Askaterine – Chuck Wayne

A beautiful, plaintive samba. On the recording, Chuck Wayne plays the melody in four-note voicings; we have a guitar chord melody part with tab, as well as a top-line melody transcription and also a transcription of Chuck's solo.

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Recording: Chuck Wayne - Tapestry
Recorded on: 1963
Label: Focus (FM 333)
Concert Key: G
Vocal Range: , to
Style: Latin (Samba)

Guitar - Chuck Wayne
Bass - Ernie Furtado
Drums - Jimmy Campbell

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Chuck Wayne - Askaterine (Tapestry)

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Guitarist Sam Glick demonstrates techniques for learning chord melody style, using Chuck Wayne's Askaterine, at the jazzleadsheets.com studio.

A beautiful, gentle song with a laid-back samba groove. The melody phrases never land on the tonic, giving the song a highly plaintive quality—like a series of unanswered questions. The plaintive sound is accentuated by the changes, which are cyclical in each section, ending with II-V7s to resolve to the beginning of the next section. Though the A section starts in G, the fourth measure modulates to B♭; the last three measures have descending II-V7s to get back to G. The bridge changes are also a descending series of II-V7s.

There is an intro which vamps a "Tadd Dameron" turnaround, establishing the groove. The coda, which quickly fades out on the recording, is a different vamp alternating G major and D minor.

Chuck Wayne plays the melody in four-note voicings, and varies the melodic rhythm a bit. A top-line melody transcription and a chord melody part (with TAB) are both available, plus Chuck's solo; click on Guitar Corner for more details.

"Tapestry" was Chuck Wayne's third full album as a leader. Chuck also recorded with bassist Ernie Furtado on two albums by vocalist Morgana King, and also on pianist John Mehegan's "Casual Affair," a drummer-less quartet album with trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Drummer Jimmy Campbell had played on some of Chuck's previous album as a leader, "String Fever" from 1957.

For those interested in Wayne's linear style, the solo transcription (tablature notation included) provides a glimpse into his command of the bebop language and gives appropriate fretboard positions that can be used. He plays one chorus, building in intensity and texture. The two A sections are mostly single-note eighth-note lines, with a few chords, tremolos, and 16th-note runs. In the bridge he plays a longer run of 16th notes before switching to a chordal texture similar to the way he plays the head. He continues the chords for the first half of the C section, then winds down in the last four measures mostly in octaves.

With its pillowy chord melody, gently lilting samba backdrop, and flowing chord progression, Chuck Wayne's Askaterine is a composition that is both soothing to listen to and satisfying to play.

To help you in studying Wayne's performance on Askaterine, we have three different transcriptions available: one for the voicings used by Wayne in his chord melody, one for Wayne's phrasing of the chord melody, and one for Wayne's solo.

With the voicing transcription (tablature notation included), you can study the exact notes and fretboard positions used by Wayne in his chord melody, allowing you to analyze his harmonic palatte and understanding of the fretboard. Then, with the transcription of Wayne's phrasing, you can connect the voicings with Wayne's rhythmnic sense by harmonizing the respective melody notes. Our guitar chord melody part shows the voicings Chuck uses for the melody. These are four-part "drop 2" voicings outlining the changes. This part includes the tab notation.

For all guitarists, especially those at a beginner to intermediate level, this song is a perfect way to expand your chordal vocabulary and develop your linear skills.

On the recording, Chuck overdubbed an additional rhythm guitar part, with quiet, steady comping behind his chord melody and solo.

Chuck Wayne

February 27, 1923 – July 29, 1997

Born Charles Jagelka, New Yorker Chuck Wayne was a jazz guitarist, composer and arranger noted for distinctive bebop style and legato technique. He became an expert in the banjo, mandolin and balalaika as a child, focusing on swing. He was heavily influenced by classical music in addition to jazz. He became prominent in the early 1940s on NYC's 52nd Street and in Greenwich Village where he made the transition to bebop. Influenced by Oscar Moore and Charlie Christian, and horn players of the day like Coleman Hawkins and Charlie Parker, Chuck made his way into Woody Herman's big band and later worked with trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie, spreading the bebop revolution with recordings like Groovin' High and Blue 'n' Boogie. Read more...

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