One more solo before the end of the year, Lenny Pickett again. This is another classic solo with a lot of great stuff to learn. I worked up most the solo, but he loses me on the last four bars. I just can’t get that high with any control!
I’ve got several other transcriptions of different Squib Cakes solos, so maybe I should post a series where we can compare and contrast the different approaches?
I love the intro to this solo. He comes out of the stop-time section beautifully and sets up a great opening line that digs right in to the groove. The first four bars of the groove are solid and in pocket, heavily rooted in pentatonics.
The next four bars transition to a more chromatic approach, witha bar of alternate fingerings that set up the transition to the next four, which starts to climb to the upper register.
Back in to some pentatonic licks and finally the last climb…up, and up, and UP!
Lenny Pickett - Squib Cakes (Back to Oakland)
- Artist: Lenny Pickett
- Album: Tower of Power – Back to Oakland (1975)
- Track: Squib Cakes
- Instrument: Tenor Sax
Enjoy!
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