🎁 Immanuel Wilkins – “DARK EYES SMILE” – FREE PDF Transcription

🎷 Immanuel Wilkins with his Soulful Modern Gospel Harmony

Immanuel Wilkins’ solo on DARK EYES SMILE (from his latest album Blues Blood, 2024) is a moving study in gospel-infused modern jazz. The tune’s harmony shifts through surprising transpositions, giving it a spiritual, almost hymn-like quality — and Wilkins brings it to life with warmth, clarity, and unmistakable soul.

This transcription captures his full solo note-for-note, letting you study how he shapes phrases, outlines harmony, and delivers deep emotion at a slower tempo.

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The PDF gives you the complete solo, clearly notated and formatted for your instrument. With chord symbols included, you’ll see exactly how Wilkins navigates the gospel-inspired progressions and unexpected modulations.

📘 What You’ll Get in the PDF:

✅ Full transcription of Immanuel Wilkins’ solo on Dark Eyes Smile

✅ Available in Concert, B♭, and E♭ versions

✅ Clean, printable formatting for practice or study

✅ Chord symbols included for harmonic context

✅ Perfect for saxophonists, improvisers, and students of modern jazz

🎯 Why Combine the Video with This PDF?

The video shows the solo in context — the PDF gives you the structure to slow down, study bar-by-bar, and integrate Wilkins’ language into your own playing.

Use it to:

• Absorb gospel-inspired harmonic motion

• Learn how Wilkins paces phrasing at slower tempos

• Explore motivic development across key changes

• Add soulful lyricism into your improvising

🙌 Why This Resource Is for You:

Designed for saxophonists, improvisers, and educators:

• Gain insight into one of today’s most important modern saxophone voices

• Perfect material for private study, lessons, or transcription practice

• A soulful, modern example to balance faster, more technical solos

💬 What Musicians Are Saying:

“Studying this solo opened my ears to how modern gospel harmony can be woven into jazz. Wilkins’ phrasing is both deep and approachable — a beautiful resource.”

— Jamie L.

📥 How It Works:

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3. Open the PDF and start exploring the lines

4. Rewatch the video — or use the solo as your own study material

👤 About the Author:

Martin Uherek is a jazz saxophonist and educator dedicated to helping musicians improve their fluency, vocabulary, and confidence. His lick packs, transcriptions, and solo studies are trusted by jazz learners and teachers worldwide.

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🎷 Download the PDF today and explore Immanuel Wilkins’ soulful brilliance on DARK EYES SMILE — gospel harmony, deep lyricism, and modern phrasing in one powerful solo.

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