Sean Dixon | Composer & Saxophonist |

Warm in December – Samara Joy

Have you ever recorded a video of yourself talking and when you listen back to it, you sound completely different that what you thought? Imagine doing that in music. Below is a pdf of a transcription of my solo over Samara Joy’s Christmas tune “Warm in December.” This was the first time I ever transcribed one of my own solos and while it may be cringe-inducing, I highly recommend every sax player to do it. By putting your own sound under a microscope, you are able to see what you need to work on as well as recognize all the jazz language you’ve implemented into your playing. If you want to solo over this tune, the chord chart can also be found below.