Donna Lee is a bebop jazz standard famously recorded by Charlie Parker, though its authorship has been debated, with some attributing it to Miles Davis.
This bebop masterpiece, first recorded in 1947, remains subject of authorship debates despite Parker's official credit. Its complex chord changes became fundamental study material for jazz musicians.
"Donna Lee" is a bebop jazz standard based on the chord progression of "Indiana",
famously recorded by Charlie Parker in 1947. Though sometimes attributed to Miles Davis,
Parker's authorship is widely accepted by scholars.
One of Parker's most recognizable contrafacts, based on the chord changes of "Back Home Again in Indiana".
Donna Lee is a bebop masterpiece known for its rapid chord changes and complex harmonic structure, originally recorded by Charlie Parker in 1947. It became a jazz standard and rite of passage for instrumentalists.
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