Oscar Peterson transcriptions

Hi all,

Does anyone know where to find transcriptions to Oscar Peterson's 'Oscar Peterson Christmas'? Any help would be great. Thanks!

-T. Silva-

I don't know if that's a song or an album, but this is a good place to start: http://www.oscarpeterson.com/trans.html

You are going to be hard pressed to find transcriptions other than the ones on this site: http://www.oscarpeterson.com/trans.html

If I were you, get that book. There are a lot of transcriptions in it. A CD for it. Analyze his style, and you will learn a lot of what he does,and how he plays, and put stuff together. It can at least help you transcribe the recording you listen to, yourself.

You're broken. The internet is fine.

I also have the book. I've been very happy with it, derived way more than $40 of use from it already, and I feel that I will use it for years to come.

One thing to be aware of is that the arrangements are (at least in my opinion) quite difficult. I can more-or-less play them with practice, but they are definitely at the limits of my ability.

You are right. They are difficult. The fact that it raises the bar, gives us something to achieve, and the fact that there is more to be absorbed in more than just one sitting or reading of the book, makes it invaluable.Not to mention the material the Jazz student now has in addition to other Jazz studies. Which is what we need. I've waited years, and years for someone to transcribe Peterson, because it is hard, and time consuming. Even listening to his solos at normal speed demands attentive listening.

There are only about 18 or so transcriptions, but these things are like 11, 20, and 30 pages long! That's why I call them 'Jazz Etudes' These are Classic Jazz recordings. These are not one page simple transcriptions. Some are full piano arrangements. Voicings and all.

So if you really could put a price on how much each of these would sell seperately, add it up, and then compare it to the book *AND* cd for $40 bucks, and you can easily see the book is reasonbly priced. For exampe 2 x 18 = 36. That's $2 x 18 transcriptions/single sheet music. That would be without CD, and only one transcription. That's extreme, I don't think a single transcription would sell in a store for $2 dollars. Not by Oscar Peterson. Especially if it's 11 or 30 pages long.

My example is kinda crude, but I think you understand what I'm getting at.

Now all I have to do is read/listen to the transcription, and analyze it, then make it my own. Throwing the changes into band in the box, or playing along with the CD, with stereo seperation helps.

What?

Who said do that? If you re-read my post I said make them your own. Transcriptions are for building vocabulary, and analysis. Every child learns his/her native language, or any language by first imitating. Where you are confused is that you may play the same notes as someone else, however you need to do it with *your* own style, and inflection. Just like the language you speak. You use the same words as everyone else, but no one puts it together like you do, or your dialect/cadence/articulation, or lack thereof.

Webster difines Jazz:

1 a : American music developed especially from ragtime and blues and characterized by propulsive syncopated rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, varying degrees of improvisation, and often deliberate distortions of pitch and timbre b : popular dance music influenced by jazz and played in a loud rhythmic manner

Franz Liszt has nothing to do with Jazz. I gave you the definition of Jazz. By the way Charlie Parker *is* the father of modern Jazz. Any Jazz history book will tell you the same thing.