Ellington - Koko Flashcards
1
Q
Principle Players
A
Valve Trombone: Tizol
Trombone: Nanton
Piano: Ellington
Bass: Blanton
2
Q
Context
A
- 1940 by Ellington and his famous orchestra
- 12 bar blues
- intro, seven choruses and coda
- Eb minor
- Influenced by African ceremonies
3
Q
Intro
A
- Opening rhythm in tom tom and bari sax
- Tonic Pedal from bari sax
- Trombones: Gb, F, Fb, Ebm
- Chromatic
- parallel
- syncopated
- straight
- Chord of Bb7,9,11 with Abm on top in bar 5
- Fb is tritone sub of V (implied perfect cadence)
