Recommend blues solo to transcribe

[rlyacht]

I'm looking for suggestions for a jazz blues solo to transcribe that

• is suitable for an "intermediate" player (e.g. Joe Henderson's solo on Pfrancing)
• has good examples of enclosure
• is not necessarily a guitar solo, but should be playable by a mortal on guitar

Thanks!

[Rob MacKillop]

Lester Young (sax) rises from his chair at around 1’55” and completely changes the feel of this Blues. One of my favourite solos ever. It’s not hard or clever, just RIGHT. Copy the timing as much as the notes. Just look at what Billie thinks of it.

[emanresu]

Bean's blues.

edit: when putting it on Spotify's search, this doesn't come up. add "garland". Spotify does something sinister with searches.

[emanresu]

• has good examples of enclosure

I have a question here. Jazzers don't do that in the middle of a solo very often? Deliberately. Not complaining. Just an ignorant observation.

[grahambop]

You can put enclosures anywhere. It’s just a melodic device.

[AndyV]

Here's a Herb Ellis blues transcribed ....

[emanresu]

You can put enclosures anywhere. It’s just a melodic device.

Hm. What I meant they often leave the ending of the solos open so the energy doeesn't drop when another solo starts.
Like.. there is no "I finished, now it's your turn".. and the next solo starts from 0. We did that in school a lot but this doesn't happen on real performances too much.
But maybe I'm generalizing too much. Carry on

[grahambop]

That is not what is generally meant by an enclosure.

An enclosure is when you surround a target note with notes either side, to form part of a phrase. Jazz players do it a lot.

https://www.jazzadvice.com/lessons/h...use-enclosure/

[gusgtr]

I think Chitlins Con Carne by Kenny Burrell . It's not too fast and fits well under the fingers-mostly the good old Cm pentatonic in eighth position.throw in some F7 and G7 chord stabs and you're in

[mayrandp]

[Degranulator]

One of my favorite blues solos by a jazz guitarist is this by Howard Roberts from Color Him Funky called "One Long Day". Short but sweet.

But if I want blues, I prefer this approach, solo at 5:06" .

[Victor Saumarez]

Joe Pass on Foxy Chick and Cool Cat

[John A.]

I'm looking for suggestions for a jazz blues solo to transcribe that

• is suitable for an "intermediate" player (e.g. Joe Henderson's solo on Pfrancing)
• has good examples of enclosure
• is not necessarily a guitar solo, but should be playable by a mortal on guitar

Thanks!

Wynton Kelly's solo on Freddie Freeloader (the version on Kind of Blue); Mile's solo right after it.
Kenny Burrell's solo on Chitlin's Con Carne (not so much for enclosures, but as a textbook example of blues flavor and phrasing)
The heads to Billie's Bounce and Au Privave. Enclosure city.