Jazz Trio — Smoky Club Vibes

## Jazz Trio — Smoky Club

**Genre**: jazz, cool jazz, lounge
**BPM**: 100-120 (relaxed swing feel)
**Key**: Bb major or Eb major (classic jazz keys)
**Duration**: 3-4 minutes

### Instrumentation:
- **Piano**: warm, slightly roomy (think Steinway in a small club)
  - Voicings: rootless left-hand chords, melodic right hand
  - Style: Bill Evans meets Ahmad Jamal
- **Upright bass**: warm, woody tone
  - Walking bass line (quarter notes following the chord changes)
  - Occasional melodic fills
- **Drums**: brushes on snare (NOT sticks)
  - Swishing patterns (circle brushes on snare)
  - Light ride cymbal (ting-ting-a-ting swing pattern)
  - Kick drum: feathered (barely audible, just felt)

### Chord Progression (suggestions):
Standard jazz changes — pick one:
- Autumn Leaves changes: Am7 - D7 - Gmaj7 - Cmaj7 - F#m7b5 - B7 - Em7
- Rhythm changes (I Got Rhythm): Bb - Gm7 - Cm7 - F7 - Dm7 - G7 - Cm7 - F7
- Blue Bossa: Cm7 - Fm7 - Dm7b5 - G7 - Cm7 - Ebm7 - Ab7 - Dbmaj7...
- Or: create an original progression using jazz harmony (ii-V-I, tritone subs)

### Structure:
- **Head** (melody stated, 1 chorus): Piano plays the main melody, bass walks, drums brush
- **Piano solo** (1-2 choruses): Improvised, melodic, some bebop lines
- **Bass solo** (half chorus): Walking bass becomes melodic, piano comps quietly
- **Trading fours** (optional): Piano and drums trade 4-bar phrases
- **Head out**: Melody restated, ritardando on the last 4 bars
- **Ending**: Classic jazz ending — ritard, fermata, final chord with a subtle cymbal wash

### Atmosphere:
- Room ambiance: slight reverb suggesting a small club
- Occasional audience clink of glasses (very subtle)
- The feeling of being the only people left in a jazz club at 1am
- Intimate, not performative — playing for the joy of it