Chords & Changes
Bebop
Bebop — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.
Bebop was composed by Dizzy Gillespie. It dates from 1945. It is in F minor, 32 bars long, and in AAB (8-8-16) form.
Chart
Chord chart
Four bars per row · sections labelled
F minor
Section A1
Section A2
Section B1
Section A3
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)
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George Wallington — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1957
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Charlie Parker — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1966
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Charlie Parker Quintet — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1988
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Dizzy Gillespie — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz2006
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Bud Powell — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz2011
Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.
Landmark solos
Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database
- Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet) — Jazz Gallery, Dizzy Gillespie, CD 1Bebop · 290 bpm · swing feel1994
- Don Byas (tenor sax) — Jazz Gallery, Dizzy Gillespie, CD 1, Dizzy GillespieBebop · 289 bpm · swing feel1994
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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