All Blues

"All Blues" is a jazz composition by Miles Davis first appearing on the influential 1959 album Kind of Blue. It is a twelve-bar blues in 6
4; the chord sequence is that of a basic blues and made up entirely of seventh chords, with a ♭VI in the turnaround instead of just the usual V chord. In the tune's original key of G this chord is an E♭7. "All Blues" is an example of modal blues in G mixolydian.[2]

This article is about the Miles Davis composition. For other uses, see All Blues (disambiguation).
"All Blues"
Composition by Miles Davis
from the album Kind of Blue
ReleasedAugust 17, 1959 (1959-08-17)
RecordedApril 22, 1959
GenreModal jazz
Length11:33
LabelColumbia
Composer(s)Miles Davis
Producer(s)Irving Townsend[1]

A particularly distinctive feature of the piece is the bass line that repeats through the whole piece, except when a V or ♭VI chord is reached (the 9th and 10th bars of a chorus). Further, there is a harmonically similar vamp that is played by the horns (the two saxophones in the case of Kind of Blue) at the beginning and then (usually) continued by the piano under any solos that take place. Each chorus is usually separated by a four-bar vamp which acts as an introduction to the next solo/chorus.

While originally an instrumental piece, lyrics were later added by Oscar Brown Jr.

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References
  1. Bambarger, Bradley. "Miles Davis True 'Blue'". Billboard. August 7, 1999. pp. 1, 74. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  2. The Real Book Sixth Edition. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 18. ISBN 0-634-06038-4.
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