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Congratulations to Gary Smulyan and all of the other baritone saxophonists listed in this year’s Downbeat Readers Poll!

Have you been to a Starbucks recently? If so, you might have heard baritone saxophonist, and recent Downbeat rising star winner Brian Landrus’ music while you were there. Let us know in the comments below if you heard him there.

Francesco Badaloni has been kind enough to send in another Gerry Mulligan transcription. This time on the song “Trouble In Mind” from a very interesting album, “Witherspoon Mulligan Webster At The Renaissance” with Jimmy Witherspoon and Ben Webster. Head over to the Transcriptions page to check it out.

Thanks to Francesco Badaloni we have posted a new Gerry Mulligan transcription to the repository. This one is on ‘Lonesome Boulevard’. Head on over and check it out!

Remember:
Please use these for your benefit only. You MAY NOT sell or reproduce these transcriptions. Also we would like to add that you will learn a great deal more if you transcribe these solos yourself. They have not been checked for accuracy and definitely may contain errors.

Please let us know if you would like to submit one of your own transcriptions.

Keep swingin

-Hadro

We have just posted our second Scott Robinson transcription to the transcription repository! We’d like to thank Ian Cooper of the US Navy Jazz Bands for sending this one in.

Incidentally both Scott Robinson transcriptions are from a suite entitled “New Works Celebration” on a Bob Brookmeyer album, “New Works” with the New Art Orchestra. This suite was originally written for Gerry Mulligan, but he passed away shortly before the recording and Scott stepped in, doing a beautiful job. I hear there is a bootleg recording out there somewhere that has Mulligan performing it live.

This album is definitely worth checking out for any enthusiast of the baritone sax.

Lisa Parrott has just released a new album entitled “Round Tripper“. It features a fantastic band and looks to include some great songs and compositions. Check it out at her website!