Edu Lobo composition called
"Ponteio"
You can download the audio (from the album track that was uploaded to
Y.T.) using:
http://SaveDeo.com/download?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DDOqmOidO2F8
( alternate post of that track on Vimeo :
http://vimeo.com/124168345
)
The soloing begins at 1m25s (i.e.: 85 seconds inwards).
The harmonic structure is simple:
Principally (mostly) white keys on the piano keyboard.
Root is 'E' -- the harmnoic palette is Phrygian mode.
It's harmonically similar to Coltrane's modal arrangement of "My
Favorite Things."
I suppose 'E' dorian could be in there too, a bit. At least some F#s ,
if not C#s. Otherwise the 'C' is natural (white key) (and often the 'F'
is natural (white key), as well, (as opposed to): sharped ("F#").
The bass (harmonic) root goes
from 'E' to 'D' (and/or 'F').
In fact, that Phrygian thing is similar to that Soft Machine thing
(movement in the middle of the "Mousetrap"/"Slightly All the Time"
suite).
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with 'E' in root,
you can play G Major 7 (try inversions, starting with 3rd inversion,
which has F# (the 7th) at bottom, and a half-step/semi-tone above is the
root ('G') of that chord: F#-G-B-D -- which is a nice compact voicing.
Move that down one whole step, to make F Major 7 (when the root moves
down a whole-step (Major-2nd) to 'D'
E+F+A+C
D + F Maj. 7
and back up to:
E + G Maj. 7
When, harmonically, (the root is) down in 'D',
with right hand, you can play
d min.7
then F Maj. 7
then a min. 7
and maybe also C Maj. 7
(See how the thirds stack atop one another?)
This might be actually easier to play than the MIDI sequence that I gave
to you of "My Favorite Things" (which included a bit of "Moon in June" ,
as well).
The main theme involves a harmonic movement to a MAJor key,
E Major chord, to D Major
and I then play those same two chords, but inverted downwards.
My own arrangement idea, approach to voicing those two Major triads, are
descending inversions. My voicings span a whole octave, but maybe your
voicings can be limited to three members, each - which requires less of
a hand span.
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To sum up the harmonic guts of this composition:
'E' phrygian (with movement of bass down to 'D' (and/or maybe 'F')
and then, a shift in tonality to major: E Major (with E and D Major
triads).
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The modal "My Favorite Things" uses:
'E' dorian
'E' phrygian
and also, for bridge, 'E' Major
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Back to "Ponteio",
there is a high-octave-register theme that is pretty rapid:
F#, E (That pair of notes, 3x)
G, F# __ (E) : ||
-- connection: Frank Zappa's "Duke of Prunes" (stacked thirds, modal) rich minor 11th (or, at least, 9th) chords.
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About the recording (rendition) that I pointed you towards,
http://www.discogs.com/Dom-Um-Romao-Dom-Um-Romao/master/148380
The band-leader is Dom Um Romao,
who was one of the great Brasilian rhythm men.
He played percussion for a session of Sinatra featuring Antonio Carlos
Jobim in 1967 or so.
He played the drum kit for Sergio Mendes (replacing the original drummer
of Brasil '66) from about 1968-1970 or so.
He then played percussion with Joe Zawinul and Weather Report in 1971
(see Beat Club footage).
He was the band-leader in this cut. He plays the drum kit + all
additional percussion.
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