05 Letters

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05 Letters
Dan Nettles: Guitar
Rick Lollar: Guitar
Robby Handley: Bass
Marlon Patton: Drums

Composition and recording:
I don’t write many songs with an actual key change, but “Letters” includes one as part of the structure. The tune began with chords, as I experimented with some simple wide-register triads connected by the descending bass line. In the middle of the second phrase I found a curious way to modulate down a half step to Eb, but via an unexpected bVII chord. The bridge opened up as another extended bass line descending until reaching the current Eb tonic. I found that putting the third (G) in the bass created a nice chromatic pivot to take us to F# and eventually bring the song back to the original key of E.

The melody evolved from an improvisation which I transcribed. I created a harmony line throughout the A sections and in the recording Rick and I blend to sound like one instrument while Robby makes the bass line stand on its own.

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05 Letters
Dan Nettles: Guitar
Rick Lollar: Guitar
Robby Handley: Bass
Marlon Patton: Drums

Composition and recording:
I don’t write many songs with an actual key change, but “Letters” includes one as part of the structure. The tune began with chords, as I experimented with some simple wide-register triads connected by the descending bass line. In the middle of the second phrase I found a curious way to modulate down a half step to Eb, but via an unexpected bVII chord. The bridge opened up as another extended bass line descending until reaching the current Eb tonic. I found that putting the third (G) in the bass created a nice chromatic pivot to take us to F# and eventually bring the song back to the original key of E.

The melody evolved from an improvisation which I transcribed. I created a harmony line throughout the A sections and in the recording Rick and I blend to sound like one instrument while Robby makes the bass line stand on its own.

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from Missing Pieces, released February 12, 2019

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Kenosha Kid Athens, Georgia

The melodies are haunting, the grooves are devastating, and the band expertly serves jazz purists, indie-rock hipsters, and funk loving jam fans alike.

In the fall of 2021, an all-new Kenosha Kid three-record set called October Book will be released... a dreamlike abundance of musical sorcery featuring 31 songs and over 20 musicians. ... more

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