Typical Jazz Endings And How To "Call" Them
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- How to make your band sound like you have practiced together when in actuality, you never have. Here is a little trick that I use when I am in that situation, to make polished endings that sound like you had planned them.
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My son played bass on cruise ships for a while. His leader would signal a key choice with 0 through 5 fingers, indicating the number of accidentals. Pointing up meant sharp, pointing down meant flat. So Eb was 3 fingers pointing down, C# minor was 4 fingers pointing up, etc.
My date was a club date musician in NYC and it was the same deal, except flats were fingers up, sharps fingers down. The reason was flat keys were more commonly called and it was easier to hold fingers up. However, this led to some unexpected results when a musician from out-of-state was called for the gig...
Hahahaha thats incredible! Just a really funny and exiting concept to me
Love your style.........very different from everything else available on TH-cam. Thnx.
DrDee thank you, DrDee
Ahaha I'm bandleader and lead pianist in my high-school combo and I used the Basie ending on Bag's Groove in a recent performance! This video cleared up a lot of ambiguity for my endings!
PurpleNurpleTurtle oh good! Thx for the comment
Thank you Aimee! I find your ideas well organized. I use these endings frequently and I enjoy your various classes! I like the tri- tone class particularly!
So awesome!
I'll watch this again and again just for the scat at the end. Really, really well done! Thanks, Aimee.
+Tom Kirvin 😍😍🙏🏼
I am so charmed, dearest miss, your passion while you dive into the music. Thank you for doing this. It's indeed the greatest help for the community.
You're so wonderful at talking! You're so authentic and nice at teaching. Perfect explanation! :))
sometimes for a dramatic ending I'll play a major chord a minor third up from the tonic. Adn then walk chromatically to the tonic.. Its especially good if you hold the tonic in the melody while playing these chords..
+Elan Frenkel NICE
I have been doing these endings all my life, Intuitively.. .. Never expected anyone to put them into a bunch of words .. Except for you !.. you are a character Aimee :-)
Thank you so much. It makes so much sense, and "seems" so simple. I must go practice this.
Amiee is the most adorable personality on TH-cam. What a great teacher.
Dear Aimee, I'd like to thank you for your tutorial videos. They are so useful to me! I have played jazz piano since my 12th year, but you have taught me a lot of new stuff - like for example the Oscar Peterson lick that I've heard many times but never been able to grasp -let alone copy. So many many thanks from an old piano player i Danmark. Keep it up. I'm ready to learn more.
Niels H. Elberling you are very welcome. I'm so happy to have a fan in Denmark!
Aimee Nolte Music in Poland too 😁 Congratulation !
Never stop making these! I'm currently binge watching.
Sean Hurlburt binge watchers are my favorite! LOL thank you so much, Sean.
U have such an amazing jazz vocal. The twist is so amazing
Really nice ideas Aimee ! I always thought of the sharp #4 as a diminished fifth but I can see why you’re calling it a sharp 4 if it’s your number 4 ending . I’m was looking for some more ending ideas actually for my Hammond organ Cory Henry stuff , but also Jazz piano, behind your back. Good stuff lol , thanks for making this video!
Wow I could just listen to this all day lol That seriously is amazingly great talent and it goes to show what a real professional can do, she is her own instrument.
I've always called your "sharp 4" ending as the "flat five ending" same thing of course . So, gotta question: So if we are in F major I'd play:
Bm7b5 Bbm7 F/A Ab13 Gm7 F#maj7 Fmaj7 So , I was wondering, if you were in the key of F maj, would those be the chords you would use for that ending? Nice thing is that the F can be on top throughout. (my browser treats #maj7 as a hash tag, and hyperlinks it -- cute ! )
Yeah absolutely
I've seen that Nina Simone ending in a Frank Sinatra arrangement of I've Got You Under My Skin. Not sure if it's in the original Cole Porter tune or was added by Frankie's arranger, though.
David Davidson oh yeah! That one is way more famous than the Nina Simone one for sure. Good call! The one I was referring to is "My Baby Just Cares For Me"
Aimee. I am starting to binge watch your videos. Thank you SO MUCH for providing this for free!
