27 Jul 2016
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Lecture #1
Solo voices try to disrupt the rhythm or the groove (or rut)
All American Rhythm section: Freddy green (acoustic guitar), Count Basie (piano) ,
Walter page (bass), Joe jones (drums) modern swing sound
Polyrhythm two or more layers of rhythm playing simultaneously, African
American aspect
Verse for a vocalist sets the tone (performed out of time)
For an instrumentalist
Bebop era changed the way songs went eliminated verses and only played main
body of song and the improvise-able part
Rhythm change changes are the chords, very recurring in jazz. **** ASK AGAIN
1-6-2-5 I’ve got Rhythm 32 bars: AABA
Teddy Wilson plays really fast
Just because it's the same song doesn't mean you can rely on the melody to identify
it see Lester “Pres” Young’s version of “I’ve Got Rhythm”
Blues
1. Harmonic chord progression (12 bar)
2. 3-line stanza AAB
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