[Dixielandjazz] Bix's Solo

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Steve Barbone quotes Jay Arnold's analysis of Bix's 16 bar solo in "Krazy 
Kat": (1927).

For example, this quote which is fairly typical of many in the book and
quotes Jay Arnold's analysis of Bix's 16 bar solo in "Krazy Kat": (1927)
"The third and fourth notes of measure 1 are the upper and lower neighbor of
the root of the chord, which when reached has become the fifth of the G7
chord of the second half of the measure. In measure 4, the dotted quarter
note(D natural) is an anticipation of the seventh of the E7 of measure 5.
However Bix has already left the note by the time the chord of which the D
is a part is sounded. The G natural is the Negroid (sic) lowered third, the
F sharp used twice is the ninth. The construction in measure 6 is very
ingenious. The E sharp is the lower neighbor of the thirteenth (F sharp)
which follows it. G is the seventh of the chord, followed by a passing note
leading to the root of the chord (A) which is not sounded until several
notes later, giving the figure an element of suspense. The D is the eleventh
of the A7 chord, the B is the ninth. At the end of the measure there is a
restatement of the lower neighbor of the thirteenth and the thirteenth
itself. The measures 7 and 8 are a break that is charming in its simplicity.
In measure 9, E natural is the upper neighbor of the fifth of the G7 chord.
Measurers 10, 11, and 12 show a disregard for the ornamental harmony in the
background. In measure 13, F is the upper neighbor of the chord root.
Measures 14 and 15 also are independent of the background harmonies."
(snip)

Jesus, someone has much too much time on their hands...

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