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"Seven Steps to Heaven" is a 1963 jazz composition by the English jazz pianist Victor Feldman and the jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Different lyrics to it were written much later by singer Cassandra Wilson and jazz lyricist and singer Jon Hendricks. This iconic jazz standard was introduced in 1963 by the Miles Davis Quintet.〔 Although Feldman played and recorded with Davis in Los Angeles on ''Seven Steps to Heaven'',〔The two Los Angeles (i.e. the first ever recorded) versions of “Seven Steps to Heaven” appear on the CD-box set ''Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis 1963-1964'' (Columbia, 2004).〕 and he appears on half of the tracks of the album, the West Coast-based pianist did not want to follow Davis to New York, where the album version of the composition was finally recorded with Herbie Hancock on piano.〔Chambers, Jack. ''Milestones 2: The Music and Times of Miles Davis Since 1960'', Da Capo Press, 1998. pp. 53ff.〕 ==Form and lead sheet == *This 32 bar composition is in a AABA form, it has an intro, an interlude and an ending - but these are the same. *It was originally played in an up-tempo swing style. It also feature a number of stops - making it a popular piece with jazz drummers.〔(transcription of drum parts - during the stops ) retrieved 28th of May 2012〕 ‖: F7 | E7 | F7 | E7 :‖ ‖: FMaj B | E A7+9 | Dm A7 G7 | G7 | | Gm | C7 | F6| :‖ | CM | Dm G7 Em | CM | Fm B7 | | EMaj | A- D7 | GMaj | Gm C7 | ‖ FM B E A7+9 | Dm A7 G7 | G7 | | Gm | C7 | F6 | | | F7 | E7 | F7 | E7 | F7 | E7 | FM | FM || ‖: FM | E A7+9 | Dm | G7 | Gm | C7 | E7 | E7 :‖ | CM | Dm G7| Em | Fm B7 | EM | A- D7 | GM | Gm C7 || ‖ FM | E A7+9 | Dm | G7 | Gm | C7 | E7 | E7 ‖ ‖ FM | F6 | | | | | | F6‖ Chorus Lyrics by Jon Hendricks: One two three four five six seven, that's heaven. Seven six five four three two one, life's begun. Remember that man first began perfect as a star There we were, here we are One two three four five six seven, home heaven. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seven Steps to Heaven (composition)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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