Ellington Flashcards
who plays the introduction?
reduced ensemble
how many choruses are there?
7
who plays chorus 1?
valve trombone solo - juan tizol
who plays chorus 2?
trombone solo - joe ‘tricky sam’ nanton
who plays chorus 3?
trombone solo
who plays chorus 4?
piano solo - duke ellington
how plays chorus 5?
trumpets in unison
who plays chorus 6?
double bass solo with ensemble
who plays chorus 7?
full ensemble
who plays in the coda?
reduced ensemble
who plays the alto sax?
johnny hodges, otto hardwick
who plays clarinet?
barney bigard
who plays tenor sax?
ben webster
who plays bari sax?
harry carney
who plays trumpet?
wallace jones, cootie williams, rex stewart
who plays trombone?
lawerence brown, joe nanton, juan tizol
who plays guitar?
fred guy
who plays piano?
duke ellington
who plays double bass?
jimmy blanton
who plays drums?
sonny greer
time signature
4/4
key
e flat minor (aeolian)
tempo
vivace
chords used
rich 7th chords
texture
mixture of homophonic &polyphonic
musical features
- chase chorus
- shout chorus
- 7th chords
- motifs/riffs
- dissonance - tritones
- walking bass
the ellington effect - key features
- chords arranged for sections (one player on each note)
- unison melodies or riffs for a section
- antiphonal effects eg. call and response
- solo improvisation with accompaniment from a contrasting section
