Re. [Dixielandjazz] The Bridge

[Stephen Barbone]

Right. That's why there is no third 8. ;-)

Cheers,
Steve

Bill Biffle wrote:

> I seems to me that Jada has the AABA structure, is just in 4 bar groups.
>
> A:  Jada, jada , jada jada jing jing jing
> A:  diito
> B:  It's just a crazy melody...so soothing to me, (or words to that effect)
> A:  Jada, etc. again
>
> Bill Biffle
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stephen Barbone" <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>
> To: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
> Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 7:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Re. [Dixielandjazz] The Bridge
>
> >
> >
> > Bill Gunter wrote: (polite snip)
> >
> > > Ps . . . the "bridge" is simply the third eight.
> >
> > While that might be the case in many popular songs adapted to jazz,
> > there are
> > also many songs that either don't have a third eight, or a when they do,
> the
> > third eight is not really a bridge. Besides "Indiana" there are "Chimes
> Blues",
> > (in fact just about all blues) "Copenhagen", "Panama", "After You've
> Gone",
> > "Darktown Strutter's Ball", "Up A Lazy River", "Flee As A Bird", "Didn't
> He
> > Ramble", "Muskrat Ramble", "Ja Da", "Struttin With Some BBQ", "South",
> "Love
> > Songs Of The Nile",  etc.  (and "Somebody Stole My Gal" with it's 40
> measure
> > chorus)
> >
> > For the song's third eight to be a proper bridge, the song construction
> > probably has to be "aaba" with each section being 8 measures. There must
> be
> > at least 500 songs that do not fit this pattern. Anybody care to start a
> list?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Steve Barbone
> >
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