modal jazz (1959)
 
Miles Davis, trumpet
Julian Cannonball Adderley, alto sax
John Coltrane, tenor sax
Bill Evans, piano
James Cobb, drums
Paul Chambers, bass

This composition continues to be played and recorded to this day. It is based on a simple mode (dorian), which remains the same for all A sections. The B section is in a different mode, and starts a half-step higher.

The form for one chorus is:

A: eight measures
A: eight measures
B: eight measuresnew scale (bridge)
A: eight measuresoriginal scale.
