'Lady Day and (John Coltrane)', 'Inner State (of Mind)' and 'Love and Affection' from Back in the Day (2000), Courtney Pine Flashcards
Who is Courtney Pine and when was he born?
‣Contemporary jazz musician
‣Born in 1964
What does Courtney Pine’s style blend?
Soul, R&B, reggae and hip-hop with traditional elements.
What does CP play?
He is a virtuoso saxophonist. He also plays: ‣flute ‣bass clarinet ‣keyboard
What is ‘Back in The Day’?
Courtney Pine’s self-produced 8th album, released in 2000.
Which songs are covered? Who are the covers originally by?
Covers:
‣Lady Day and (John Coltrane) - Gil Scott-Heron (1971)
‣Love and Affection - Joan Armatrading (1976)
What is the standard notation used?
‣Short score with:
◦piano
◦vocal
◦chord symbols - with guitar tab above the stave
Other parts notated on additional staves as required.
What are cross-heads used for?
To notate:
◦Rhythms in the rap section
◦Multi-phonics
◦Key-click effects
How are dynamics represented?
Traditionally.
How is tempo shown?
Using BPM.
Give an example of where an occasional other effect is written into the score.
Vibrato, bar 39, LD+JC
What is the contrast like between the instrumentation of the three songs?
There is a considerable contrast of instrumentation between the songs.
What is the instrumentation in LD+JC?
◦Vocals
◦Piano
◦Guitar
◦Sax
What is the instrumentation in ISOM?
◦’Jazz horn grouping’ - sax, trumpet, trombone
◦vocals
◦rap
◦guitars
What is the instrumentation in LAA?
◦Vocals ◦bvox ◦guitar ◦bass clarinet ◦tenor sax ◦strings
Describe the sonority of Inner State of Mind
- Distortion and random background noises at start
- Dubbed voices
- Drum programme
Features of sonority in Lady Day and John Coltrane
•Dubbed voices •Drum programme •Extended performance techniques ▪Multi-phonics ▪Key clicks
Features of sonority in Love and Affection
•Variation of vocal timbres
What are the predominant textures of the three songs?
Homophony and melody-dominated homophony.
What are five textural features of Inner State (of Mind) and where can they be found?
◦Homophony - Voices (bar 1), Horns and sax (bars 70-71)
◦Melody dominated homophony - bars 2-9 (sax and piano)
◦Rap with accompaniment (e.g. bars 21-35)
◦Broken chords - Bars 80-87
◦Riff - e.g. bars 94-115
What are three textural features of Lady Day and (John Coltrane) and where can they be found?
◦Homophony - close harmony (bar 21)
◦Melody dominated homophony (bar 1 onwards)
◦Riff e.g. bars 5-12
What are three harmonic features of Love and Affection and where can they be found?
◦MDH - Bars 1-12
◦Riff - e.g. bar 22 onwards
◦Free counterpoint - bars 84-94
What are the metres of the three songs?
ISOM◦ Brisk quadruple metre (4/4)
LD+JC◦ Fast quadruple to slower rubato at the close
LAA◦ Opens with rubato quadruple time passage, moves to upbeat strict tempo
Name four rhythmic features of ISOM and state where they are found.
‣Syncopation ‣ e.g. bars 2 and 3
‣Dotted rhythm ‣ bar 11
‣Scotch snap ‣ bar 75
‣Irregular groupings ‣ bar 97
Name four rhythmic features of LD+JC and state where they are found.
‣Dotted rhythm ‣ Bar 81
‣Scotch Snap ‣ Bar 31
‣Triplets ‣ Bar 126
‣Long sustained notes ‣ Bars 46-48
