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10 songs that feel like Blues for Alice

Matched to Blues for Alice by Charlie Parker on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Blues for Alice
Charlie Parker
moderate 48/100 intensity 180 BPM
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Minuano (Six Eight) — Pat Metheny Group moderate 180 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

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Hungarian Dance No. 1 — Johannes Brahms moderate 180 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Bemsha Swing — Thelonious Monk safe 180 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

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Magic Flute Overture — Mozart moderate 160 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Take the 'A' Train — Duke Ellington moderate 200 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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I Got Rhythm — Oscar Peterson moderate 200 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Ramblin' — Ornette Coleman moderate 180 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

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Woody'n You — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 180 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Birks Works — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 180 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (180 BPM).

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Blue and Boogie — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 180 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Blues for Alice is more than you want right now.

Bemsha Swing by Thelonious Monk
Bemsha Swing — Thelonious Monk safe 180 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 44/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Jamming — Bob Marley and the Wailers safe 76 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.

Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 by Antonio Vivaldi

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 39/100.

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Pulcinella Suite — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 30/100, versus the original's 48.

Says by Nils Frahm
Says — Nils Frahm safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 9/100, down from 48.

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.

An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 12/100.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Blues for Alice” by Charlie Parker?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Minuano (Six Eight)” by Pat Metheny Group, “Hungarian Dance No. 1” by Johannes Brahms, “Bemsha Swing” by Thelonious Monk — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

What songs are like “Blues for Alice” but calmer?

“Bemsha Swing” by Thelonious Monk, “Jamming” by Bob Marley and the Wailers, “Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580” by Antonio Vivaldi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Blues for Alice”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 180 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 98% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo78
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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