Bemsha Swing by Cecil Taylor Song Details

Cecil Taylor's ' "Bemsha Swing" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1991. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. The track order of this song in Cecil Taylor's "Jazz Advance" album is number 1 out of 7. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Bemsha Swing is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Bemsha Swing by Cecil Taylor to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 82 BPM, a half-time of 41BPM, and a double-time of 164 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

G Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the G Minor key, the camelot key is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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