Trumpet Solo: Wynton Marsalis

We have long believed that there is a lot to be said for transcribing solos from instruments other than bass. There are problems with doing this, however, as there are different techniques and tricks associated with other instruments that don’t translate particularly well to bass. Bilbo started this transcriptions and got the head and two choruses down before it got a bit mad and the benefits of continuing were less clear. This is Wynton Marsalis’s head and the first two choruses of the solo of the tune ‘Just Friends’ from the album ‘Live at Blues Alley’. A very strong live album from the period where Marsalis was really blowing and before he got into the more heavily arranged stuff.