On 25-Nov-10, at 25-Nov-10 11:39 PM, John Howell wrote:
At 10:19 PM -0500 11/25/10, David W. Fenton wrote:
I can't quite figure out the purpose of this. Couldn't you just
notate the melody and the chords and add a rubric saying "keep
accompaniment below the melody"?
Disclaimer: I'm not a jazz person, although I'm not ignorant of
the style.
I think the difference is that it's an instruction of a sort to
harmonize the melody homphonically (or homorhythmically, if you
prefer), rather than the kind of either counterpoint or comping
that would otherwise be used. More of a George Shearing sound, is
what I hear in my mind's ear, and I'd recognize the sound on guitar
but I can't think of an exemplar.
John
Yes, John nailed it. The chording in "topline notation" is all in the
same rhythm as the melody (jazz musicians often call this "block
voicing"), whereas a fake book notation could result in any kind of
improvised accompaniment. The intro to "Unforgettable" by Nat King
Cole is another well-known example.
Christopher
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