Tim Price Bloggin' For D'Addario Woodwinds- Grooving on Cannonball! Happy birthday to a master of the highest.
Happy Birthday...Cannonball. You changed my life and touched this music deeply.
.....I put ALL the articulations in here...That's the only way to get to the center of this masters thing. He had things that people need to study....the phraseology of the music. Proof reading this was a labor of love.
...This sais a lot...plus my props to a Berklee teacher Lennie Johnson ( rip) who urged me to do this in 1970...and said it would help me get deeper into a concept- and to apply to the tenor sax too.God bless you Lennie Johnson- you did me a huge life favor....
...This is part of a 4 page article with Nat Adderley and I...Nat was not only a friend but someone who was a huge influence on my composing. I can;t put the entire article in- I need book sales as the publisher does not advertise these books. I got to sit in with Cannon a few times...and he was like a guru to me. It felt like a hurricane or some force of nature being near him as he played- the lesson of my life. As Stan Getz said- you don't get better playing with your friends- you need to play with cats better than you. Cannon was one of a kind. He was cool too- he invited me up to play. I wish he was alive to see this book...he would of appreciated it. I loved his playing and have 3 more volumes I'm trying to publish. Some day I will because the music deserves it...that's what it's about for me. Anything else is just that.
...THE BLUES TELLS THE TRUTH...and the truth is in the blues. Check the notation...every note I had here was articulated. That's vital to the language. — at Buy my book if you dig these...we need the sales.
....CANNONBALL LIVES....Tim Price
~~COLTRANE.....Velocity and hard work. < Coltrane Substitutions ~~
My Coltrane inspiration is HOW he did what he did, the pursuit of being inspired from the WHAT AND HOW of the knowledge, as well as the velocity of his genius. The man was one of the hardest workers.Check his six-box Prestige collection, in only a year and a half--the first session being in May 1957, the last in December 1958, he recorded ALL those recordings while touring and playing gigs.
Coltrane chord substitutions of a basic ii-V-I with movement in major thirds creating an augmented triad. This is also know as "Coltrane Changes," etc. I'll post one of my favorites at the end here as well.
Coltrane first introduced this on Blue Train on tunes such as Moment's Notice and Lazy Bird, and later on took things further on Giant Steps.The B section from _Have You Met Miss Jones_ served as inspiration for Coltrane because of the major 3rd modulation from D to Gb to Bb.
Coltrane Substitution:
1) Here is a normal ii-V-I in C major:
| ii | V | I ||
| dmin7 | G7 | Cmaj7 ||
2) Now with the Major 3rds Cycle:
| ii V** | I* V** | I* V** | I* |
| dmin7 Eb7 | Abmaj7 B7 | Emaj7 G7 | Cmaj7 |
This cycle has been used in many re-harmonization, far to many to even list! Here are some of the most accessible- and also the sky is the limit. With some creative ears and imagination they work in rock and pop too.
Standard ; Dmin7- G7- CMaj7
Trane sub ; Dmin Eb7 Ab B7 E G7 C
Standard ;Fmin7- Bb7- EbMaj7
Trane Sub ;Fmin F#7 B D7 G Bb7 Eb
Simile rest of page.
Abmin7- Db7- GbMaj7
Abmin A7 D F7 Bb Db7 Gb
Bmin7- E7- AMaj7
Bmin C7 F Ab7 Db E7 A
Gmin7- C7- FMaj7
Gmin Ab7 Db E7 A C7 F
Bbmin7- Eb7- AbMaj7
Bbmin B7 E G7 C Eb7 Ab
C#min7- F#7- BMaj7
C#min D7 G Bb7 Eb F# B
Emin7- A7- DMaj7
Emin F7 Bb Db7 Gb A7 D
Cmin7- F7- BbMaj7
Cmin Db7 Gb A7 D F7 Bb
Emin7- Ab7- DbMaj7
Ebmin E7 A C7 F Ab7 Db
F#min7- B7- EMaj7
F#min G7 C Eb7 Ab B7 E
Amin7- D7- GMaj7
Amin Bb7 Eb F#7 B D7 G
So much is common sense and knowing theory- Look at the cycle above- it is the cycle of 4ths,the triangle connects the tones that are a major 3rd apart. So, you can rotate the triangle and figure out all the possibilities for the major 3rds cycle.
Some food for thought in the midst of Coltrane's birthday...and thank you. Don't forget to listen to COLTRANE PLAYS THE BLUES....It's that important to all you do...Till next time....Tim Price
