Too Darn Hot Flashcards
Intro
10 bars (Eb) busy melodic idea by alto and trp + chords by rest of band, chromatic descending sequence, high speed swing and sync rhythm
Verse 1
18 bars (Eb/Ebm) first two vocal phrases in minor plus bass and ride cymbal, rest is stabs matching vocal rhythm, “too darn hot” phrase extended into a riff around dom chord and chromatic variant
Link and Instrumental Solo (Verse 1)
4+16 bars (Eb), band perfect cadence for trb solo, top of range long notes then virtuosic solo, band accompany as before, uses verse changes
Verse 2
18 bars E/Em new key with no preparation, similar to verse 1, altered sync rhythms for saxs on phrase 3 and 4
Link Instrumental Solo 2
2+18, 2 bar link then alto solo, imitate trb slides with smears at start then uses instrumental effects, other sax counters his improv with oscillating two note idea
Bridge
18 bars (F) first phrase starts on c (V of F), sax plays minim chords then crotchet chords in third phrase then jaunty antiphony with Torme in 4th, extra 2 bar chromatic tag of “cause it’s too darn hot” Eb E and F to end section (fit keys together)
Instrumental (Verse 3)
20 bars (Eb) original key, shout chorus based on motifs from verses and bridge, extension using Dom pedal, 2 bar triplet drum break to link
Verse 3 (Reprise)
20 bars (Eb), after first phrase sequential riffs on “coo” and “woo”, complex harmony and rhythm in band, first riff 4 bars over sustained hairpin chords, second remains on one note to explore rhythms with rising sax, 3rd is “too darn hot” phrase, 2 bar drum link
Bridge
20 bars (Eb) unusual bridge placement, first phrase uses Eb E F major chords making tonality unknown, settles to Eb, most of bridge is same, final phrase 3 times
Coda
8 bars (Eb) Based on “too darn” Torme and band work through descending chromatic sequence before final cadence
