Chris Potter's Tune-Up Transcription

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  • čas přidán 16. 02. 2012
  • ...Updated and corrected some things in this transcription as of 3/30/2012...
    Here's a video of my transcription of Chris Potter's solo saxophone rendition of the jazz tune "Tune-Up." This comes from a masterclass he gave in London, November 12, 2011. Thanx to Dean Mongerio for video taping this performance and posting it on CZcams.
    This was one of the most difficult transcriptions that I have ever done but it taught me a lot. I wrote this transcription in a way that would make it easier to read so if you have done or plan on doing your own transcription I'm sure some of the rhythms I wrote may not line up with yours.
    You can find this transcription and many others at my website: www.charlesmcneal.com.
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Komentáře • 132

  • @kathreentoles9580
    @kathreentoles9580 Před 2 lety +2

    he's out of this world.

  • @chayjazz
    @chayjazz  Před 11 lety +15

    I try to write out transcriptions so they are readable (for me..). Chris definitely displaces the barline and the changes in this solo performance. I put double barlines where I felt the top of each chorus was but they may not line up to how you hear the phrases. I might read through this solo again at a later date and make some more corrections....

  • @autodidactusplaysjrpgs7614
    @autodidactusplaysjrpgs7614 Před 9 lety +105

    Is that a saxophone or a nuclear weapon?

  • @tuckerantell
    @tuckerantell Před 10 lety +20

    Spot on! awesome job and for a 10+ minute solo! holy crap! In regards to the solo: It always amazes me how "simple" some of these ideas really are when you finally get them on paper. Of course not so simple to think up and execute flawlessly w/ great sound and time feel but Major triads can really sound cool in the right hands!!! I hope you get a publishing deal for all this work my goodness this is better than some hal leonard stuff!

  • @jph886
    @jph886 Před 11 lety +2

    what a wonderful episode of music

  • @johndouglasmusic
    @johndouglasmusic Před 9 lety +2

    I'm completely amazed at Chris Potter and equally amazed at Charles McNeal! Thank you for doing this!

  • @MrChicoSax
    @MrChicoSax Před 11 lety +4

    Dear Charles,
    You have made an awesome job. It is so great to have the opportunity to be able to read the music while Chris is playing. I can easily imagine how hard it was to transcribe that solo!!

  • @bentonpastorik9057
    @bentonpastorik9057 Před 8 lety +17

    I'm hearing Giant Steps at 5:30!

    • @amaurycabralj
      @amaurycabralj Před 5 lety +2

      Benton Pastorik coltrane changes indeed!

  • @AnAmericanComposer
    @AnAmericanComposer Před 9 lety +7

    Coltrane, My Shining Hour solo quote at 1:36!

  • @musicalrt
    @musicalrt Před 11 lety +1

    WOW. Amazing transcription. Seriously, your ears are incredible to be able to transcribe this so accurately. WOW

  • @havokmusicinc
    @havokmusicinc Před 7 lety +9

    My one dissapointment, as a brass player, is that while I can play all these notes, I cannot do all the little split fingerings for tonal variety and overtone playing that Potter does here. Great transcription!

  • @jdrosborough
    @jdrosborough Před 6 lety

    What an effort. Both by Chris and the transcriber. Phenomenal.

  • @pepperwilliams4428
    @pepperwilliams4428 Před 5 lety +6

    His entire solo sounds so much like Rollins!

  • @nathanradich9374
    @nathanradich9374 Před 7 lety +25

    Just listening to this hurts my chops

  • @wjimenez92796
    @wjimenez92796 Před 9 lety

    Amazing phrasing and timing !!! Thank You Mr McNeal.

  • @TheAJB1996
    @TheAJB1996 Před 10 lety +2

    He's so in control it out of control

  • @vpsaxman
    @vpsaxman Před 9 lety

    Wow, what an amazing job you've done with this transcription! You must have scratched your head quite a few times as to how to notate some of this stuff! You're the freakin' man!

  • @nobodady1
    @nobodady1 Před 11 lety +5

    Astounding work. Amazing. I will be studying this for quite a while. Thanks.

  • @chayjazz
    @chayjazz  Před 11 lety +2

    Thanx for checking out the website. Yeah, I do spend a lot of time transcribing but I really do enjoy it, plus I've gotten pretty fast. I still have time to have a life...sort of...LOL

  • @newcents329238
    @newcents329238 Před 12 lety +1

    Fantastic job...really enjoyed reading and listening through it all

  • @menilmontant
    @menilmontant Před 10 lety

    Just checked your website... pretty impressed by the amount of transcriptions... mad props!!

  • @raefblack7906
    @raefblack7906 Před 10 lety +2

    Charles McNeal is a fricken genius!

  • @superbigguru
    @superbigguru Před 12 lety +1

    Thank you very much. It's very helpful to me
    I'll never forget your help Mr. McNeal

  • @fingersfitz
    @fingersfitz Před 4 lety +1

    I think it's time to get the hammer on my old saxophone 😎
    Great transcription 👏

  • @gpzanini
    @gpzanini Před 11 lety +1

    You are really a top level musician. Many compliments for the "craxy" trsnscription.

