Standards

Jumpin With Symphony Sid chords & key

Key: B♭ major
Form: A
Bars: 12
Groove: Medium swing
Time signature: 4/4

“Jumpin With Symphony Sid” is a jazz standard by Lester Young. Most bands play it in B♭ major, medium swing; the tune runs 12 bars in A form. Its changes follow the 12-bar blues. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — B♭ major

B♭⁷

E♭⁷

B♭⁷

F⁷

E♭⁷

B♭⁷

Changes as commonly played (concert pitch). Your band's version may differ.

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

0ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

3Different chords

Most used chords

B♭⁷×8
E♭⁷×3
F⁷×1

Characteristics

12-bar blues

Recorded on these albums

1959	Just Wailin' Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1960	Evolution of the Blues Song Jon Hendricks · “Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid”
1962	Right Now Herbie Mann · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1966	The George Benson Cookbook George Benson · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1973	Buddy Tate et Wild Bill Davis Buddy Tate et Wild Bill Davis · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1987	King Pleasure Sings / Annie Ross Sings Annie Ross & King Pleasure · “Jumpin' with Symphony Sid”
1987	Jaws Strikes Again Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1989	Prez Conferences Lester Young · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1989	The Final Performance Volume One Al Cohn with the Al Porcino Big Band · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1990	At Storyville, Volumes 1 & 2 Stan Getz · “Jumping With Symphony Sid”
1992	Jazz Immortal Series - Volume 2 - The Pres Lester Young · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1994	For Lester and Billie Monica Zetterlund, Nisse Sandström, Horace Parlan, Red Mitchell · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
1996	In Washington, D.C. 1956 Volume Two Lester Young · “Jumpi'n With Symphony Sid”
1997	One Night Stand: The Town Hall Concert 1947 Sarah Vaughan & Lester Young · “Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid”
1998	In Washington, D.C. 1956, Vol. 5 Lester Young · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
2000	September in the Rain George Shearing · “Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid”
2002	The Complete Savoy Recordings Lester Young · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
2002	Rockin' At The Hi-Hat Sonny Stitt
2003	BD Music Presents: Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
2003	What Is There To Say ? Dick Hyman & Ray Kennedy · “Jumpin' with Symphony Sid”
2005	Keyboard Oscar Peterson · “Jumpin’ With Symphony Sid”
2008	The Live Smoke Sessions Lea DeLaria · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid”
2013	Boston 1950 Lester Young · “Jumpin' With Symphony Sid [Fragment]”
2013	Brazil, Bossa Nova & Blues Herbie Mann · “Jumpin' with Symphony Sid”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Bessie's Blues 80%	John Coltrane	E♭ major	A · 12	Up-tempo swing
Eighty One 80%	Ron Carter	F major	A · 12	Even eighths
St. Louis Blues 80%	W.C. Handy	G major	A · 12	Medium swing
Watermelon Man 67%	Herbie Hancock	F major	A · 16	Even eighths
Freddie Freeloader 57%	Miles Davis	B♭ major	AA · 24	Medium swing
C-Jam Blues 40%	Duke Ellington	C major	A · 12	Medium swing
Blue Monk 33%	Thelonious Monk	B♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing
Blue Sphere 33%	Thelonious Monk	B♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Jumpin With Symphony Sid in?

Jumpin With Symphony Sid is usually played in B♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is C major, for E♭ instruments G major.

Who wrote Jumpin With Symphony Sid?

Jumpin With Symphony Sid was written by Lester Young.

What is the form of Jumpin With Symphony Sid?

Jumpin With Symphony Sid has 1 sections (A) with 12 bars in total.

How fast is Jumpin With Symphony Sid played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Jumpin With Symphony Sid?

The opening bars are Bb7 | Bb7 | Bb7 | Bb7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.