Standards

Just A Gigolo chords & key

Key
F major
Form
AB
Bars
16
Groove
Medium swing
Time signature
4/4

“Just A Gigolo” is a jazz standard by Leonello Casucci. It is usually played in F major as a medium swing, and the 16-bar AB form has 2 sections. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences and 1 minor ii–V–i, uses 11 different chords and moves between the key centres F major and G minor. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

Showing in: Concert (C) — F major

A
F
Fmaj7
FA♭dim7
Gm7D7
Gm
Gm7
C7
F
B
F7
E♭7
D7
Gm7
B♭m7E♭7
Am7D7
Gm7C7
FC7

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I
1Minor ii–V–i
4ii–V moves
0Tritone substitutions
0Dominant chains
11Different chords

Most used chords

  • F×4
  • Gm7×4
  • D7×3
  • C7×3
  • E♭7×2
  • Fmaj7×1

Key centres reached by ii–V

F major and G minor

Recorded on these albums

1954 Thelonious Monk Plays
Thelonious Monk · “Just a Gigolo”
1961 The Hawk Relaxes
Coleman Hawkins · “Just a Gigolo”
1965 Monk in France
Thelonious Monk · “Just a Gigolo”
1968 Connie & Clyde
Connie Francis · “Just a Gigolo”
1969 The Golden Hits Of Louis Prima
Louis Prima
1970 Tracks
Oscar Peterson · “Just a Gigolo”
1973 Monk in Tokyo
Thelonious Monk · “Just a Gigolo”
1974 Sirius
Coleman Hawkins · “Just a Gigolo”
1986 Live At The Crescendo
Art Tatum · “Just a Gigolo”
1987 The Paris Concert
Thelonious Monk · “Just a Gigolo”
1990 Masterpieces of Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan · “Just a Gigolo”
1995 Live in Chicago
Sarah Vaughan · “Just a Gigolo”
1995 Some of My Best Friends Are...... the Piano Players
Ray Brown · “Just a Gigolo”
1998 Helge Live: The Berlin Tapes
Helge Schneider · “Just a Gigolo”
2000 The Essential Collection
Bing Crosby · “Just a Gigolo”
2000 1963 in Japan
Thelonious Monk · “Just a Gigolo”
2002 It’s Easy to Remember
Bing Crosby · “Just a Gigolo”
2007 Mirror
Jacky Terrasson · “Just a Gigolo”
2012 12 (American Song Book)
Mina · “Just a Gigolò”
2015 Embraceable
Svend Asmussen · “Just a Gigolo”
2017 Music, Volume 1
Herb Alpert · “Just a Gigolo”
2020 Palais des Beaux-Arts 1963
Thelonious Monk · “Just a Gigolo (Encore)”
— Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby · “Just a Gigolo”
— Stephane Grappelli 1973
Stéphane Grappelli · “Just a Gigolo”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

  • JUST A GIGOLO THE BILL DAVISON SIX · Wild Bill Davison · Garvin Bushell · Jimmy… · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

TitleComposerKeyFormGroove
Smile 32% Charles Chaplin F major ABAC · 34 Ballad
Get Me To The Church On Time 27% Alan Lerner G major AAB · 54 Up-tempo swing
Avalon 24% Jolson-Sylva-Rose B♭ major AB · 32 Up-tempo swing
Valse Hot 24% Sonny Rollins A♭ major A · 16 Jazz waltz
This Time The Dream's On Me 23% Harold Arlen G major AABA · 32 Medium-up swing
Fran Dance 22% Miles Davis B♭ major AABAB · 40 Medium swing
Love Walked In 22% George Gershwin E♭ major ABAC · 32 Medium swing
Line For Lyons 21% Gerry Mulligan G major AABA · 32 Medium swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Just A Gigolo in?

Just A Gigolo is usually played in F major. For B♭ instruments that is G major, for E♭ instruments D major.

Who wrote Just A Gigolo?

Just A Gigolo was written by Leonello Casucci.

What is the form of Just A Gigolo?

Just A Gigolo has 2 sections (AB) with 16 bars in total.

How fast is Just A Gigolo played?

The usual groove is Medium swing.

What are the chord changes to Just A Gigolo?

The opening bars are F | Fmaj7 | F Abdim7 | Gm7 D7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.