Miles Davis (1956) [I COULD WRITE A BOOK]

From the album Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet, featuring Miles Davis - trumpet, John Coltrane - tenor saxophone, Red Garland - piano, Paul Chambers - bass, and Philly Joe Jones - drums. Recorded on May 11/October 26, 1956.
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Composer: Richard Rodgers
Lyricist: Lorenz Hart
Year: 1940
Origin: Introduced in the 1940 Musical Pal Joey.
Style: Swing, typically played at brighter tempos.
Form: A-B-A-C (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8]
Key: Commonly played in C Major, Miles Davis' legendary recording was performed in Eb.
Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is very functional. The A sections revolve primarily around diatonic I - VI - II - V's. In the 5th bar it moves up diatonically from IMaj7 - IImi7 before a IIImi7 - VI7 leads to a tonicized IImi, which is then followed by a minor II - V of VI which leads into the following section. The B section begins on VImi and is followed by bVI7 - V7. A III - VI - II - V of II is then used to lead in to the common progression of a II - V of V which is followed by a final II - V which returns back to the tonic. The final C section begins similarly to B, although instead it continues with a minor II - V of IV which is then followed by bVII7. A final II - VI - II - V is then used to conclude the form.
Recordings: This song has been recorded over 200 times to date. It was first introduced in the 1940 Musical Pal Joey by Gene Kelly & Leila Ernst. The first studio recording was made by Eddie Duchin and his Orchestra in 1941. The composition managed to find favor among vocalists and instrumentalists alike, having been recorded by artists such as Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, and Ella Fitzgerald, to Artie Shaw, Miles Davis, and George Shearing. It continues to be performed frequently to this day.
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