Below is a list of my solo piano transcriptions.  Full transcriptions are available for download on Gumroad.

Transcriptions

  • Bud Powell – Dusk in Sandi (Dusky ‘n Sandi) (Download)
  • Bud Powell – Hallucinations (Budo) (Download)
  • Bud Powell – Oblivion (Download)
  • Bud Powell – Parisian Thoroughfare (Download)
  • Bud Powell – The Fruit (Download)
  • Chris Donnelly – Donna Lee (Variations) (Download)
  • Chris Donnelly – Hallucinations (Download)
  • Chris Donnelly – Very Early (Download)
  • Fred Hersch – Songs Without Words (Gumroad)
  • Doug Riley – Child Eyes (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Dinosaurus (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Freedom (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Hymn to Freedom (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Jazz Etude (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Jump for Joy (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Peace Dance (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Roads Travelled & Days Gone By (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Shoot (Download)
  • Doug Riley – Theme For Adele (Download)
  • Doug Riley – The Way We Was (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Ask Me Now (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Bluehawk (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Blue Monk (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Everything Happens to Me (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Point (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – North of the Sunset (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Pannonica (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Reflections (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Round Lights (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – ‘Round Midnight (Download)
  • Thelonious Monk – Ruby My Dear (Download)

Comments

  • Daryl

    May 9, 2014 at 8:15 pm

    Thank you for this.

  • Christina

    May 28, 2014 at 8:43 pm

    Thank-you Chris!

  • John Salmon

    July 1, 2014 at 5:44 pm

    Chris, dude. What a great resource! Thank you, thank you. Mille grazie!

  • Marius

    November 6, 2014 at 1:23 pm

    Thanks a lot!!

  • Serra

    February 5, 2015 at 12:45 am

    Thanks you!

  • Andrew

    February 21, 2015 at 9:09 pm

    Thank you!

  • Terence

    June 12, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    Such useful transcriptions ! Thank you for your generosity. I have a feeling that your
    DONNA LEE variations, if studied, would open many doors to clarity of thinking

  • Spencer

    September 10, 2015 at 11:21 am

    Man, this is incredible! Thank you very much for putting these up!

  • TAMELGHAGHET

    September 19, 2015 at 2:19 pm

    Merci
    Tant qu’il y aura des personnes comme vous le jazz vivra
    SAM

  • Wolfgang

    November 25, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    Thank you so much for your generosity

  • James.

    March 22, 2016 at 2:57 am

    Just watched Chic Corea play Bud Powell and had to try it, if I ever can I will die happy!
    Can I just add….thanks so much!

  • Pablo

    April 5, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    Thank you so much for your generosity,I do like your transcriptions,good job¡Pablo

  • Sergey

    May 27, 2016 at 10:00 pm

    just amazing! wish you happiness.

  • Lionel

    August 7, 2016 at 9:03 am

    Mercy mercy mercy ! Thank you for sharing these great transcriptions with us. Wish you all the best.

  • Stephen Schwab

    September 13, 2016 at 5:18 pm

    Have you tried to transcribe Bud’s Bubble?Would be very interested in seeing that one.

  • Chris Donnelly

    September 13, 2016 at 10:23 pm

    Haven’t heard of it! Can you recommend a recording?

  • Manuel Villarroel

    February 8, 2017 at 2:52 pm

    Thankyou so much Chris. It’s a great and generous work.
    Manuel Villarroel.

  • franklin odel

    February 24, 2017 at 10:32 pm

    Thank you so much! I’ve been playing Reflections every day for a year!!! What an education! Thank you for sharing great work.

  • Osam Ota

    February 27, 2017 at 4:46 am

    Thank you so much!
    ARIGATO.

  • Luis

    May 13, 2017 at 4:10 am

    Muchas gracias por tu trabajo y generosidad !!!!!!

  • VIcky

    June 7, 2017 at 7:02 am

    really thanks for your sharing

  • Mauro Bianchini

    August 31, 2017 at 7:01 pm

    Thank you so much. Tour work allows me to batter transpose to guitar Thelonious ideas

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    October 30, 2018 at 7:42 pm

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  • Becca Pulliam

    October 30, 2018 at 7:48 pm

    Dear Chris Donnelly, I blog here at http://beccapulliam.com and just now I posted a piece about the Monk concert at JALC last Saturday night. A 19 or 20 year old named Matt Wong arranged North of the Sunset for the Orchestra. In my blog I show two systems of your transcription of North as played on Solo Monk, citing you as the source with a link. I just now posted this and keep in mind that I don’t really have an audience 🙂 but if you take a look and don’t want the graphic to stay in the post, please let me know. I’ll take it down.

  • Darryl

    July 31, 2019 at 9:00 pm

    Where do I sign up for your blog?

  • Myron Schwartzman

    May 19, 2020 at 7:04 pm

    DEAR CHRIS: Your transcriptions are so generous, accurate, well-chosen and beautiful that I can’t thank you enough!

  • Chris Donnelly

    May 20, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    You’re very welcome!

  • Dale Kroke

    October 2, 2022 at 7:08 pm

    Thanks so much for these! Great work!

  • Larry McNutt

    August 6, 2023 at 11:32 pm

    Do you plan to transcribe Monk: I’m Confessin’ anytime soon? Thanks.

  • Chris Donnelly

    August 8, 2023 at 2:09 pm

    No plans, sorry!

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