What so means?
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What so means?
informal. used to mean “it’s not important” and “I don’t care”: So what if I’m 35 and I’m not married – I lead a perfectly fulfilling life!.
What key is so what?
A Minor
Who solos on so what?
The piece is made up of a jazz sextet, with Miles Davis on trumpet, John Coltrane on tenor saxophone, Cannonball Adderly on Alto Saxophone, Bill Evans on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Jimmy Cobb on Drums. The piece follows a 32 bar AABA structure, both during the melodic line and during the solos.
How many chords are in so what?
In jazz harmony, a So What chord is a particular 5-note chord voicing. From the bottom note upwards, it consists of three perfect fourth intervals followed by a major third interval. It was employed by Bill Evans in the “‘amen’ response figure” to the head of the Miles Davis tune “So What”.
Who played piano for Miles Davis?
Red Garland
Who played piano on so what?
Bill Evans
What is the biggest selling jazz album of all time?
Kind of Blue
Why is kind of blue so good?
It’s so popular is because it’s so melodic. The tunes are simple melodies that anyone can easily sing along or remember, not unlike pop songs. Free from chordal improvisation, the musicians on the album also intuitively phrased in a more melodic, flowing kind of way.
Was kind of blue improvised?
Kind of Blue popularized a new approach to improvisation. Rather than basing its five tunes on a rigid framework of changing chords, as was conventional for post-bop music, Davis and Evans wrote pieces with a more limited set of scales in different modes.
Who were the musicians on Kind of Blue?
Kind of Blue brought together seven now-legendary musicians in the prime of their careers: tenor saxophonist John Coltrane, alto saxophonist Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, pianists Bill Evans and Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers, drummer Jimmy Cobb and, of course, trumpeter Miles Davis.
How many hours were spent recording Kind of Blue?
I often hear people say that Kind of Blue was recorded in just 72 hours which seems impossible. In fact, there were only three recording sessions, each lasting three hours. The first two sessions were on March 2nd, 1959 and the third session was on April 22nd, 1959.
How many copies of Kind of Blue have been sold?
5 million copies
What age did Dave Brubeck die?
91 years (1920–2012)
How much is Miles Davis worth?
How much is Miles Davis Worth? Miles Davis Net Worth: Miles Davis was an American musician, bandleader, and composer who had a net worth of $19 million at the time of his death.
Who made kind of blue?
Miles Davis
Did Bill Evans write Blue in Green?
History and overview: “Blue In Green” is an iconic jazz ballad from Miles Davis’ 1959 album, Kind Of Blue. Although the composer’s credit went to Davis on the album, the piece was actually composed by pianist Bill Evans (The Miles Davis estate has acknowledged this fact).
What mode is Blue in Green in?
“Blue in Green” is the third tune on Miles Davis’ 1959 album, Kind of Blue. One of two ballads on the LP (the other being “Flamenco Sketches”), the melody of “Blue in Green” is very modal, incorporating the presence of the Dorian, Mixolydian, and Lydian modes.
Why is Giant Steps so hard?
It’s tough for two reasons: The chord progressions are played fast, and they’re in three keys. “Giant Steps” is so challenging that Tommy Flanagan, the pianist on the original recording, could barely get through his solo before Coltrane took over.
How do you improvise a giant step by step?
How to Improvise Over “Giant Steps”
- Use Patterns. Coltrane uses pattern ideas all over on his solo over Giant Steps.
- Look for common tones and slow down the pace of melodic material. When there are a ton of complex chord changes flying by quickly, a lot of jazz musicians’ instincts are to try to outline all of the changes all of the time.
- Use Sequences.
How many key changes are there in giant steps?
10 key changes
What keys are giant steps in?
There are three of them in “Giant Steps”: B major, G major, and E-flat major. All the notes and chords in the tune come from these three keys.
What tempo is giant steps?
144 BPM
