Courtney Pine - Inner State of Mind

Melody

• Conjunct

• Brief flute improvisation

• Dorian mode in C

• Gb is blue note

• Mostly diatonic

• Trills

• Quintuplets

• Slides in sax

• Guitar plays pentatonic riff

Harmony

• Most seventh or ninth chords

Rhythm/Metre/Tempo

• Syncopation

• Quintuplets

Texture

• Melody dominated homophony

• Some homorhythmic tutti

Tonality

Centred in C blues

Instrumentation

• Soprano sax

• Drum kit

• Bass guitar

• Hammond organ

• Sampling + turntable effects

• Vocals - lead and backing

- Rap

- A cappella (at beginning)

Dynamics/Articulation

None

Structure

• Not a typical structure - refrain vocals

• B1-9 instrumental intro

• B10-21 vocals

• B22-35 rap section

• B36-53 vocal section

• B54-71 rap

• B72-93 vocals

• B94 - end instrumental