These are some of jazz’s best contemporary tenor saxophonists.
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