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Dinah

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

Dinah was composed by Harry Akst. It dates from 1934. It is in Ab major, 32 bars long, and in AABA (8-8-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Ab major

Section A1

Ab
Ab
Ab
Fm7
Bbm7
Eb7
AbEb7
Ab

Section A2

Ab
Ab
Ab
Fm7
Bbm7
Eb7
AbEb7
Ab

Section B1

Fm
Abaug
Ab
Fm6
Fm7Abaug
Fm7Bb7
Bbm7
Eb7

Section A3

Ab
Ab
Ab
Fm7
Bbm7
Eb7
AbEb7
Ab

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)

  • Bing Crosby — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1967
  • Olaf Polziehn Trio — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2000
  • Dean Martin — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2006
  • Django Reinhardt — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2007

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Lionel Hampton (vibraphone) — From Swing to Bebop. Jazz in History II, Lionel Hampton / Red Norvo / Jimmy Guiffre
    Swing · 200 bpm · swing feel
    1989

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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