Transcription: Little Red

Tune: Little Red
Composer: Freddie Green
Transcription starts at 0'00"; ends at 0'10"
From the album: Natural Rhythm
Leaders of the session: Freddie Green and Al Cohn
Recorded: December 18, 1955; Webster Hall, New York City, New York USA
CD: RCA Bluebird 6465-2-RB

The style of this solo guitar introduction recalls the playing of George Van Eps. Over a low E pedal tone, Freddie plays root position minor triads and closes with an E13b9 chord. This brief interlude might be a "tip of the hat" from Freddie to Van Eps, the father of big band rhythm guitar.

Transcribed by Michael Pettersen, September 2002