keith stitt complete

7/29/2019 Keith Stitt Complete

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The Keith Oxman SonnyStitt Solo Transcriptions

Book 1

Compiled and Edited

By Charles McNeal


2/79

Solos in order of appearance:

Groovin' HighWebb City

Cool Blues

Tri Horn Blues

Au Privave

Blue Lights

Up And Over

'Nuff GuffLiza

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Watch What Happens

After You've Gone

Sonny Side

All God's Chillun' Got Rhythm

Takin' A Chance On Love

Bud's Blues

Avalon

Strike Up The Band

I Want To Be Happy

Fine And Dandy (take 1)

Fine And Dandy (take 2)Sunset

The Champ

Eaight Track Blues

12!


3/79

& c # b b b # n j b J Jb J J # #

63333

# b 3333

3333

b J 3333

b b b # # # n b

11

# b 3333

b b b b

3333

J J J

163333

b # # # 3333

b b b b

b b b

b b

21 3333

# # # # 3333

3333

.

26

b n b 3333

# b # b b b b J

31

. Jb J Jn J3333

3333

b b J

Transcribed By

Keith Oxman

Groovin HighAlto Sax

Sonny Stitt"s Alto Solo

1


4/79

&36

b # # b3333

b b

41

b b b b #3333

b3333

b b # b

46

# # n b b3333

b 3333

b b b # # # n

51

b J b b # # n # # b b

56

b n b b b b

3333

b

61

. b

J# . b b b b J

66 J J

J

&68

Bb

Em

A 7

Bb

Leads into next solo

Chord Changes

2


5/79

&74

Dm

G 7

C 7

Cm

F 7

80

Dm

C#m

Cm

F7

Dm

C#m

86

Cm

F 7

Bb

Em

A 7

92

Bb

Dm

G 7

C 7

98

Cm

F 7

Cm

Ebm Ab7

Bb

Cm F 7

3


6/79

& #c 3333

b n

#5

n 3333

n b # b n #

#9

J j j#3333

J

#13

n n

3333

J

3333

b b

j#

b

#17

Jn # n b 3333

#3333

# 3333

n n n # #

#21

# J #3333

n J

#25

. #

3333

# 3333

n b b b- 1 -

Transcribed By

Keith Oxman

Webb City

Alto Sax

Sonny Stitt Alto Solo


7/79


8/79

& #58

3333

b # n 3333

b n3333

b b 3333

b n3333

n

#61

n Jb 3333

n

- 3 -


9/79

& c b b

6

# b # # b b

3333

n # J3333

10

3333

b # #

15

3333

b J

b

3333

20

# b b b n

23

# b n # J jb3333

n b #

26

.Jb . n

3333

b b Jb

-1-

Transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Cool Blues

Alto Sax

Sonny Stitt's Alto Solo


10/79


11/79

&60

.3333

b

J

b b b

64

b . b J# #

69

3333 3333

-3-


12/79

& #c3333

b n # #

#6

# # n n b

3333

3333

3333

3333

.

#11

# #

#16

n

# n b # #

#

#20

3333

n j#6666

J jn

6666

b b b b bb

#6666

n n

#23

3333

# # # n # #

#27

# n Jb J . b .Jn

- 1 -

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Tri Horn Blues

Bari Sax

Blues

Sonny Stitt's Bari Sax solo


13/79

& #32

b J J

#37

# n n #

#41

Jb3333

b b # # # # #3333

n n n

#45

b # w

#50

. # . . J# J 3333

n #

#54

b b b b # b n b b j#

#58

J

j# 3333

#

#63

n n j b # 3333

J

- 2 -


14/79


15/79

& #105

3333

# n 3333

b

#110

b b n # r# r# J J

#115

b j#3333

# J#

Jn J J

#120

J5555

.

