Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is - Robert Lamm

[janprimus]

Does anybody really know what time it is. Chicago

 

[janprimus]

Does anybody really know what time it is - Chicago

 

[shin1ro]

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Chicago) - Robert Lamm

from Chicago II/Chicago album

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (Chicago) - Robert Lamm

Edit: Aaagh! My goodness! What a shame! My BAD...
I've corrected the title of the song.
I'm really sorry and thank you Bob for maintaining the thread.

 

[pdxdjazz]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Does_Anybody_Really_Know_What_Time_It_Is?
)BOB

 

[shin1ro]

BTW...Wikipedia explains about composition of this song.

quote >>>>>
Right after the free form piano solo, the time signature of the fanfare preceding the trumpet solo is, per-bar,
8/8 7/8 9/8 8/8 7/8 8/8
then transitions to a section in 6/8 for 6 bars...(omitted)
<<<<<< quote

According to Wiki description,
the 6 measures in the intro part is probably rewritten as:

|G G - F F F - r |
|G G - Eb Eb Eb - |
|D - - - - - - - r |
|Bb Bb - Ab Ab Ab - r |
|Bb Bb - G G G - |
|Gb - - - - - - - |

(where r : rest, - : note held)

Adding an 8th rest, the score becomes simple
to understand (and to perform as well).

I hear the intro in 8ths (8/8 or 4/4 time), to be more exact than my simple chart:
|r G G - F F F - |
|r G G - Eb Eb Eb - |
|D - - - - - - - |
|r Bb Bb - Ab Ab Ab - |
|r Bb Bb - G G G - |
|Gb - - - - - - - |

I don't know where the idea in Wikipedia comes from but
I believe six 8/8 measures (obviously simple) could be the one
what the composer originally meant.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Re title correction...
I figured it was probably due to a "helpful" auto-correct..
)BOB