Arturo Sandoval, Doc Severinson, and Ed Calle
MUT 2641
Applied Harmony
Improvisation 1
Professor Ed Calle
Song Composer Recording Soloist Application/Study
Nothing Personal
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Don Grolnick Michael Brecker
Michael Brecker Melodic minor scales
Blue Bossa
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    Joe Henderson Melodic minor scales, ii-7-V7-I and iiø7-V7-i chord progressions
Calming Blue
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Ed Calle   Ed Calle
Jim Gasior
Melodic minor scales, Natural minor scales, derivative pentatonic scales
Maiden Voyage
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage Herbie Hancock
Freddie Hubbard
Joe Henderson
Pentatonic scales, Dorian scales, sequencing
Little Sunflower
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Freddie Hubbard   Freddie Hubbard Pentatonic scales
Stella by Starlight
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    Miles Davis
George Coleman
Melodic minor scales, iiø7-V7-i chord progressions
A Night In Tunisia
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Dizzy Gillespie   Dizzy Gillespie
Arturo Sandoval
Mike Brignola
Melodic minor scales, iiø7-V7-i chord progressions
Gregory Is Here
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Horace Silver   Michael Brecker
Randy Brecker
Melodic minor scales, ii-7-V7-i chord progressions, 7(#11) chords
Invitation
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Brunislau Kaper  

John Coltrane
Michael Brecker
Rick Margitza

Melodic minor scales, ii-7-V7-i chord progressions, 7(#11) chords
My Shining Hour
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    John Coltrane
Jerry Bergonzi
Voice leading, solo construction
Like Someone In Love
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    John Coltrane
Jerry Bergonzi
Voice leading, solo construction
All The Things You Are
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
      ii-7-V7-i chord progressions
Joy Spring
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    Arturo Sandoval
Clifford Brown
Ed Calle
ii-7-V7-i chord progressions
Autumn Leaves
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
      ii-7-V7-i chord progressions
Sugar
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    Stanley Turrentine ii-7-V7-i chord progressions
Recordame
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
Joe Henderson   Joe Henderson
Michael Brecker
ii-7-V7-i chord progressions
Blues
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    Charlie Parker
John Coltrane
Blues
Rhythm Changes
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
    Charlie Parker
Sonny Stitt
Sonny Rollins
Dizzy Gillespie
Michael Brecker

Rhythm changes
Giant Steps
(C treble, C bass, Bb, Eb)
Scales, triads, pentatonic scales
John Coltrane   John Coltrane
Michael Brecker
Bob Mintzer
Arturo Sandoval

Giant Steps

 

Michael Brecker transcriptions link