In a Sentimental Mood
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"In a Sentimental Mood" is a classic jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, renowned for its lyrical melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In a Sentimental Mood canonical | 5 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| composer | Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| form |
32-bar song form
ⓘ
AABA ⓘ |
| genre | jazz ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
harmonically rich
ⓘ
lyrical melody ⓘ romantic mood ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | jazz ballad tradition ⓘ |
| hasMelodyStyle | lyrical ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
memorable opening piano introduction in Ellington recordings
ⓘ
modulation between keys in some arrangements ⓘ prominent use of extended harmonies ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn | jazz fake books ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedAt |
jazz concerts
ⓘ
jazz jam sessions ⓘ |
| isStandardFor | ballad repertoire ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | jazz education programs ⓘ |
| key |
D minor
ⓘ
E-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Duke Ellington
ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
surface form:
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ John Coltrane ⓘ McCoy Tyner ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Sonny Rollins ⓘ Wynton Marsalis ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | jazz standard repertoire ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| recordedOn |
Duke Ellington & John Coltrane
ⓘ
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane (1963 album) ⓘ |
| tempo | ballad ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
big band arrangement
ⓘ
piano trio ⓘ small jazz combo ⓘ solo piano ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ballad feature for saxophone
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ballad feature for trumpet ⓘ ballad feature for vocalists ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Duke Ellington