And compare that to the second 4 bars of a Bird blues: Again, the goal of both progression is to resolve at the G-7 in the 9th bar, but the way they arrive at that point is important. Here Bird uses a sequence of ii-V7âs descending by half-step.
- noun. 1. black -- the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) synonyms: blackness, inkiness. antonyms: white -- the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) Source:WordNet 3.0.
The term black developed in the United States as a result of slavery and colonization, which becomes a means of differentiating the enslaved Africans and Natives from the Europeans. In certain social systems, racial identification was necessary to determine who's who.