Your #4 I call "Night and Day" ending. There's a great recording of Carmen McRae with Jimmy Rowles, tune There's No Such Thing As Love. They do #4, but Carmen holds the leading tone the whole way through. Then, Jimmy plays the final tonic chord as a major 7; he catches up to her. If you try the whole sequence at the piano with the leading tone on top of all the voicing (Instead of the usual, high tonic), see what I mean.
You're not wrong!
Found it. Lovely recording all around, to say nothing of the delicious ending.
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Great info, delightfully explained. Thanks.
Greatest example of №2 "Count Basie" ending to me is "Fly Me To The Moon" by Frank Sinatra and Count Basie from their iconic album 1966 Live at the Sands.
Awesome video thanks for posting this looking forward to seeing more!
Hey Aimee thanks for your interesting lesson !
Could you explain what you did on the piano with the #4 ending ? it looks cool
How about the up 1 step tag & then back?
Hey, Aimee. Are you able to do another video about endings? This is something I'm working on as a vocalist at the moment. Sometimes it feels intuitive with the song, but other times I struggle and I'd like more information and examples :)
For ballads - on piano - if ending in Bb, I'll make a slow run on B natural just prior to the Bb ending. I
love using straddles also in place of runs.
Thank you. I know you were talking just to me. I felt it. Thank you!
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You must have had a lot of fun singing in this video!
Of course - in blues, there is the classic turnaround ending - the "1...2 uh 3 uh 4 uh 1 2 UH!", or in most jazz-swing songs, there is the Count Basie ending, which goes "1 (hold 2) 3 (hold 4) 1 (hold first half of 2) and (hold 3) - FOUR!"
These are the common mainstay jazz endings.
George Benson's band has twists on common jazz endings - where he dips his head for you think is the last sustained chord of a jazz song, and then, he dips his head again and plays another guitar chordal blow for a second sustained chord also on cue, and then the jazz song is over. This commonly is seen in such George Benson jazz-fusion songs like "Windsong".
thanks again
Another great video, thank you! after watching this I thought that this would be a great skype lesson sometime on “Blues Endings” with your scanting to go along with it? I love my skype lessons with you, I am learning so much, thank you tons Aimee!!!
Great stuff. Very well explained. Thanks Aimee
Great lesson! Thanks!
One of my go to endings starts on a dominant 13 a whole step below the tonic, then up a half step, and then another to the tonic, all 13 chords. So in the key of A, it'd be G13, G#13, A13. Is there a name for that one? In my head I call it the rising 13.
Thanks Aimee! So is "Nobody's business but the Turks" (from Istanbul--not Constantinople) the no. 1 ending then, or just similar to it? What about tagging for repeat and ritard? Ending no. 5, perhaps.
chupacerveza oh yeah...same kind of thing! That's funny.
chupacerveza sometime I will do another one about tags and ritards and such. Good idea
Great and clear as always you are, i work as piano player and singer accompainist, i laugh when i ask the key of tune and many many many singers doesn't know , please help me to let them to know her/his key of their tunes
Giovanni Conte great idea! I think I'll do it tomorrow!
very cool! thanks for sharing! ❤️
Could anyone please write down the chords for number four ending? Thanks in advanced
I think they’re all over the comments. ;)
thanks Aimee Nolte Music. Your videos are not only pedagogical but also practical. I love them.Thanks for answering back.
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Gorgeous voice.
"I won't call crazy keys" Bb, Eb- Guitarists are like- ugh!
The ending you did at 1:14 was a variant of the common "blues turnaround" ending, done in a swing-eighth style.
Just too cool! Those ending were awesome!
18echosf thanks, 18!!
You are a remarkable talent!!
I've always wondered about these little signatures at the end of jazz songs, thanks for sharing!
What about the kind of jokey/smartass "...and ma-ny more" at the end of a birthday song? Or was that originally associated with another song, maybe David Rose's "The Stripper"?
Gah, you are a jazz bassist's dream pianist (or, at least mine). Great voice and you're skilled at tickling ivories. If only my pianists could sing. Thanks for the helpful video.
So glad you liked it.
Nooo you should make your signal visible, as an audience member it’s so fun to see the signals going round the band.
You’re amazing.
love it!
Thanks!
So, how would you end a tune that's in a minor key?
