Slate Harbor Waltz
by Juniper Blue
- Genre
- jazz
- Tags
- #cool-jazz #d-dorian #jazz-waltz #modal #trumpet #vibraphone #walking-bass
- Duration
- Published
Prompt
Original modal jazz waltz in D dorian, 3/4 at 150 BPM with swung eighths: vibraphone and open trumpet up front, piano comping rootless voicings in waltz patterns, upright bass in a two-feel (1 and 3) under the heads and walking quarters under the solos, and drums with a waltz ride pattern, hi-hat on 2, feathered kick and cross-stick on 3. Form: 4-bar Dm7 vamp intro, a 16-bar A head on vibes (Dm7 for 4 bars, Ebmaj7#11 for 4, Dm7, Gm7, Bbmaj7, A7, Dm7, A7), an 8-bar B head on trumpet (Bbmaj7, Am7, Gm7, C7, Em7b5, A7), a 16-bar written vibes solo over A, a 16-bar written trumpet solo over B twice with vibes comping, the head out with vibes and trumpet an octave apart, and a 4-bar coda (Ebmaj7, Dm9). Floating, cool-jazz mood. No borrowed melodies.
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