This composition started out as an arrangement of
"Satin Doll" in 3/4 time but quickly took a different
turn. I have a penchant for taking a standard tune and
putting my own "twist" on it. They say a jazz musician
never plays a song the same way ONCE!. That is
certainly the case here. The composition begins with
the tenor playing the lead voice, which is a departure
from standard sax quartet voicing. I believe this gives
it a Woody Herman "Four Brothers" type sound. In
several instances I have a...(+)
This composition started out as an arrangement of
"Satin Doll" in 3/4 time but quickly took a different
turn. I have a penchant for taking a standard tune and
putting my own "twist" on it. They say a jazz musician
never plays a song the same way ONCE!. That is
certainly the case here. The composition begins with
the tenor playing the lead voice, which is a departure
from standard sax quartet voicing. I believe this gives
it a Woody Herman "Four Brothers" type sound. In
several instances I have a 7/4 measure and paraphrase
John Coltrane's "Countdown", thus the title "Changes"
(Coltrane "changes") Over "Time" ( shifting meters
between 3/4, 4/4 and 7/4). The quarter note remains
constant throughout. It would take an astute listener
to find "Satin Doll" in there but if you listen closely
you will hear it as the underpinning to a unique
original composition. Enjoy!
PARTITION