TEXT: Fragos, Baker and Gasparre TEXT: 'I Hear a Rhapsody' - lots of versions around in the jazz piano trio genre - Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett etc. Chords used were from the Real Book Vol 3 p 156 (Sher Music). Some 'Markers' to explain some of the voicings/musical phrases used. MARKER: Use of the Whole tone scale RH and LH in contrary motion. MARKER: Basically 2 triads a tritone apart - C (RH) and Gb (LH) MARKER: Left and R hand in unison an octave apart MARKER: LH ascending chromatic line from Root of Gm7b5 to root of C7 MARKER: D/Eb Bass resolves to Eb6 MARKER: F7(#5) MARKER: Eb7(#5) MARKER: Db7(#5) MARKER: 'Bach' like piano/bass. Rhythm in '2' MARKER: Piano mostly basic melody -with few chords MARKER: Contrapuntal lines with Bass MARKER: "Surround" the root of the chord (Eb) MARKER: "Surround" the 5th of Gm7 MARKER: 'Neigbouring' tones to Eb -which is the 3rd of Cm7 MARKER: Bass 'walks' in 4 MARKER: Tremolo of Octaves in RH MARKER: Statement of Melody MARKER: 'Big' chords - LH plays 'rootless' type voicing MARKER: RH plays octaves with 'tension' note between. MARKER: Lots of sliding off black to white notes in RH octaves MARKER: Final Statement of Melody - using Big 2 handed chords
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