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Out of Nowhere

Out of Nowhere — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Out of Nowhere was composed by Johnny Green and Edward Heyman. The lyrics are credited to Edward Heyman. It dates from 1931. It is in G major, 32 bars long, and in AB (16-16) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

G major

Section A1

Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Bbm7
Eb7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Bm7
E7
Am7
E7
Am7
Am7
Eb7
Eb7
Am7
D7

Section B1

Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Bbm7
Eb7
Gmaj7
Gmaj7
Bm7
E7
Am7
E7
Am7
Cm6
Bm7Bbdim7
Am7D7
G6
Am7D7

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)

  • Dizzy Reece — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1957
  • Charlie Parker — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1990
  • Frank Sinatra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2002
  • Frank Ifield — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2005
  • Django Reinhardt — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2011
  • Bing Crosby & Frank Sinatra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    2012

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Charlie Parker (alto sax) — Boss Bird Disc 2
    Bebop · 68 bpm · swing feel
    2002
  • Don Byas (tenor sax) — Moon Nocturne
    Swing · 56 bpm · ballad feel
    2005
  • Don Ellis (trumpet) — Giants of Jazz: Don Ellis featuring Paul Bley, Steve Swallow, Gary Peacock, Nick Martins, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter and Charlie Persip
    Post-bop · 152 bpm · swing feel
    1995

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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