1. AOS3: Popular Music in Context

2.  To learn the chord sequence used in All Blues  To learn some more technical jazz vocabulary:  Altered chords  Riff  Head  Chorus

3.  1959  Cool jazz / modal jazz  6 players:  Trumpet (Davis)  Alto Sax  Tenor Sax  Piano  Bass  Drums Front-line Rhythm Section

4.  In G major  Uses 12 bar-blues  (altered):  Standard  All Blues  Slow   Improvised using blue notes  GGGG CCGG DCGG G7G7 G7G7 G7G7 G7G7 C 7 (Gm) G7G7 G7G7 D7#9D7#9Eb7#9D7#9Eb7#9D7#9 G7G7 G7G7

5.  An altered chord is a chord which has one or more chromatic alterations (extra sharps or flats):  Not to be confused with extended chords.  In which bar do you find the first altered chord in All Blues?

6.  A riff is a repeated pattern, e.g.  Find two riffs in the first 8 bars of All Blues

7.  One complete statement of the 12 bar blues sequence is called a chorus  The soloist improvises during a chorus on a pre-written melody called the head

8. 1. Which of the following is improvised: head, chorus, solo, intro? (1) 2. Give three reasons why this piece is called All Blues. (3) 3. Which instrument plays a riff throughout the whole piece? (1) 4. What is the difference between an altered chord and an extended chord? (3) 5. Name two rhythmic devices used in All Blues. (2)

9.  Practise for performance week next week!  Solo and ensemble  Everything will be recorded!