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Jazz standard by Cedar Walton From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Bolivia" is a jazz standard written by American jazz pianist Cedar Walton.[1][2][3] It is regarded as his best-known composition.[4]
Bolivia was first recorded on Eastern Rebellion's self-titled album released in 1976 with Cedar Walton on piano, George Coleman on tenor saxophone, Sam Jones on bass, and Billy Higgins on drums.
Bolivia is composed in G major and typically played in an Afro-Cuban style.
The song contains a bass ostinato[5] that is repeated throughout the first 16 bars of the song. The first 16 bars are entirely based upon a G7(13) chord.
The B section—or the final 16 bars—contains the following form. After the B-section, the song repeats with the same bass ostinato.
E♭Δ7 | A13(7) | DΔ7 | A♭7 |
GΔ7 | F♯7 (♯9) | B-7 | C7 (♯11) |
B-7 | B-7/A | A♭-7♭5 | G-7 C7 |
FΔ7 | B7 | B♭Δ7 | A7 |
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