A note for note transcription of Rick Margitza performing Cry Me A River

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1 A note for note transcription of Rick Margitza performing From the Peter Protschka CD Twilight Jamoree (Live At The Bird's Eye Basel) Transcried y Charles McNeal

2 A few words aout this transcription I've een a fan of Rick Margitza's saxophone playing since I first heard him on a recording of guitarist, Steve Masakowski (Friends), in the early 90's. While possessing a great sound that is influenced y Michael Brecker and John Coltrane and a deep understanding of advanced jazz harmony, he has remained among the top of my Favorite Jazz Saxophonist list to this day. Over the last few years I have een very fortunate to play a few gigs and jam sessions, plus take a lesson from him (playing next to Mr. Margitza is a lesson unto itself). Having a friendship with Rick has definitely made me a etter musician! In the past I've done a few transcriptions of his solos ut wanted to do something special for what would e my latest Rick Margitza solo transcription. Since I have witnessed him playing a cadenza at the end of the Arthur Hamilton composition on a couple of our performances together and was always amazed at his inventiveness, I felt that one of those cadenzas would e eneficial to transcrie. This performance, which comes from the Peter Protschka CD Twilight Jamoree: Live At Bird's Eye Basel was personally picked y Rick and it is a GREAT performance! From the eautiful interpretation of the melody and a very understated solo on the ridge coming out of the ass solo, this is a masterful performance. But the pièce de résistance is Rick's cadenza! There are enough ideas in those ½ minutes to keep the serious jazz student usy for quite awhile! It contains wonderful usage of intervallic ideas, inverted triads taken through various transpositions, also the employment of many modern jazz and eop devices. There's a lot to study here! Also checkout his use of dynamics and articulation (which can only e done y listening and playing along with the recording). Those aspects are a very unique part of Rick's sound. Learning this solo will add many options to draw from when you're playing jazz! As for the actual notating of this solo, Rick agreed to look over my transcription and add his personal input. Because of this, you have a note for note transcription that is very accurate. His input on chord changes, rhythmic notation and phrasing were invaluale! Having the chord change over the cadenza (exactly when he was thinking of them) will give you insight into his thought process involving note choices and scale usage that would not have een possile without his help. Writing out the exact rhythms of a freely improvised cadenza is nearly impossile, ut I think we got very close with this transcription! In relation to the handling of accidentals during the cadenza. Sharps and flats, only apply to the current group of eamed notes you are playing. Once a new group of eamed notes are played the accidentals are reset for that group of notes. Accidentals DO NOT carry over within the staff. I did write in some courtesy accidentals ut only when altered notes were in close proximity. The tenor saxophone key of F (concert E ) is constant throughout. Enjoy, Charles McNeal

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