Chords & Changes

Perdido

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

Perdido was composed by Juan Tizol. The lyrics are credited to Hans Lengsfelder and Ervin Drake. It dates from 1942. It is in Bb major, 32 bars long, and in AABA (8-8-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Bb major
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Bb6
D7
D7
G9
Gaug
C7
C7
F7
F7
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Dm7G7
Cm7
F7
Bb6
Dm7G7

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)

  • Count Basie — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1977
  • Harry James and His Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1987
  • Oliver Nelson, King Curtis & Jimmy Forrest — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1992
  • Salena Jones — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1996
  • Sarah Vaughan — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1998

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax) — Quadromania Jazz Edition, Coleman Hawkins, Dear Old Southland, CD 3
    Swing · 178 bpm · swing feel
    2005
  • Rex Stewart (cornet) — Quadromania Jazz Edition, Coleman Hawkins, Dear Old Southland, CD 3, Coleman Hawkins
    Swing · 178 bpm · swing feel
    2005

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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