REHARMING IS A GREAT PASTIME & CHALLANGE - LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK?
if you could reharm/convert the tunes in this book to modern jazz harmony, you'll be able to glide throught the pro fakebooks.
one of the tunes i worked on is 'america the beautiful'. i posted 3 pdf files so as to see the progression of the work.
the first file, 'america - simple lead sheet' is just the simple lead sheet with the barest of chords.
the second file,'america #1' shows how i arrived at the bassline movement trying to use only the cycle of 5ths (as an exercise).
the third file, 'america #2' shows the two-handed voicings (chord qualities) that was applied to file #2.
i hope it's all clear as well as being some help to those who are interested in the subject. there might be some typos here & there.
(i did this in an insomniac state and was a little bleary-eyed & bleary-brained)
also, i wholeheartedly welcome and comments, criticisms, other ideas, etc.
regards to this great site!
cliff
p.s. scott, thanks for the feedback on my 'a house is not a home' post.
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