- 4 -


16/79

& ##c # 3333

n n

##6

3333

# 3333

# 3333

# 3333

# #

##10

# n J

3333

n

##15 b b

3333

n n 3333

n n n

##19

b J b Jn

3333

#3333

##24

J#3333

3333

n

##29

n J

3333

3333

b 3333

3333

-1-

Transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Au Privave

Alto Sax



17/79

& ##33

n J J 3333

##38

. 50

n

##86

b b . n 3333

n b

##91

n j Jb b n #

##95

3333

# n b b3333

n

-2-

back to melody


18/79

& #c J J . #

#5

n b # b # # n

#7

# # n # 3333

# n J.

#9

3333

#

J

3333 3333

#13

3333

b n 3333

b . r3333

# n # n b

#16

# 3333

n n J .b

#20

n # # # 3333

# 3333

3333

-1-

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Blue Lights

Alto Sax


growl---


19/79

& #24

. n .n j # # n J

#29

b # #

#32

# 3333

# # n b #

3333

n

#34

b

#38

Jb3333

n 3333

3333

b 3333

n b

#42

J J# n

3333

# 3333

# 3333

n #

#46

b J

n

j

b

#51

n # n b # b 10101010

# # # #

-2-


20/79

& #54

Jb

3333

3333

# J7777

n

#58

3333

3333

# 3333

J3333

b

-3-


21/79

& ##c J3333

n n 3333

n J j3333

##6 3333

n # # n # n

##9

# n # 3333

#

##12

3333

J 3333+

+

3333 +

3333+

+

3333 +

3333+

+

3333

n 3333

3333

3333

n

##16

3333 n J

3333

n n . #

##21

3333

n b3333

n

##26

# J3333

n # 3333

n3333

J

3333

- 1 -

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Up And Over

Alto Sax

sonny stit's alto solo


22/79

& ##30

J

3333

b n

3333 J

3333

+ +

##34

3333

n J 3333

n

##39

3333

n # 3333

n n n

##43

n # n # J3333

# 3333

n b j

##47

# J#3333

#3333

n

- 2 -


23/79

& c J J J J #3333

b 3333

#

6

b # # #

9

# # n r# 3333

n 3333

#3333

w

13

J rb

3333

n b 3333

# b #3333

b b n b

17

b b b 3333

b n 3333

21 #

3333 b

3333

n J

rb

3333n

26

b b 3333

#3333

# 3333

b 3333

n n 3333

b

-1-

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

'Nuff Guff

Alto Sax



24/79

&30

J3333

J 3333

b 3333

3333

#3333

# b J

343333

b . n rb n rb n j

38 3333

3333

3333

3333

3333

3333

3333

3333

. b

42

. .b 3333

# # n # # b

46

# j b3333

b # n 3333

3333

3333

3333

51 3333

b 3333

3333

3333

3333

#3333

# 3333

b 3333

n n J# b

55

b #

3333 #

J

3333

59

#3333

# # n b n .

-2-

growl---


25/79


26/79

&35

( ) ! j3333

b 3333

# j#3333

#

40

# b b b } # # # # n n

44

b # 3333

# b b # #

49

# b

54

#3333

# b # J

5555

b

59

j3333

b 3333

# b } } # 3333

# b

64

b

&66

C

Gm

C 7

F

Em A 7

-2-

Chord Changes


27/79

&72

Dm

G 7

C

Gm

C 7

78

F

Em A 7

Dm G 7

C

Am

Bm

E7

84

Am D 7

Gm C 7

F

Em A 7

Am D 7

Dm G 7

90

C

Gm

C 7

F

Em A 7

96

Dm G 7

C

-3-


28/79

& ##c # n n # .# . . R

##6

# n n m b n n #

##11

n # n # n bm b n 3333

# n b m

##16

3333 #

. 3333

# n

##21

n # n 3333

n # #

##26

n # b 3333

3333

##31

b # n 3333

3333

#

-1-

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Nice Work If You Can

Get It

Tenor Sax

Sonny Stitt's Tenor Solo


29/79

& ##36

nm b b n # n J

##41

# n 3333

3333

# nm b b .n

##46

J# # # n m

##50

b # n n

##54

# n # # n # J # n

##58

n # 3333

n m b # J

3333

r

##63

# n

#

n

##68

J n mb # 3333

3333

# n .

-2-


30/79

& ##73

m b n m . j . . J

##78

# n n # . J mJ

##83

J . n

##88

. . J . . J

##93

. J wU

& ##98

F#7 B 7

E 7 A 7

D B 7

E 7 Fdim

F#m B 7

Em A 7

##104

Em A 7

D

F#7 B 7

E 7 A 7

D B 7

E 7 Fdim

##110

F#m B 7

Em A 7

Em A 7

D F

#7++++9

Bm

Dm G 7

-3-

Chord Changes


31/79

& ##116

Bm

E 7

Am F

#m7(b5)

Bm E 7

A 7

##122

F#7

B7

E7

A7

D B7

E7

Fdim

F#m

B7

Em

A7

##128

Em A 7

D

-4-


32/79


33/79

& b33

# # # # # J## J#

b38

n #3333

b42

j n # n # n n # #

n

b45

m 3333

# J# Jn 3333

b50

n # Jn J

b55

#

# n m# n n

b60 m# n

#( )

3333n #

3333

# 3333

n #

b64

J J

# n m 3333

- 2 -


34/79

& b69

w

n b n b b m

b74

b bm b n n

b79

} # # # J# jn

b84

j J 3333

n .

b88

# #

b93

# n mn } n } b # n # n3333

#

b98 #

3333

# #

b103

n n . # .# #

- 3 -


35/79

& b108

##

# #

& b113

F G7

Gm

C7

b119

F F

# G F

# F

G 7

b125

Gm

C 7

F F#

G G# A

b131

Am

D 7

G

Gm

C 7

b137

F

G 7

Gm

C 7

b143

F

F#

E

F

F#

E

F

- 4 -

Chord Changes


36/79

& #c ( ) m # # n b n

#10

J J

#16

. j#3333

3333

Gliss Gliss

#22

# n # n # n

w

#27

J J .

