I'm hoping that some of you keen saxophone
players out there will give me the benefit of your wisdom and let me know
where I have gone wrong with this. I know I have made some mistakes [there
is an unwanted extra note in bar 56 for example] and there are shortcomings
in my knowledge of writing notation and in my ability to get 'Logic v4.7'
to do what it's supposed to do [I'm not sure how to write trills with the
Bb key, either]. Most of the notes are correct, though, and you are welcome
to download it and use it.
My only reason for putting this track on 'GEMS' is my love for this solo,
which has all the ingredients [architecture, shape, narrative etc.] that
make an improvisation great, and, needless to say, it is Johnny Almond's
version that should be referenced by this transcription. Johnny Almond played
it on the Alto [concert key ofGminor] but I play it on the tenor in the
concert key of Dminor which puts it in the same saxophone key [Eminor]
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I have found that if you set your printer to 110% it will stretch it out
to full page. I am still working on improving the print quality - without
increasing download time!