“Blues for Alice” Charlie Parker/1951

Recording Information

Recording MusicBrainz ID (MBID) a938db71-af38-4c0f-b804-d92362b8a932
Time Signature 4/4
Key F
Duration 169.06 s
Tuning 446.22 Hz
Recording Dates 1951 - 1951
Composer(s) Charlie Parker

Line-up

drums (drum set) Kenny Clarke
double bass Ray Brown
piano John Lewis
trumpet Red Rodney

Symbolic Staistics From Annotation

Number of Chord Segments 182
Mean BPM 165.385070389
Mean Harmonic Rhythm 2.5494505494505493
Chord Usage Summary
Chord Beats Number Beats % Duration (seconds) Duration %
maj 56 12.017167382 20.14 11.9129303206
min 158 33.9055793991 56.41 33.3668520052
dom 232 49.7854077253 82.74 48.9412043062
hdim7 18 3.86266094421 6.41 3.79155329469
dim 0 0.0 0 0.0
N 2 0.429184549356 3.36 1.98746007335
unclassified 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Top Bigrams

(see Bigram in glossary)

../_images/blues_for_alice-1.png

Top N-grams

(see N-gram in glossary)

../_images/blues_for_alice-2.png

Source Annotation

blues_for_alice.json

{
  "tuning": 446.22, 
  "artist": "Charlie Parker", 
  "title": "Blues for Alice", 
  "metre": "4/4", 
  "sandbox": {
   "path": "$JAZZ_HARMONY_DATA_ROOT/Extra Songs//Charlie Parker Quintet - Blues for Alice.mp3",
   "key": "F",
   "transcriptions": []
  }, 
  "mbid": "a938db71-af38-4c0f-b804-d92362b8a932", 
  "duration": 169.06,
  "parts":
          [
            {
              "name":"Intro",
              "beats":
                      [
                        0.58, 0.93, 1.28, 1.64, 2.0, 2.35, 2.7, 3.05, 3.41, 3.77, 4.14, 4.49, 4.84, 5.2, 5.57, 5.93
                      ],
              "chords":
                      [
                        "|F |Ab:7 |C#:7 |F#:(3,5,b7,#11) |"
                      ]
            },
            {
              "name":"Head - Blues Bird",
              "beats":
                      [
                        6.3, 6.68, 7.05, 7.41, 7.78, 8.12, 8.48, 8.85, 9.22, 9.6, 9.96, 10.31, 10.66, 11.03, 11.39, 11.76,
12.12, 12.49, 12.86, 13.22, 13.59, 13.94, 14.31, 14.65, 15.02, 15.39, 15.74, 16.07, 16.44, 16.81, 17.17, 17.51,
17.89, 18.23, 18.6, 18.99, 19.36, 19.72, 20.08, 20.43, 20.79, 21.15, 21.53, 21.86, 22.21, 22.58, 22.93, 23.27
                      ],
              "chords":
                      [
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |"
                      ]
            },
            {
              "name":"Sax Solo - Blues Bird*3",
              "beats":
                      [
                        23.62, 23.98, 24.31, 24.68, 25.02, 25.37, 25.75, 26.11, 26.47, 26.83, 27.18, 27.54, 27.9, 28.25, 28.62, 28.98,
29.32, 29.67, 30.05, 30.4, 30.76, 31.11, 31.48, 31.83, 32.19, 32.55, 32.91, 33.26, 33.6, 33.97, 34.33, 34.68,
35.04, 35.39, 35.75, 36.1, 36.45, 36.8, 37.15, 37.5, 37.83, 38.18, 38.54, 38.89, 39.24, 39.59, 39.95, 40.32,
40.68, 41.05, 41.41, 41.76, 42.1, 42.44, 42.76, 43.1, 43.45, 43.78, 44.16, 44.5, 44.88, 45.23, 45.6, 45.96,
46.31, 46.68, 47.04, 47.4, 47.75, 48.1, 48.43, 48.78, 49.13, 49.51, 49.87, 50.21, 50.59, 50.94, 51.3, 51.67,
52.01, 52.37, 52.72, 53.08, 53.44, 53.79, 54.14, 54.51, 54.85, 55.21, 55.56, 55.91, 56.27, 56.62, 56.99, 57.35,
57.7, 58.05, 58.44, 58.79, 59.16, 59.52, 59.89, 60.24, 60.61, 60.96, 61.33, 61.68, 62.04, 62.4, 62.75, 63.11,
63.46, 63.8, 64.17, 64.52, 64.86, 65.23, 65.58, 65.96, 66.3, 66.64, 67.0, 67.35, 67.71, 68.06, 68.41, 68.77,
69.13, 69.48, 69.84, 70.2, 70.56, 70.91, 71.27, 71.62, 71.97, 72.33, 72.69, 73.02, 73.4, 73.76, 74.12, 74.46
                      ],
              "chords":
                      [
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |",
