[Dixielandjazz] 6th Chords

[Shaw, Tim]

Thanks for the e-mail & the link, Al
Have you (or anyone) tried to work out the chord voicings at the beginning of the early Ellington versions of The Mooche and Jungle Blues? (its Bubber Miley’s; not the Jelly Roll Morton Tune). There are some real surprises in those
Cheers
tim


From: alevy at alevy.com [mailto:alevy at alevy.com]
Sent: Thursday, 12 April, 2012 1:57 AM
To: Shaw, Tim
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] 6th Chords

Tim Shaw wrote:<polite snip>
If the intervals between the notes are the same (eg diminished chords) it doesn't
make any difference to the sound which note is in the bassline, but most chords are
assymetric
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From Al: These sounds are not suggested for Trad or Okom.
I'll suggest what I consider a neat trick
Play any diminished chord but use a half step below any of the notes of that
chord in the bass line and have a (whatever you  picked) flat 9th.
Example: C dim. (C Eb F# A) with a B root or D or F or Ab.
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Tim:
For example, a last inversion of a C major chord (G in the bass) sounds almost as much like a dominant (G) chord as tonic (C) chord A lot of Ellington's stuff sounded wrong to some people because he was fond of doing unorthodox things like building chords on 9ths or even major 7ths in the bassline.
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Al: (Ellington inversions etc)
When I was in my teens it took me months to figure out what Pete Rugolo
used for the first chord of "Sorrento" - Stan Kenton recording. You should listen
to it. I finally figured it out. C minor the tonic or I (key) chord with the Major 7th
on the bottom. Not bad on piano but give to a brass section and the earth trembles.
Add Vido Musso's growly tenor improvising above it and...
If you are not familiar with the arrangement here is a link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sOORJDYZnI
Enjoy or hate it,
Al
Pianist, Composer, Arranger, Conductor, Teacher and Music Prep.
Please visit me at
http://alevy.com
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