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Short solo, but a nice one.  Really like how he mixes staccato and legato notes within a line.  The clipped notes are a nice contrast to the laid-back swing feel.  Tried to notate some of these places.  Also adding a performance with a backing track.  I find this really helpful for getting the solo more ingrained into my (thick) head, and not relying on audio cues from the original recording. With Backing track:

So in my January attempt I didn't get it up to speed so this is what I focused on. Recording is a little unbalanced. The Charlie Haden solo came back very quickly. I will memorize it eventually. Still trying to incorporate the melodic approach he has and tone in my own attempts. I will just post videos. When The Saints_Blue Mitchell Waltz for Ruth_Charlie Haden

Absolutely loved this one. For the most part it is easy to play except the few triplet and 16th note lines. Great use of space. I will probably take more out of this solo than any other horn solo.

Still on my Ray Brown kick.  These are short solos so I thought I better do 2 solos. Not perfect but really working on his 8th note phrasing and trying to bring it more into mine. Work in process.

Here is the Scofield solo with backing track: And a little clip of me working on 9th arpeggios: