Standards · 1947

Relaxin' At Camarillo chords & key

Key: C major
Form: A
Bars: 12
Groove: Up-tempo swing
Time signature: 4/4
Year: 1947

“Relaxin' At Camarillo” is a jazz standard by Charlie Parker from 1947. It is usually played in C major as a up-tempo 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 18 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — C major

C⁷

F⁷

C⁷

A⁷

D^m7

G⁷

E^m7A⁷

D^m7G⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

0Major ii–V–I

1Minor ii–V–i

3ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

1Dominant chains

6Different chords

Most used chords

C⁷×5
F⁷×2
A⁷×2
D^m7×2
G⁷×2
E^m7×1

Characteristics

12-bar blues

Recorded on these albums

1958	Overseas Tommy Flanagan · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1961	Performing Charlie Parker Music Cecil Payne · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1964	Joy Spring Joe Pass
1976	Cool Blues Clark Terry, Cecil Payne · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1977	Eclypso Tommy Flanagan · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1979	Lady Bird Archie Shepp · “Relaxin at Camarillo”
1979	Hollywood Madness Richie Cole · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1984	I’m All Smiles Hank Jones + Tommy Flanagan · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1984	Relaxin' At Camarillo Hank Jones · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1991	Appassionato Joe Pass · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1993	The Hank Jones Quartet Hank Jones
1993	Relaxin' at Camarillo Joe Henderson · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
1996	Bud Plays Bird Bud Powell
2006	Night in Tunisia Charlie Parker · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
2018	Sextet (Parker) 1993 Anthony Braxton · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
2020	Beats up in Stockholm! Tommy Flanagan, August 1957 Tommy Flanagan · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
2024	Cool Cats Tommy Flanagan · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”
2026	Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase Joe Henderson · “Relaxin' at Camarillo”

Historic 78 rpm recordings

RELAXIN' AT CAMARILLO CHARLIE PARKER ALL STARS · Charlie Parker · Howard McGhee · Wardell… · 1947 archive.org ↗

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
Unit Seven 37%	Sam Jones	C major	AABA · 44	Medium-up swing
Bags' Groove 33%	Milt Jackson	F major	A · 12	Medium swing
Sandu 33%	Clifford Brown	E♭ major	A · 12	Medium swing
My Little Suede Shoes 31%	Charlie Parker	E♭ major	AABA · 32	Latin
Barbados 29%	Charlie Parker	F major	A · 12	Latin
Route 66 29%	Bobby Troup	F major	A · 12	Medium swing
Chasin' The Trane 27%	John Coltrane	F major	A · 12	Up-tempo swing
Au Privave 25%	Charlie Parker	F major	A · 12	Up-tempo swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is Relaxin' At Camarillo in?

Relaxin' At Camarillo is usually played in C major. For B♭ instruments that is D major, for E♭ instruments A major.

Who wrote Relaxin' At Camarillo?

Relaxin' At Camarillo was written by Charlie Parker (1947).

What is the form of Relaxin' At Camarillo?

Relaxin' At Camarillo has 1 sections (A) with 12 bars in total.

How fast is Relaxin' At Camarillo played?

The usual groove is Up-tempo swing.

What are the chord changes to Relaxin' At Camarillo?

The opening bars are C7 | C7 | C7 | C7. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.