All Blues Flashcards
What period is this all blues from
Jazz period
When was this composed
1959
What type of jazz did miles Davis develop
Modal jazz
What time signature is all blues
6/4
What is the tempo
Jazz waltz
Why is the tempo called jazz waltz
Because one bar of 6/4 sounds like a pair of 3/4 and 3/4 is the typical waltz time signature
What are the four typical features of a jazz song
Polyrhythms (two or more diff rhythms)
Improvisation
Blue notes
12 bar chord sequence
What is the texture
Homophonic
What instruments are used in all blues
Drums Piano Double bass Alto sax Tenor sax Trumpet
What instruments are the rhythmic section
Drums piano double bass
What instruments are the frontline instruments in all blues
Trumpet alto sax tenor sax
How is the trumpet played in all blues
muted
How is the piano played in all blues
Plays tremolo at start ( very quick notes) then starts comping (acconpanying)
How is the snare drum played in all blues
With wire brushes at the start then swaps to sticks
How is ye double bass played in all blues
Plays pizzicato (plucked strings)
What is the 12 bar blues sequence
G G G G Gm Gm G C D E(flat)/D F/G F/G
What is a chord known as to jazz players
A change
What key is it in
G major with a flattened seventh (blue note)
What instruments have solos
Trumpet, alto sax, tenor sax, piano
How many choruses does the trumpet alto sax and tenor sax last in their solos
4 choruses
What does the trumpet solo consist of
Short syncopated motifs
What does the alto sax solo consist of
Improvisation more virtuosic than Davis
Quicker notes
What does the tenor sax solo consist of
Fast scales
Very virtuosic
What does the piano solo consist of
Simple melody
Improvisation is calmer
Write down the structure with instruments
Written down
What mode do soloists use to help them improvise
Mixolydian mode
What type of note is used in the intro riff
Staccato quaver sounds like grace note
What is the bmp
156 but feels like 52 due to 2 dotted minims
What are the dynamics
Solos are always louder so they’re clear
2nd part of head includes crescendos and diminuendos on minims, sounds augmented and relaxed
In the intro riff what sounds like a grace note
Staccato quaver
