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This track is from the ALBUM KIND OF BLUES which was recorded in one take in NY in 1959
 Line-up is trumpet /alto sax / tenor sax / piano/bass / drums
 Unusually for Jazz the time signature is 6/4 and is marked JAZZ WALTZ
 This is MODAL JAZZ – this means that rather than relying on complicated chord patterns the harmony focuses on a MODE or scale and the improvised solos are freer

 MILES DAVIS gave his band for this track the minimum of preparation before they went into the studio in New York in 1959
 They got given some scales ( MODES) and melody lines to improvise on
 Each track including this one on the album had only one take and the whole album was recorded in just 2 sessions. However all the musicians were at the height of their playing abilities

MILES DAVIS- trumpet
CANNONBALL ADDERLEY-alto sax JOHN COLTRANE-tenor sax
JIMMY COBB-drums
BILL EVANS –piano PAUL CHAMBERS -bass

This is the chord pattern for ALL BLUES
4/4 G7 G7 G7 G7
C7 C7 G7 G7
D7#9 Eb7#9-D7#9 G7 G7
 Notice there are DOMINANT sevenths used and that the last line has ALTERED chords where basically the harmony is made more interesting by adding notes

 INTRO
 HEAD – this is where the original tune or melody is played
 IMPROVISED SOLOS-trumpet / alto sax / tenor sax / piano
 HEAD- the main theme returns
 OUTRO-this fades out

 A RIFF is a short rhythmic ostinato- very common in Jazz, Blues & Pop.
 KIND OF BLUE uses 3 short riffs
 The first G D ED F DED is on Double Bass
 The second the alto and tenor saxes play in the intro in 3rds (in harmony)
 D/B E/C F/D E/C

 The RHYTHM section provides the harmony and rhythmic background- in this case it is the DRUMS / BASS / PIANO
 The frontline instruments are
TRUMPET,ALTO SAXOPHONE & TENOR
SAXOPHONE
 THE WORD COMPING means accompanying- playing the background chords & rhythms