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SONNY ROLLINS SOLO (2:12-4:24)

B !7

b c GT
b
&

E !7

b b
&b

B !7

b b

GT

B !7

n

b

b
b
&

Cm7

F7

B !7

b J .
b
&
J

13

&

17

bb

F7

E !7

b
b
&
B !7

b
& b n

29

.
b
b

Cm7

&

33

b b

j
J
b
J J
E !7

(No 3rd)

E !7

B !7

.
J

F7

Sounds like some tune?

b
j
b J J J

B !7

( #9 - b9 Sequence)

Alterations

j b b b

b
Angular idea sequenced

B !7

B !7

G7

J

J J
J

j
#

n #
b j b
n b b

B !7

F7

b
&b

25

GT

Voice-leading

b
n n

Cm7

21

B !7

j b

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B !7

E !7

B !7

3

b
n b
j

&
#
J

E !7

b
J
&b J

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B !7

B !7

b
n
J
J
J
B !7

no. 1
Closing statement
3 Outline

Chromatic voice-leading

Cm7

b b
&b

45

A !7

F7

E !7

#
J

Recurring blues line

3

B !7

Simple line with LTs

b

b
n

b
J J # b n n b
&b
#

49

E !7

b .

J
b J

b
& b b

53

B !7

b n 3
J
3

b n b n b
b
&

Cm7
3

57

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B !7

E !7

B !7

B !7

Simple line embellished

3
3

3 b .
n b

#
J
J

b # b b
b
&

61

E !7

b
& b b

65

B !7

J
J
B !7

n
b

&
J
Cm7

69

F7

# j
J

n b

Outline no. 1

b
#

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b
&b

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B !7

E !7

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E !7

B !7

E !m7

Dm7

Cm7

F7

B !7

Altered dominant

E !7

b
&

85

E !7

b
&b

89

Outline no. 2
3

b Chromatic substitutions 3
b

# #
b

# #
&b

81

B7

b
b b
b
J

Chromatic voice

b b
b
&

77

E !m

B !7

B !7

Fm7

C #m7

# n # n
#

b b b

J
F7

Alterations

B !7

b n b b n b j b j n J b b
J
(Compare this to Parker on Billie's Bounce :59)
3
3

B !7

Outline no. 1
# # n # n n n b

b
j

# n
n n b # n
& b .

Cm7

F7

Outline no. 2

93

Outline no. 1

G7

Cm7

B!

b
&b

97

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