In
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...
music, the Montgomery-Ward bridge (also
Riepel's Monte) is a standard
chord progression
In a musical composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural, or simply changes) is a succession of chords. Chord progressions are the foundation of harmony in Western musical tradition from ...
often used as the
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to Span (engineering), span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or railway) without blocking the path underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, whi ...
, or 'B section', of a
jazz standard
Jazz standards are musical compositions that are an important part of the musical repertoire of jazz musicians, in that they are widely known, performed, and recorded by jazz musicians, and widely known by listeners. There is no definitive List ...
. The progression consists, in its most basic form, of the chords I
7–IV
7–ii
7–V
7. Often, some or all of the
dominants are
substituted
Substitution may refer to:
Arts and media
*Substitution (poetry), a variation in poetic scansion
*Substitution (theatre), an acting methodology
Music
*Chord substitution, swapping one chord for a related one within a chord progression
*Tritone ...
with
ii–V progressions or otherwise
altered. This is used in such standards as "
The Sunny Side of the Street", "
When You're Smiling
"When You're Smiling" is a popular song written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin. First published in 1928, popular recordings were made by Seger Ellis (1928), Louis Armstrong (1929), and Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (1930).
The lyri ...
", "
Satin Doll
"Satin Doll" is a jazz standard written by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn with lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Written in 1953, the song has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Billy Eckstine, Nancy Wilson, Bobby Short, and many other ...
",
[.] and particularly "
Honeysuckle Rose".
[.]
Eight bars:
:
See also
*
Turnaround (music)
In jazz, a turnaround is a passage at the end of a section which leads to the next section. This next section is most often the repetition of the previous section or the entire piece or song.Randel, Don Michael (2002). ''The Harvard Concise Dic ...
References
Jazz techniques
Chord progressions
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