The top line is the last line from last week but extra lick in the last bar which begins the second half of this chorus. First of all, this key is commonly played in two keys, concert bbgm and concert gem. Adderley was a member of davis group at the time this album was recorded. Miles davis analysis so what and autumn leaves essay. Print and download in pdf or midi autumn leaves in c.
Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, miles davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz. Autumn leaves by cannonball adderley, miles davis on amazon. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in d minor. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a fivedecade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic. Ron carter autumn leaves transcription from miles davis miles in berlin more than 12 minutes 10 pages of transcribed basslines on autumn leaves, as played by ron carter on miles davis record miles in berlin 1964. Autumn leaves from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to. More than 12 minutes 10 pages of transcribed basslines on autumn leaves, as played by ron carter on miles davis record miles in berlin 1964. Autumn leaves is another contemporary release that liberates music that miles davis didnt think was good enough to proclaim back in the day. Listen free to miles davis autumn leaves walkin, autumn leaves and more. Observing and comparing two versions of improvisation of the tune autumn leaveskosma performed by bill evans portrait in jazz and keith jarrett tokyo 96 a twochorus pdf of the transcribed solo is available for download. Davis had won the prize for best actress at the 1951 cannes film festival. Here are the first 16 bars of miles davis solo on autumn leaves 1958.
It is technically in the minor key, but i like to mention the major key also to avoid any ambiguity, espically since the tune dances between the major and minor keys so much and since both common keys have a g associated with them. Some of my students want to learn how to play jazz piano, and i want them to sing at the same time. Cafesaxophone is a non profit site moderators donate their time free. Check out autumn leaves by cannonball adderley, miles davis on amazon music. Miles davis miles dewey davis iii, alton, illinois, may 26, 1926 santa monica, california, september 28, 1991 was an american trumpeter, bandleader and composer. Discussion of themes and motifs in jacques preverts autumn leaves. Print and download autumn leaves sheet music by bob dylan. Thats a good way to start, when you want to play jazz.
Miles davis autumn leaves 1963 monterey jazz festival live duration. Autumn leaves in c sheet music for piano download free. A book of poetry keith ogden 8 to great the powerful process for positive change, mary kay mueller, jan 1, 2010, selfhelp, 307 pages. Autumn leaves is a french popular song and jazz standard composed by joseph kosma with original lyrics by jacques prevert in french, and later by johnny mercer in english. Aug 19, 2009 mix autumn leaves miles davis youtube.
Autumn leaves on the 1995 album, keith jarrett at the blue note. The falling leaves drift by my window, the autumn leaves of red and gold. Autumn leaves from the jazz pianists ultimate guide to the. Chet baker with paul desmond she was too good to me 1974.
Miles davis analysis so what and autumn leaves essay bartleby. The falling leaves drift by the window the autumn leaves of red and gold i see your lips, the summer kisses the sunburned hands i used to hold since you went away. Am7 d7 a m7 d 7 gmaj7 gm7 cmaj7 c7 f m7 f m7 5 b7 cm7 b7 f7 11 em7 e7alt 1. I made this easy piano arrangement in a tonality close to the eva cassidy. Bluecoats drum and bugle corps has autumn leaves as the corps song and it is listed on their 1987 program. History and analysis of autumn leaves an insightful discussion and analysis of the song, with some surprising observations about the original sheet music and mozarts influence on the composer. This week ive been looking at the first 16 bars of miles solo which is twice through the a section. Autumn leaves by cannonball adderley, miles davis on. Transpose, print or convert, download jazz pdf and learn to play easy piano score in minutes. Ive started transcribing one of my favourite solos of all time, miles davis on autumn leaves from cannonball adderleys album, somethin else.
Like in previous lessons, i have written a rhythmically complex and harmonically interesting melody over the original chord changes. During this time, miles davis was well into his cool jazz period. This is one of the most wellknown standards of all time. The defining characteristic of the piece is its simplicity. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. Miles davis on autumn leaves from cannonball adderleys album, somethin else. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, miles davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz. Join facebook to connect with autumn davis and others you may know. Please consider making a small donation to support this project for a free hd tutorial go to.
