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Jazz Listening: Cool 5

Cannonball Adderley: ‘One for Daddy-O’

1. How many bars long is the intro?

   8 bars

2. Identify the beat the head starts on.

   2

3. The first note of the melody is Bb. Give the notes of the first phrase.

   Bb Db F G Bb

4. Describe the structure of the choruses.

   12-bar blues

5. Describe the texture of the front line during the head.

   Alto and trumpet play in unison.

6. Describe the role of the piano during the head.

   Comping, block chords, imitating the melody in octaves.

7. Fill in this table to show the instrumentation.

   Front line	Trumpet, Alto saxophone
   Rhythm section	Piano, bass, drums

8. Describe the music played by the drums at 0:46

   • Cross-stick on beat 2
   • Tom-toms on beat 4
   • Swing rhythm on the ride cymbal

9. How many solo choruses does the saxophone take?

   4 choruses

10. Name the scale degree the trumpet player starts their solo on.

    b3

11. Give the scale degree of the final note the trumpet plays at 8:12.

    2nd/9th.