David Delarre
@DavidDelarre · Guitar, Mandolin and Banjo · London
Plucks things and sometimes sings with Eliza Carthy MBE and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel https://www.daviddelarre.co.uk/
I've not uploaded anything in a while - currently playing guitar for 'Hadestown' in the West End which is keeping me very busy with 8 shows a week but I really want to get back into making content for… More…
Here's another brilliant Charlie Christian solo. I've been slowly transcribing all of his solos on 'The Genius of The Electric Guitar' album - learning a lot from doing this. I found his phrasing really… More…
Here's a wonderful little solo by Charlie Christian over the gorgeous standard 'As Long As I Live'. I love how he focuses solely on chord tones and groove with brilliant effect. More…
My good friend and fantastic pianist Judy Carmichael introduced me to Tiny Grimes a few years ago whilst I was working on a cruise ship - I instantly fell in love and bought his albums with Art Tatum and… More…
For this week's #TranscriptionTuesday I decided to look at one of my favourite guitarists: Charlie Christian. I love the simplicity of his lines and how to he manages to tell a story. There always seems… More…
This week's #TranscriptionTuesday is a delightfully short and sweet solo by Billy Bauer over a chorus of 'On the Sunny Side of the Street'. I had not heard of Billy Bauer until recently, when I was frankly… More…
For this weeks #transcriptiontuesday I took a look at Charlie Parker’s awesome solo over “Groovin’ High” on his 1945 recording with Dizzy Gillespie and his Rebop Six. … More…
This week I decided to take a look at the muted trumpet solo on Duke Ellington's arrangement of 'Take The A Train'... Ray Nance plays a brilliantly concise and swinging solo - this was a great lesson in… More…
This weeks #transcriptiontuesday is this beautiful solo by Lester Young over a chorus of ‘The Man I Love’ from a 1939 recording he made with Billie Holiday. I love the way his solos swoop up and down,… More…
Here's Hubert Rostaing's clarinet solo from Django Reinhardt's 'Swing 42'. I've always loved the lines he plays over the I VI II V so I thought it was worth learning and transcribing. It's easy to overlook… More…
I'm quite a big Charlie Christian fan and this solo has been on my transcribe list for a while. I love his phrasing and his lines over the Dom7 chords. Every solo of his is like a little story. Love it. More…
I've always loved this solo and wanted to learn it for years. Turns out I just needed a global pandemic to get my arse in gear and work it out. Enjoy! Some tricky little lines in this one. More…
Here's an awesome solo from Charlie Parker playing with Jay McShann live at the Trocadero Ballroom in Wichita in 1940. Took me a while to get his phrasing but totally worth it! Enjoy! More…
Here's my transcription of Miles Davis' solo on 'Billie's Bounce' as recorded by Charlie Parker in 1945. … More…
Here's my transcription of Lester Young's beautiful solo over 'All of Me' on a previously unreleased recording session with Billie Holiday. “Why would anyone discard such a masterpiece?”, I hear you ask.… More…
Spent the afternoon transcribing this little bit of genius from Charlie Christian. Hope you like it! More…
Having a lovely time transcribing some jazz solos this week. This is Gerry Mulligans solo on his tune “Bernies Tune”. Some lovely language in there! I love that little bop line in the middle. More…
Lovely little line from Chet. Loving those b9's! More…
I love Kenny Barron's phrasing on this, such a lovely flow to the whole thing. Hope you enjoy learning it! More…
This lovely little lick comes from the amazing fingers of Robert Johnson. Its the intro lick to 'Phonograph Blues (Take 1)' - its a lovely song that really hasn't received the amount of attention it deserves… More…
This is a great little solo from Charlie Christian. It features some lovely little lines over the Eb and Bb opening with a a flurry of chord and colour tones over the Eb... outlining the b3, 3, 5, 6, 9,… More…
I love this little blues break from Charlie Christian. The opening line hits some great colour and chord tones - 3, b7, b3, 13... and then that lick over the C7 with the b5, 11, 5, 13. Some really tasty… More…
Here's 17 bars of Charlie Christian genius. I love how his solos sound like mini compositions, so much weight and purpose to each line. Hope you like it! More…
A transcription of Charlie Christians solo on Benny Goodmans 1940 recording of 'Wholly Cats' with:… More…