More Mulgrew Miller tunes!

No more Mulgrew solos for now... but can you dig more Mulgrew tunes?

Soul-Leo, from 1987's Wingspan, is in that 60s Blue Note "funky" kinda vein, but with a slightly bent bridge.  I think I transcribed this one just for the hell of it.

Soul-Leo

Somewhere Else & New Wheels are both from 1993's With Our Own Eyes.  It looks like this one is out of print as it doesn't seem readily available on Amazon, nor is it on iTunes.  Let me know if you've really got your heart set on getting a hold of this recording though.  Somewhere Else sounds very McCoy-ish to me - I like the "crunchy" harmony.  New Wheels is a chromatic rhythm changes head.  Chromatic lines never cease to baffle me, so I thought I'd write this one out (only had to work out 16 or so bars!).

Somewhere Else
New Wheels

This will be my last post for a while until I input more things I've written down (yes, with a pencil and manuscript!) into Sibelius.  I might scan, or even input into Sibelius, some old transcriptions I did by hand years ago too.  Most of what I've uploaded in the past couple of days has been done over the past 6 weeks, so my rate of posting will most definitely slow down in comparison to the past 24 hours!  Hope you enjoy what I've put up so far.

Cheers
Damo

Mulgrew Miller - Small Portion

Just the tune.  It's from With Our Own Eyes, which I believe was recorded around the same period as the classic Hand in Hand (1993).  Both of these albums are killer.

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I particularly like this tune for a couple of reasons.  Even though it's a conventional AABA form (how I hear it anyway), there's a few twists here and there (e.g 6 bar A sections, extended B section).  Furthermore, the harmony is pretty straight-ahead, yet used effectively within this style/context with nice modulations and a great tune to boot.  The slight feel change in the B section (basically a pedal during the long Maj7 chords) and all the hits (suggested by the melody if not marked above) help "make" the tune.  Check out the recording if you can find it!

Mulgrew.  Solidly kicking arse for 25+ years!

Mulgrew Miller - If I Should Lose You solo

Here is Mulgrew Miller's intro (where the band comes in) & solo on If I Should Lose You, from Live at the Kennedy Center Vol. 1 (2006).

Intro
Solo

In the event of an error, fix them for yourself.  If you feel it's a major error, let me know!

Cheers

Damo