Black Napkins is a phrygian mode tune where the iii and iV chord of the
major scale are played repeatedly.  In this case c#m7 and DMaj7 chord of A
major, Frank plays C# blues scale in a brilliant way over these chords,
notice how he ends many of the phrases on the fourth degree (F#) of the c#
blues scale when landing on the Dmaj7 chord, its third ...

If you're playing rhythm for yourself or somebody else there are voicings
I've found which are particulary pleasing.  In particular the straight
Maj7 drop-2 chordshape (1 5 7 3) doesn't fit in so well, seems like Maj9
fits much better ...

C#min7 related voicings:           Dmaj7 related voicings:

   x     x     x                    x     x
   5     5     4                    5     2
   4     4     4                    6     2      (no 5th)
   6     4     2                    4     2
   4     4     4                    5     5
   x     x     x                    x     x

   m7    m11   m11w9                Dmaj9 Dmaj6/9

(these chords are meant to be mixed, or whatever ...)

... after miles of non-boring surprises he disses the harmonic construct
for a move to an unrelated dominant C7 lick which modulates to "Torture"
on the album Zoot Allures or ends on it as in the Baby Snake version which
reminds me of things Thelonious Monk did in lots of his tunes ... that is,
end a phrase on an unrelated Dominant chord pause :

C7
                                                                    ^
-------------8-12-8-------------------------------------------------------
-------8-11---------11--8---------------------------------------5---5-----
--9-10--------------------10-9--------------------------------------5-----
-------------------------------10-8---------------------------------5-----
-------------------------------------10-8-7------------5-8-7-5------5-----
---------------------------------------------8-6-5-6-8--------------6-----

                                                                  C9/Bb rubbit!

btw, Frank does something similar to this phrygian thing in this one tune
on 200Motels (can't remember name) except he only moves the bass note:

      x     x
      9     9
      9     9
      9     9
      x     x
      9     10

the orchestra plays this musical bit, and it's always stuck to the inside
walls of my head as being "a profound sound" ... (sigh*)

that is,

in contradistinction to

      x     x
      9     10
      9     9
      9     9
      x     x
      9     10





jc@lynx.bc.ca