Miles Davis – All Blues. Kind of Blue released 1959.

The Elements of Music

Melody Rhythm Texture Instruments Genre Harmony & Tonality Structure

MELODY RHYTHM INSTRUMENTS HARMONY AND TONALITY Frontline 1 2 3 4 Main head melody is quite simple. G7 G7 G7 G7 Trumpet – Miles Davis Characterised by rising 6ths. Written in 6/4. Alto sax – Cannonball 5 6 7 8 (Interval from D to B) C7 C7 G7 G7 Often described as a jazz waltz. Adderley

Performed with swung quavers. Tenor sax – John Coltrane 9 10 11 12 Improvised solos: Frequent syncopation. Rhythm Section D7#9 Eb7#9 D7#9 G7 G7 Piano – Bill Evans Trumpet: Miles Davis Drummer keeps a steady beat on Bass – Paul Chambers Mostly made up of short, syncopated the ride cymbal – varies the backing Drums – Jimmy Cobb Solos make use of the mixolydian mode. motifs. 4 choruses. by improvising a syncopated snare drum part. Alto sax: Cannonball Adderley Quicker notes and a wider range. STRUCTURE More virtuosic than Miles Davis. 4 Based on 12 bar blues progression. Each statement of the chords is choruses. called a ‘chorus’ TEXTURE Intro – link (sax riff) – Head – link – Head – link – Trumpet solo – link – Tenor sax: John Coltrane Mainly homophonic. Melody and Alto solo – link – Tenor solo – link – Piano solo – link – Head – link – Head – Uses fast scales and quick runs. accompaniment. link – Outro. Virtuosic. 4 choruses. Rhythm section takes a back seat during solo sections.

One person solos at a time. GENRE Piano solo: Bill Evans Link section (saxes playing in thirds) Modal jazz. More laidback and uncomplicated than Bebop. Calmer – simple melody, string of provides contrast in texture and gives Improvisations were based on modes. Greater freedom. Longer parallel chords. 2 choruses. the music space to breathe. solos. All of the musicians on this album were top jazz musicians.