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Star Eyes

Star Eyes — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Star Eyes was composed by Gene de Paul and Don Raye. It dates from 1943. It is in Eb major, 36 bars long, and in AABC (8-8-8-12) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

Eb major

Section A1

Ebmaj7
FmBb7
Ebmaj7
EbmAb7
Dbmaj7
Gdim7C7
Fmaj7
Fdim7Bb7

Section A2

Ebmaj7
FmBb7
Ebmaj7
EbmAb7
Dbmaj7
Gdim7C7
Fmaj7
Bb9Eb7

Section B1

Abmaj7
Abmaj7
Abm
Db7
Gbmaj7
Gbmaj7
Fm
Bb7

Section C1

Ebmaj7
FmBb7
Ebmaj7
EbmAb7
Dbmaj7
Gdim7C7
Fmaj7
Bb9
Eb7D7
C7Fm
Bb7Ebmaj7
Bb7

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)

  • Sonny Rollins Quintet, Kenny Dorham, Max Roach — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1956
  • Lee Konitz — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1956
  • McCoy Tyner — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1963
  • Art Pepper — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1973
  • Betty Carter — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1976
  • Robin Connell with special guest Paul Brewer — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1994

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Cannonball Adderley (alto sax) — The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus
    Hard bop · 194 bpm · swing feel
    1987
  • Charlie Parker (alto sax) — Boss Bird Disc 3
    Bebop · 134 bpm · swing feel

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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