– Transcription –
Mongo Santamaria
Afro Blue
as performed by
Gary Burton & Makoto Ozone
Transcription for
Vibraphone & Piano
Leonhard Waltersdorfer
written by:
Mongo Santamaria
performed by:
Gary Burton & Makoto Ozone
transcribed by:
Leonhard Waltersdorfer

This transcription of Afro Blue is based on the performance by Gary Burton and Makoto Ozone on Live at Montreux 2002. It documents not only the notated material, but also the musical interaction between vibraphone and piano, including voicing, articulation, phrasing, and the clear formal design of the interpretation.

Chord symbols and formal markers outline the harmonic framework and support orientation within the form. Sticking and damping indications for the vibraphone are included where they are musically relevant or clearly derived from the source.

The transcription reflects the detailed dialogue between the two instruments and preserves the character and structure of the recorded performance.

The sheet music for this work is published by Vienna Percussion Editions.