The KEY to getting CHARLIE PARKER FLOW on the GUITAR

Some say every aspiring jazz guitarist should transcribe Charlie Parker.

I don't personally believe in absolutes in music, but I can say as a guitarist who has spent over 27 years studying Charlie Parker's music, that there is a lot to be gained.

And certainly nothing to be lost..!

In this Music Magus episode we take a close look at the first phrase from Charlie Parker's 'Billie's Bounce' solo (the original master take), and discuss some unique challenges to transferring saxophone solos onto the guitar.

The key is in getting a suitable fingering that allows for the closest possible matching of the phrasing; slurs, accents, etc.

As you may know, if you have watched any of my content before, that I'm believer in doing the work yourself. So the point of this episode is not to show you how to play the lick, but to give you some tools that will help you to transfer the music of Charlie Parker (and other saxophone players) music onto the guitar yourself.

Yours truly,

Aleister James Campbell