Darn That Dream
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Darn That Dream is a popular jazz and pop standard from the late 1930s, known for its lush melody and frequent performances by prominent vocalists and instrumentalists.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Darn That Dream canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz standard
ⓘ
pop standard ⓘ song ⓘ |
| composer | Jimmy Van Heusen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1930s ⓘ |
| era |
Big band era
ⓘ
surface form:
Swing Era
|
| firstIntroducedIn |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
Swingin’ the Dream ⓘ |
| firstIntroducedYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy |
instrumentalists
ⓘ
vocalists ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
harmonically rich
ⓘ
lush melody ⓘ romantic lyrics ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Billie Holiday recording of Darn That Dream
ⓘ
Chet Baker recording of Darn That Dream ⓘ Dexter Gordon recording of Darn That Dream ⓘ Miles Davis recording of Darn That Dream ⓘ Sarah Vaughan recording of Darn That Dream ⓘ |
| includedIn | Great American Songbook ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bebop repertoire
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ vocal jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Eddie DeLange ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Art Blakey
ⓘ
Benny Goodman ⓘ Billie Holiday ⓘ Chet Baker ⓘ Dexter Gordon ⓘ Dinah Washington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Miles Davis ⓘ Sarah Vaughan ⓘ Stan Getz ⓘ Thelonious Monk ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| style | ballad ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
dreams
ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
concert
ⓘ
jazz club ⓘ recording studio ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.