Music - Miles Davis 'All Blues' 0.0 / 5 ? MusicMiles DavisGCSEEdexcel Created by: SherbetTheBunnyCreated on: 05-03-16 22:16 What type of jazz is 'All Blues'? Modal Jazz 1 of 24 What is the name of the album? 'Kind of Blue' 2 of 24 When was 'Kind of Blue' released? 1959 3 of 24 How many players is the band made up of? Six - Sextet 4 of 24 What are the frontline instruments? Trumpet, alto saxophone and tenor saxophone 5 of 24 What are the instruments in the rhythm section? Piano, bass and drums 6 of 24 The album had hardly any rehearsal. What information did Davis give the musicians? The overall structure, basic chord sequence, main melodic idea and which mode or scale to improvise on 7 of 24 What is the main structure known as? A Head Arrangement 8 of 24 What chord progression is the piece based on? The 12-bar blues progression 9 of 24 What is the main melody called and what is it played by? The Head, played by the muted trumpet 10 of 24 How long is the Introduction section? Frontline/Rhythm? The first four bars, played by the rhythm section 11 of 24 What is the order in the structure? Introduction / Head 1 / Solos / Head 2 / Coda 12 of 24 What instruments have a solo? How long do the solos last for? Trumpet - 4 choruses / Alto sax - 4 choruses / Tenor sax - 4 choruses / Piano - 2 choruses 13 of 24 What is the 12-bar blues sequence repeated througout the piece? G7, G7, G7, G7, Gm7, Gm7, G7, G7, D7, Eb7/D7, F/G, F/G6 14 of 24 All Blues is in G major with a flattened seventh. What is this note called in jazz? A blue note 15 of 24 What is the metre? 6/4 16 of 24 What is the tempo described as? Jazz waltz 17 of 24 There is no syncopation. True or False? False 18 of 24 What type of quavers is 'All Blues' performed with? Swing quavers 19 of 24 How is the snare drum played at the start? With wire brushes 20 of 24 What does the bass play? Pizzicato 21 of 24 What is the trumpet played with for Head 1? A Harmon mute 22 of 24 The piano plays tremolo. What does this mean? A quick and continuous repetition of two alternating notes 23 of 24 The piano also begins comping with the solos. What does this mean? Accompanying with chords and short melodic ideas 24 of 24
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