Ballad To Max
Maynard Ferguson
M.F. Horn, Volume 1
5:28 October 30, 1970
BPM
141
Key
C Minor
Camelot
5A

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Ballad To Max by Maynard Ferguson Song Details

"Ballad To Max" by Maynard Ferguson had its release date on October 30, 1970. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The track order of this song in Maynard Ferguson's "M.F. Horn, Volume 1" album is number 2 out of 6. Based on our statistics, Ballad To Max's popularity is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Ballad To Max by Maynard Ferguson to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 141 BPM, a half-time of 70BPM, and a double-time of 282 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Minor. Because this track belongs in the C Minor key, the camelot key is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-13.229 dB
Acousticness
60%
Danceability
30%
Energy
26%
Instrumentalness
80%
Liveness
28%
Loudness
78%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
11%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records