Pay close attention to how Philly Joe sets up the quintet throughout this song. Not by overplaying or playing louder, but by playing like the man in charge. Many of the legendary drummers recorded often as sidemen, but when it was time to lead their own band in a recording date, they needed to somehow elevate or distinguish their playing. This is the first transcription of Philly Joe Jones on where he is featured on his own composition. everything Philly Joe plays on the out head, with melody shown above<ĭescription: The recording, "Philly Joe's Beat," displays some of Philly Joe's finest work as a bandleader. one chorus (32 bar) unaccompanied drum solo first 8 bars of setup into Walter Davis Jr.'s piano solo everything Philly Joe plays through the in head, with the melody shown above These two recordings were almost 20 years apart.Ĭheck out Victor Lewis as he talks about composing Seventh Avenue and playing it with Woody Shaw the first time on our YouTube Channel.ĭrum Transcription: A six-page in-depth drum transcription of everything Philly Joe Jones plays on his own composition, Got to Take Another Chance. It's also interesting to look at the two recordings side by side and notice the similarities and differences. When you're able to play them correctly, try playing along with the recordings to hear how Victor uses them in the music. They were taken directly from the recordings because they were some of Victor's most commonly used grooves in those recordings. Learn each groove pattern one at a time and be able to repeat them. These transcriptions are designed as worksheets. four to six groove variations taken from throughout the songĭescription: In talking to Victor Lewis about how best to use these transcriptions, we decided that instead of transcribing his playing throughout the entire head, it would be more important to focus on developing the basic groove, then learning to use it in a musical setting. Drum Transcription: Two transcriptions of variations on Victor Lewis' "grooves" from two different recordings of his composition "Seventh Avenue"
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