song "Taking a Chance on Love"
E1045905
"Taking a Chance on Love" is a popular standard from the 1940 Broadway musical "Cabin in the Sky," widely recorded by jazz and pop artists.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taking a Chance on Love | 0 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
popular standard
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnForm | 32-bar song form ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | jazz standards repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Vernon Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPerformanceIn | Cabin in the Sky (1940 Broadway musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fromWork | Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later jazz vocal interpretations ⓘ |
| hasMelodist | Vernon Duke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | swing ⓘ |
| hasSubject | romantic love ⓘ |
| hasTempo | medium swing (typical) ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasType |
show tune
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standard ⓘ |
| inception | 1940 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American musical theatre repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
John La Touche
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Ted Fetter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingsBy |
Benny Goodman
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Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Lena Horne NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera Lynn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | Broadway musical ⓘ |
| partOf | Cabin in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | improvised jazz solos ⓘ |
| performedInFilmBy |
Eddie "Rochester" Anderson
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Ethel Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble |
big band
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jazz combo ⓘ vocal with orchestra ⓘ |
| usedIn | film Cabin in the Sky (1943) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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