Thank you! and Great videos!
Very helpful vid, but what about the miles ending? The one where he goes from the one to the flat third. (Like on if i were a bell, four, the theme, etc)
Aimee, why did number four sound like a Maj7th ending. I know, I’m stupid.
I think it's the first chord in that sequence that's a #4 from the root. Bm7b5 down to F.
Linda. grande cantora e grande pianista. From Brasil
Obrigado!
Those first three endings are often referred to as "seven beaters," meaning, a lead instrument improvises a riff that lasts seven beats and the band crashes the final tonic chord on the eighth beat.
Aimee would you be able to write out those six chords your playing on the "#4" ending? Sounds like a variation of a "iii-V/ii-ii-V-I
railcar123 Bm7b5 BbMaj7 Am7 Ab7 Gm7 Gb7 Fmaj7 pretty sure of the tritone subs
@@dalisllama Bb7 instead of Bbmaj7 but otherwise correct
Two Doubts:
1. In case you are calling out ending 4, hasn't it been misunderstood that trade 4s are going to happen?
2. Also how would you call a tag if you'd want the musicians to repeat the last line thrice?
Thanks a lot for your extremely useful videos. Cheers from India :)
No...because you would have just played the head out. No more solos or trading will happen after the melody is stated the last time.
2. Explain it to the band ahead of time and call it number 5! :)
(classical musician here with a mediocre jazz ear...)
Regarding the Basie ending...using C major as the example... yes, top note is three Cs, other main voice is D, D#, E (or maybe F, D#, E). However, the ear in my memory has a three-note chord on each of those. I have spent untold hours (well, ok, maybe 3 minutes) trying to figure out the fuzzy memory in my internal ear, to no avail.
Do you have a three-note-chord version of the Basie ending? My guess is that the D, D#, E is the *middle* voice, with something else below it.
www.premierguitar.com/articles/Jazz_Endings_Common_Ways_to_Come_to_a_Conclusion
what are all the chords she plays at 3:07?
Thanks!
Really "dig" that volleyball reference at 4:52. 😊 Do/did you play? Your kid(s)?
+omnipop nice. Yes. I was a setter. ;) my daughter is a middle!
Hey Aimee, I really like your videos! Quick question: In more of a live pop or rock situation, how might you go about ending a tune that fades out on the original record?
That’s the timeless question. Always difficult. My default is actually to keep fading as naturally as possible until you can’t play that quiet anymore...and pick a chord where it feels GOOD and just hold it. :)
Subscribed! Thanks for the awesome videos, cheers!
+rocknroll1385 thank you!
I have never understood the point of these endings. As if everybody won't know that the song is finished? I don't mind it for longer pieces like you are talking about, but it puzzles me most that people tack weird endings onto television theme tunes, since the whole piece is 30-60 seconds anyway.
this is awesome, thanks!!
you should now do "Typical Jazz Intros". cool.
Sharp 11th ending can be a bit a of a crap-shoot. Personally, I love it but..
Sometimes cinches beautifully. Other times falls flat on it's face and just ruins the tune.
Know in advance that this might happen before you go out on that limb..
Thank you for all of your videos, you're awesome ! I have some problem with the last turnaround (the fourth), can you give us the chords with the bass? :)
Kaito Bellamy of course! In the key of F: B minor flat five, Bb minor, Aminor, G# dim, G minor, C7, F
that's awesome, thank you so much! I realize how much it's easy to make a nice turnaround like this by simply constructing a chromatic descend to a target chord, that's crazy
Kaito Bellamy very true. I'll show some more sometime as well!
Looks like changes from "Night and Day"
great vid ty.
you'd so get it
I use to sit in with a group at Heartbreak Hotel in St. Louis back in the 80's. This little drummer was in charge of things, and he always went out of his way to make the tunes as difficult as possible by not only calling out crazy keys but even styles (bossa nova, samba etc.). That's incredibly tough on us guys who don't read. In fact, I think he did it just to embarrass us non-readers.
+Bill Seper I hate that kind of thing. So sorry. Ugh
I realize I'm jumping into a conversation that happened 6 years ago. I come from the future, and can confirm that angry men in newsboy hats still call Db
Do you really personaly answer to each comment ? Or maybe there is a bot involved :) Thanks for the video amazing materials, always looked for these lick clichés !
