Easy solo to sing along

[Basshead]

Whats your fav solo to sing along with the record? I mean an easy to to start practicing that, cheers.

[joe2758]

coleman hawkins body and soul

[AllanAllen]

Chet Baker Sings, But Not For Me. It's not a nice instrumental verse at the start.

[AllanAllen]

coleman hawkins body and soul

You think this is an easy one to start with?

[mr. beaumont]

It's cliche, but any Miles solo off Kind of Blue is a singable gem.

[AllanAllen]

Cliche shouldn't be a negative term. You need to learn the cliche's to learn the sound.

[djg]

You think this is an easy one to start with?

it is. the trick is to learn the right version with lyrics

[pamosmusic]

My favorite is anything from The Quintessence.

As a recommendation, I would probably say anything Grant Green, blues in particular probably.

Or I might even be a jerk and say "what can you sing along with already?" If you can sing along with it already, you probably (1) like it, and (2) know it well enough to start lifting vocabulary.

[joe2758]

You think this is an easy one to start with?

it was for me. I learned it without trying. Because i'm good at it? no. Because it's simple? nope

[brent.h]

16 bars only:

[Basshead]

Thanks guys, yeah that Lester one seems a good one, a did it with some Miles, problem is the octave, I guess you guys sing it an octave below or some kinda falseto?

[pamosmusic]

Thanks guys, yeah that Lester one seems a good one, a did it with some Miles, problem is the octave, I guess you guys sing it an octave below or some kinda falseto?

Get into that head voice, bro

[BreckerFan]

This whole album is full of singable, clear solos, it was basically what got me into jazz. Absolutely stacked lineup: Chet, Paul Desmond, Hubert Laws, Bob James, Ron Carter, Steve Gadd, and Jack Dejohnette. But no one is shredding (ok Steve Gadd is lol), it still has that cool jazz feel, which makes it extremely singable.

[Bob_Ross]

There's a fabulous Wilbur Ware bass solo on one of Sonny Rollins' versions of "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" that is so singable it's indeliably locked in my brain

...and yet, in the ~30 years since I first learned it I've somehow forgotten which version it is!!!

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Going back even farther: When I was a wee teenager and first getting into jazz guitar my Mom brought home a George Barnes LP from the local library. No idea what album it was, but I can to this day sing (and play) the first four bars of one of George's solos...so elegant!

[AllanAllen]

There's a fabulous Wilbur Ware bass solo on one of Sonny Rollins' versions of "Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise" that is so singable it's indeliably locked in my brain

...and yet, in the ~30 years since I first learned it I've somehow forgotten which version it is!!!!

I like the solo on Night At The Villge Vanguard.

[sully75]

This whole album is full of singable, clear solos, it was basically what got me into jazz. Absolutely stacked lineup: Chet, Paul Desmond, Hubert Laws, Bob James, Ron Carter, Steve Gadd, and Jack Dejohnette. But no one is shredding (ok Steve Gadd is lol), it still has that cool jazz feel, which makes it extremely singable.

That's a funny album name for Chet. Considering what a horrific person he was, it probably applied to a lot of women.

As far as singable stuff, the early Chet stuff (Chet Baker Sings mostly) is so burned in my brain from my teenage years it's pretty deep in there. Let's Get Lost, the soundtrack, is a crazy good album.

For a really singable solo, King Pleasure singing Parker's Mood is a really special thing. It could be cheesy but instead it actually adds something to Parker's improv for me.

[AllanAllen]

it is. the trick is to learn the right version with lyrics

Ugh... vocalese is even worse than scat singing...

[sully75]

Ugh... vocalese is even worse than scat singing...

The negativity around here is astounding.

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[AllanAllen]

The negativity around here is astounding.