‘All Blues’ by Miles Davis

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  • Created by: JAMEZJB
  • Created on: 03-06-17 11:24

Melody

  • Improvised

  • Riffs

  • Blue notes

  • Ornamented/embellished

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Head melody

  • Head/main theme

  • Not improvised in head

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Solo melody

  • Scales in solos

  • Broken chords/arpeggios in solos

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Harmony (Chords)

  • (12 bars) blues chord sequence

  • Chords I-IV/ G & C

  • Added 7ths

  • Altered/extended/substitution chords

  • Slow harmonic rhythm

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Structure

  • 12 bar blues/changes

  • Introduction/intro

  • Head section/chorus

  • Solos

  • Links

  • Coda/outro

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Rhythm

  • Swing/swung

  • Syncopation

  • Cross rhythms

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Instrumentation

  • Rhythm (section)

  • Instruments

    • Trumpet

    • Alto saxophone

    • Tenor saxophone

    • Piano

    • String bass/double bass/upright bass/bass

    • Drum kit/drums

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