TheJazzCombo:FromLeadSheettoPerformanceDr.DanielBrame

DeerfieldHighSchoolJazzBandIllinoisMusicEducationConference

January26,2018

Whatdoesaleadsheetconvey?• Melody,ofteninbasicrhythms• Chordprogression,ofteninsimplifiedform

Whatdoesn’taleadsheetconvey?

• Specificrhythmhitsorbasslines• Counterlinesorbackgroundfigures• Commonvariationsinrhythmsorpitches

Notallfakebooksarecreatedequal

• HalLeonard• SherMusic• Aebersold• CharlesMingus:MoreThanaFakebook(HalLeonard)• TheloniusMonkFakeBook(HalLeonard)• Fakebookindex:https://www.seventhstring.com/fbindex.html

Importanceoflisteningtosourcerecordings

• Standardtunesexistinmultiple,oftenclassicversionso “AutumnLeaves,”CannonballAdderley,SomethingElseo “’RoundMidnight,”MilesDavis,‘RoundAboutMidnighto “MyFavoriteThings,”JohnColtrane,MyFavoriteThings

• ListeningoftenrevealsdetailsnotpresentinleadsheetWheretostart

• Forsimpletunes,startwithleadsheet• Ifinstandardblocknotation,addsyncopation• Forcomplextunes,startwithoriginalrecording

Intros

• Vamps,withandwithoutlayering

• Dominantprolongation

• Lastfourbarsofthetune• Rubatosolo• Improvisedsolo• Bigbandstyle

• Rumble

Head

• Solovs.ensemble• Rhythmsectionmelody• Unisonvs.harmonized

• Melodywithbackgrounds

• Counterpoint

SoloSection

• Soloordero traditionalorderishornstopiano/guitartobasstodrumso beginandendwithstrong,energeticsoloistso forchangeofpace,startwithbassordrums

• Solobreako canbeoneortwobarso oftenbeginsonIchord

• Backgrounds

• Fullvs.partialrhythmsection• Tradingfours• Stoptime

• Soloovervamp

o finda2-chordpatternthatgoeswiththechangeso I-IVorii-Voftenworkwell

• TransitionbacktoheadInterlude

• Variationonhead

• Contrafact

• Shoutchorus

Ending

• Outchorusshouldthearrangementbethesameastheopeningchorus?

• Unlayer

Reverseanylayeringprocessusedatthetop• Startatbridge

especiallyappropriateforaheadlongerthan32barsoraballad• Endwithheadvs.vampout• Tags

o 3timesandouto iii-VIextension(workswelliflastfourbarsareii-V-I)

• Longvs.shortnote• Shoutvs.whisper

o bothmightbedeterminedbywherethetunefallsintheseto goodendingchords:formajortunes,maj7#11,6/9;forbluesiertunes,7#11,7#9;for

minortunes,min6/9,min(maj7)• BasieandEllingtonendings

• Cadenza

formaj7uselydian,fordom7uselydiandominant,forminuseascendingmelodicminorOtherconsiderations

• Changestyle

• Segues,mash-ups,classicalorworldmusic• Non-traditionaljazzinstruments• Originaltunes

SuggestedListeningEachofthesealbumsfeatureslargercomboswith3+hornsandfullrhythmsections.Thetunesaremorefullyarrangedthanthetypical“unisonhead-solos-unisonhead”format.

MilesDavis,BirthoftheCool(1949-50)DavePellOctet,JazzforDancingandListening(1955-56)CharlesMingus,MingusAh-Um(1959)OliverNelson,BluesandtheAbstractTruth(1961)ArtBlakeyandtheJazzMessengers,Caravan(1962)WyntonMarsalisSeptet,TheMarciacSuite(1999)SFJazzCollective,Live:SFJAZZCenter2016-MusicofMilesDavis&OriginalCompositions(2016)

& 44 .˙ œCΔ7 ˙ ˙ .˙ œE7 w

& Ó .œ# JœA7 .˙ œ .˙ œ

D–7

w& Ó œ œ#E7 ˙# ˙ .˙ œA–7 w

& Ó œ# œD7 ˙ ˙ .˙ œD–7 wG7

& .˙ œCΔ7 ˙ ˙ .˙ œE7 w

& Ó .œ# JœA7 .˙ œ .˙ œ

D–7

w& .˙ œFΔ7 ˙ ˙F–6 .˙ œE–7 w# A7

& Œ œ œ œD–7 ˙ ˙G7 wC6 Eb°7 ∑D–7 G7

Climb a Tree(original leadsheet - block notation)

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& Ó jœ œ jœCΔ7 .œ Jœ ˙ Œ ‰ jœ# œ œ œE7 w

& Ó Jœ# œ jœA7 ‰ .œ œ œ .˙ œ œD–7

wB7(# 9)

& Ó œ œ# œ#E7 .œ jœ œ# œ ˙ œ œ œA–7 w

& Ó œ# œ œD7 .œ jœ# œ œ ˙ œ œ# œD–7 .œ Jœb ˙G7 G7(# 5b 9)

