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    What is a "tonic m7"? Minor 7 might be ii, iii or vi, depending on the key, but how can it be I (except as a sub as discussed above)? M6 is the tonic minor as I understand it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pcjazz
    What is a "tonic m7"? Minor 7 might be ii, iii or vi, depending on the key, but how can it be I (except as a sub as discussed above)? M6 is the tonic minor as I understand it.
    Exhibit 1.


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    Blue Bossa - tonic Cm7? That’s the Real Book, other (IMO more correct) charts say Cm (Colorado Cookbook) or Cm6 (557 Jazz Standards, I forget the name of the pianist who compiled it). NRB v.1 (Sher) has Cm6. Try it — you’ll like it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pcjazz
    Blue Bossa - tonic Cm7? That’s the Real Book, other (IMO more correct) charts say Cm (Colorado Cookbook) or Cm6 (557 Jazz Standards, I forget the name of the pianist who compiled it). NRB v.1 (Sher) has Cm6. Try it — you’ll like it!
    Just saying it's out there. The Real Book isn't exactly an obscure publication.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
    The Real Book isn't exactly an obscure publication.
    Or an accurate one. But you’re right, it’s out there, mistakes and all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pcjazz
    What is a "tonic m7"? Minor 7 might be ii, iii or vi, depending on the key, but how can it be I (except as a sub as discussed above)? M6 is the tonic minor as I understand it.
    The charts of minor blues standards usually show the tonic chord as I minor 7. I'm not saying that's correct.
    I just did a quick search, google brings up the tutorial page of this forum which shows Min7 as the I chord:
    Minor Blues Chord Progressions [11 Variations]

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    One thing nice about minor blues with min6 chords is you can think major blues up a 4th.
    For example C min 6 is a close relative of F7. C min 6 11, is basically an inversion of F7.

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    Barry and Dexter seem to like Cm6 on Blue Bossa


  10. #34

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    Quote Originally Posted by christianm77
    Barry and Dexter seem to like Cm6 on Blue Bossa

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    Haha well I was talking about Dexters lines and Barry's comping, but in fact Barry seems to favour mostly a very plain triadic C minor sound in the solo.
    Last edited by christianm77; 10-15-2020 at 09:32 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by christianm77
    Haha well I was talking about Dexters lines and Barry's comping, but in fact Barry seems to favour mostly a very plain triadic C minor sound on this tune.
    In the solo, and Cm6dim for the comp.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pcjazz
    In the solo, and Cm6dim for the comp.
    sorry yes that's what I meant

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    Quote Originally Posted by christianm77
    Haha well I was talking about Dexters lines and Barry's comping, but in fact Barry seems to favour mostly a very plain triadic C minor sound on this tune.
    I heard at least on CmM7 chord and some Cm6add9s. I don’t care for the Cm7 in the Real Book, and I’m glad I’m in good company.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
    Just saying it's out there. The Real Book isn't exactly an obscure publication.
    I always play Blue Bossa with going from a minor 9th chords to a min7 (with no 5th).

    E.g. Cm9, Cm7, Fm9, Fm7.

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    When did major 6/9 voicings become widely used for the tonic?

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    Quote Originally Posted by KirkP
    I heard at least on CmM7 chord and some Cm6add9s. I don’t care for the Cm7 in the Real Book, and I’m glad I’m in good company.
    Yes those two (esp in the comping I meant the solo.) Definitely more of a melodic minor tinge to that chord....

    A lot of great jazz lines on minor seem to work the lower fifth of the scale heavily

    1 2 b3 4 5

    The 6th or 7th is often deployed as a dramatic or colouristic note to my ears. And the b6 is used (Joe Henderson uses it in his first lines on BB) but obviously sounds more dissonant over the minor.

    Oh - a good b7 tune is Mr PC

    Also Footprints really showcases the b7 on minor

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    Quote Originally Posted by BWV
    When did major 6/9 voicings become widely used for the tonic?
    Dunno. Django played them though. Manoir de mes Reves. Oriental Strut has quartal harmony.

    Douce Ambience stresses the b7 in the bridge, but I think that’s more of an appoggiatura. Dorian mode though.
    Last edited by christianm77; 10-16-2020 at 05:09 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jameslovestal
    I always play Blue Bossa with going from a minor 9th chords to a min7 (with no 5th).

    E.g. Cm9, Cm7, Fm9, Fm7.
    Yeah it’s not ‘wrong’; it’s more a Wes sound to my ears. If you listen to a lot of 60s Wes you are going to hear more of a m7 sound on minor for instance. Trane and Wayne as well. Anything post Kind of Blue

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    So in Nica’s dream the first two chords are often given as Bbm(maj7) and Abm(maj7) but in this solo Wes constantly shifts back and forth between the natural and flattened 7. Which was typical for him on all minor chords.

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    I don’t know if it’s true, but I once read something about Joe Pass considering all of the notes between the 5th and octave to be fair game when playing minor.

    Scales? We don’t need no stinking scales, just play a line that sounds good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KirkP
    I don’t know if it’s true, but I once read something about Joe Pass considering all of the notes between the 5th and octave to be fair game when playing minor.

    Scales? We don’t need no stinking scales, just play a line that sounds good.
    I think that's pretty much how I view it. I mean it's not rocket science really. The 6 and the 7 have a strong jazz colour... the b7 has a vibe too, but different, more like major on minor sound. And the b6 is super dissonant which is also expressive, and it is used in many jazz lines.

    And any minor will work in any of the 'melodic minor' subs... So you don't have to be limited to playing 'melodic minor' scales, you can play melodies if you understand that minor sound intuitively.
    Last edited by christianm77; 10-16-2020 at 05:11 AM.

  23. #47

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    Quote Originally Posted by BWV
    When did major 6/9 voicings become widely used for the tonic?
    In the early '60s after the music of Jobim became more widely known.

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    But weren't the Bossa guys influenced themselves by Barney Kessel? Did he use 6/9's?

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    BTW it's an obvious point but I think part of the reason why m7 weakens or neutralises the minor colour is that while m6 and m(maj7) are more complex tonalities and don't contain a major triad:

    Am6 = A bass + C 'Lydian' triad (1 3 #4)
    Am(maj7) = A bass + C Augmented triad (1 3 #5)

    Am7 contains a major triad

    Am7 = A bass + C major triad

    Which tends to draw the ear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by christianm77
    But weren't the Bossa guys influenced themselves by Barney Kessel? Did he use 6/9's?
    Jobim felt critics overestimated the influence jazz had on his harmonic development. He believed that Debussy and Ravel were much more important.

    Yes, Kessel, like many other jazz guitarists played 6/9 chords but I associate that sound mostly with their post '60s recordings. I imagine the employment of left-hand 'Type B' rootless 6/9 voicings (C6/9 = A, D, E, G) by pianists such as Bill Evans, Ahmad Jamal and Wynton Kelly in the late '50s also helped establish their regular use as a tonic. Maybe we should start another thread like our 'altered scale' discussion to get to the root of all this (pardon the pun!)?

    Clare Fisher strikes me as an important transitional figure as well. He was one of the first musicians in the US to become a Brazilian music expert and his arranging skills were admired by Herbie Hancock who stated, "Clare Fisher was a major influence on my harmonic concept. He and Bill Evans and Ravel and Gil Evans. You know, that's where it really came from".