The “B” section of this chord progression consists of two bars each of the dominant 7th chords 3, 6, 2, and 5. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this 32-bar chord progression in AABA form, used in “Oleo,” “Anthropology,” and many other standards. A vocal pop-jazz ballad titled for this progression appears on Kamasi Washington’s The Epic.
ANSWER: rhythm changes [or “The Rhythm Changes”]
[10e] The chord progression in rhythm changes makes heavy use of a “circle” that organizes the 12 pitches into a sequence using this interval. This is the interval between C and G.
ANSWER: perfect fifths [accept circle of fifths]
[10h] This chord progression, which loops the end of a song back to its beginning, modifies the “1 6 2 5” seen at the end of rhythm changes via tritone substitution of the last three chords. Its usual name references the writer of the song “Lady Bird.”
ANSWER: Tadd Dameron turnaround [accept Coltrane turnaround; reject “Coltrane changes”]
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