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 A Transformational Approach Michael McClimon Slides/references online at http://www.mcclimon.org

Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma), A section B � maj7 E � maj7 C- 7 F 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 G-

The diatonic circle of fi" hs G- D 7 C- 7 A- 7 � 5 F 7 E � maj7 B � maj7 Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt, Boss Tenors

An Autumn Leaves GIS GIS = (S, IVLS , int) • S = {Gm, Am7 b 5, B b M7, Cm7, D7, E b M7, F7} • IVLS = � 7 , {0, 1, . . . , 6} • int = number of diatonic steps between chord roots 
 int(Cm7, D7) = 2; int(D7, Gm) = 3

An Autumn Leaves GIS T(s) = T int(s,t) int PC (C, E) = 4, so T 4 (C) = E

An Autumn Leaves GIS t k = transposes a root k steps in a diatonic collection G- D 7 C- 7 t 3 t 3 Am7 b 5 D7 A- 7 � 5 F 7 E � maj7 B � maj7

An Autumn Leaves GIS B � maj7 E � maj7 C- 7 F 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 G- G- D 7 C- 7 A- 7 � 5 F 7 E � maj7 B � maj7

Autumn Leaves (Joseph Kosma) B � maj7 E � maj7 � C- 7 F 7 A- 7 � 5 : D 7 G- G- D 7 C- 7 � A- 7 � 5 D 7 G- A- 7 � 5 F 7 B � maj7 C- 7 F 7 E � maj7 B � maj7 G- 7 C 7 � B � 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 F- 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 G-

Autumn Leaves, bridge � � � � � � � � � � � � B � maj7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 C- 7 F 7 G- � �

Autumn Leaves, displaced cycle B � maj7 E � maj7 � C- 7 F 7 � � A- 7 � 5 : D 7 G- � A- 7 � 5 D 7 G- B � maj7 [E � maj7 ] C- 7 F 7 � � G- 7 C 7 � B � 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 F- 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 G- Vince Guaraldi, A Flower is a Lovesome Thing

Autumn Leaves B � maj7 E � maj7 � C- 7 F 7 A- 7 � 5 : D 7 G- � A- 7 � 5 D 7 G- B � maj7 C- 7 F 7 G- 7 C 7 � B � 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 F- 7 A- 7 � 5 D 7 G-

A C-minor diatonic cycle C- G 7 F- 7 B � 7 D- 7 � 5 A � maj7 E � maj7 Fm7 B b 7 E b M7 A b M7 Dm7 b 5 G7 Cm (relative major) (tonic)

A C-major diatonic cycle C maj7 G 7 F maj7 B- 7 � 5 D- 7 A- 7 E- 7 Bm7 b 5 Em7 Am7 Dm7 ??

How My Heart Sings (Zindars), mm. 1–12 E- 7 A- 7 D- 7 G 7 B- 7 � 5 E 7 � 9 C maj7 F maj7 CM: IV A � ° 7 F � - 7 � 5 am: VI A- 7 A- 7 /G Tony Williams, Young at Heart (Mulgrew Miller, piano)

All the Things You Are (Kern), mm. 1–8 F-minor diatonic cycle . . . B � - 7 E � 7 A � maj7 F- 7 D � maj7 G 7 C maj7 . . . ending with a half-cadence Chet Baker, Chet Baker Quartet

All the Things You Are (Kern), mm. 9–16 C-minor diatonic cycle . . . B � 7 E � maj7 C- 7 F- 7 A � maj7 (A- 7 � 5 ) E 7 � 9 D 7 G maj7 . . . ending with a half-cadence

All the Things You Are (Kern), mm. 17–24 E-minor diatonic cycle . . . with a “missing” VI chord [C maj7 ] A- 7 D 7 G maj7 F � - 7 � 5 C 7 � 5 B 7 E maj7 Ahmad Jamal, Jamal at the Pershing, Vol. 2

All the Things You Are (Kern), mm. 25–36 A b -major diatonic cycle . . . B � - 7 E � 7 A � maj7 F- 7 . . . goes awry D � maj7 G � 7 C- 7 B° 7 B �� 7 E � 7 A � maj7 Chet Baker, Chet Baker Quartet

All the Things You Are (Kern), mm. 25–36 �� A � maj7 D � maj7 G � 7 B �� 7 E � 7 A � maj7 C- 7 B° 7 � � � ������������ � � �� A � maj7 D � maj7 B �� 7 E � 7 A � maj7 G- 7 � 5 C 7 F- 7 � � � � � �����������

Discography Ammons, Gene, and Sonny Stitt. Boss Tenors . Verve V6-8426, 196 ⒉ 
 John Houston ⒫ , Buster Williams ⒝ , George Brown (ds) ! Baker, Chet. Chet Baker ! artet . Paci fi c Jazz PJLP-6, 195 ⒊ 
 Russ Freeman ⒫ , Bob Whitlock ⒝ , Bobby White (ds) ! Guaraldi, Vince. A Flower is a Lovesome Thing. Fantasy 3-257, 195 ⒎ ! Jamal, Ahmad. Jamal at the Pershing, Vol. 2. Argo LP-667, 196 ⒈ Israel Cosby ⒝ , Vernell Fournier (ds) ! Williams, Tony. Young at Heart . Columbia 69107, 199 ⒎ 
 Mulgrew Miller ⒫ , Ira Coleman ⒝