Donna Lee

"Donna Lee" is a jazz standard tune attributed to Charlie Parker, although Miles Davis has also claimed authorship.[1][2] Written in A-flat, it is based on the chord changes of the jazz standard "(Back Home Again in) Indiana".[1] Beginning with an unusual half-bar rest, "Donna Lee" is a very complex, fast-moving chart with a compositional style based on four-note groups over each change.

  1. ^ a b Burlingame, Sandra; K. J. McElrath. "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (Donna Lee)". JazzStandards.com. Retrieved 7 July 2015. Although for generations "Donna Lee" has been credited to Charlie Parker, it was actually composed by drummer Norman "Tiny" Khan who taught it to Miles Davis who took authorship. It is based on the chord changes to "Indiana."
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