Click here for the full Transcription with Larry’s exact fingerings. Larry Grenadier performing “Just One of Those Things” with Emmet Cohen from “Live at Emmet’s Place Vol. 107.” Aside from making this tempo feel relaxed and look easy, there’s some great thematic devices going through these two choruses.
Ray Brown “Bass Face” live 1993
Here’s a transcription of Ray Brown’s walking on his tune “Bass Face” performed live with his trio in 1993 at Jazz Umbria, with Benny Green and Jeff Hamilton. I didn’t include chord changes because they throw in so many substitutions, it’s best to hear the line in context by playing along with the recording. It’s rhythm changes in C, with a different bridge from the typical rhythm changes bridge.
Lee Alexander transcription “Peace”
Harry “Sweets” Edison Transcription “Did You Call Her Today?”
Oscar Pettiford transcription “Blues in the Closet”
Paul Chambers transcription “Soul Station”
Christian McBride transcription “Come on Home”
Ray Brown transcription “Take the A Train”
Here’s the PDF: Ray Brown A Train
James Jamerson transcription “What’s Going On?”
Here’s a James Jamerson transcription, being played on my 1969 Fender Precision Bass.
Tim Wolfe, Jr. 