“Oh, Lady Be Good” Charlie Parker with Jazz at the Philharmonic/1946

Recording Information

Recording MusicBrainz ID (MBID) cb202ce1-d335-428f-942f-0f92ee1a6077
Time Signature 4/4
Key G
Duration 191.49 s
Tuning 440.08 Hz
Recording Dates 1946-01-28 - 1946-01-28
Composer(s) George Gershwin

Line-up

alto saxophone Willie Smith, Charlie Parker
double bass Billy Hadnott
piano Arnold Ross
trumpet Howard McGhee, Al Killian
tenor saxophone Lester Young
drums (drum set) Lee Young

Symbolic Staistics From Annotation

Number of Chord Segments 131
Mean BPM 125.959580135
Mean Harmonic Rhythm 3.053435114503817
Chord Usage Summary
Chord Beats Number Beats % Duration (seconds) Duration %
maj 122 30.3482587065 52.53 27.4322418925
min 118 29.3532338308 50.83 26.544467074
dom 134 33.3333333333 57.43 29.9911222518
hdim7 10 2.48756218905 4.33 2.26121468484
dim 16 3.98009950249 6.92 3.61376573189
N 2 0.497512437811 19.45 10.1571883649
unclassified 0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Top Bigrams

(see Bigram in glossary)

../_images/oh_lady_be_good-1.png

Top N-grams

(see N-gram in glossary)

