Transcribed solo - Blue Rondo A La Turk

Below is one of the lines played by Dave Brubeck in the swing section of "Blue Rondo a La Turk".

The solo itself goes on for over three minutes, most of which are chords moving in a way related to the main melody.  The part of the solo I have transcribed and played is one of the only parts that has a noticeable and catchy jazz-like melody.

Final Assignment - Home Cookin'

For our final assignment I was to write a tune and a solo of my own.  We had the opportunity to use chord sheets that already exist if we wanted to, or do everything ourselves from scratch.  I chose the latter.

After recording a very basic blues chord sequence (I-IV-V over and over) I sat down and played my tune.   I then spent time composing a basic solo over it.   I have uploaded two videos; the first is of the tune, named 'Home Cookin'' and the second is of the solo.

For the solo, I used a Bb blues scale for the Bb and Eb chords, switching briefly to Eb mixolydian when I play the line heard in the melody.  For the F chord I played an arpeggio of F7 (or F mixolydian) into the Bb Blues scale.  This solo is very basic but covers the requirements met by the assignment.

At 29 seconds I go back into the head of the piece, demonstrating the solo in the context of the tune.