John Elliott's Insights In Jazz Podcast
1) 30. Remember
The Irving Berlin standard, Remember, from 1925 is analysed according to the method. Bricks used include: Chromatic Dropback; Cadence; Launcher; To IV n Mack (and Yak). Joins used include: Dogleg; Boo...Show More
2) 29. Star Dust
The standard is analysed according to the method. Bricks used include TTFA dropback; Double Pullback; SPOT; 7-chord Pullback; To IV n Mack; To IV n Yak; On-Off-On; Cadence; Slow Launcher; Bootstrap...Show More
3) 28. If I Should Lose You & You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
These two standards are analysed according to the method and found to be almost identical. These songs are used to show how standards often visit common keys of I, IV and iv (relative minor) and the j...Show More
4) 27. Misty
The standard Misty is analysed according to the method. Comparison is made with "I Want to Talk About You". Bricks used include: To IV n Yak; POT; SPOT; On-Off-On; Yardbird Cadence; Regular Cadence...Show More
5) 26. No More Blues (Chega De Saudade)
This bossa nova standard is analysed according to the method. The song is not in the book and so a chart is available on the Google Group web site. The song is unusually long, with effectively two ...Show More
6) 25. Pennies Ending Metabrick
The Pennies Ending metabrick is introduced. This is family of 8-measure bricks which is extremely common in jazz standards. Most often it is used to as the last 8 measures. But sometimes it is used as...Show More
7) 24. My Foolish Heart
The standard My Foolish Heart from 1949 is analysed according to the method. The form is ABAC, but the chords are more complex than songs looked at to date. The metaview is discussed before the actual...Show More
8) 23. Rhythm Changes
The chord changes to I Got Rhythm are the most common changes used in jazz after the 12-bar blues. This podcast takes a Metaview of "Rhythm Changes" so that the player can be robust to substitutions t...Show More
9) 22. Whisper Not and the Backsliding Autumnal Cadence
In this episode, Whisper Not is analysed according to the method. This song is in AABA form and is considered to have a home key of Dm since that is the only key in the song that is established and co...Show More
10) 21. Broadway and the mystery of Bartok substitution
The standard from 1940 is analysed and shown to have the same A section "metabrick" as "Take the A Train" and "Bernie's Tune". Using diminished-7 chords, Bartok substitution is introduced. Brick...Show More