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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| |
"'''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|4}}; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of [[Seventh chord|seventh chords]], with a {{flat}}VI in the [[blues turnaround|turnaround]] instead of just the usual V chord. In the song's original key of G this chord is an E{{flat}}7. "All Blues" is an example of modal blues in G [[mixolydian]].<ref>{{cite book | publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation | title=The Real Book Sixth Edition | 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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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 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. |
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 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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| "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] |
| Kind of Blue track listing | |
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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 6
4; 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 song'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
- Miles Davis – trumpet
- Julian "Cannonball" Adderley – alto saxophone
- John Coltrane – tenor saxophone
- Bill Evans – piano
- Paul Chambers – double bass
- Jimmy Cobb – drums
References
- ^ 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. p. 18. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
External links
- "All Blues" Analysis, Melody, Chords & Improvisation
