understanding Billie's Bounce tonality

[danielpsico]

Hello!
I had to delete my question because it was too stupid...but essentially it was about chord analyses...I clearily see that Billie's bounce is a blues in 7maj and therefore quite simple.

[monk]

One of the reasons you're having problems is that you're not clear on some harmonic relationships. F7 is the fifth of Bb not D#.

Next, Billie's Bounce is essentially a blues tune.

Here's a bit of analysis:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Billie's Bounce)

Regards,
monk

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

It's a jazz blues in F. Does that help?

[danielpsico]

Originally Posted by monk

One of the reasons you're having problems is that you're not clear on some harmonic relationships. F7 is the fifth of Bb not D#.

Next, Billie's Bounce is essentially a blues tune.

Here's a bit of analysis:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Billie's Bounce)

Regards,
monk

oh yes! sorry, I wanted to mean A# actually, I mean, I had written down D# on my notebook though, and therefore got confused...sorry...
usually I play blues in a modal way, so what about a Cmixol on the F7? and the same concept applied for the Bb7? I understand why to play the Fminor pentatonic, of course.

[JonnyPac]

Four is more complicated than B's B! It's just a blues. There's a ton of good info on jazz blues on the forums/web.

[monk]

Originally Posted by danielpsico

oh yes! sorry, I wanted to mean A# actually, I mean, I had written down D# on my notebook though, and therefore got confused...sorry...
usually I play blues in a modal way, so what about a Cmixol on the F7? and the same concept applied for the Bb7? I understand why to play the Fminor pentatonic, of course.

Flat keys are more common in jazz, so Bb would the correct key. The V7 of A# would be E#7.
C mixolydian would be a choice for C7 not F7. F7 would use F mixolydian. You still seem to be unclear regarding some very basic theory.

[danielpsico]

Originally Posted by monk

Flat keys are more common in jazz, so Bb would the correct key. The V7 of A# would be E#7.
C mixolydian would be a choice for C7 not F7. F7 would use F mixolydian. You still seem to be unclear regarding some very basic theory.

sorry; that's what I ment. I've just written in a messy way.while doing other things in the house and therefore making silly mistakes...i do play in that why, and believe me or not, I have an advanced jazz frasing.
"four" by Miles Davis is very simple too, even though there are quick changes...but in order to simplify it you can use a minor pentatonic all throught it actually...I don't need to do it, and I don't.
Thank you.

[M-ster]

Originally Posted by monk

... The V7 of A# would be E#7 ...

And the key signature (for A#) would contain double-sharps (another reason for opting for Bb).