Courtney Pine: Back In The Day, Love & Affection

Question 1

Who is the vocalist?
Who sung the backing vocals?

Answer 1

Kelly Le Rock
London Community Gospel Choir

Question 2

When was it a hit single?
What is it a cover of?

Answer 2

1970s
Original by Joan Armatrading

Question 3

What is the instrumentation of Love & Affection?

Answer 3

Lead vocalist
Backing choir
Distorted 12 string guitar
Pine on Bass clarinet & sax

Question 4

How is the vocal line similar to the original?

Answer 4

Sung in original pitch & key

Question 5

Describe the bass clarinet

Answer 5

Unusual in rock music
Chromatic & link passages
Very low

Question 6

describe the structure & harmony at the beginning

Answer 6

Free

Question 7

Describe the relationship of the tonal centre & chords

Answer 7

Moves around chords in scale of E but avoids E chord

Question 8

What happens in bar 14?

Answer 8

‘stop time’
2.5 beat pause

Question 9

Describe the chord progression in bar 22

Answer 9

Rising in bass
E - G# - A - B
Dominant (B) has added chord ( jazz)
Syncopated

Question 10

What happens in section 2, bars 32-45?

Answer 10

Descending bass clarinet riff chords
Syncopated ‘love’

Question 11

When is there a contrast section?
What does it consist of?

Answer 11

46-53 - section 3
Middle 8
Starts on A, half way through riff

Question 12

Give an example of occasional blue notes

Answer 12

G natural in bar 47

Question 13

What does a perfect cadence in section 3, bars 46-53 take the tone back to?

Answer 13

Tonic - middle 8 typical

Question 14

Describe the vocals in section 4, bars 54-65

Answer 14

Improv
Blue notes - flattened 3rd, 5th, 7th

Question 15

When is there a sax solo?
What is the pedal note it’s accompanied by?

Answer 15

Section 5, bars 66-75
E

Question 16

Why is more happening in section 6, bars 76-83

Answer 16

Hook returns over bass riff
Vocal & sax improv

Question 17

What happens in section 6, 84 - end?

Answer 17

Descending synth string section passage
Blue notes

Question 18

Describe the sax at the end

Answer 18

Solo
Improv

Question 19

What does the song end on?

Answer 19

Backing vocals on paused, 3-part, tonic chord
Stable
Unlike typical jazz

Question 20

WL St. Thomas
Style
Sax
Rhythm

Answer 20

Sonny Rolins
Fusion - jazz & calypso (calypso influenced Pine)
Sax prominence but simpler
Syncopation

Question 21

WL Be-Bop
describe the Bebop style
Virtuosic element

Answer 21

Dizzy Gillespie

Improv
Free

Quick Trumpet

Question 22

WL original nuttah 25
Style
Type of drums
Drum patterns
Bass line

Answer 22

Shy Fx & UK Apache
Drum & bass
Drum machines
Intricate
Strong & pumping

Question 23

WL Back in the day album
All I do comparison

Answer 23

Concept album - running themes

Love & Affection:
Trap beat
Sax