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All Blues - Miles Davis
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miles davis
all blues
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All Blues - Miles Davis
Jazz
Originated in the southern states of America during the early 20th century
Improvistaion
Miles Davis: jazz trumpeter
Influenced modal jazz
Bebop was fast and virtuosic, with improvisations based on complex chord progressions
Modal jazz was laid-back and uncomplicated, with improvisations based on modes
Album - Kind of Blue
Released in 1959
The band is a sextet made up of:
The Frontline (play main melody and solos)
Trumpet
Alto saxophone
Tenor saxophone
The Rhythm Section (harmonic and rhythmic backing)
Piano
Bass
Drum kit
Recorded with almost no rehersal and no score
Only basic information was given:
Overall structure
Chord sequence
Main melodic idea
Mode/scale
Structure
Based on the 12-bar blues progression
A chord sequence lasting for 12 bars and returns throughout the piece. One statement of the chord sequence is called a chorus
Main melody is called the head, played by muted trumpet
Lasts for 12 bars, can be heard at the start and end of piece
Simple 4-bar riff in parallel 3rds that separates each section
Five sections:
1) Introduction - opening four bars, rhythm section, followed by riff
2) Head 1 - head melody, followed by riff, played twice
3) Solos - trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax and piano, each followed by riff
4) Head 2 - head melody, followed by riff, played twice
5) Coda - muted trumpet solo
Melody
Head melody - simple, characterised by rising 6ths
4 solos:
1) Trumpet - lasts for 4 choruses, short, syncopated motifs
2) Alto sax - lasts for 4 choruses, quicker notes, wider range, more virtuosic
3) Tenor sax - lasts for 4 choruses, fats scales, quick runs, very virtuosic
4) Piano - lasts for 2 choruses, calmer, simpler melody, leads into parallel chords
Harmony and Tonality
Based on 12-bar blues sequence
G7 (x4), Gm7 (x2), G7 (x2), D7, Eflat7/D7, F/G, F/G6
Known as the changes
G major with a flattened 7th
Rhythm, Metre and Tempo
6/4
'Jazz Waltz'
Swing quavers
Frequent syncopation
Instrumental Techniques
Snare drum is played with wire brushes
Bass plays pizzicato throughout
Trumpet is played with Harmon mute
Piano plays tremolo at beginning
Piano uses comping is solo (accompanying with chords and short melodic ideas)
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