UNIT TWO Harmony and Form



4 Change is Coming Functional Harmony & Tension and Release


Page 96

EX. 4.9

“Oh My Loving Brother” (African American Spiritual)

 

Page 99

EX. 4.17

“Twinkle, twinkle, little star” (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

EX. 4.18

“My heart stood still” (Rodgers/Hart)

EX. 4.19

“So What” (Davis/Chambers)

EX. 4.20

“Sea Shantey (What shall we do with the drunken sailor?)” (Traditional)


Page 100

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE C Major Targets (I - ii)
C instruments, page 100
IMPROVISE C Major Targets (I - ii)
Bb instruments, page 100
IMPROVISE C Major Targets (I - ii)
Eb instruments, page 100
IMPROVISE C Major Targets (I - ii)
F instruments, page 100

Page 103

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE C Major (I - ii)
C instruments, page 103
IMPROVISE C Major (I - ii)
Bb instruments, page 103
IMPROVISE C Major (I - ii)
Eb instruments, page 103
IMPROVISE C Major (I - ii)
F instruments, page 103

Page 106

EX. 4.48

“Jeepers Creepers” (Warren/Mercer)

EX. 4.49

“Bourbon Street Parade” (Paul Barberin)

EX. 4.50

“Tune Up” (Miles Davis)

 

Page 107

EX. 4.51

“How High the Moon” (Lewis/Hamilton)

EX. 4.52

“But Beautiful” (Van Heusen/Burke)

EX. 4.53

John Coltrane tenor sax solo “All the Things You Are”

EX. 4.54

Julian “Cannonball” Adderley alto sax solo “Minority”


Page 109

EX. 4.57

“When I Fall in Love” (Young/Heyman)

EX. 4.58

“Cheek to Cheek” (Irving Berlin)


Page 111

EX. 4.69

“Autumn Leaves” (Josef Kosma)

EX. 4.70

“Satin Doll” (Duke Ellington)

EX. 4.71

Minuet in C Major, K. 6 (W.A. Mozart)

EX. 4.72

“How High the Moon” (Lewis/Hamilton)

 

EX. 4.73

“When the Saints Go Marching in” (Traditional)

EX. 4.74

“Happy Birthday to you” (Mildred & Patty Hill)

 

LISTENING GUIDE

“Mack the Knife” (Kurt Weill)

“When You’re Smiling” (Shay/Fisher/Goodwin)

“Honeysuckle Rose" (Fats Waller)

“All the Things You Are” (Jerome Kern)

Symphony No. 5 (Ludwig van Beethoven)

Four Seasons: “Spring” (Antonio Vivaldi)


Page 112

EX. 4.76

Billy Tipton piano solo “Perdido”

 

Page 114

EX. 4.84

“Michael, row the boat ashore” (Traditional)

EX. 4.85

“The Star-Spangled Banner” (Key/Smith)

EX. 4.86

“Amazing Grace” (Traditional)

EX. 4.87

“Goodnight, ladies” (Edwin Pearce Christy)

EX. 4.88

“When You’re Smiling” (Shay/Fisher/Goodwin)

EX. 4.89

“Struttin’ with Some Barbecue” (Lil Hardin Armstrong)


Page 115

EX. 4.94

Peggy Lee vocals “Bye Bye Blackbird”

EX. 4.95

Miles Davis trumpet “Bye Bye Blackbird”

EX. 4.96

Lee Konitz alto sax “Bye Bye Blackbird”


Page 116

LISTENING GUIDE

“When You’re Smiling” (Shay/Fisher/Goodwin)

 

Page 118

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE “Bye Bye Blackbird” (A-section)
C instruments, page 118
IMPROVISE “Bye Bye Blackbird” (A-section)
Bb instruments, page 118
IMPROVISE “Bye Bye Blackbird” (A-section)
Eb instruments, page 118
IMPROVISE “Bye Bye Blackbird” (A-section)
F instruments, page 118



 
 

5 Leaps and Bounds Dominant Harmony, Cadences, and Major Pentatonics


Page 128

EX. 5.20

“Going Home” theme from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World, II. Largo (Antonin Dvořák)

 

Page 129

EX. 5.21

“It’s only a paper moon” (Arlen/Rose/Harburg)

 

Page 130

EX. 5.24

“The water is wide” (Traditional)

 

Page 132

EX. 5.32

“Iko Iko” (Traditional)

“Iko Iko” (Traditional)


Page 133

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of C)
C instruments, page 133
IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of C)
Bb instruments, page 133
IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of C)
Eb instruments, page 133
IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of C)
F instruments, page 133
IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of D)
C instruments, page 133
IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of D)
Bb instruments, page 133
IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of D)
Eb instruments, page 133
IMPROVISE "Iko Iko" (Key of D)
F instruments, page 133

Page 134

EAR TRAINING

“My Girl” guitar riff

 

Page 135

EX. 5.41

John Coltrane tenor sax solo “Giant Steps”

 

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE Digital Patterns (ii-V-I)
C instruments, page 135
IMPROVISE Digital Patterns (ii-V-I)
Bb instruments, page 135
IMPROVISE Digital Patterns (ii-V-I)
Eb instruments, page 135
IMPROVISE Digital Patterns (ii-V-I)
F instruments, page 135

Page 138

EX. 5.51

“Old MacDonald had a farm” (Traditional)

 

EX. 5.52

“Cherokee” (Ray Noble)