#33

w

#

.

#

#38

# # n # b .

-1-

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

After You've Gone

Tenor Sax



37/79

& #43

# ( ) # # # n

#47

# n # n # n # # n

#51

b Jb J# J # n #

#56

#3333

3333

# # n # # n # n # #

#60

3333

# # # ( ) n # n # n

#65

j

J#3333

j# n b ( # ) n #

#70

( )

( ) #.

#

# n

#

75

b b 3333

#

-2-


38/79


39/79

& #118

# # n # b #

#122

J # n

#127

n # n # n 3333

} J3333

#132

b b } # # n

#137

# 3333

# # # n # n # ( #) n

#141

n # b b m m n

#146 J

#3333

b b w

#151

3333

# n # ( # ) # n

-4-


40/79

& #156

b b # # n # b Gliss

#161

J3333

w

#164

# # n # n U

#c165

G C7++++4 D

#171

B 7

E 7

A 7

#177

D

Am D 7

G

#183

C 7++++4

D

B 7

#

189

Em

B 7++++9

Em

C 7

D

F#7++++9

-5-

=

Cadenza................................

Chord Changes


41/79

& #195

Bm

E 7++++4

D

A 7

#201

D Am

D7

-6-


42/79


43/79

&30

#3333

b n #( )

- 2 -


44/79

& #c J # n # 3333

# n #

#5

# # # # n n b ( ).3333

3333

#9

# b b n # n .

#13

3333

# n # 3333

n n # 3333

# n # n #

#17

3333

3333

b # # n ( ) #

#22

3333 b

# # b n

3333

b #

#27

# # 3333

( #) n # 3333

n n

-1-

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

All Gods Chillun' Got RyhthmTenor Sax


5 bar lead into solo


45/79

& #31

# 3333

# # J # n # n

#35

# 3333

# (3333

) # # # # n n b

#39

( )

3333

#44

3333

3333

#3333

n # n # # #

#48

# ( )

3333

# J#3333

#53

# # 3333

. .

#57

# # ##

n n b n ( )

# # n

#61

# 3333

# n # # # n #

-2-


46/79

& #65

3333

# J3333

# n # n

#69

3333

b b # ( )

& #72

G

Am D 7

G

Am D 7

G

A m D 7

#78

Bm

E 7

C# F#7++++9

Bm E 7(b9) Am D 7

G

#84

F# B 7++++9

Em

A 7

Am D 7

G

Am D 7

#90

G

Am D 7

G

Am D 7

Bm

E 7

#96

C# F#7++++9

Bm E 7(b9)

Am D 7

G

Bm E 7(b9)

Am D 7

#102

G

Am D 7

-3-

Chord Changes


47/79


48/79

& #32

3333

n b #G

( )

- 2 -


49/79


50/79

&29

J b b b 3333

33

3333

# # rn # J 3333

# n # n # n b

36

b n rb n ( ) b 3333

b # n

40

b b 3333

b .

44

J# b b b b

3333

J b m b

48

b n #3333

n ( )b

3333

# #

- 2 -

delayed


51/79


52/79


53/79

&69

&70

Dm

G 7

C

F 7

76

Em

A 7

G 7

Dm

G 7

82

C

E

88

A 7

A 7(b9)

Dm

Fm

Bb7

94

C

F 7

Em

A 7

Dm

G 7

100

C

- 3 -

chord changes(G7)(A7) (Dm)


54/79

& c # b 3333

# ( ) b

6

b 3333

3333

b # n # b ( )

11

( ) . b b

3333

# b b

16

3333

b #

b b

3333

b

21

# b n 3333

b

26 3333

b # # # # # n ( # )

30

3333

# 3333

. 3333

#

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Strike Up The Band

Tenor Sax


lead into solo

- 1 -


55/79


56/79

&71

&72

C6

A 7++++9

Dm

G 7

78

C

Gm C 7

F6

D 7++++9

84

Gm

C 7

F

Dm G 7

C

90

B

E 7++++9

Am

D 7

Dm

G 7

96

C

E

A 7++++9

Dm

G 7

102

C

- 3 -

Chord Changes


57/79

& #c3333

b # n # # # # #3333

n #

#5

b n # n b #

( )

#10

.

