How have the transcriptions for Genius of Blues Piano been made?
R. My guiding principle was to make my transcription with the greatest possible precision; the transcription then formalized, each musician may decide how to use the information. I have made the best use of the available tools: the selections are recorded by a digital “phraser” associated, via a mixing table, with a digital piano with a view to precision, notably as regards the pitch; the playing of the score allows us to correct errors and especially to attain great refinement in the formalization of rhythms: it is a matter of a final adjustment by simulation. Such technical assistance allows for the high quality of the transcriptions, as you will see for yourselves when you compare listening to the computer-generated MIDI file linked to the moving score with listening to the original score on CD. This technical operation by itself cannot, however, entirely guarantee the quality of the transcriptions when the listening quality decreases (CD produced from a vinyl record, play of the pi
