Chords & Changes
In a Mellow Tone
In a Mellow Tone — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.
In a Mellow Tone was composed by Duke Ellington. The lyrics are credited to Milt Gabler. It dates from 1940. It is in Ab major, 32 bars long, and in AB (16-16) form.
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Chord chart
Four bars per row · sections labelled
Section A1
Section B1
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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Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1940
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Duke Ellington — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1982
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Ernestine Anderson — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1987
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Buddy Rich — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1995
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Duke Ellington & His Orchestra — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz1997
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Duke Ellington and His Orchestra — Album not listedSource: musicbrainz2000
Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.
Landmark solos
Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database
- Art Pepper (clarinet) — Art Pepper, The Compelete Galaxy Recordings, CD 4Cool jazz · 168 bpm · swing feel1989
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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