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Aimee Nolte omg you replied to me in person, I know for sure because a robot would have never writen that ; ) Thank you Aimee for everything you do. And don't worry about the robots taking over; even if that happens robots jazz performance will be limited to elevators.
Aimee is what you would call the real deal.
If she has the time and the inclination she will personally address your comment like she's your best buddy!
+horowizard I do my best!! Thanks guys! 😍
If she gets any cuter I think I might die!
Plus great material and cool delivery.
THANKS VERY HELPFUL
Really like the video, good suggestions for endings! What are the chords you play on the piano for the '4' ending at around 3:00? I think I get the bass line is just descending from sharp 4 down to 1, but what are the right hand chords above? Thanks
Luke Fitzpatrick I think I answered this in another comment. Let me know if u can't find it
Great video but I admit I can't find an explanation of #4 either.
Bmi7b5, Bbmi7, Ami7, G#dim, Gmi7, C7, Fma
Thanks so much, Aimee. I now realize you'd given an answer to Katie Bellamy, however I'm glad I asked, since this is slightly different and I can try out both.
It's mighty impressive that you answered this and so swiftly at that! Few people with a home family of 6, a larger family of musical colleagues, and an enormous family of subscribers would be so dedicated. You're a real treasure to jazz piano players.
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Fantastic videos- you are a great teacher, I am a teacher/performer as well hope you don't mind if I lift some of your ideas!
Thank You. Super!!
Just subscribed. Great Channel 👍🏼
+John Smith thanks John!
You've struck gold. Share this channel with anyone who thinks they may even have a slight interest in jazz. You will be doing them a huge favour.(this is supposed to be reply to John Smith). Sorry. Still learning TH-cam ropes.
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Your husband is the luckiest guy in the world...Rick Beatos brain in the body of a model! I love how you remember every minute detail of a song. You inspire me to pay more attention to the details of a song and work on my theory.
Remley That's not fair to Aimee. If I want to look at a beautiful woman, I look at my wife. If I want to learn something profound about music, I go to Aimee.
Besides, if Rick Beato's mind got transplanted into Aimee's body, he would never be able to look away from the mirror and both of them would started to death!!! 🙄
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Aimee, what quality is that #4. Dominant? Altered dominant? If it's alt dominant them I can nail it with a I7.
Half diminished!
Aimee Nolte Music Like in "Night and Day"! You're fantastic Aimee.
Aimee you can make a examples in pdf to help us to learn it? Maybe can I buy it via PayPal ? It’s ok for you?!
Awesome Aimee blessings mauriora
. . . so I guess the Flintstones theme was not one of your endings then. . . Love ya! Thanks!
billville111 brilliant.
your ending 4 is also the end of the A section for Night and Day
Carl Barlow quite right quite right
I like you!!!
In 3:10 what the chord is? It is a very cool sound! Let me know please
Ab13(#9)
Aimee Nolte Music I mean the chords start from 3:08 to 3:12 . Hehehe. Thanks before 🙏
Read the comments. I’ve answered this before. ;)
Aimee Nolte Music got it! Thank you Aimee ❤
anyone else hear crazy prominent whistle tones around 1:18?
Ohhhh me me!! No idea why tho. Ugh. Good catch, Matt.
....In love.
OMG I CALL JAZZ ENDINGS ALL THE TIME, ESPECIALLY BLUES, sorry for caps
ma'am, the sharp 4 is the flat 5
Ok I am stupid. The first chord is a sharp four.
Jazz bassist here: I think if I was on your gig you'd give me laminated sheet with all endings numbered and I'd wait till I saw a sign. If it was sheet music on a stand and you had a long stick and you'd smack which one we're playing. Whack, #2! Ok, sure.
+Peter Sams lol
Oh come now, Peter. Everyone knows bassists can't read music...
Do you teach by Skype, say once a month?
You're beautiful, there, I said it...
you're so goddamn beautiful that it makes it hard to concentrate on the video lol
I know this is barely a "jazz ending", but since it took me ages to find the name of that one specific hoax ending and this is one of the places I tried to search: look up "Shave and a Haircut": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shave_and_a_Haircut