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Django’s solo on the original 1937 recording of “Minor Swing” is spectacular. You’ll learn the first 32 bars of the solo (two choruses). Joe walks you through the first chorus in this video.
| Lady Be Good |
| Lady Be Good, Part 2: Lester Young Solo, First Chorus |
Lester Young’s famous solo on “Lady Be Good,” which has been learned by scores of musicians, was recorded on September 9, 1936 with a small group consisting of Young, Count Basie, Joe Jones, Carl Smith, and Walter Page, which went by the name Jones–Smith, Inc. Joe walks you through the first chorus of the solo in this video.
| “Lady Be Good” Lester Young Solo, Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |
