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'''All Blues''' is a jazz composition by [[Miles Davis]] first appearing on the influential [[1959]] album [[Kind Of Blue]]. This piece was included on the album for recording purposes |
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| name = All Blues |
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| type = Composition |
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| artist = [[Miles Davis]] |
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| album = [[Kind of Blue]] |
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| released = {{Start date|1959|08|17}} |
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| recorded = April 22, 1959 |
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| genre = [[Modal jazz]] |
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| length = 11:33 |
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| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]] |
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| composer = [[Miles Davis]] |
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| producer = [[Irving Townsend]]<ref>Bambarger, Bradley. [https://books.google.com/books?id=mAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22produced+in+spring+1959+by+Irving+Townsend%22&pg=PA74 "Miles Davis True 'Blue'"]. ''Billboard''. August 7, 1999. pp. 1, 74. Retrieved 2016-01-25.</ref> |
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"'''All Blues'''" is a jazz composition by [[Miles Davis]] first appearing on the influential 1959 album ''[[Kind of Blue]]''. It is a [[twelve-bar blues]] in {{music|time|6|8}}; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of [[seventh chord]]s, with a {{flat}}VI in the [[blues turnaround|turnaround]] instead of just the usual V chord. In the composition's original key of G this chord is an E{{flat}}7. "All Blues" is an example of modal blues in G [[Mixolydian mode|Mixolydian]].<ref>{{cite book | publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation | title=The Real Book Sixth Edition | date=2004 | isbn=0-634-06038-4 |page=18 }}</ref>{{Clarify|date=April 2019}}<!--How can this be G Mixolydian if the sixth scale degree is minor instead of major?--> |
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It is a [[12 bar blues]] in [[6/8]] - the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of 7th chords, but it is principally characterised by the last IV chord being replaced by the chord of the [[tonic minor]]. In the case of "All Blues" which is in G major, this replacement chord is G minor 7th. |
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A particularly distinctive feature of the piece is the bass line that repeats through the whole piece, except when a V or {{flat}}VI chord is reached (the 9th and 10th bars of a chorus). Further, there is a harmonically similar [[Vamp (music)|vamp]] that is played by the horns (the two saxophones in the case of ''Kind of Blue'') at the beginning and then (usually) continued by the piano under any solos that take place. Each chorus is usually separated by a four-bar vamp which acts as an introduction to the next solo/chorus. |
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Each chorus is usually separated by a four-bar [[vamp (musical)|vamp]] which acts as an introduction to the next solo/chorus. |
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While originally an instrumental piece |
While originally an instrumental piece, lyrics were later added by [[Oscar Brown Jr.]] |
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==Personnel== |
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[[fr:All Blues]] |
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* [[Miles Davis]] – [[trumpet]] |
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* [[Cannonball Adderley|Julian "Cannonball" Adderley]] – [[alto saxophone]] |
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* [[John Coltrane]] – [[tenor saxophone]] |
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* [[Bill Evans]] – [[piano]] |
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* [[Paul Chambers]] – [[double bass]] |
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* [[Jimmy Cobb]] – [[drum kit|drums]] |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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*[https://www.jazzguitar.be/blog/all-blues/ "All Blues"] Analysis, Melody, Chords & Improvisation |
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{{Kind of Blue}} |
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{{Miles Davis}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Songs about blues]] |
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[[Category:1950s jazz standards]] |
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[[Category:1959 compositions]] |
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[[Category:Compositions by Miles Davis]] |
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[[Category:Jazz compositions in G major]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 23 May 2024
| "All Blues" | |
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| Composition by Miles Davis | |
| from the album Kind of Blue | |
| Released | August 17, 1959 |
| Recorded | April 22, 1959 |
| Genre | Modal jazz |
| Length | 11:33 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Composer(s) | Miles Davis |
| Producer(s) | Irving Townsend[1] |
"All Blues" is a jazz composition by Miles Davis first appearing on the influential 1959 album Kind of Blue. It is a twelve-bar blues in 6
8; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of seventh chords, with a ♭VI in the turnaround instead of just the usual V chord. In the composition's original key of G this chord is an E♭7. "All Blues" is an example of modal blues in G Mixolydian.[2][clarification needed]
A particularly distinctive feature of the piece is the bass line that repeats through the whole piece, except when a V or ♭VI chord is reached (the 9th and 10th bars of a chorus). Further, there is a harmonically similar vamp that is played by the horns (the two saxophones in the case of Kind of Blue) at the beginning and then (usually) continued by the piano under any solos that take place. Each chorus is usually separated by a four-bar vamp which acts as an introduction to the next solo/chorus.
While originally an instrumental piece, lyrics were later added by Oscar Brown Jr.
Personnel
[edit]- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto saxophone
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Bill Evans – piano
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Bambarger, Bradley. "Miles Davis True 'Blue'". Billboard. August 7, 1999. pp. 1, 74. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ The Real Book Sixth Edition. Hal Leonard Corporation. 2004. p. 18. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
External links
[edit]- "All Blues" Analysis, Melody, Chords & Improvisation
