jonescrusher
Pioneer Member
Ok, got an enquiry/ point of confusion that will only make sense to players who use the Art of Bop Drumming playalongs, specifically 'Last Week', the medium tune that employs an ABA form.
Part of the form describes 'two chorus piano solo (first chorus AAB)'
Counting through, i'm getting confused with this AAB exception. I naturally assumed this meant 'play first A with its repeat mark, then play the second A that has no repeat mark, then play B section.
However, counting as such fall 8 bars short. This suggests each 'A' in this 'AAB' counts only as one 8 bar section without repeat marking.
I'm inexperienced with interpreting jazz charts, and this variation would have killed me had i been reading it cold.
Is there a convention in understanding jazz form where an A or B section describes a section with or without regard to repeat markings?
Sorry if this is a little hard to understand, would be great to get John's thoughts, if he's on the board?
Part of the form describes 'two chorus piano solo (first chorus AAB)'
Counting through, i'm getting confused with this AAB exception. I naturally assumed this meant 'play first A with its repeat mark, then play the second A that has no repeat mark, then play B section.
However, counting as such fall 8 bars short. This suggests each 'A' in this 'AAB' counts only as one 8 bar section without repeat marking.
I'm inexperienced with interpreting jazz charts, and this variation would have killed me had i been reading it cold.
Is there a convention in understanding jazz form where an A or B section describes a section with or without regard to repeat markings?
Sorry if this is a little hard to understand, would be great to get John's thoughts, if he's on the board?