BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
7402 / 18210 · Workshop 57 — “Mack the Knife” Arranging Laboratory: From Two-Beat Cabaret to Swing, Walking Bass, Stride, Block Chords, Modulation, Latin, Funk, Ballad, Minor Reharm, and Full Performance Architecture← prev⊞ allnext →

57.44Funk arrangement architecture

Intro: bass riff.

Phrase 1: melody only.

Phrase 2: add RH stabs.

Phrase 3: octave melody.

Breakdown: bass alone.

Final: unison riff + melody tag.

Again:

texture rather than reharm creates form.