& Ó jœ œ jœCΔ7 .œ Jœ ˙ Œ ‰ jœ# œ œ œE7 w

& Ó Jœ# œ jœA7 ‰ .œ œ œ .˙ œ œD–7

w& ‰ .œ œ œFΔ7 .œ Jœ ˙F–6 ‰ .œ œ œb œ œ#E–7 wA7

& ‰ .œn œ œD–7 œ œ# œ œ œ œ œnG7 ∑C6 Eb°7 ∑D–7 G7

Climb a Tree - 2

Climb a Tree(performance version - syncopated)

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Œ ‰ Jœ œ œ ‰ JœCÑ ‰ .œ œ œF7 Œ ‰ Jœ œ œ ‰ Jœ

CÑ .˙ ŒF7

& bb Œ ‰ Jœ œ œ ‰ JœCÑ ‰ .œ œ œF7 œ œ œ œ œ œ œCÑ .˙ ŒF7

& bb Œ œb œ Jœ œ JœAbN

Jœ œ Jœ ˙ ‰ jœb œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ Œ

& bb Œ œb œ Jœ œ Jœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ .œ Jœ Jœ œb jœ .˙ Œ

& bb œ# œ œ œ œn ŒD7 Œ ‰ Jœ# ‰ Jœn œ œ .œ Jœ Jœn œ jœ .˙ Œ

& bb ‰ jœ œ œ Jœ œ Jœ ‰ .œ# œ œ# œ œ œn Jœ œ Jœn Ó œœœnb œœœ œœœGñ

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& 44 .. .˙ œ œDÑ ˙ jœ- œ. jœG7 .œ œ œ œ œ ŒCJ ∑ .˙b œ œCÑ

& .œ Jœb- œ. œb œF7 wBbJ Ó Œ œ œb .œ Jœ Jœb- œb . jœBbÑ

& ..œ œb œ œb œb œ œEb7 wAbJ 1 œb œ œ œ œ jœ .œ3

Aï 2

’ ’ ’ ’Aï 3 œb œb œ œ ÓAbJ

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Play head twice before solos, taking the first and second endings.Play head twice after solos, taking the first and third endings.

Abouttheclinician…DanielBramehasbeenDirectorofBandsatDeerfieldHighSchoolsince1988.Inthisposition,heleadsconcertbands,jazzbands,marchingbandandteachesmusictheory.DuringhistenureatDHS,thebandprogramhasgrownfrom45studentstoover120,andaconcertbandandtwojazzcomboshavebeenadded. Dr.BrameholdsadoctorateinmusiceducationfromBostonUniversity.HisdissertationwasastudyofcomprehensivemusicianshipinhighschoolbandprogramsinIllinoisandWisconsin.Healsohasabachelor'sdegreeinmusiceducationfromNorthwesternUniversityandamaster'sinmusiceducationfromDePaulUniversity.HehasservedasastaffarrangerfortheNorthwesternUniversityWildcatMarchingBandandtheChicagoBarAssociationChristmasSpiritsshow.Hismarchingbandchartshavealsobeenperformedbyseveralcollegeandhighschoolbandsacrossthecountry.Dr.BramehaspublishedarticlesinTheInstrumentalistandTeachingMusicandwasacontributortoMusicianship:ComposinginBandandOrchestra,publishedbyGIA.In2016,hereceivedtheChicagolandOutstandingMusicEducatorAwardfromQuinlanandFabishMusic.Youcancontactmeatdbrame@dist113.orgwithanyquestionsorcommentsaboutthematerial. Abouttheensemble…TheDeerfieldHighSchoolJazzBandmeetsasafullcreditclassfourdaysaweek.Withflexibleandnon-traditionalinstrumentation,theensemblecanfunctionasamini-bigband,anexpandedcombo,apianotrio,oranyothercombination.Ourmainemphasisisdevelopingeachstudent'sself-expressionthroughimprovisation,arranging,andcomposition.TheDHSJazzBandperformsfourformalconcertseachyearaswellasanumberofinformalandcommunitygigs.TheyhaveparticipatedintheEvanstonJazzFestivalandJazzintheMeadowsandhaveplayedatthePalmCourtJazzCafeinNewOrleans.In2013,theDr.Brameandthebandpresentedaclinictitled“SevenStepstotheBlues”attheIllinoisMusicEducationConferenceinPeoria.Alumniofthegroupincludeprofessionalperformers,composers,andproducersinNewYork,Philadelphia,LosAngeles,andChicago.ThemusicprogramatDeerfieldHighSchoolincludesthreeconcertbands,onecurricularjazzbandandtwoafter-schoolcombos,marchingband,threeorchestras,andfourchoirs,inadditiontoclassesinmusictheoryandbeginningguitar.Thestaffincludesthreefull-timedirectorsandanaccompanist.