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Source Annotation

oh_lady_be_good.json

{
  "tuning": 440.08, 
  "artist": "Charlie Parker", 
  "title": "Oh, Lady Be Good (feat. Jazz at the Philharmonic)", 
  "metre": "4/4", 
  "sandbox": {
   "path": "$JAZZ_HARMONY_DATA_ROOT//SmithsonianCollectionOfClassicJazz/Volume 3/13 - Charlie Parker With Jazz At The Philharmonic - Lady, Be Good.flac", 
   "transcriptions": [],
   "key":"G"
  }, 
  "mbid": "cb202ce1-d335-428f-942f-0f92ee1a6077", 
  "duration": 191.49,
  "parts":
  [
    {
        "name":"Intro",
        "beats":
        [
        10.2, 10.64, 11.1, 11.53, 11.98, 12.42, 12.86, 13.29, 13.73, 14.18, 14.6, 15.04, 15.47, 15.92, 16.35, 16.78
        ],
        "chords":
        [
            "|G:maj7 D:7 |C#:dim7 C:dim7 |A:min7 D:hdim7 |G:hdim7 D:7 |"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name":"Piano Solo - AABA",
        "beats":
        [
        17.2, 17.63, 18.06, 18.5, 18.92, 19.34, 19.74, 20.18, 20.59, 21.01, 21.42, 21.85, 22.28, 22.68, 23.08, 23.52,
23.94, 24.36, 24.78, 25.2, 25.62, 26.02, 26.44, 26.87, 27.29, 27.72, 28.13, 28.54, 28.95, 29.37, 29.78, 30.19,
30.62, 31.04, 31.46, 31.87, 32.3, 32.71, 33.13, 33.56, 33.96, 34.38, 34.8, 35.19, 35.61, 36.01, 36.44, 36.87,
37.3, 37.73, 38.17, 38.59, 38.99, 39.39, 39.8, 40.22, 40.64, 41.08, 41.49, 41.94, 42.37, 42.78, 43.2, 43.61,
44.01, 44.42, 44.84, 45.25, 45.67, 46.09, 46.52, 46.93, 47.35, 47.76, 48.17, 48.58, 49.0, 49.42, 49.84, 50.25,
50.68, 51.08, 51.51, 51.93, 52.34, 52.75, 53.15, 53.58, 53.99, 54.42, 54.85, 55.27, 55.68, 56.1, 56.51, 56.95,
57.38, 57.79, 58.24, 58.66, 59.09, 59.52, 59.95, 60.41, 60.83, 61.27, 61.71, 62.13, 62.57, 63.01, 63.44, 63.86,
64.28, 64.72, 65.15, 65.57, 66.01, 66.43, 66.85, 67.27, 67.69, 68.12, 68.54, 68.96, 69.39, 69.83, 70.26, 70.7
        ],
        "chords":
        [
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 B:min7 B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 E:min7 |A:min7 D:7 |",
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 B:min7 B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 |D:min7 G:7 |",
            "|C |C#:dim7 |G:maj7 |F#:hdim7 B:(3,5,b7,b9) |E:min7 |A:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |",
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 B:min7 B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 E:min7 |A:min7 D:7 |"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name":"Alto Sax Solo - AABA",
        "beats":
        [
        71.12, 71.56, 71.98, 72.42, 72.84, 73.26, 73.7, 74.13, 74.57, 75.0, 75.43, 75.87, 76.3, 76.73, 77.15, 77.59,
78.01, 78.45, 78.87, 79.3, 79.74, 80.19, 80.62, 81.05, 81.47, 81.9, 82.33, 82.77, 83.21, 83.66, 84.11, 84.55,
84.97, 85.42, 85.87, 86.29, 86.74, 87.19, 87.62, 88.07, 88.49, 88.92, 89.36, 89.8, 90.21, 90.66, 91.11, 91.55,
91.98, 92.39, 92.82, 93.25, 93.68, 94.13, 94.55, 94.99, 95.44, 95.86, 96.3, 96.76, 97.2, 97.61, 98.03, 98.46,
98.88, 99.32, 99.75, 100.17, 100.63, 101.07, 101.51, 101.94, 102.37, 102.82, 103.25, 103.68, 104.11, 104.55, 104.98, 105.4,
105.82, 106.27, 106.7, 107.14, 107.57, 108.01, 108.44, 108.88, 109.32, 109.78, 110.22, 110.65, 111.08, 111.5, 111.92, 112.35,
112.78, 113.22, 113.66, 114.08, 114.52, 114.96, 115.4, 115.85, 116.29, 116.72, 117.16, 117.63, 118.05, 118.5, 118.93, 119.39,
119.82, 120.26, 120.7, 121.15, 121.58, 122.04, 122.47, 122.92, 123.34, 123.77, 124.19, 124.62, 125.06, 125.49, 125.91, 126.36
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        "chords":
        [
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 E:min7 |A:min7 D:7 |",
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 B:min7 B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 |D:min7 G:7 |",
            "|C |C#:dim7 |G:maj7 |F#:hdim7 B:(3,5,b7,b9) |E:min7 |A:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |",
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 B:min7 B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 E:min7 |A:min7 D:7 |"
        ]
    },
    {
        "name":"Alto Sax Solo - AABA",
        "beats":
        [
        126.8, 127.24, 127.69, 128.12, 128.56, 129.0, 129.45, 129.89, 130.32, 130.77, 131.22, 131.66, 132.1, 132.52, 132.95, 133.38,
133.8, 134.24, 134.69, 135.11, 135.57, 135.99, 136.42, 136.85, 137.28, 137.72, 138.15, 138.59, 139.02, 139.47, 139.92, 140.36,
140.8, 141.22, 141.64, 142.09, 142.54, 142.98, 143.42, 143.85, 144.26, 144.7, 145.13, 145.57, 146.0, 146.43, 146.88, 147.31,
147.75, 148.21, 148.67, 149.12, 149.55, 149.97, 150.39, 150.83, 151.26, 151.7, 152.11, 152.56, 152.98, 153.42, 153.85, 154.26,
154.7, 155.11, 155.54, 155.96, 156.41, 156.85, 157.29, 157.73, 158.16, 158.59, 159.03, 159.45, 159.88, 160.32, 160.75, 161.17,
161.59, 162.02, 162.45, 162.89, 163.31, 163.76, 164.18, 164.59, 165.0, 165.43, 165.86, 166.29, 166.73, 167.16, 167.61, 168.04,
168.48, 168.9, 169.32, 169.76, 170.19, 170.64, 171.07, 171.53, 171.96, 172.39, 172.8, 173.22, 173.66, 174.09, 174.52, 174.95,
175.37, 175.77, 176.2, 176.64, 177.06, 177.5, 177.93, 178.37, 178.79, 179.23, 179.65, 180.09, 180.52, 180.95, 181.38, 181.81,
182.24, 182.67, 183.08, 183.51
        ],
        "chords":
        [
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 B:min7 B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 E:min7 |A:min7 D:7 |",
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            "|C |C#:dim7 |G:maj7 |F#:hdim7 B:(3,5,b7,b9) |E:min7 |A:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |",
            "|G:maj7 |C:7 |G:maj7 |B:min7 B:min7 B:min7 Bb:7 |A:min7 |D:7 |G:maj6 E:min7 |A:min7 D:7 |"
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 }