Jazz standards in E♭ minor

11 standards in the atlas are usually played in E♭ minor, among them “Round Midnight”, “Take Five”, “African Flower” and “Blue Silver”. Players of B♭ instruments read these tunes in F minor, alto and baritone saxophonists in C minor.

F♯ major major
Circle of fifths
Chord transposer

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Round Midnight	Thelonious Monk	E♭ minor	AAB · 33	Ballad
Take Five	Paul Desmond	E♭ minor	ABA · 24	Medium-up swing
African Flower	Duke Ellington	E♭ minor	AABC · 40	Latin
Blue Silver	Horace Silver	E♭ minor	ABA · 32	Medium swing
Close Your Eyes	Bernice Petkere	E♭ minor	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Mc Jolt	Richie Beirach	E♭ minor	AABB · 40	Medium-up swing
Pinocchio	Wayne Shorter	E♭ minor	A · 18	Up-tempo swing
Serenade To A Soul Sister	Horace Silver	E♭ minor	ABC · 24	Jazz waltz
Sno' Peas	Phil Markowitz	E♭ minor	AABA · 32	Jazz waltz
Straight Street	John Coltrane	E♭ minor	AABA · 48	Up-tempo swing
The Core	Freddie Hubbard	E♭ minor	A · 16	Up-tempo swing