  • @wyndhl9465
    @wyndhl9465 Před 6 lety +1

    Chris seems to have touched all the (major) great tenor masters in sound and quotes: Hawkins, Byas, Rollins, Mobley, Brecker and yes, John William Coltrane himself - not forgetting the virtuosic Michael Brecker.
    It's the instructor's call for all to PRACTICE a la Chris Potter - and Michael Brecker, and John Coltrane and Charlie Parker before him (Chris Potter)
    Well done, Mr. Potter!

  • @kevinmiller124
    @kevinmiller124 Před 9 lety +3

    Wow, thank you so much for doing this

  • @ivancastillo1590
    @ivancastillo1590 Před 5 lety +1

    Por MUUUUUCHO lo mejor que he escuchado. Si algún saxofonista desea aprender a tocar bien. CON SOLO ESTUDIAR ESTO BASTA.

  • @freesoulsinger
    @freesoulsinger Před 10 lety +1

    Truly gifted and passionate

  • @calfm4103
    @calfm4103 Před 6 lety +15

    chris knows how to ruin my dreams

  • @EricFontaineJazz
    @EricFontaineJazz Před 9 lety +5

    how Chris Potter tunes up!

  • @ccalvac18
    @ccalvac18 Před 10 lety +2

    Bastard.Too good. He's awesome. Thx for the upload.

  • @skimanization
    @skimanization Před rokem

    Wow, incredibly amazing playing...!!!

  • @jujubotofficial2476
    @jujubotofficial2476 Před 11 lety +2

    it's so great i really dig it
    and it's also a great tribute to the sonny rollins version on newk's time

  • @christianbye3259
    @christianbye3259 Před 10 lety +1

    Best I'v evee heard! So incredible!!!!

  • @adgp8945
    @adgp8945 Před 4 lety +13

    Overtone section at 7:13 is absolutely absurd. Literally inhuman control of the instrument.

  • @freesoulsinger
    @freesoulsinger Před 10 lety +1

    Great. Transcription

  • @JoeCohenSaxophone
    @JoeCohenSaxophone Před 9 lety +2

    Charles this is great!!

  • @ToolTechSoftware
    @ToolTechSoftware Před 2 lety

    Best i ever heard

  • @dimitriskaraganis
    @dimitriskaraganis Před 9 lety +2

    What the fuck? Unique!!

  • @chayjazz
    @chayjazz  Před 11 lety +2

    Hey Don... no microphone into Finale (I wouldn't even know how to do that...LOL) Just listening to the solo and inputting 1 note at a time....
    Thanx for checking out the website.

  • @pectenmaximus231
    @pectenmaximus231 Před 9 lety

    Wonderful. Thank you!

  • @IIVI974
    @IIVI974 Před 10 lety

    fantastic job charles!!!! chris too :)

  • @yasabaraza
    @yasabaraza Před 10 lety +1

    Virtuoso total!

  • @ssaxman
    @ssaxman Před 9 lety +3

    Chris Potter was always good but DAMN !!!

  • @ibanezprs3403
    @ibanezprs3403 Před 9 lety

    thank you sir .. respect

  • @patrickmalabuyo
    @patrickmalabuyo Před 11 lety

    amazing

  • @sauxphilippe
    @sauxphilippe Před 8 lety

    Big good work !thanks !

  • @Zager-recap
    @Zager-recap Před 8 lety

    Wonderfull!

  • @549heydrew
    @549heydrew Před 12 lety

    Holy Fuck... He's so unbelievably good.

  • @justasjustasaxlt3006
    @justasjustasaxlt3006 Před 10 lety

    Chris is the best!!!!!!!!!!! thanks ;) super solo!!!

  • @roanmccormick7923
    @roanmccormick7923 Před 3 lety

    Sick!

  • @chayjazz
    @chayjazz  Před 9 lety +5

    Aaron Barber, here you go:
    Chris Potter's solo on Tune Up

    • @jdrosborough
      @jdrosborough Před 6 lety +1

      Wow -- it would take me six decades to learn this. Amazing.

  • @nobodady1
    @nobodady1 Před 11 lety +2

    Thanks so much for your reply. My question wasn't meant to be critical. I was just curious. I truly appreciate the work you've done. I'm a long way from being able to transcribe a solo such as this. I could get the notes, but the rythms would tie me up a lot. Kudos to you. I plan to study this solo. Would you be interested in any analysis of mine?

  • @ribitsov
    @ribitsov Před 11 lety

    it's great.

  • @TONIKOBLER
    @TONIKOBLER Před 5 lety

    great artist musician

  • @cmariosax
    @cmariosax Před 9 lety +1

    Woo !

  • @artsaxman
    @artsaxman Před 12 lety

    Dude, Sick!!!

  • @cdigger6671
    @cdigger6671 Před 10 lety +2

    9:39 best part :)

  • @Selmerpilot
    @Selmerpilot Před 11 lety

    Chip, good to see you're staying busy! We haven't talked in what, 12 years? SHeesh time goes

  • @Sirvalorsax
    @Sirvalorsax Před 10 lety +1

    Redonculous! Would have liked to have had chord changes over the top with countdown changes also just to see how the lines relate but... Awesome work dude!