 

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE C Major Pentatonic (I-IV)
C instruments, page 138
IMPROVISE C Major Pentatonic (I-IV)
Bb instruments, page 138
IMPROVISE C Major Pentatonic (I-IV)
Eb instruments, page 138
IMPROVISE C Major Pentatonic (I-IV)
F instruments, page 138

Page 139

EX. 5.54

Louis Armstrong trumpet solo “When the Saints Go Marching in”

EX. 5.55

J.C. Higginbotham trombone solo “When the Saints Go Marching in”


Page 140

EX. 5.59

Johnny Griffin tenor sax solo “Autumn Leaves”

 

Page 141

EX. 5.61

Illinois Jacquet tenor sax solo “Flying Home”

 

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE Pedal Points (ii-V-I)
C instruments, page 141
IMPROVISE Pedal Points (ii-V-I)
Bb instruments, page 141
IMPROVISE Pedal Points (ii-V-I)
Eb instruments, page 141
IMPROVISE Pedal Points (ii-V-I)
F instruments, page 141

Page 142

LISTENING GUIDE

“Freedom Jazz Dance” (Eddie Harris)

“Witch Hunt” (Wayne Shorter)

“Maiden Voyage” (Herbie Hancock)


Page 143

EX. 5.70

“Limbo Jazz” (Duke Ellington)

 

Page 145

EX. 5.74

Johnny Hodges alto sax solo “Limbo Jazz”

EX. 5.75

Ray Nance cornet solo “Limbo Jazz”


Page 146

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE "Limbo Jazz" (Key of C)
All instruments, page 146
IMPROVISE "Limbo Jazz" (Key of Ab)
All instruments, page 146
IMPROVISE "Limbo Jazz" (Key of Eb)
All instruments, page 146



 
 

6 Blues in the Night Minor Progressions, Minor Pentatonics, and the 12-Bar Blues


Page 153

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
C instruments, page 153
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
Bb instruments, page 153
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
Eb instruments, page 153
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
F instruments, page 153

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE 2-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
C instruments, page 153
IMPROVISE 2-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
Bb instruments, page 153
IMPROVISE 2-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
Eb instruments, page 153
IMPROVISE 2-Bar Vamp (i-iv)
F instruments, page 153

Page 155

EX. 6.21

“Oye cómo va” (Tito Puente)

 

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE "Oye cómo va" (Key of Cm, i-IV)
C instruments, page 155
IMPROVISE "Oye cómo va" (Key of Cm, i-IV)
Bb instruments, page 155
IMPROVISE "Oye cómo va" (Key of Cm, i-IV)
Eb instruments, page 155
IMPROVISE "Oye cómo va" (Key of Cm, i-IV)
F instruments, page 155

Page 156

EX. 6.25-6.26

“Greensleeves (What child is this?)” (Traditional)

“Greensleeves (What child is this?)” (Traditional)

improvise

IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-v)
C instruments, page 156
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-v)
Bb instruments, page 156
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-v)
Eb instruments, page 156
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (i-v)
F instruments, page 156

Page 157

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (V-i)
C instruments, page 157
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (V-i)
Bb instruments, page 157
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (V-i)
Eb instruments, page 157
IMPROVISE 4-Bar Vamp (V-i)
F instruments, page 157

Page 159

EX. 6.36-6.37

“Song for My Father” (Horace Silver)

 

Page 160

EX. 6.38

Joe Henderson tenor sax solo “Song for My Father”

EX. 6.39

Horace Silver piano solo “Song for My Father”


Page 161

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (A-section)
C instruments, page 161
IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (A-section)
Bb instruments, page 161
IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (A-section)
Eb instruments, page 161
IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (A-section)
F instruments, page 161

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (Full Form)
C instruments, page 161
IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (Full Form)
Bb instruments, page 161
IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (Full Form)
Eb instruments, page 161
IMPROVISE “Song for My Father” (Full Form)
F instruments, page 161

Page 163

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE C Minor Vamp
C instruments, page 163
IMPROVISE C Minor Vamp
Bb instruments, page 163
IMPROVISE C Minor Vamp
Eb instruments, page 163
IMPROVISE C Minor Vamp
F instruments, page 163

Page 164

EX. 6.53

John Coltrane tenor sax solo “Pursuance” (from “A Love Supreme”)

EX. 6.54

Theme from “A Love Supreme” (John Coltrane)


Page 166

EX. 6.62

King Curtis soprano sax solo “Soul Serenade”

 

Page 167

EX. 6.65

Melba Liston trombone solo “In Memory of”

EX. 6.66

Illinois Jacquet tenor sax solo “Flying Home”


Page 169

EX. 6.69

“Bag’s Groove” (Milt Jackson)

EX. 6.70

“Blues in the Closet” (Oscar Pettiford)


Page 170

EX. 6.74

“Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” (Joe Zawinul)

 

Page 171

EX. 6.75

Mary Lou Williams piano solo “St. Louis Blues”

EX. 6.76

Kenny Burrell guitar solo “C Jam Blues”


Page 172

EX. 6.77

“Sonnymoon for Two” (Sonny Rollins)

“Sonnymoon for Two” (Sonny Rollins)


Page 173

EX. 6.81

Sonny Rollins tenor sax solo “Sonnymoon for Two”

 

Page 174

IMPROVISE

IMPROVISE “Sonnymoon for Two” (Original Key)
All instruments, page 174





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