All Blues

Question 1

What is the front line?

Answer 1

The instruments that play the main melody and have solos

Question 2

What is the rhythm section?

Answer 2

Provides harmonic and rhythmic backing

Question 3

Where did jazz music originate from?

Answer 3

Southern states of America

Question 4

What instruments are in the frontline?

Answer 4

Trumpet
Alto sax
Tenor sax

Question 5

What instrument are in the rhythm section?

Answer 5

Piano
Bass
Drums

Question 6

What chord sequence is all blues based on?

Answer 6

12-bar blues progression

Question 7

What is once statement of the chord sequence called?

Answer 7

A chorus

Question 8

What is the main melody called?

Answer 8

The head

Question 9

What instrument played the head?

Answer 9

Muted trumpet

Question 10

What separates each sections?

Answer 10

A 4 bar riff in parallel thirds

Question 11

What is the structure?

Answer 11

Head arrangement

Question 12

Explain head arrangement?

Answer 12

Intro - head 1 - solos - head 2 - coda

Question 13

In what order are the solos played?

Answer 13

Trumpet
Alto sax
Tenor sax
Piano

Question 14

How is the head melody characterised?

Answer 14

Rising 6ths

Question 15

How long are the trumpet, alto sax and tenor sax solos?

Answer 15

4 choruses

Question 16

How long is the piano solo?

Answer 16

2 choruses

Question 17

The alto sax solo uses ____________ notes and ________ range

Answer 17

Quicker

Wider

Question 18

Tenor sax solo uses fast ________ and _______ runs. It is also very __________

Answer 18

Fast
Quick
Virtuosic

Question 19

The piano solo is _______ and uses _________ chords

Answer 19

Calmer

Parallel

Question 20

What is the changes?

Answer 20

12 bar blues sequence

Question 21

What is the key?

Answer 21

G major with a flattened 7th

Question 22

What is the flattened 7th?

Answer 22

Blue note

Question 23

What type of jazz is all blues?

Answer 23

Modal jazz

Question 24

Why is it modal jazz?

Answer 24

Because it’s the same as mixolydian mode

Question 25

What key signature ?

Answer 25

6/4

Question 26

Why is it described as a jazz waltz?

Answer 26

Because each 6/4 bar sounds like a pair of 3/4 bars

Question 27

What type of quavers are used?

Answer 27

Swing quavers

Question 28

What are swing quavers?

Answer 28

The first not is a little longer then the second

Question 29

Is there frequent syncopation?

Answer 29

YESSSS

Question 30

What does the snare drum do at the start?

Answer 30

Play with wire brushes

Question 31

How does the bass play throughout?

Answer 31

Pizzicato

Question 32

How does the trumpet play in the head?

Answer 32

Harmon mute

Question 33

At the start of the piece the piano plays _________

Answer 33

Tremolo

Question 34

When the solos begin the pianist begins comping. What is comping?

Answer 34

Accompanying with chords and short melodic ideas