#16

b

n

#22

n j n

#27

jb n b . . #

#32

. J

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

I Want To Be Happy

Tenor Sax


lead into song

top of form


58/79

& #38

# n #

#42

n 3333

# n # n b # #

#46

b J#3333

#51

3333

# n # #

#55

3333

# n # n n n 3333

#60

3333

b # n b n # n # n # 3333

# 3333

#

#64

3333 #

n

( )#

69

J

3333

b

- 2 -


59/79

& #74 3333

b # 3333

n # b #

#78

# 5555

#82

3333

# n # n # J #

#87

n # # n n

#91

# n J# b ( ) n #

#96

3333

# n # n #

#101

# n # b n

#n b n .

#

#105

- 3 -


60/79

& #..106

G

Am

D 7

Am

D 7

# ..112

1

G Em A m D 72

G Dm

G7

#118

C

F 7

Bm

E 7

Am

D 7

#124

G

Am

D 7

Am

D 7

#130

G

- 4 -

Chord Changes


61/79

& #c n b G # n E 7++++9

#5

Am

b D 7

G n # E

7++++9 Am

#10

( ) D 7

n Dm J#

G 7 3333

C

#15

n b b Cm

nb

F 7

n b B

b

b ( )

Am D 7

#19

G # # # #

E 7++++9 b nAm

# n D 7

#23

# n G

# ( ) n E 7++++9

# b #Am

n #)( D 7

#27

n Dm

n G 7

C b ( ) b b ( )

Cm F 7 # n B E 7++++9

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Fine And Dandy

Tenor Sax

Sonny Stitt's Tenor Sax Solo

Take 1


62/79

& #32

Am D 7

G

Am D 7

5555

#36

- 2 -

( )


63/79


64/79

& #32

( ) n b

- 2 -


65/79

& b c 3333

b b3333

3333

b4

# n n # b n

3333

b

b6

3333

# b n # # n # #

b8

3333

3333

#

.n3333

b

# n

3333

b

10

. R

3333

# .n3333

.

b12

5555

n # #3333

# # 3333

# # n b 6666

b R . .

b14

3333

3333

# b n 3333

b #

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Sunset

Tenor sax



66/79

& b16

. . n # # n n # n b n

b18

3333

# 3333

n # n # n( ) . # #3333

n n # 3333

# . # . .n

b20

.#3333

n . R . n .b

b22

n # n # n # n ( # n ) n

b23

3333

# b 3333

3333

3333

r# .

b25

3333

n rb3333

n # n

b28 J( ) 3333

3333

.b3333

b

b 3333

# n 3333

b rn

b30

3333

3333

. .# b . . b b b n

b .b #

- 2 -


67/79

& b32

3333

# n n rb n n rb n

b34

n 3333

.# b . r3333

n # 3333

n 3333

b36

.#3333

# n . )( 3333

3333

b # .n3333

Jn

b39

. r 3333

3333

# 3333

# # J

b42

3333

3333

3333

. 3333

# # # #

b45

3333

# n b (3333

b ) .

b46 . # nn b

b 3333

b # n #

Rit.

b47

n3333

# 3333

n3333

b n 3333

n U

- 3 -

cadenza ad lib


68/79


69/79

& c b b # n b # b

5

} } b #M } } b

# # #

10

# # # # n # # n

14

3333

3333

# } b }

18

} # b # n # # #

23 # # # # n

Jr#

.

28

b b # n b # b b b

- 1 -

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

The Champ

Tenor Sax


Blues


70/79

&33

# # n # M # b b n # n

37

. + # n b

43

+ + b .3333

J

49

J3333

+ + + b+ + # n

54

b # Jb J J # J

b J Jn b J #

59

# # n b # # # # # n

64+ + + + + + #

+

+ +

69

+ + + + b +

- 2 -


71/79

&74

+ + + + + + + # # b b

79

} b b b # n # b 3333

84

# w #

89

# J . # #

95

Jb } J j

100

# b # n b # b b

105 b n # #

# } .

110

.b

3333

b 3333

b b

- 3 -


72/79

&115

b+ + b # n b # b

119

b Jb J Jb J jb j jb

124

# b

# #

129

b n # . #

134

# + w w

140

# n # # J#

144

# n #

n .

- 4 -


73/79

& c ( ) # #3333

.b b b b

6

b # b b b n ( ) ( ) ( )

11

. jb3333

n

16

b

b

b b

3333

3333b

3333

3333

b .

20

b #( ) J# J# # n b b b #

25

J J 3333

#

30

Jb J 3333

3333

b J3333

J J

transcribed by

Keith Oxman

Eight Track Blues

Tenor Sax

Sonny Stitt's tenor solo

false fingering

Blues


74/79


75/79

&72

# # n J J

rb

3333

n b b

77

b+ + b 3333

#

82

. J #

- 3 -


76/79

& 44 #3333

b # Jn J Jb

6

b # Jb # n b mb b

11

# # # #

14

b # b # b

14141414

b # 3333

17

J b } } } } } b b

22

b n J J

33333333

. J

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b Jb # # b b 3333

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