Charlie Parker Omnibook
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The Charlie Parker Omnibook is a collection of transcriptions of compositions and improvised solos by jazz saxophonist Charlie Parker. It is available for E-flat, B-flat, C and bass-clef instruments. It includes 60 pieces, transcribed by Ken Slone with proofreading assistance from Jamey Aebersold,[1] information about the records, and practice suggestions. The Charlie Parker Omnibook is published by Hal Leonard LLC.[2]
Charlie Parker (1920–1955) was one of the pioneers of the Bebop style of jazz. This idiom is characterized by fast tempos, instrumental virtuosity, and improvisation over set harmonic structures. Parker’s style of playing and his harmonic treatment particularly in improvisation continues to be influential across multiple genres and instruments. In particular, he innovated rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His realization that the 12 notes of the chromatic scale can lead melodically to any key led to him escaping from the confines of previously practiced improvisation methods.
The Omnibook has become a major reference for students of jazz improvisation in many genres of jazz music not just bebop.[3] Portions of Parker’s improvised solos continue to be quoted by other improvising jazz musicians today. The transcriptions are not intended to be studied by saxophonists new to the instrument but rather by advanced students with some prior jazz idiom knowledge and considerable instrumental skill. Very few articulation marks are notated.[3]
Transcriptions included in the book
- Ah-Leu-Cha
- Another Hairdo
- Anthropology (composition)
- Au Privave
- Au Privave (No. 2)
- Back Home Blues
- Ballade (Parker C)
- Barbados
- Billie's Bounce (Bill's Bounce)
- The Bird
- Bird Gets the Worm (Parker)
- Bloomdido
- Blue Bird
- Blues (Fast)
- Blues for Alice
- Buzzy
- Card Board
- Celerity (Parker)
- Chasing The Bird
- Cheryl
- Chi Chi
- Confirmation
- Constellation
- Cosmic Rays
- Dewey Square
- Diverse (Parker)
- Donna Lee
- K.C. Blues
- Kim
- Kim (No. 2)
- Klaunstance
- Ko-Ko
- Laird Baird
- Leap Frog (Parker C)
- Marmaduke
- Merry Go Round (Parker C)
- Mohawk
- Mohawk (No. 2)
- Moose the Mooche
- My Little Suede Shoes
- Now's The Time
- Now's The Time (No. 2)
- Ornithology
- An Oscar For Treadwell
- Parker's Mood
- Passport
- Perhaps
- Red Cross
- Relaxing With Lee (Parker)
- Scrapple from the Apple
- Segment
- Shawnuff
- She Rote
- She Rote (No. 2)
- Si Si
- Steeplechase
- Thriving From A Riff
- Visa
- Warming Up A Riff (Parker)
- Yardbird Suite
References
External links
- Google Books
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- Bird and Diz (1952)
- South of the Border (1952)
- Big Band (1954)
- Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 1 (1956)
- The Immortal Charlie Parker (1956)
- Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol. 2 (1956)
- The Genius of Charlie Parker (1956)
- The Charlie Parker Story (1956)
- Now's the Time: the Quartet of Charlie Parker (1956)
- The Cole Porter Songbook (1956)
- Swedish Schnapps (1958)
- Jazz at Massey Hall (1953)
- Bird on 52nd St. (1958)
- Bird at St. Nick's (1958)
- Bird Is Free (1961)
- One Night in Birdland (1977)
- Summit Meeting at Birdland (1977)
- Inglewood Jam (1978)
- The Washington Concerts (1983)
- Live at Rockland Palace (1997)
- Charlie Parker's Savoy and Dial sessions
- Complete Charlie Parker on Dial
- Charlie Parker on Dial: The Complete Sessions
- Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
- "Ah-Leu-Cha"
- "Anthropology"
- "Au Privave"
- "Big Foot" aka "Driftin' on a Reed"
- "Barbados"
- "Billie's Bounce"
- "Bird Gets the Worm"
- "Bloomdido"
- "Blues for Alice"
- "Chasin' the Bird"
- "Cheryl"
- "Confirmation"
- "Constellation "
- "Dexterity"
- "Donna Lee"
- "Ko-Ko"
- "Moose the Mooche"
- "Now's the Time"
- "Ornithology"
- "Parker's Mood"
- "Relaxin' at Camarillo"
- "Scrapple from the Apple"
- "Swingmatism"
- "Yardbird Suite"
- Bebop
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Charlie Parker with Strings
- Charlie Parker Omnibook
- Bird (1988 film)
- Bird and Diz
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