Re. [Dixielandjazz] The Bridge

[Jon Seiger]

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kurt" <bowermastergroup at qwest.net>
To: <barbonestreet at earthlink.net>; "Bill Biffle" <bbiffle at swcp.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>; "Bill
Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:57 AM
Subject: RE: Re. [Dixielandjazz] The Bridge


> Sarah, Sarah, sitting in a Chevrolet...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
> [mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com]On Behalf Of Stephen
> Barbone
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:54 AM
> To: Bill Biffle
> Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List; Bill Gunter
> Subject: Re: Re. [Dixielandjazz] The Bridge
>
>
> 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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