"Shaw 'Nuff" Bird & Diz Solos Transcription & Process Video Log by Charlie Porter

[@parkerjohnstone7399]

Charlie, thank you for documenting the process of grinding through the various licks of this piece. It reaffirms that hard work and consistent dedication is what it takes to achieve anything of value on this dreadful instrument we know as the trumpet. You have complete mastery over the horn and it was great to watch you work. You've given me inspiration and hope that the hours and hours I continue to spend in Arban's, Clarke Studies, etc., will eventually manifest itself into beautiful music.

[@xfcane]

This video made me fully 100% commit to trumpet studying (to the extent of my capabilities) about seven years ago...thank you so much charlie.

[@BopWalk]

Can't begin to tell you how difficult that passage is like on a mute.

[@jimbotron]

Respect.

[@LelieCristea]

Jim Morey definitely! :)

[@BopWalk]

Excellent video Charlie! You are a great musician.

[@ericdugas7332]

Extremely stimulating ! Thanks for sharing your huge expertise!

[@globalmonkey007]

Legendary shed session. Charlie is a beast.

[@Gkuljian]

I love this. What an accomplishment!

[@Dorodigital]

Enjoyed this .... nice seeing the work and effort behind the scenes that goes into learning a piece as complicated as this!

[@danielknies8830]

Da sieht man mal was für Arbeit dahinter steckt... unglaubliche Leistung... dazu braucht man ein exzellentes Gedächtnis bei dieser Geschwindigkeit.. Respekt

[@joshuadempsey4671]

Thanks for showing the process of learning a tune by ear. I've recently started playing the trumpet and this is one of my goals.

This is awesome.

[@mikebrands8297]

Unbelievable perseverance........memory......and technique.......amazing!!

[@peterknechtli]

Your're great Charlie. You show how hard trumpet playing is. Thanks.

[@beautifulmusic4life]

Just finished the 1st 56 min. Wow what chops and ears. Thanks for being brave and showing us your shedding on this. I love your videos and have witnessed your growth as a musician. Tremendous admiration for your earned street cred. All the best for you this year.

[@sondengehen]

Very much work Charlie

[@desertoak]

Freakin' amazing Charlie Porter. You are truly gifted.

[@cjbcross]

This is absolutely brilliant and a great help.

[@funkygrooveman]

Maxium respect Charlie! I love all your videos, amazing stuff. I'm a big fan! I'm pretty sure that on the Charlie Parker's 1rst chorus, on the 3rd bar of the bridge (A7 chord for Bb horns) the line is C#,E,G,B (A7 starting from the 3rd) and then C,Ab,F,D (Same thing starting half tone up but going down, it's a typicall parker's line on dominant chords). I thing that on this spot you're playing it wrong, maybe because the pitch of the record is a bit up. All the best!

[@CharliePorter]

Pol Omedes Music Yeah, you're totally right! It makes logical sense...the sharpness of this recording was a challenge to my ears but I should have caught that...I actually did fix it yesterday when I was running through it again though. Thanks!!

[@polomedes7401]

Hey Charlie cool man BIG THANKS for your work and for sharing all your knowledge. I could improve my technique with your videos, specially with the one where you're explaining the pedal tones (natural positions), and how because of practicing them the high register comes out much easier and all the register is coming closer and closer in terms of distance. All the best! Pol,

[@Puroanimal369]

Great video! Thanks for sharing Charlie! I can tell you put in a lot of hard work into mastering your horn and seeing you still working like this keeps me motivated to keep working as well.

[@trumpetjordy]

Very cool Charlie!

[@elsonharewood7933]

Amazing work and dedication. Guess that's what professionalism is all about. I attempted to transcribe some music from memory, didn't have charts or recordings and didn't know some names. Took me a while to do two pieces I think I got them but I got some charts for some later. I hope to restart my practice routine soon with a wider repertoire.

[@Dorodigital]

As I continued watching the vid I did realize my question was answered " Amazing slowdowner works well too

[@zcb84]

Nice work and killer playing! Good for folks to see the labor that must go into such a project.

[@neocolors]

Thanks a lot for this!

[@BradleySharp]

Out 'a sight, Charlie! Great to see and feel the blood and guts that goes into learning that shit! Great example for any student!

[@AntilopeDisecado]

Very useful, Charlie! Thanks!

[@passionfreakz6827]

Great vid and playing. My playing changed overnight when I started doing this last year.Picked up things subconsciously in terms of rhythm ,time and phrasing.My ears aren't that great so started out with easier tunes "now's the time"and"billie's bounce" (parker blues solos).It's a fantastic way to linternalise great licks.Great video thanks .

[@steventranchina]

Nice Charlie... you can really tell that you there is very little mouthpiece pressure... you are a beast!

[@camiloochoa1239]

very nice my friend, respect to you, this is not easy, and is great to see you push through until the breakthrough..........saludos desde Cancun mexico.....God bless

[@Greg-mx2ic]

Killing man! I appreciate your dedication

[@jahsims2395]

I always love to think that the lick Dizzy plays on the last A is just him trying to get his valves unstuck lol.

[@clauskronaus9825]

... thank you so much for sharing this!!

[@thomassimmons9730]

That was so good! Holy crap

[@roscoepowell]

Would hate to see these notes written out. Like how you think/hear these passages out. I was always on the mindset to write these out thinking that I got it. But the hard part is to play it and YOU going over and over the parts IMO is the way. You are practicing the parts by “ear” over and over is the best way to advance one’s playing. Bravo my friend. Have to switch gears on how I do things in the future.

