Charlie Parker - 1947

Relaxin’ at Camarillo is another 12 bar blues by Charlie Parker. Look at the ways he plays with our expectations. That is, how he moves away from the most basic blues form: Four bars of the I chord – two bars of IV – two bars of I – one bar V – one bar IV – one bar I – one bar V. (See ‘Billie’s Bounce’ for more on this – Link)

Relaxin at Camarillo