Explore the unusual form and harmony of Autumn in New York through guided analysis, transcriptions, key-area breakdowns, and modern rootless voicing techniques. We listen to Ella Fitzgerald and Chet Baker.

Autumn In New York

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• Autumn In New York

• Jazz
• Standards
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• Ballad

Course Lessons

• Resources
• Form
• Ella
• Chet
• Fourth Voicings

Another song from the Great American Songbook.

This one is a bit weird. The form is 32 bars but it is not the typical AABA or ABAC form.

I found it easy to get lost that some other standards because, while it is repetitive it takes some unusual harmonic turns.

Course Objectives #

You will learn:

• non-typical 32 bar form
• a couple different harmonizations from recordings by Ella and Chet Baker
• a technique to play 4th voicings

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