It's been awhile since I've done any Max Roach, but I've got some students working on his stuff at the moment, so I've been revisiting a lot of it and transcribing it the week I assign it to them so I can check their work on the spot.
So here's "Gerkin for Perkin" from Study in Brown, the same album that brought you "Jacqui", the first ever transcription on this blog.
I finally caved and bought an iPad, and it's been a surprisingly positive move. Not only is it really handy for gigs and rehearsals, but I've ended up doing a lot more transcribing by hand while I'm on trains and planes, or in waiting rooms. So, some things might occasionally look a bit different around here, starting with one of the first things I scribbled out on it.
This is Gregory Hutchinson trading on Peter Bernstein's "Jet Stream" with Brad Mehldau and Christian McBride. Each solo section features two six-stroke rolls; one as triplets and the other double that speed, a sound you'll hear Hutch do fairly regularly, especially in this period. After this he does a great solo over the whole form that I haven't had a chance to write that out yet. Trading section start around 5:19