  • @aaronbarber8581
    @aaronbarber8581 Před 9 lety +3

    I wanna see someone learn this.

  • @JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton

    Charles, you should contact Sher Music and Chris to do the official solo book (if there isn't one already....). Fantastic work!
    As to Chris, he's a fantastic player. Here, I hear Giant Steps and Sonny Rollins...

  • @antoniocarlosminan5540
    @antoniocarlosminan5540 Před 10 lety

    my respect, im bass player but understand yours hard work,sorry my english,cheers from Uruguay

  • @yoshi3723
    @yoshi3723 Před 11 lety

    CooL!!

  • @eumakka
    @eumakka Před 9 lety +2

    holy.....

  • @Musician0at0Work
    @Musician0at0Work Před 12 lety +1

    MAd props I thought about doing this quickly gave up before I pulled up finale...

  • @mulld59
    @mulld59 Před 11 lety

    Charles, to transcribe, did you set a microphone up into finale?? By the way an incredible amount of work with all of your transcriptions. Also incredibly generous posting them for free....All the best to you!.......CHEERS!

  • @bardarians
    @bardarians Před 11 lety

    WOW

  • @derio1216
    @derio1216 Před 12 lety +1

    Lol Giant Steps reference at 5:29!

  • @ChristopherPitts
    @ChristopherPitts Před 12 lety

    OMG!

  • @eforbandgeorgiebest
    @eforbandgeorgiebest Před 12 lety

    Unbe...ferkin....lievable!

  • @FanTrombone
    @FanTrombone Před 7 lety

    see what happens when you practice- You become Great!

  • @fersken0108
    @fersken0108 Před 12 lety

    なんだただの神か

  • @ng3333
    @ng3333 Před 11 lety

    Soooo many good Cannonball quotes coming out of there.

  • @PaulNaser
    @PaulNaser Před 10 lety +3

    note to self, study 3:37

  • @mrskateman981
    @mrskateman981 Před 3 lety

    3:51 gat dayum

  • @kalangors
    @kalangors Před 3 lety

    I would really like to be your friend!!! I desire every good feelings and energies to you and all that you consider!! Live long!

  • @saxnova
    @saxnova Před 12 lety

    Good god.

  • @larryzabala3362
    @larryzabala3362 Před 7 lety

    !Que Barbaro! Intocable pues, si acaso llego a la mitad jajajaja.

  • @michaelglennwilliams6278

    Wow is this one available on the site somewhere?

  • @owlmatrix6794
    @owlmatrix6794 Před 8 lety

    do you know where I could get sheet music for chris potter sun king

  • @BeeFlatCat
    @BeeFlatCat Před 11 lety

    Unbelievable collection of transcriptions on your website. By the way, what do you do in your free time?

  • @nobodady1
    @nobodady1 Před 11 lety +1

    Are those changes in meter accurate? Or is it easier to notate that way? Rather than passing phrases over the barline etc..?

  • @Shawskee
    @Shawskee Před 11 lety

    Best. Username. Ever.

  • @alangonzalezmartinez8189

    This is a great transcription but just looking at the bar lines and aafkafbakffaka comparing mine to yours is a pain. I think 4 bars per system works better. Great job though and thanks for sharing

  • @carloskull
    @carloskull Před 7 lety

    demais

  • @adilsonmartins3189
    @adilsonmartins3189 Před 10 lety

    Se eu conseguir tirar o son agudo que esses cara tiram! rasparei ainda mais minha careca?

  • @zu0832
    @zu0832 Před 11 lety

    insane

  • @BeeFlatCat
    @BeeFlatCat Před 11 lety

    Do you know where I can get a transcription of Coltrane's "Countdown" solo? Do you have that? Can't find it anywhere scored for tenor.

  • @aaronkranzler4830
    @aaronkranzler4830 Před 9 lety

    Did you scribe this all by ear first?

  • @prod_kg
    @prod_kg Před 9 lety

    How does he create that effect at 6:27

    • @bugattibeast
      @bugattibeast Před 9 lety +1

      KingGoldingIV Overtones. Play the note you want to play and switch to the overtone fingering, it'll give it a slightly different sound.

  • @michaela1541
    @michaela1541 Před 2 lety

    can u pls transcribe for alto sax

  • @julesdublanc8811
    @julesdublanc8811 Před 12 lety

    Not human...

  • @christianabaza9848
    @christianabaza9848 Před 9 lety

    how did you make this?

  • @paulosonieski799
    @paulosonieski799 Před 2 lety

    1:44

  • @leftear8010
    @leftear8010 Před 5 lety

    That outro...

  • @ig0tsh0t
    @ig0tsh0t Před 11 lety

    Anyone else catch the bit giant steps he threw in around 5:28 ?

  • @gpzanini
    @gpzanini Před 11 lety

    Craxy=crazy

  • @acousticprojekt
    @acousticprojekt Před 10 lety

    what albums this from???

    • @leoyucht
      @leoyucht Před 10 lety +2

      im pretty sure its just from a clinic on youtube