Miles Davis- All Blues

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Date Released
1959
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On what type of chord progression are the choruses in this piece based?
12 bar-blues
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describe the instrumental techniques used by the double bass
pizzicato
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describe the instrumental techniques used by the trumpet when it first plays
harmon mute
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describe the instrumental techniques used by the snare drum at the beginning
played with wire brushes
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what is the name for the 4-bar section that separated each chorus?
riff
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explain the term 'frontline'
The opening of the piece
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Explain the term rhythm section
when the more rhythmic instruments only play (piano, bass and drums)
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this is the rem for musical ideas that are developed spontaneously, having not previously been written down?
improvisation
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why can 'all blues' be described as modal jazz?
It's laid back and uncomplicated, with improvisations based on modes.
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the quavers in 'all blues' are performed slightly differently to how they are notated in the score. what is the difference?
they are swing quavers the first is a little longer than the second
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what does the term 'comping' mean, and which instrument does it apply to?
when the pianist plays with chords and short melodic ideas
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with which instrument is Miles Davis associated?
Trumpeters
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where and when did the blues originate?
in the early 20th century in the southern states of America
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Chord progression
g7, g7, g7, g7, gm7, g7m, g7, g7, g7, d7, Eb7/D7, F/G, F/G6
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On what type of chord progression are the choruses in this piece based?

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12 bar-blues

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describe the instrumental techniques used by the trumpet when it first plays

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describe the instrumental techniques used by the snare drum at the beginning

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