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Darn, why can't we be discussing jazz. Then I'd say "is the song
inside, or outside", harmonized scale wise. It's that outside stuff
that gives sparkle and soul to some songs, especially on the end
cadences of surf rock. For example, the classic F to E in "Walk,
Don't Run". Right there the song changes key. I don't want to start
a "where does the song change key" thread, only that just like in
the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" keys and scales are not "codes"
but "merely guidelines, really".
- Bill M.
There is some very "outside" surf music on a great surf album
entitled "Calling All Martians" by The Spies Who Surf. If you're not
familiar with them, they are group of jazz musicians from Chicago.
Their smart enough to lay off the heavy jazz improv that would turn
off many surf fans and stick primarily to melodies but they do dig
into some interesting disonant tones.
There also exists an album of jazz arrangements of Ventures tunes.
It's quite good and in the trad jazz style of Tal Farlow, Joe Pass
etc...I forgot the artist, he's from the U.K. and it was a Japanese
release I'll have to look up when I get home.
-Marty
--- In , "Bong Loard" <willymof@a...>
wrote:
>
> Darn, why can't we be discussing jazz. Then I'd say "is the song
> inside, or outside", harmonized scale wise. It's that outside stuff
> that gives sparkle and soul to some songs, especially on the end
> cadences of surf rock. For example, the classic F to E in "Walk,
> Don't Run". Right there the song changes key. I don't want to start
> a "where does the song change key" thread, only that just like in
> the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" keys and scales are
not "codes"
> but "merely guidelines, really".
>
> - Bill M.
