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Here is a second transcription of another Jerry Bergonzi's solo on "Long Ago and Far Away" (Ira Gershwin/Jerome Kern). This one was recorded live in Montreal in July 1980.
It is great to compare this to Jerry's solo on "Paper Moon". It is clearly Jerry's language, but he never repeats himself.
This handwritten transcription will have to do for now until I manage to put it in Finale.
Here is my transcription of Jerry Bergonzi's solo on "Long Ago and Far Away" (Ira Gershwin/Jerome Kern) from Dave Brubeck's album "Paper Moon". The album was recorded four decades ago, in September 1981 at Coast Recorders, San Francisco, CA.
I had transcribed this years ago, but had misplaced some of the manuscript. To honor the 40th anniversary of this great solo I decided to put it in Finale.
Brubeck plays some dominant function diminished chords in some sections, but I decided to not add them. There's such clarity in Bergonzi's lines that the harmony could be anything and the solo would still sound great.
Click for Transcription (concert & Bb)