‘Out for the Count’ is a twelve-har blues consisting of a single phrase which is repeated three times. Short repeated phrases of this type are known as riffs. They were often used by big bands during the swing era as a means of building excitement, with differ- cent riffs sometimes being assigned to cach section of the band. ‘The Count Basie band of the 1930s is a perfect example. Crotchets This is the first piece tv use crotchets, which are worth one beat each in 4/4 time. The ‘Pick-Up’ ‘You will notice that there are just two crotchets before the first bar-linc, in spite of the & fact that the time signature indicates four beats to each bar. These two crotchels are an example of an anacrusis, usually referred to by jazz musicians as a ‘pick-up’. An anacni- sis 1s an unstressed note oF group of notes at the beginning of a musical phrase, In this L instance, the first strong accent falls on de C and not the G or A. Repeats At the end of the piece is a double bar preceded by two dots. This means that you repeat from the beginning. There is only one repeat unless otherwise indicated. In this case, because of the anacrusis, there are only two beats’ rest in the bar before the - repeal: Out for the Count Medium Blues 4» 132.198