Jan. Song Of The Month

JasonS

I think you're on to something there Wim! Personally I don't really like it when a band overcomplicates the changes on a tune like All Of Me. If substitutions are applied during a solo to build tension that can be a great effect but I would be disappointed if the whole band played the Em7 (for example) every time through.

I like your example of Django's Tiger. I've always enjoyed it when Django would kind of do his own thing like that. There are a number of cuts where you'll hear him play rhythm towards the end of a tune and sort of double time the pattern (hard to describe in words) when everyone else is comping normally. It really drives the tune in an aggressive way that is very cool.

voutoreenie

If you've ever played a gig with me you've probably heard me gripe about a similar thing on Django's tiger - the band doesn't play the F7 chord. Django plays the F7, and he's playing "outside". If the band played the F7 he would be inside, and the effect would be lost.

@wim you know, I've always thought similarly but pretty much everyone just plays the F7, a lot of the pros included! And actually, is any part of Django's Tiger really NOT just an improv over the chord progression?? Maybe I'm insane but to some degree even the head has always felt like it's improvised...but because Django's so lyrical in what he was saying, it's become "the head" by default...because the end really isn't much of a refrain in any typical sense, right? Mainly just Django and Stephane trading until the tag and Django's famous outro during the rhythm pauses.