Standards

The Breeze And I chords & key

Key: E♭ major
Form: AABC
Bars: 34
Groove: Latin
Time signature: 4/4

“The Breeze And I” is a jazz standard by Ernesto Lecuona. Most bands play it in E♭ major, latin; the tune runs 34 bars in AABC form. Harmonically it contains 2 major ii–V–I cadences, uses 8 different chords. In this atlas it appears on 24 album tracks.

Chord changes

to key

Showing in: Concert (C) — E♭ major

E♭⁶

D♭^m7

E♭⁶

E♭⁶B♭⁷

E♭⁶

F^m7

F^m7_/B♭

E♭^maj7

C^m7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭^maj7

C^7♭9

F^m7

F^m7_/B♭

E♭^maj7

C^m7

F^m7

B♭⁷

E♭⁶

E♭⁶B♭⁷

E♭⁶

E♭⁶B♭⁷

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

Harmonic analysis

2Major ii–V–I

0Minor ii–V–i

2ii–V moves

0Tritone substitutions

0Dominant chains

8Different chords

Most used chords

E♭⁶×16
B♭⁷×5
D♭^m7×4
F^m7×4
E♭^maj7×3
F^m7_/B♭×2

Recorded on these albums

1959	The Versatile Henry Mancini and His Orchestra Henry Mancini and His Orchestra · “The Breeze and I”
1959	Piano Español Lalo Schifrin · “The Breeze and I”
1961	Up Tight! Gene Ammons · “The Breeze and I”
1962	Soul Trombone Curtis Fuller · “The Breeze and I”
1963	Boss Guitar Wes Montgomery · “The Breeze and I”
1963	Crash! Kenny Burrell with The Brother Jack McDuff Quartet · “The Breeze and I”
1965	The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini Henry Mancini · “The Breeze and I (Andalucia)”
1965	Coleman Hawkins Coleman Hawkins
1965	Uno Dos Tres 1•2•3 Willie Bobo · “The Breeze and I / From Suite "Andalucia"”
1965	Chile Con Soul The Jazz Crusaders · “The Breeze and I”
1968	Guitar à gogo James Last · “The Breeze and I”
1969	Classical Current Laurindo Almeida · “The Breeze and I”
1972	The Sounds & Voices of Henry Mancini Henry Mancini
1976	Juice 川崎燎 · “The Breeze and I”
1976	Vozes E Trombones Don Costa · “The Breeze and I”
1977	Montreux '77 Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis · “The Breeze and I”
1979	Latin Latin Latin James Last · “The Breeze and I”
1984	Jimmy Dorsey Jimmy Dorsey · “The Breeze And I (voc Bob Eberly)”
1989	Accent on Tenor Sax Coleman Hawkins · “The Breeze and I”
1990	The Art of Pepper, Volume 3 Art Pepper · “The Breeze and I”
1991	Art in L.A. Art Pepper · “The Breeze and I”
1992	Joe Pass Quartet Live at Yoshi's Joe Pass · “The Breeze and I”
1993	The Tropical Collection James Last
1996	Cool Groove Coleman Hawkins · “The Breeze and I”

Standards with similar changes

Similarity of the chord progression, independent of key.

Title	Composer	Key	Form	Groove
52nd Street Theme 25%	Thelonious Monk	C major	AABA · 32	Up-tempo swing
Dream A Little Dream Of Me 24%	Schwendt-Andre-Kahn	G major	ABA · 26	Ballad
Easy Does It 22%	Oliver-Young	C major	ABA · 24	Medium swing
Flat Foot Floogee 21%	Gaillard-Stuart-Green	F major	AABA · 32	Slow swing
I'm In The Mood For Love 21%	Jimmy McHugh	C major	AABA · 32	Medium swing
Dear Lord 20%	John Coltrane	D major	AB · 64	Medium swing
Down For Double 20%	Freddie Green	B♭ major	AABA · 32	Medium-up swing

Frequently asked questions

What key is The Breeze And I in?

The Breeze And I is usually played in E♭ major. For B♭ instruments that is F major, for E♭ instruments C major.

Who wrote The Breeze And I?

The Breeze And I was written by Ernesto Lecuona.

What is the form of The Breeze And I?

The Breeze And I has 4 sections (AABC) with 34 bars in total.

How fast is The Breeze And I played?

The usual groove is Latin.

What are the chord changes to The Breeze And I?

The opening bars are Eb6 | Eb6 | Eb6 | Eb6. The full chart above can be transposed to any key.