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Airegin

Airegin — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Airegin was composed by Sonny Rollins. It dates from 1954. It is in F minor, 36 bars long, and in ABAC (8-12-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

F minor

Section A1

Fm7
C7#9
Fm7
F7b9
Bbm7
F7#9
Bbm7
Bbm7

Section B1

Dbmaj7
Dm7G7
Cmaj7
C#m7F#7
Bmaj7
Cm7F7
Bbmaj7
Bbmaj7
Bbm7
Eb7
Abmaj7
Gm7b5C7

Section A2

Fm7
C7#9
Fm7
F7b9
Bbm7
F7#9
Bbm7
Bbm7

Section B2

Dbmaj7
Dm7b5G7
Cm7b5Gb7
F7B7
Bbm7
Eb7
Ab6
Gm7b5C7

Changes confidence: high. Source: Weimar Jazz Database (Jazzomat Research Project, HfM Weimar), ODbL 1.0. Changes as annotated by the Jazzomat Research Project, licensed under the ODbL 1.0.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

  • The Manhattan Transfer — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1985
  • Lambert, Hendricks & Ross — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2002

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Miles Davis (trumpet) — Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings (1951 - 1956), CD 3
    Hard bop · 241 bpm · swing feel
    1980
  • Sonny Rollins (tenor sax) — Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings (1951 - 1956), CD 3, Miles Davis
    Hard bop · 243 bpm · swing feel
    1980

Solo, record, style, tempo and feel as catalogued by the Jazzomat Research Project (ODbL 1.0). Release year is the year of the catalogued issue, which can be a later reissue.

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