Miles davies- 'All Blues' Flashcards
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Genere
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Jazz/blues
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Date of composition
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1959
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Gente stylistics
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12 bar blues structure Improvisation Extended chords Blue notes- flattened 3rd, 5th, 7th Frontline, head, rhythm section Solos
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Tempo
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156 bpm
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Metre
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3/4 time written in 6/4
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Rhythm
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Swung quavers and syncopation
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Melody
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The head- Main body, improvisational around it
Mordent (baby trill)
Middle range pitch
Only one solo at a time
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Harmony/Tonality
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Modal key G mixolydian Chords used- G7, C7, D7#9, Eb7#9 Altered chords Bass riff played throughout
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Instrumentation
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Sextet- 6 musicians Trumpet Alto sax Tenor sax Piano- short solo's Bass- pizzicato throughout Drum kit- brushes used at start
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Trumpet
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Harmon (wah wah) mute
No vibrato
Grace notes
Falls of notes, glissando’s
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Alto Sax
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Angular solo Leaps, short phrases Scales, arpeggios Triplets, semi quavers Few rests/ long notes Thick sound Wide vibrato
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Tenor Sax
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Frantic Fast rhythms Occasional clashing sounds Notes across full register No vibrato long sustained phrases
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Piano
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Starts the whole piece with a trill
Improvised chordal accompaniment
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Drum kit
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Simple waltz rhythm
Initially with brushes so as not to overpower
Syncopated snare
Simple rhythm on ride cymbal
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Dynamics
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Quiet trumpet solo
Dynamics pulled around
Last solo of the chorus is Davies loudest, gradually builds
