Brad Mehldau // London Blues (Transcription)

From the album Introducing Brad Mehldau (1995).
Recording: • London Blues
Score: musescore.com/user/1431431/sc...
0:00 Head
1:11 Piano solo
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[@genekelly3961]

Pretty insane transcription. You've got some great ears!!

[@EricFontaineJazz]

I listened to this recording so many times back in the day...had little idea what was going on harmonically & rhymically. Thanks!

[@longhaulblue]

Bravo! Great work. London Blues really smokes. It's rooted and out there at the same time.

[@frankside6920]

My favourite one! You're one of the best out there! Chapeau

[@sylvain54000]

impressive transcription!🎶

[@impeter3719]

cool, I worked for the longest time on these voicings during the head, cheers!

[@Auromaton]

Yeah, me too. I love the one in bar 37

[@nezkeys79]

Are you sure he is playing 5 note chords in the left hand? Quartals or 4 note chords is more likely?

[@Auromaton]

@@nezkeys79 Well, what he plays sound exactly like that voicing, so I'm pretty sure yeah. It feels pretty natural to play too, using your thumb for the top two notes.

[@nezkeys79]

@Auromaton ah fair do I tried to play it myself and it does feel natural yeah on the Eb Gb Ab C D. I'm not sure it applies to every single 5 note chord in this transcription though? Also the one in 37 was written as 4 notes Eb Ab C D

[@Auromaton]

@@nezkeys79 The ones in bar 37 didn't sound as full, so I left out the G. Additionally, he uses the same voicing in the next bars too, shifted down one and two wholesteps, so he would rather use 4-note voicings throughout in those bars. But no, I'm not certain about every 5-note lh voicing, I don't think it makes that big a difference though.

[@MyMusicEducation]

Great wotk.