Witchcraft

TEXT: Doug McKenzie [email protected]
TEXT: Recorded in real time - minimal editing. Markers will show up in 'Cakewalk'
TEXT: See The New Real Book Vol 1 (Sher Music) p 407
MARKER: FMaj7/C
MARKER: C7susb9 (Phrygian chord)
MARKER: Am chord over next 4 bars with 5th (E) rising to b6 (F) then 6th (F#) then back.
MARKER: Db7 #11
MARKER: C7 - diminished scale
MARKER: 'Locked hands' - Block chords, melody doubled in LH with grace notes
MARKER: A 5-stack of Perfect 4ths
MARKER: Walking bass line in LH - RH plays single note lines.
MARKER: An Ab dim arpeggio with some auxilliary tones and change of direction
MARKER: Lick based on a Gm9(Maj7) arpeggio with surround tones on the root
MARKER: F chord with 5th (C) surround tones.
MARKER: on AbMaj7 2 pairs of 4ths alternate in triplet rhythm
MARKER: On C7susb9 - an Ab Major scale (= phygian mode)
MARKER: G/Ab , Bb/B, Db/D, E/F - all are part of the E7 diminished scale
MARKER: On Am 'bluesy' licks
MARKER: on C7 diminished (Wtone 1/2 tone) scale
MARKER: Rough stride style
MARKER: On Abdim lick based on dim scale 4steps up, back 1, 4 steps up etc..
MARKER: Instead of just the Bass walking, chords on each beat move in simoilar way to walking line
MARKER: A 3 stack of 4ths in each hand
MARKER: 'Errol Garner' style 4 to the bar in LH
MARKER: Basically 4th-y voicings
MARKER: Back to walking bass
MARKER: Tremolo in RH while LH plays (counter) melody
  • Path: Disklavier Jazz 3/299-Witchcraft.mid
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  • Updated: January 31, 2026

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