Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man" was the inspiration for today's blues. It has a 16-measure, extended blues form. I imagine this one played with a boogaloo feel, reminiscent of Lee Morgan's "The Sidewinder".
A simple, 3-note motif was used exclusively, to provide cohesion. I tried to move it around rhythmically to keep it from becoming tiresome and annoying. To be honest, I question if I succeeded. Moving the motif around between a few different instruments might also help. (This explains why some stems in measures 3, 4 and 12 are pointing downwards.)
Tomorrow night (Feb. 13th, 2012) my band, the New Directions Ensemble plays in Brooklyn, New York at the Tea Lounge Cafe: 837 Union Street. If you're in the city, I hope you will stop by, give us a listen, and say hello. We start at 9 p.m.
A simple, 3-note motif was used exclusively, to provide cohesion. I tried to move it around rhythmically to keep it from becoming tiresome and annoying. To be honest, I question if I succeeded. Moving the motif around between a few different instruments might also help. (This explains why some stems in measures 3, 4 and 12 are pointing downwards.)
Tomorrow night (Feb. 13th, 2012) my band, the New Directions Ensemble plays in Brooklyn, New York at the Tea Lounge Cafe: 837 Union Street. If you're in the city, I hope you will stop by, give us a listen, and say hello. We start at 9 p.m.
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