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Have you met Miss Jones

from OTROJAZZ (Paris Bronx Connection) by ERDOS QUARTET+

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Have you met Miss Jones (Richard Rodgers 1937, arr : Laurent Erdös) is a reference to George Shearing. An English pianist, he was one of the pioneers of Latin jazz and developed a style based on block chords. He played the themes by harmonizing all the notes of the melody in 4 tight voices, using diminished chords for the passing notes. He added a vibraphone to play the melody and a guitar to double the melody an octave below. The double bass had to play precise notes that followed this re-harmonization of the grid. I adapted this principle to my quartet, assigning the role of the guitar to the double bass, and making the percussionists the real protagonists of the piece. In fact, they have the most to play with in this theme; it's rare for them to have so much to read in a single piece... I was also surprised to see that I didn't have to change a single rhythmic placement of this melody, as it fits perfectly into the "clave".

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from OTROJAZZ (Paris Bronx Connection), track released December 1, 2023
Richard Rodgers 1937, arr : Laurent Erdös

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