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Stompin' at the Savoy

Stompin' at the Savoy — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Stompin' at the Savoy was composed by Edgar Sampson, Benny Goodman, and Chick Webb. The lyrics are credited to Andy Razaf. It dates from 1936. It is in C major, 32 bars long, and in ABA (16-8-8) form.

Chart

Chord chart

Four bars per row · sections labelled

C major

Section A1

Dbmaj7
Dbmaj7Ab7
Dbmaj7
Dbmaj7Ddim7
Ebm7
Ab7
Db6Bbm7
Ebm7Ab7

Section A2

Dbmaj7
Dbmaj7Ab7
Dbmaj7
Dbmaj7Ddim7
Ebm7
Ab7
Db6
Db7

Section B1

Gb7G7
Gb7
B7C7
B7
E7F7
E7
A7
Ab7

Section A3

Dbmaj7
Dbmaj7Ab7
Dbmaj7
Dbmaj7Ddim7
Ebm7
Ab7
Db6
Ebm7Ab7

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)

  • Teddy Wilson — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1956
  • Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins, Wynton Kelly, Stan Getz, Paul Gonsalves — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1958
  • The Kings of Swing Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1987
  • Fats Waller — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1991
  • Benny Goodman and His Orchestra — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1994
  • Hal Linden — Album not listed
    Source: musicbrainz
    1996

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

Landmark solos

Solos analysed in the Weimar Jazz Database

  • Clifford Brown (trumpet) — Quadromania Jazz Edition, Clifford Brown, Easy Living, CD 3
    Hard bop · 164 bpm · swing feel
    2005
  • Coleman Hawkins (tenor sax) — Dear Old Southland
    Swing · 250 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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