Saxophonist Maria is improvising over Joe Henderson’s classic jazz standard  “Recorda-Me.”  I asked her whether she would use the Dorian or Aeolian mode over the first 4 bars.

As shown below, the Aeolian is the mode rooted on LA, so it uses a lowered 6^th degree.  By contrast, the Dorian is rooted on RE, so it features a raised 6^th degree.

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