JAZZ PHRASING WITH MILES OSLAND

Articulations for key and button pushers (and others)

with:
The Ben Davis High School Jazz Ensemble
PHRASING BY TWOs
1. Basic Jazz Articulation
2. Turnaround Jazz Articulation

PHRASING BY THREEs
3. Cannonball Jazz Articulation
4. Coltrane Jazz Articulation

ADVANCED PHRASING CONCEPTS

5. Sub-tongue technique
aka muffle-tongue, dun-tongue, and tongue on reed technique

Miles Osland has distinguished himself as an educator, recording and performing artist,
author, arranger and composer. Currently the Director of Jazz Studies and Professor of
Saxophone at the University of Kentucky, he has appeared throughout North, South
America, Europe and Asia as a guest conductor and performing artist for Selmer
Saxophones and Rico Reeds. His compositions have been recognized and supported by
fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kentucky Arts Council.
Sea Breeze Jazz has submitted ten of his recordings for Grammy nominations. Six books
authored by Mr. Osland are available through Dorn and Alfred Publications and his
scholarly work (which includes over 80 published articles on saxophone technique and
jazz improvisation) can be found in a variety of publications including Downbeat, Jazz
Times, Saxophone Journal, and many others.
h = 138
minority
what you will see - with a jazz piece
cannonball adderley solo
transcribed by: miles osland

b
4
& b 4 J n #
# # n n b
#

b # # n # b
& b . j #

b b
#
4

& b A
# J
8

# n n b b . b b b
&b J b b n #
12

# n # n j b
& b n #

#
16

# N n # # n # #
&b n b . b
J
20

n b b
b # n b N
& b n #
24

& b b b b b b b n n
28
 Minority Cannonball Adderley solo
transcribed by: Miles Osland
h = 138 with some phrasing - what you may see

> > b >

b 4 n # # # n
n b
& 4 J #
f
> b > # > # n > > #
b
& b . j #
fl >
>
b
4

# b

& b # A> > J
8

# > n n b . b . b> b b
&b J b b n #
.
12

> j>
>
# >
n # n >

# # b

& b n
16

# >N n > # >

> # n # >
n . b . b
&b #
J
20

> n b b
> b >
>
> b
b
& n # # n
N
24

& b b b . b b b b n > > n >

28
> > >
h = 138
minority cannonball adderley solo
transcribed by: miles osland

-
with jazz phrasing - what you should see/play!
- b - -
b 4 n # # # n n b
& 4 J #

- b - # # n - #
b j - # b
.
&
v
- ^ - b

- # b
4

& b A
# - J
8

# - n n b b . b - b b
&b J b b n #
12
v -

# - n -
# n - -
j b
& b - n #

#
16

# - N n # - - - # n # # -
&b n b . b
J
20

- n b
- b - - b b
- # n N
& b n #
24

& b b - b b b b b n n -
28
-
 Jazz Eighth Note Phrasing Cells - C
Phrasing by Two's

b
#1 "Basic" Jazz Articulation
4
&b 4 .. w

#2
b
"Turnaround" Jazz Articulation

& b 44 ( )
( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

Phrasing by Three's

( )

( )
#3 "Cannonball" Jazz Articulation

b b 4 ( ) .. w
& 4 ( )

#4
b
"Coltrane" Jazz Articulation
( ) w
& b 44 ( ) ( ) () ( )

Playing Examples

n () b n b () b n .
#5 Cannonball Example
b
& b 44 ( )
( ) ( ) ( )

bn n # n
st st st st st st

b b b w
b n # n
#6 Coltrane Example

& b 44 () b ( )
( ) ( ) ( ) ( )

st st st st st st

b
#7 Subtongue Exercise
.
& b 44 ( ) (J) ( ) ( ) J .
duh - dn duh - dn duh - dn duh - dn
q = 120-200+
articulation etude
G D
# # n # b b n
& c n
G7 C # n F7

# n J n .
1
3

J J
G A7

4

n b
b . J J # J #

A B E7 A
b b n ~ ~ b
8

# #

b D 7 n b G

12

D n 3 3 b G 7b n C 3

16

b J

b n F 7b 3 n b G
19

J J J
A7

22

# # n n b #

3 3 3

A D7 G
b b n 3
26

N b b J
3

29
 articulation etude - key
B=Basic, T=Turnaround, CB=Cannonball, CT=Coltrane, TP= Turnaround with a pick-up, CB3=Cannonball with a triplet
q = 120-200+
G D
# # n # b b n
c n
CB

&
B B CB

G7 C n B B F7
B CB

#
B

.
1

- . . B
3 3 B

T -
# n J n
J J
B
T CB

G - T A7
4

n b B .
# -
#
T

b . J J J
B B B
B

A B E7 A
B

b b T n ~ ~ b
T

# #
B TP CB B CT

b D 7 Bn b B G
- .
12

# .
B
CB T

C .
D CB3
n 3
G7
CB3 3 b b B Bn b B B CB3 3
16

J
n .
b
F7
b n B G B TPm T
19

b
CB3 3

J J J
B B B

A7 3
m B
22

# n B CT
# n b #
CB
3 CB3 3

A
b D 7 b 3 n
G
3
26

b .
B

N b J .
CT

.
29 CB