Chords & Changes

Impressions

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

Impressions was composed by John Coltrane. It dates from 1961. It is in D minor, 32 bars long, and in AABA (8-8-8-8) form.

Key facts

Composer	John Coltrane
Lyricist	Not listed
Year	1961
Source show / film	Not listed
Form	AABA (8-8-8-8)
Bars	32
Key	D minor

Fact sources: title — wikidata; composers — wikidata; year — wikidata; wikipedia — wikidata; musicbrainz — wikidata; recordings — musicbrainz; changes — wjazzd; form — wjazzd; bars — wjazzd; key — wjazzd; performances — wjazzd.

Reference links: Wikidata Q11864796 · MusicBrainz work · Wikipedia.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

D minor Key

Section A1

Dm7

Section A2

Dm7

Section B1

Ebm7

Section A3

Dm7

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.

Listen

Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

Sergio Paolucci — Album not listed
Source: musicbrainz

1991
Eugene Chadbourne — Album not listed
Source: musicbrainz

1993
Katie King — Album not listed
Source: musicbrainz

1999
Rashied Ali & Arthur Rhames — Album not listed
Source: musicbrainz

2004
Bernard Doucin Quartet — Album not listed
Source: musicbrainz

2007
Ray Bryant — Album not listed
Source: musicbrainz

2011

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

John Coltrane (tenor sax) — Impressions
Post-bop · 293 bpm · swing feel
1987
John Coltrane (tenor sax) — Afro Blue Impressions
Post-bop · 279 bpm · swing feel
1977

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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