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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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
musical composition
associatedPerformer Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED
associatedWith Riverside Records NERFINISHED
The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED
commonlyPerformedIn jam sessions
small jazz combos
commonlyStudiedBy jazz guitar students
composer Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1960s jazz
firstRecordedBy Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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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Wes Montgomery notableSong Four on Six