The difference is so subtle that many might not notice it. In bars 13-15 there is a genuine modulation to key V.In my opinion, the only two interesting things about the original harmony are also both quite weak: The harmony is conventional, even boring, in the main, but we need to know it so that we can understand the magic that Evans performed in his arrangement. If you are new to harmonic analysis, read my overview article which explains the techniques and gives a further reading list. I’m going to put all changes in the key of Bb for ease of comparison, though the recording is in E and Ab. It’s a song of two halves, the form is ABAC (8-8-8-8). I don’t have the original sheet music and Real Books are notoriously prone to ‘group think’, so I went to the most successful early recording by the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra in 1950 and transcribed the chords. Bill Evans replaced the boring harmony to make it a jazz standard to die for. My Foolish Heart was written by Victor Young in 1949.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |