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Chelsea Bridge

Chelsea Bridge — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Chelsea Bridge was composed by Billy Strayhorn. It dates from 1941. It is in Db major, 32 bars long, and in AABA (8-8-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Db major

Section A1

Eb7
Db7
Eb7Db7
Bb7
Ebm7
Ab7
Db6
Db6C7B7Bb7

Section A2

Eb7
Db7
Eb7Db7
Bb7
Ebm7
Ab7
Db6
DbB7

Section B1

F#m7B7
Emaj7G7
F#m7F7
Bm7E7
Amaj7Am7D7
Gmaj7
Gm7
Db7C7B7Bb7

Section A3

Eb7
Db7
Eb7Db7
Bb7
Ebm7
Ab7
Db6
Db6

Section I1

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)

  • Billy Strayhorn — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1963
  • Thorgeir Stubø — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1985
  • Duke Ellington Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2001
  • The Roy Eldridge–Benny Carter Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2003
  • Nguyên Lê, Paolo Fresu — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Joey Alexander — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2016

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • David Murray (tenor sax) — Tea For Two - George Arvantitas Presents the ballad artistry of David Murray, George Arvanitas / David Murray
    Post-bop · 53 bpm · ballad feel
    1991

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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