Lady Day and (John Coltrane)

Which blue notes are included in melodies such as ‘Oh’ (give the specific notes in ‘Oh’ as well)

Bb, Eb and Gb, Oh starts on Gb and includes Eb

WL for blue notes

Soweto Kinch Never Ending uses a blues scale on F

describe the melody in the verses

narrow range often alternating between C and Bb with an / minor 6th at the end of phrases 

WL for the verse melody

Ezra Collective god gave me feet for dancing stepwise covering a major 3rd

melodic device at phrase ends and why its used

melisma to emphasise blue notes

WL for melodic device at phrase ends

Love and Affection

articulation to embellish sax solo

portamentos, slides, glisses and accents

WL for articulation to embellish sax solo (2)

Brotherman and John Coltrane A Love Supreme pt. 1 uses accents and staccatos on final notes of short phrases

articulation in homorhythmic coda

accents 

WL for articulation in homorhythmic coda

Hardtimes piano chords when homophonic with voice

sax solo dynamic

mf

WL for sax solo dynamic

Brotherman

dynamics before return to v1

<> to p 

WL for dynamics before return to v1

Love and Affection p<f>p at end of middle 8

describe the opening texture

2 bar homophonic riff with a triadic bassline

WL for opening texture 

Nautilus Bob James uses A minor triadic bass riff

texture between vocals sax bass and piano

call and response between vocals and sax, sax is in octaves with bass and piano

WL for texture between vocals sax and piano

Ezra collective sax and voice dialogue

accompaniment texture in chorus

block chords

WL for accompaniment texture in chorus

Love and Affection 

texture before sax riff

no chords

WL for texture before sax riff (2)

So what, Brotherman

backing vocal texture on ‘be alright baby’

parallel 5ths 

WL for backing vocal texture on ‘be alright baby’

Love and Affection octave bvs 

what appears before the written intro

sample which includes reversed singing, drums and keyboards all under a filter

WL for what appears before the written intro

Inner state of mind

structure of verse phrases

3 bars voice 1 bar sax

WL for structure of verse phrases

Ezra Collective god gave me feet for dancing final pre chorus dialogue 

Coda is

extended and ‘freely’

WL for coda

Billie Holiday Strange fruit opens freely with sustained brass chords to allow for saxophone freedom 

initial harmonic movement

12 bar blues with the 4 bars of I and 2 bars of iv being doubled and iv is minor

WL for initial harmonic movement

Somethin Else Cannonball Adderley 12 bar blues

all chords are ___

extended, usually with 7ths and #9ths

WL for how chords are embellished

Billie Holiday Strange fruit extends with Ab7 and G7b9 

how does the harmony move at bar 25?

descending chromatic Gm7-F#m7-Fm7

WL for harmony in bar 25

Soweto Kinch Uncertain Steps descending parallel chromatic harmony 

end chord

Bbm7add4

WL for end chord

Inner state of mind Csus2

prominent instrument and techniques

saxophone with multiphonics and key clicks

describe the drum part

double time with prominent hi hats and off beat movement

WL for drum part features

Streets On Fire Lupe Fiasco 

verse chord rhythm

rest/crotchet/quaver/crotchet/quaver tied over the bar to another quaver

WL for verse chord rhythm

Ezra Collective god gave me feet for dancing piano emphasises weak beats 

rhythm in ‘be alright baby’

scotch snaps and dotted rhythms

WL for rhythm in ‘be alright baby’

Love and Affection ‘really love’ ‘dancing’ syncopation/dotted 

what rhythmic feature allows for solo flexibility

Sustained movement in ‘freely’

WL for rhythmic feature allows for solo flexibility

Billie Holiday Strange fruit opens freely with sustained brass chords to allow for saxophone freedom  

what track no. is this in the album

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