Standards · 1957
Bags' Groove chords & key
- Key
- F major
- Form
- A
- Bars
- 12
- Groove
- Medium swing
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Year
- 1957
“Bags' Groove” is a jazz standard by Milt Jackson from 1957. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 12-bar A form repeats as one section. Harmonically it contains no major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 6 different chords. Its changes follow the 12-bar blues. In this atlas it appears on 1 album track and in 1 transcribed solo.
Chord changes
Showing in: Concert (C) — F major
Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.
Harmonic analysis
Most used chords
- F7×5
- B♭7×3
- D7×2
- Gm7×2
- C7×2
- Am7×1
Characteristics
- 12-bar blues
History
"Bags' Groove" is a jazz composition by Milt Jackson. It was first recorded by the Milt Jackson Quintet on April 7, 1952 for Blue Note Records, later released on Wizard of the Vibes. Lou Donaldson, John Lewis, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke were on that date. Next was the Mat Mathews quintet with Herbie Mann (July 6, 1953), Bud Powell (September 1953), Mat Mathews again (September 1, 1953), a bootleg version by the Modern Jazz Quartet (October 31, 1953), the Lighthouse All-Stars (February 25, 1954), bassist Buddy Banks' quartet (with Bob Dorough and Roy Haynes in October 1954) and then Jay Jay Johnson and Kai Winding (December 3, 1954). Other important recordings include those by Ray Bryant, Oscar Peterson, Al Haig, George Russell, and Mal Waldron. Perhaps the most famous recording was the one by Miles Davis's quintet in 1954. The recording was released on the 1957 album Bags' Groove.
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Recorded on these albums
| 1957 | Bags’ Groove Miles Davis · “Bags’ Groove (take 1)” |
Transcribed solos on Bags' Groove
| Milt Jackson vibraphone | 175 BPM |
Standards with similar changes
Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.
| Title | Key |
|---|---|
| Sandu 100% | E♭ major |
| Chasin' The Trane 78% | F major |
| Barbados 67% | F major |
| Route 66 67% | F major |
| Sonnymoon For Two 55% | B♭ major |
| Things Ain't What They Used To Be 55% | D♭ major |
| Au Privave 47% | F major |
| Billie's Bounce 47% | F major |
Frequently asked questions
What key is Bags' Groove in?
Bags' Groove is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.
Who wrote Bags' Groove?
Bags' Groove was written by Milt Jackson (1957).
What is the form of Bags' Groove?
Bags' Groove has 1 sections (A) with 12 bars in total.
How fast is Bags' Groove played?
The usual groove is Medium swing. Transcribed solos in our data were played at 175 BPM.
What are the chord changes to Bags' Groove?
The opening bars are F7 | Bb7 | F7 | F7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.