“Harlem Congo” Chick Webb and His Orchestra/1937

Recording Information

Recording MusicBrainz ID (MBID) 461c9fea-67b6-43a2-be45-dc291a4a1179
Time Signature 4/4
Key Eb
Duration 195.89 s
Tuning 436.22 Hz
Recording Dates 1937-11-01 - 1937-11-01
Composer(s) Harry White

Line-up

tenor saxophone Teddy McRae, Wayman Carver
membranophone Chick Webb
alto saxophone Louis Jordan
piano Tommy Fulford
trumpet Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Mario Bauzá
guitar Bobby Johnson
double bass Beverly Peer
alto saxophone and clarinet Chauncey Haughton
trombone Nat Story, Sandy Williams

Symbolic Staistics From Annotation

Number of Chord Segments 273
Mean BPM 260.350196539
Mean Harmonic Rhythm 2.5934065934065935
Chord Usage Summary
Chord Beats Number Beats % Duration (seconds) Duration %
maj 206 24.2352941176 50.24 25.647046812
min 135 15.8823529412 33.1 16.897238246
dom 335 39.4117647059 74.46 38.0111286947
hdim7 0 0.0 0 0.0
dim 32 3.76470588235 6.75 3.44581142478
N 142 16.7058823529 31.34 15.9987748226
unclassified 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Top Bigrams

(see Bigram in glossary)

../_images/harlem_congo-1.png

Top N-grams

(see N-gram in glossary)

../_images/harlem_congo-2.png

Source Annotation

harlem_congo.json

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  "tuning": 436.22, 
  "artist": "Chick Webb and His Orchestra", 
  "title": "Harlem Congo", 
  "metre": "4/4", 
  "sandbox": {
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   "transcriptions": [],
   "key":"Eb"
  }, 
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  "duration": 195.89,
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3.52, 3.73, 3.94, 4.15, 4.36, 4.57, 4.79, 5.0, 5.21, 5.42, 5.62, 5.81, 6.02, 6.21, 6.41, 6.62
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10.15, 10.35, 10.57, 10.77, 10.98, 11.19, 11.39, 11.59, 11.8, 12.0, 12.21, 12.41, 12.62, 12.83, 13.04, 13.24,
13.44, 13.65, 13.85, 14.05, 14.26, 14.47, 14.68, 14.88, 15.09, 15.3, 15.5, 15.7, 15.91, 16.11, 16.32, 16.53,
16.74, 16.94, 17.16, 17.37, 17.57, 17.78, 18.0, 18.2, 18.41, 18.61, 18.82, 19.02, 19.23, 19.44, 19.65, 19.85,
20.07, 20.27, 20.49, 20.69, 20.9, 21.11, 21.32, 21.53, 21.74, 21.93, 22.14, 22.34, 22.56, 22.77, 22.98, 23.19,
23.4, 23.61, 23.82, 24.02, 24.24, 24.45, 24.66, 24.87, 25.08, 25.29, 25.5, 25.71, 25.92, 26.13, 26.33, 26.54,
26.75, 26.97, 27.17, 27.38, 27.59, 27.8, 28.0, 28.2, 28.4, 28.61, 28.81, 29.01, 29.22, 29.43, 29.64, 29.84,
30.05, 30.26, 30.46, 30.66, 30.87, 31.07, 31.27, 31.48, 31.69, 31.9, 32.11, 32.32, 32.52, 32.73, 32.94, 33.15
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36.72, 36.93, 37.14, 37.35, 37.57, 37.77, 37.98, 38.19, 38.4, 38.61, 38.82, 39.03, 39.24, 39.46, 39.67, 39.88,
40.1, 40.31, 40.53, 40.73, 40.94, 41.15, 41.36, 41.57, 41.78, 42.0, 42.2, 42.42, 42.62, 42.83, 43.04, 43.25,
43.46, 43.68, 43.89, 44.1, 44.31, 44.52, 44.73, 44.94, 45.15, 45.36, 45.57, 45.78, 46.0, 46.21, 46.43, 46.65,
46.87, 47.08, 47.29, 47.5, 47.72, 47.93, 48.14, 48.35, 48.56, 48.78, 48.99, 49.21, 49.43, 49.64, 49.85, 50.06,
50.27, 50.49, 50.7, 50.91, 51.12, 51.33, 51.55, 51.77, 51.98, 52.2, 52.41, 52.62, 52.84, 53.05, 53.26, 53.46,
53.69, 53.91, 54.12, 54.34, 54.54, 54.75, 54.96, 55.17, 55.38, 55.6, 55.81, 56.01, 56.22, 56.43, 56.64, 56.85,
57.07, 57.28, 57.49, 57.7, 57.91, 58.12, 58.33, 58.54, 58.76, 58.98, 59.22, 59.44, 59.67, 59.9, 60.13, 60.37
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64.28, 64.52, 64.76, 64.99, 65.23, 65.47, 65.7, 65.94, 66.16, 66.4, 66.62, 66.86, 67.09, 67.3, 67.52, 67.74
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    {
        "name":"Trumpet Solo - AABA",
        "key":"Db",
        "beats":
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        67.97, 68.18, 68.39, 68.6, 68.81, 69.02, 69.22, 69.43, 69.64, 69.85, 70.06, 70.27, 70.47, 70.68, 70.88, 71.08,
71.29, 71.5, 71.71, 71.92, 72.13, 72.34, 72.55, 72.76, 72.97, 73.18, 73.39, 73.6, 73.81, 74.02, 74.22, 74.44,
74.65, 74.85, 75.07, 75.27, 75.49, 75.7, 75.91, 76.12, 76.33, 76.53, 76.75, 76.95, 77.17, 77.37, 77.58, 77.79,
78.0, 78.21, 78.42, 78.63, 78.84, 79.05, 79.27, 79.48, 79.69, 79.89, 80.1, 80.31, 80.53, 80.73, 80.95, 81.15,
81.36, 81.58, 81.79, 82.0, 82.21, 82.42, 82.63, 82.84, 83.05, 83.26, 83.47, 83.68, 83.89, 84.11, 84.33, 84.54,
84.76, 84.97, 85.18, 85.4, 85.61, 85.82, 86.03, 86.24, 86.46, 86.67, 86.89, 87.12, 87.32, 87.53, 87.74, 87.96,
88.16, 88.37, 88.59, 88.79, 89.0, 89.21, 89.43, 89.63, 89.84, 90.05, 90.27, 90.47, 90.69, 90.89, 91.1, 91.31,
91.53, 91.74, 91.95, 92.15, 92.37, 92.58, 92.8, 93.0, 93.22, 93.43, 93.64, 93.84, 94.06, 94.26, 94.47, 94.68
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125.59, 125.8, 126.02, 126.23, 126.46, 126.68, 126.9, 127.11, 127.33, 127.55, 127.77, 127.99, 128.22, 128.42, 128.63, 128.84,
129.05, 129.26, 129.48, 129.69, 129.9, 130.11, 130.33, 130.54, 130.76, 130.98, 131.19, 131.4, 131.62, 131.82, 132.04, 132.25,
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