Courtney Pine: Back In The Day, Love & Affection Flashcards
Who is the vocalist?
Who sung the backing vocals?
Kelly Le Rock
London Community Gospel Choir
When was it a hit single?
What is it a cover of?
1970s
Original by Joan Armatrading
What is the instrumentation of Love & Affection?
Lead vocalist
Backing choir
Distorted 12 string guitar
Pine on Bass clarinet & sax
How is the vocal line similar to the original?
Sung in original pitch & key
Describe the bass clarinet
Unusual in rock music
Chromatic & link passages
Very low
describe the structure & harmony at the beginning
Free
Describe the relationship of the tonal centre & chords
Moves around chords in scale of E but avoids E chord
What happens in bar 14?
‘stop time’
2.5 beat pause
Describe the chord progression in bar 22
Rising in bass
E - G# - A - B
Dominant (B) has added chord ( jazz)
Syncopated
What happens in section 2, bars 32-45?
Descending bass clarinet riff chords
Syncopated ‘love’
When is there a contrast section?
What does it consist of?
46-53 - section 3
Middle 8
Starts on A, half way through riff
Give an example of occasional blue notes
G natural in bar 47
What does a perfect cadence in section 3, bars 46-53 take the tone back to?
Tonic - middle 8 typical
Describe the vocals in section 4, bars 54-65
Improv
Blue notes - flattened 3rd, 5th, 7th
When is there a sax solo?
What is the pedal note it’s accompanied by?
Section 5, bars 66-75
E