[@johngonsalves5268]

Great work Charlie! Your tips over the years has helped my playing. Thank you for all you share. Long time subscriber.:.:.:.:

[@lab.8439]

thank you so much Charlie!

[@OscarRurzagasti]

Gracias hermano...! Exelente trabajo! Bendiciones!!

[@cirmaks]

buenos videos amigo, te felicito por la aportacion y tus conocimientos. saludos desde Guadalaja,Jalisco, Mexico.

[@Mykhailo_Vasylenko]

cirmaks sanaorria eskusado

[@dizgil6881]

brother what a privilege it is to watch this. trumpet or any other instrument

[@ines6804]

Great musician :-))

[@AdamLeeGuitarist]

This was just awesome. So inspiring. You are something else, Charlie Porter. Nice to see another musician transcribing something on video; reassures me to know I'm not mental for repeating things over, and over. Hard work in, masterpiece out! Your skill level is extra-planetary. Superb! Please upload more videos of you playing. It's a real joy to hear you!

[@adilsonmartins3189]

Oi boa noite! Muito bom estou tentando aprender , as levadas de jazz excelentes.

[@LelieCristea]

you're cool! :) watched a tutorial of yours, just to see how you explain and you're playing great! I am a violinist making covers at the moment but starting tutorials , too! :) and the playing by ear..yeah, hard work!! thanks for sharing! greetings from germany

[@oliveiraRodrigo]

very nice, fabuloso

[@Sebaoboe]

Excellent!!

[@mikeschroeder3378]

Pretty cool stuff

[@lukaslulle68]

Amazing..wow🙂!

[@FelipePRoque]

Awesome!!!

[@petewilliams4965]

Yowza... nice job!

[@zqa12swx]

Looks like a Rudy Muck mouthpiece? Those are great vintage pieces. I settled in on a Giardinelli 1c

[@shanemchavez]

nice shot!!

[@simonluca1able]

Bravo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@frusseldiz]

Wow!

[@derekwashington8851]

Thank you for showing the way But where is your Monette Your my new favorite

[@benjaminmoseslieb9856]

I'm amazed at your ability to hear, distinguish, and remember strings of notes at this tempo, and then to put them on the horn. Is this ability something you always remember having, or did this come with time? If it came with time, is transcribing the activity that most developed it, or are there other things as well?

[@TurboTrompetenTraining]

Start with something you really love (because at first it takes time) and grow from there regarding difficulty and try to transcribe different instruments, too. For example I learned a lot from Saxophone or Piano Solos or even Walking Bass Stuff. When you developed your ears and chops start to learn theory. Then you have the full picture. There is a Dave Liebman DVD available, where breaks down the process of Transcription. It's like anything: You can learn how to do it. Happy playing. :-)

[@zqa12swx]

wow.... Dizzy's frightening technique is still as frightening as when I first heard it 20 years ago.

[@rickyeldido5084]

Wow.

[@elsonharewood7933]

Good training for the ear. I can understand getting the solos exact for this project, but if you were doing a cover would you use the original or create your own solo?

[@row0111]

woow

[@juane.badenas1567]

Wooooooowwwww

[@nelsonpenaranda2745]

Gracias charly..me estimula a seguir estudiando...lo tienes transcrito? Cómo encuentro el pdf? Graciar por compartir esa gracia q Dios te regaló ..me ayuda en la esperanza.

[@andreas6533]

Nice work. Takes some brilliant ears to even do that. You think it's more natural or learned?

[@joelnewell7226]

lol his laugh 1:45

[@elsonharewood7933]

Charlie, did you take break in the transcription process or you worked the 4+ hours straight?

[@IS-lc1ih]

Yes 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿😂😂😂😂🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@andrelucianodeoliveira874]

Hello Charlie, what the trumpet do you use? and what mouthepiece?

[@Dorodigital]

Question do u ever use apps to slow down the playback to aid in hearing the passages clearly or do you always listen to them at normal speed which I find is difficult

[@CharliePorter]

Usually not, but in this video I did use logic to slow down one lick that was just too fast to hear...but I think it is a good challenge to try to hear it at tempo.

[@AntilopeDisecado]

It's not bad to use Transcribe! at first. Charlie has much training and knowledge of bebop language and that helps him to interpret the lines more easily.

[@CharliePorter]

I didn't mean to imply it would be bad to use some current technology to help...only that I prefer having the same limitations as my heroes did when they were transcribing. I feel that it makes me work a little harder...but, by all means, as long as you are using your ears, that's what matters!

[@row0111]

How many hours a day do you practice?

[@neocolors]

Do you write it down at some point?

[@neocolors]

Another Question: Do you think about the chordprogression to put the melody in context (like: ok he starts at the root, the goes a triad up an lands on the third of the next chord) or do you approach it more like hearing something and singing along and just memorize it without harmonic context? Hope you know what i mean! Thanks!

[@t.c.9838]

Neo Colors I was wondering the same thing. Great question.

[@katyrebel18]

You practice with a mute in your apartment?

[@mattrod613]

is this not A440? I thought I had perfect pitch but my ears are so confused

[@mattrod613]

this is very cool btw

[@CharliePorter]

Matthew Rodriguez The pitch of the recording is very high...which definitely made it more of a challenge. Having the ability to hear pitches shouldn't limit you to only one tuning...since there isn't actually a perfect A (A440 is just the current standard...it was once 415). So, adjusted my ears for the recording, pushed the slide in and made do ;)

[@doctorgoredan69]

can you do a cover of the epilogue from la la land?