44blues In small ensemble settIng wIth three note VoICIngs ExamplE

XXXXXXXXXXThis example is derived from the opening eight bars from a jazz-blues in G. The chords mainly change at a rate of two per bar, although there are some instances of one chord per beat here. Effective management of three-note voicings with keen awareness to voice leading is a must here (where the movement of chords results in a top-line, internal or bass-line ‘melody’), particularly at fast tempos, which is an expected requirement in many pieces from this idiom.