Afternoon in Paris

"Afternoon in Paris" is a 1949 jazz standard.

It was written by John Lewis.

[1] "Afternoon in Paris" has a 32-bar AABA form and is usually played in the key of C major.

In several of the song's phrases, the tonal center changes (when played in C, there is a shift to B♭ and A♭), defining a complex harmonic structure that is of interest to both theoreticians and soloists.

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