Isfahan (Db) - Slow Swing || BACKING TRACK

Описание: Head In, Solo x4, Head Out, Tag Ending
Slow Swing 85 BPM

Download a free chord chart for this tune here:
https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.c...

Check out my page for hundreds more of the best Play-Alongs and Loops in the world!

Join me on Patreon for Backing Tracks and Lead Sheets each week, as well as much more:
►   / jazzguitarcomprehensive  

Some notes about the composition as found on
https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/

Composer: Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn

Year: 1966

Origin: Introduced on Duke Ellington's album Far East Suite.

Style: Introduced as a ballad, it is commonly played at a slow swing.

Form: A1-B-A2-C (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8]
The final II - V back to the tonic is often used as a tag ending.

Key: Db Major

Harmony/Overview: The harmony of this composition is rather unique, and while mostly functional it contains many unconventional elements. The main theme is centered around a Maj7 arpeggio descending from the 7th, and the contour of this motif is used as a recurring theme throughout the piece. The A sections begin on IMaj7 and continue with the seemingly illogical progression of VIMaj7 - VI7 to resolve momentarily to II7. It then continues with a bVIMaj7 - V13b9 turnaround back to the tonic. The B section consists of straightforward minor II -V's and finishes with the turnaround of IIIMaj7 - bIIIMaj7 - IIMaj7 - bIIMaj7. A2 begins identically to A1, although it ends on I7# 11. The C section begins with an auxiliary diminished chord moving from IVdim7 - IVMaj7 before a series of Secondary Dominants leads to the final II7 - V7 which concludes the form.

Recordings: This song has been recorded over 130 times to date. The first recording comes from Duke Ellington's 1967 album Far East Suite. Although it is one of the more obscure and lesser known Ellington/Strayhorn collaborations, it is a distinctly original composition in the repertoire that continues to be performed and recorded frequently to this day.

JGC Top Picks:
Joe Henderson, Billy Strayhorn: The Music of Billy Strayhorn, 1991
Donny McCaslin, Recommended Tools, 2008
Mike Murley, Looking back, 2014

Please consider supporting this channel through a donation, https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jazzg...

Be sure to subscribe to my main channel:
   / @jazzguitarcomprehensive  

As well as JGC History to trace the lineage of some of the most important compositions in jazz:
   / @jgchistory  

The World's Premier Site for Jazz Guitar Education and Beyond https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/

#Isfahan #JazzBackingTracks #Ellington