Tadd Dameron turnaround

Tadd Dameron turnaround
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In jazz, the Tadd Dameron turnaround, named for Tadd Dameron, "is a very common turnaround in the jazz idiom"[1], derived from a typical I−vi−ii−V turnaround through the application of tritone substitution of all but the first chord, thus yielding, in C major:

CM  Eb7  | Ab7  Db7  ||

rather than the more conventional:

CM  A7   | Dm7  G7   ||

The Tadd Dameron turnaround may feature major seventh chords[2], and derive from the following series of substitutions, each altering the chord quality:[3][2]

CM7 Am7  | Dm7  G7   || (original)
CM7 A7   | D7   G7   || (dominant for minor triad)
CM7 Eb7  | Ab7  Db7  || (Dameron turnaround: tritone substitution)
CM7 EbM7 | AbM7 DbM7 || (major for dominant seventh)

The last step, changing to the major seventh is optional.

"One of the most famous improvised lines that outlines the Dameron turnaround"[3] [1] About this sound Play (help·info).

Dameron was the first composer[3] to use the turnaround in his standard "Lady Bird", which contains a modulation down a major third (from C to A♭). This key relation is also implied by the first and third chord of the turnaround, CM7 and A♭M7.[4] It has been suggested that this motion down by major thirds would eventually lead to the John Coltrane's Coltrane changes.[4]

Further examples of pieces including this turnaround are Miles Davis' "Half-Nelson" and John Carisi's "Israel".[1] The chord pattern has alternately been called the "Coltrane turnaround."[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Coker, et al (1982). Patterns for Jazz: A Theory Text for Jazz Composition and Improvisation, p.118. ISBN 0898987032.
  2. ^ a b Bahha and Rollins (2005). Jazzology, p.103. ISBN 0634086782.
  3. ^ a b c d Richard Lawn, Jeffrey L. Hellmer (1996). Jazz: Theory and Practice, p.118-19. ISBN 0882847228.
  4. ^ a b Lyon, Jason (2007). "Coltrane's Substitution Tunes", in www.opus28.co.uk/jazzarticles.html.
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