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |",
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |"
                      ]
            },
            {
              "name":"Trumpet Solo - Blues Bird*2",
              "beats":
                      [
                        74.84, 75.17, 75.53, 75.9, 76.24, 76.63, 76.99, 77.36, 77.71, 78.08, 78.44, 78.79, 79.15, 79.51, 79.87, 80.24,
80.59, 80.94, 81.31, 81.66, 82.02, 82.37, 82.74, 83.11, 83.46, 83.83, 84.17, 84.52, 84.88, 85.24, 85.6, 85.97,
86.32, 86.69, 87.03, 87.38, 87.74, 88.1, 88.47, 88.81, 89.17, 89.53, 89.89, 90.25, 90.62, 90.97, 91.35, 91.71,
92.05, 92.41, 92.77, 93.13, 93.51, 93.86, 94.23, 94.58, 94.93, 95.29, 95.65, 96.0, 96.37, 96.73, 97.09, 97.45,
97.8, 98.16, 98.53, 98.88, 99.24, 99.6, 99.97, 100.32, 100.69, 101.05, 101.38, 101.75, 102.09, 102.44, 102.79, 103.13,
103.48, 103.85, 104.21, 104.56, 104.91, 105.28, 105.64, 106.0, 106.37, 106.76, 107.12, 107.47, 107.8, 108.16, 108.52, 108.87
                      ],
              "chords":
                      [
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |",
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |"
                      ]
            },
            {
              "name":"Piano Solo - Blues Bird*2",
              "beats":
                      [
                        109.22, 109.59, 109.95, 110.29, 110.67, 111.02, 111.38, 111.74, 112.11, 112.45, 112.81, 113.17, 113.52, 113.88, 114.25, 114.6,
114.95, 115.3, 115.65, 116.01, 116.37, 116.72, 117.09, 117.45, 117.8, 118.16, 118.49, 118.85, 119.2, 119.55, 119.91, 120.25,
120.59, 120.92, 121.26, 121.62, 121.98, 122.34, 122.69, 123.04, 123.41, 123.75, 124.11, 124.46, 124.81, 125.18, 125.52, 125.88,
126.25, 126.6, 126.96, 127.33, 127.68, 128.02, 128.39, 128.75, 129.1, 129.47, 129.83, 130.17, 130.54, 130.89, 131.24, 131.6,
131.96, 132.31, 132.66, 133.03, 133.38, 133.72, 134.09, 134.43, 134.79, 135.12, 135.48, 135.83, 136.18, 136.53, 136.9, 137.25,
137.6, 137.96, 138.31, 138.66, 139.0, 139.35, 139.69, 140.05, 140.41, 140.74, 141.1, 141.45, 141.81, 142.16, 142.51, 142.86
                      ],
              "chords":
                      [
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |",
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min7 G:7 |C:min7 F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min7 Eb:7 |A:min7 D:7 |Ab:min7 Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 A:min7 |G:min7 C:7 |"
                      ]
            },
            {
              "name":"Head - Blues Bird",
              "beats":
                      [
                        143.21, 143.59, 143.97, 144.33, 144.69, 145.03, 145.39, 145.75, 146.12, 146.48, 146.84, 147.2, 147.55, 147.93, 148.29, 148.65,
149.01, 149.35, 149.71, 150.09, 150.45, 150.8, 151.16, 151.51, 151.87, 152.24, 152.59, 152.95, 153.32, 153.67, 154.05, 154.39,
154.75, 155.12, 155.47, 155.84, 156.2, 156.57, 156.93, 157.27, 157.64, 158.01, 158.37, 158.71, 159.08, 159.45, 159.81, 160.15
                      ],
              "chords":
                      [
                        "|F:maj7 |E:hdim7 A:7 |D:min G:7 |C:min F:7 |Bb:7 |Bb:min Eb:7 |A:min D:7 |Ab:min Db:7 |G:min7 |C:7 |F:7 |F:7 |"
                      ]
            },
            {
              "name":"Outro",
              "beats":
                      [
160.54, 160.9, 161.28, 161.64, 162.02, 162.4, 162.79, 163.15, 163.53, 163.88, 164.26, 164.64, 165.0, 165.32, 165.64, 165.96,
166.28
                      ],
              "chords":
                      [

                        "|F:maj7 |F:maj7 |F:maj7 |F:maj7 |"
                      ]
            }


          ]
 }