

What Is Hip? by Tower of Power: vocals in E, Trumpet 1,2 Tenor 1,2, Baritone saxġ4. That's The Way (I Like It) by KC & the Sunshine Band: vocals in Eb, Trumpet 1,2 Tenor, Baritone saxġ3. Superstition by Stevie Wonder: vocals in Gb (Bb minor?), Trumpet 1, 2, Tenor 1, 2ġ2. Of course, Rocco Prestia laid down the funkiness behind the band and that awesome horn section. Among the tunes they played was So I Got to Groove. Serpentine Fire by Earth Wind & Fire: vocals in C, Trumpet 1,2,3,4, Alto, Trombone, Baritone saxġ1. Tower Of Power: So I Got to Groove (Live) by Corey Brown Thursday, December 27th, 2018 Tower Of Power performed a killer set at the Montreux Jazz Festival in July 2006. Pick Up The Pieces by Average White Band: vocals in Ab, Tenor 1,2ġ0. Papa's Got a Brand New Bag by James Brown: vocals in E, Trumpet 1,2, Alto, Tenor, Baritone saxĩ.
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Lucretia Mac Evil by Blood, Sweat and Tears: vocals in G (then F, then Gb), Trumpet 1,2, Alto, TBoneĨ. Hold On I'm Comin' by Sam and Dave: vocals in Ab, Trumpet, Tenor 1,2ħ. Give It To Me Baby by Rick James: vocals in E, Trumpet 1,2, Tenor 1,2, TBone 1,2Ħ. Fire by The Ohio Players: vocals in C (to Db), Trumpet 1,2, Tenorĥ. Funkenstein by Parliament: vocals (spoken, song in D), Trumpet, Alto, Tenor, TBone - but solo not transcribedĤ. Disco Inferno by The Trammps: vocals in Eb (ending in C), Trumpet 1,2,3, TBone 1,2,3ģ. Brick House by the Commodores: vocals in C (A minor?), Trumpet 1,2, Alto, Tenor, and Trombone parts.Ģ. Web ads seem not to even list all the songs in each of these books, so as far as I know, this post is the only source on the web for this information:ġ. Chord progressions appear above the vocal lines, so Bass and Guitar should be able to pick it up from that. And of course, you can play right along to the recorded versions, which is the same key most cover bands will play the tunes in, so it is a quick way to get up to speed. Close bassist filter Bassists Les Claypool Abe Laboriel Adam 'MCA' Yauch Adam Joseph Adrian Bent Alan Snoop. Having the vocals lined up with the other tracks is very helpful for being able to figure out exactly when to play if your counting skills aren't the best. Also, if you're going to play just a single sax, you may have to borrow from the other parts to have it sound right. This means memorization or other additional work to be able to play this in any situation. The rhythms are readable, but with only 4-9 measures per page, each song is laid out over about 16 pages. I don't see how they will sell more than 10 or 20 of these unless they start a horn-section revolution, but anyway, it's a great resource for players. Watch this space for others.įunk/Disco is a collection of 15 horn charts, transcribed from the original recordings in their original keys. Here's a review of the first horn chart transcriptions book that I got ( Funk/Disco).
