Solar (Cmi) [No Piano] - Up Tempo Swing || BACKING TRACK

Head In x2, Solo x20, Head Out x2
Up Tempo Swing 215 BPM
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Composer: Miles Davis, *Chuck Wayne
Year: 1954, *1946
Origin: Introduced on the Miles Davis album Walkin'.
Style: Usually played swung, taken at a wide variety of tempos.
Form: A-B (12 Bars) [8-4]
The head is typically played twice on the way in and out.
Key: C minor
Harmony/Overview: The harmony is very functional and made up nearly entirely of II-V's. It initially gives the impression in the first few bars that it is a minor blues, although the arrival at IVMaj7 in the 5th bar makes it clear that this is not the case. The tune proceeds in a fashion reminiscent of "How High the Moon", with II-V's descending in whole-steps and a melody that gravitates heavily around the 3rds of each chord. The form concludes with a final minor II - V back to Imi.
Recordings: This composition has been recorded hundreds of times to date and one of the most widely known jazz standards. Miles Davis was the first to record the composition in the studio for his album Walkin' in 1957. However, nearly 50 years after the fact the United States Library of Congress unearthed an obscure live recording of Chuck Wayne performing a strikingly similar composition entitled "Sonny" at a jam session in 1946. Although Prestige Music registered the composition for copyright in 1963, Wayne claims to have been the original composer while Miles was merely the appropriator. While there are slight differences between both recordings the sameness is undeniable, and Wayne's recording clearly predates Miles' by over a decade.​
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Thank you so much! I recorded a guitar solo using this track, check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hIjVin-CgJmnmM0

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Thanks for sharing, sounds fantastic!