Miles davis analysis so what and autumn leaves essay 1085 words 5 pages so what miles davis solo analysis miles davis solo is very minimalistic mainly using crotchet and quaver rhythms throughout with the occasional triplet or semiquaver grace note. Get miles davis autumn leaves sheet music notes, chords. Judging by the number of times it has been recorded, autumn leaves is the most important nonamerican standard in the jazz repertoire. Autumn leaves bb on the cannonball adderley blue note recording somethin else 1958 d7 g7 cmaj7 fmaj7 3 miles davis. Autumn leaves offers a popular way for beginning jazz musicians to become acquainted with jazz harmony as the chord progression consists almost solely of iivi and iiv sequences which are typical of jazz. Transcription of miles davis autumn leaves trumpet solo by. Ultimately, i will argue that jarretts characteristic style arises not so much from a consistent set of trademark licks, but rather from the idio syncratic commingling of his eclectic influences, as well as the unusual. Following on from last weeks post on the first part of this awesome solo. Arrangements compositions teaching materials transcriptions gallery contact home bio listen events. Autumn leaves etude in this weeks lesson we take on aprils line, my tune based on the very popular jazz standard autumn leaves. Sep 08, 2010 hi david, thanks for your honest question. I see your lips, the summer kisses, the sunburned hands i used to hold. For me, this half of the chorus is split into four clearly defined, four bar ideas.
Autumn leaves is a tune that is heard on many instruments in many genres all over the world. An instrumental version by pianist roger williams was a number 1 bestseller in the us billboard charts of 1955. Autumn leaves in c sheet music for piano download free in. Beginning of a dialog window, including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. Somethin else is a jazz album by saxophonist julian cannonball adderley, released on blue note records in 1958. Doubleclick here to add a video by url or embed code. This article traces the compositions interesting history through the various published versions, and shows how its oftstudied musical structure has ties to classical compositions. Most people associate the song with the american jazz tradition as it is often played and recorded by well known jazz musicians. Miles davis autumn leaves sheet music notes, chords.
Ron carter autumn leaves transcription from miles davis. Transcription of miles davis autumn leaves trumpet solo by jamie breiwick. Heres is the second half of miles first chorus on autumn leaves. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20thcentury music. The songs are all laidback and showcase davis signature style of music making that played the right notes.
Download and print autumn leaves sheet music for easy piano by miles davis from sheet music direct. Autumn leaves are falling round us time to gather all those many thoughts of all the things that might have been or gained at such a cost f. Miles dewey davis iii may 26, 1926 september 28, 1991 was an american jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Cannonball adderley somethin else blue note records blp1595. Miles davis solo on autumn leaves transcribed by jamie breiwick for 2. Song information for autumn leaves miles davis on allmusic. Check out autumn leaves by miles davis on amazon music. Davis adopted a variety of musical directions in a fivedecade career that kept him at the forefront of many major stylistic developments in jazz. This is only for reading, so i made the melody very simple. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. This is not arranged by me, i only responsible for typing this version out. Transcription of miles davis solo on autumn leavesmarch, 1958. It appears that you do not have a plugin to view pdfs. Most people associate the song with the american jazz tradition as it is.
Autumn leaves jazz piano sheet music for piano download. It is a shame that autumn leaves will probably stay an obscure import since it contains music that is so compelling. Cannonball adderley with miles davis somethin else 1958. The first thing which is glaringly obvious even just by looking at the music on the page is miles. Cannonball adderley meets miles davis autumn leaves.
Miles davis uses simple melodic phrases in his solo, all in the bb major scale, except on the gm6 in bar 7 and 15, where he switches to bb lydian g dorian and emphasizes the natural 6. History and analysis of autumn leaves philippe baudoin introduction this article is a revised portion of a larger work that will be published as encyclopedia of 2500 jazz tunes a thematic, historical, musicological, and discographical catalogue. This month i present to you three versions of the famous jazz standard autumn leaves. Cannonball adderley meets miles davis autumn leaves 1998. As a jazz standard, autumn leaves has accumulated more than a thousand commercial recordings. Em f m7 f m7 5 b7 9 em fm7 b 7 am7 am7 d7 e m7 d7 a 7 gmaj7 cmaj 11 f m7 5 b7 em7 e 7 dm7 d 7 cmaj7 cmaj7 c7 b7 9 em fim e7alt medium jazz a autumn leaves johnny mercer. Also on the session is trumpeter miles davis in one of his handful of recording dates for blue note. The penguin guide to jazz selected this album as part of its suggested core collection.
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