'All Blues' - Davis
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- Created on: 02-02-16 10:46
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- All Blues - Davis
- Melody
- The main melody and the solos are played over the 12-bar-blues chord sequence
- Based on Mixolydian mode on G
- Ornamented and combined riff improvisa-tions
- Rhythm
- Provides the harmony and rhythmic backgrounds
- Provides the comping playing the background chords and rhythms
- Structure
- Intro - Drums, bass riff, piano trill, alto and tenor sax riff in thirds
- Head - This is where the original tune is played. Played on muted trumpet with a simple motif moving mainly by step
- Link - Breaks up repetition of head and provides contrast
- Head 1 - Same as first but melody is slightly more developed- ride cymbal is added by drums
- Improvised Trumpet Solo - First solo performed by Miles Davis. Trumpet mute is removed. 4 repetitions of the 12-bar-blues sequence. Mixolydian mode on G
- Improvised Alto Sax Solo - First solo performed by Miles Davis. Trumpet mute is removed. 4 repetitions of the 12-bar-blues sequence. Mixolydian mode on G
- Improvised Tenor Sax Solo -4 repetitions of the 12-bar-blues sequence
- Improvised Piano Solo - 4 repetitions of the 12-bar-blues sequence
- Head 2 - Same as the first head, trumpet is muted again
- Head 3 - Melody developed with more of a minor feel
- Outro - Trumpet solo on the tonic G note, over the sax riff and the piano trill
- Dynamics
- Diminuendo in the fifth head
- Mainly p throughout
- Harmony
- Extended traditional sequence by altering bars 9 and 10
- Based around repeated 12-bar-chord sequence, with 4 linking sections between each section
- Modal jazz
- Repeated 19 times
- Tempo
- Feels like dotted rhythm
- Jazz waltz
- Time signature is 6/4
- Texture
- Made up of riffs
- 3 riffs used
- 1st - G D E D F D E D (played by the double bass)
- 2nd - D B E C F D EC (played by alto and tenor sax in thirds)
- Melody
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