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Transcription - Joe Locke's Solo on "All of You"

Hi everyone,

Haven't been around much here as much as I'd like to recently, as I've been busy releasing my debut album. Check it out! http://ralphwyld.co.uk/subterranea/

However I found this transcription I did a while ago of Joe's solo on "All of You" from Sticks and Strings, and thought I'd share it here. As well as the vibes I've taken down the rhythm section for reference.

It's got so much fluidity and flow, some killer lines, and many Joe-isms!

8MAD - Developing A Turnaround Line - Day 1

Turnaround lines are very important in jazz because we see progressions all the time like 2-5-3-6, 1-6-2-5 etc. The more vocabulary you learn over turnarounds, the better! Turnarounds aren't just at the ends of forms, but can be anywhere within a tune. Start off this week with this simple line I came up with. It's very diatonic, and it's supposed to be a lesson in how you can still make the changes without too much altering of chord tones.