Four on Six

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"Four on Six" is a renowned jazz standard composed by guitarist Wes Montgomery, celebrated for its distinctive melody and sophisticated harmonic structure.

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Four on Six canonical 4

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instanceOf jazz standard ⓘ
musical composition ⓘ
associatedPerformer Wes Montgomery ⓘ
associatedWith Riverside Records ⓘ
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery ⓘ
commonlyPerformedIn jam sessions ⓘ
small jazz combos ⓘ
commonlyStudiedBy jazz guitar students ⓘ
composer Wes Montgomery ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1960s jazz ⓘ
firstRecordedBy Wes Montgomery ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature distinctive melody ⓘ
sophisticated harmonic structure ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn modern jazz guitar vocabulary ⓘ
hasLeadSheetIn Real Book collections ⓘ
hasSection head ⓘ
improvised solos ⓘ
out head ⓘ
trading fours ⓘ
hasTitleWordplayOn four-on-six rhythmic feel interpretation ⓘ
influencedBy bebop ⓘ
hard bop ⓘ
instrumentationFocus guitar ⓘ
isStandardIn guitar jazz repertoire ⓘ
modern jazz repertoire ⓘ
key G minor ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
melodicCharacteristic guitar-friendly fingerings ⓘ
syncopated main theme ⓘ
use of octave lines ⓘ
notableFor challenging chord changes for improvisers ⓘ
integration of blues elements with complex harmony ⓘ
notableRecording The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery ⓘ
performancePractice extended improvisation ⓘ
guitar-led ensemble ⓘ
publisher music publishers of Wes Montgomery catalog ⓘ
structure 32-bar form ⓘ
style hard bop ⓘ
tempo medium-up swing ⓘ
timeSignature 4/4 ⓘ
typicalEnsemble guitar, piano, bass, drums ⓘ
usesHarmony chromatic approach chords ⓘ
extended chords ⓘ
ii–V–I progressions ⓘ
modulations ⓘ

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