Solar
Solar (pronounced “so-LAHR”) is a jazz standard from the Miles Davis 1954 album Walkin’. Like so many other of Miles’ composition, there is some question to his authorship. It is said that Miles recorded this after hearing an earlier song, “Sonny”, written by Chuck Wayne in tribute to his band-mate Sonny Berman.
Solar Original Recording:
Solar Transcriptions:
- Solar Transcription (Miles Davis – C, Bb, and Eb)
- Solar Transcription (Brad Mehldau piano solo from Art of the Trio, Vol 4.)
- Solar Transcription (Pat Metheney guitar solo from Question and Answer )
- Solar Transcription (Chet Baker trumpet solo from Chet Baker In New York )
Solar Play Alongs:
Solar Fake Books:
Solar Other Resources
- Solar Harmonic Analysis by Ed Byrne @ Free Jazz Institute
- Solar (Solo Help) @ Harmony Central
- Solar Analysis @ Jazz Standards
- Modulation in Solar @ baumgarten.nl