Afternoon In Paris

John Lewis · Key of C · AABA

Easy · 10 unique chords

John Lewis of the Modern Jazz Quartet composed this in 1956. Its AABA form with a modulation from C major to Bb major in the bridge is clean and pedagogically useful.

Voicing style:

A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cm7Rootless A

F7Rootless B

Bbmaj7Rootless B

Bbm7Rootless B

Eb7Rootless A

Abmaj7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7#9Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

A2

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cm7Rootless A

F7Rootless B

Bbmaj7Rootless B

Bbm7Rootless B

Eb7Rootless A

Abmaj7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7#9Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

B

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

Dm7Rootless A

G7Rootless B

A3

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cm7Rootless A

F7Rootless B

Bbmaj7Rootless B

Bbm7Rootless B

Eb7Rootless A

Abmaj7Rootless B

Dm7Rootless A

G7#9Rootless B

Cmaj7Rootless A

Cmaj7Rootless A

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Practice this standard

Stage 3Rootless Voicings (Type A & B) — Learning Path

Listen to

John Lewis — Afternoon in Paris (1956)

The Modern Jazz Quartet pianist's elegant voicings on his own composition.

Chords in this standard

Cmaj7 Cm7 F7 Bbmaj7 Bbm7 Eb7 Abmaj7 Dm7 G7#9 G7

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Sources & Further Reading

Gioia, The Jazz Standards — Oxford University Press Levine, The Jazz Piano Book — Sher Music Mantooth, Voicings for Jazz Keyboard — Hal Leonard Jazz at Lincoln Center — Education Learn Jazz Standards