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An analysis of Days of Wine and Roses

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Harmonic Functions, Jazz, Melodic Minor, Minor ii-V-i, Music Theory, Secondary Dominants, Secondary ii-V14th July 2018

andyfrench

Introduction This post contains a harmonic analysis of the jazz standard, Days of Wind and Roses. Beware though – this is a learning exercise for me so I can’t guarantee …

Secondary Dominants and Secondary ii-V Progressions

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Music Theory, Secondary Dominants, Secondary ii-V27th January 2018

andyfrench

In this post we take a quick look at the basics of secondary dominant chords in jazz music theory. …

Forward motion and harmonising minor ii-V-i

In Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags ii-V-I, Jazz, Minor ii-V-i, Music Theory, Secondary Dominants10th January 2018

andyfrench

This post contains a discussion about how we create strong root movement in music. We also examine the minor ii-V-i progression in Jazz. …