AOS 3 KIND OF BLUE MILES DAVIS
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AOS 3 ALL BLUES
MILES DAVIS
Basic facts about
ALL BLUES
This track is from the ALBUM KIND OF BLUES
which was recorded in one take in NY in 1959
Line-up is trumpet /alto sax / tenor sax /
piano/bass / drums
Unusually for Jazz the time signature is 6/4 and
is marked JAZZ WALTZ
This is MODAL JAZZ – this means that rather
than relying on complicated chord patterns the
harmony focuses on a MODE or scale and the
improvised solos are freer
KIND OF BLUE 1959
The recording
MILES
DAVIS gave his band for this track
the minimum of preparation before they
went into the studio in New York in 1959
They got given some scales ( MODES)
and melody lines to improvise on
Each track including this one on the album
had only one take and the whole album
was recorded in just 2 sessions. However
all the musicians were at the height of their
playing abilities
The bandMILES DAVIS- trumpet
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY-alto sax JOHN COLTRANE-tenor sax
JIMMY COBB-drums
BILL EVANS –piano PAUL CHAMBERS -bass
This is the chord pattern for ALL BLUES
4/4 G7
C7
D7#9
Notice
G7
C7
Eb7#9-D7#9
G7
G7
G7
G7
G7
G7
there are DOMINANT sevenths
used and that the last line has ALTERED
chords where basically the harmony is
made more interesting by adding notes
Structure of ALL BLUES
INTRO
– this is where the original tune or
melody is played
IMPROVISED SOLOS-trumpet / alto sax /
tenor sax / piano
HEAD- the main theme returns
OUTRO-this fades out
HEAD
RIFFS – what are they?
A RIFF
is a short rhythmic ostinato- very
common in Jazz, Blues & Pop.
KIND OF BLUE uses 3 short riffs
The first G D ED F DED is on Double Bass
The second the alto and tenor saxes play
in the intro in 3rds (in harmony)
D/B E/C F/D E/C
THE INSTRUMENTS & THEIR
ROLES
The
RHYTHM section provides the
harmony and rhythmic background- in this
case it is the DRUMS / BASS / PIANO
The frontline instruments are
TRUMPET,ALTO SAXOPHONE & TENOR
SAXOPHONE
THE WORD COMPING means
accompanying- playing the background
chords & rhythms