Miles Davis Flashcards
1
Q
Context
A
Kind of Blue
Recorded in 1959 in New York
2
Q
Instruments
A
Trumpet Alto and tenor sax Piano Bass Drums
3
Q
Rhythm
A
6/4 Jazz waltz Swing Dotted rhythms in bass riff Syncopation Pizzicato
4
Q
Structure
A
Intro - 8 bars Head - 32 bars Improvised solos Head - 32 bars Outro
5
Q
Harmony
A
12 bar blues with some changes
Uses 7th chords
Sharpened ninths in bars 9 and 10
6
Q
Texture
A
Homophonic
Saxophones play in thirds as part of the accompaniment
Riff
7
Q
Melody
A
Head - main tune/theme
Solo sections are improvised
Blues scale
8
Q
Dynamics
A
Fades out at the end
