Stompin’ at the Savoy

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"Stompin’ at the Savoy" is a classic swing-era jazz standard, closely associated with the Harlem Savoy Ballroom and famed for its infectious rhythm and enduring popularity among big band and jazz ensembles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
swing composition
associatedDance Lindy Hop
swing dancing
associatedWith Harlem
Roseland Ballroom
surface form: Savoy Ballroom
composer Andy Razaf
Benny Goodman
Chick Webb
Edgar Sampson
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalContext Harlem Renaissance nightlife
enduringStatus jazz standard frequently performed and recorded
era swing era
firstPopularizedBy Chick Webb Orchestra
form 32-bar song form
AABA
genre jazz
swing
hasFeature call-and-response sections
riff-based melody
space for improvised solos
hasType instrumental jazz tune
hasVersion vocal version with lyrics by Andy Razaf
influencedBy big band swing style
isStandardIn big band repertoire
jazz repertoire
key E-flat major
language English
lyricist Andy Razaf
namedAfter Roseland Ballroom
surface form: Savoy Ballroom
notableEraOfPopularity 1930s
notablePerformer Art Tatum
Benny Goodman Orchestra
Charlie Christian
Chick Webb Orchestra
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Gene Krupa
Louis Armstrong
recordedBy Art Tatum
Benny Goodman Orchestra
surface form: Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Chick Webb Orchestra
surface form: Chick Webb and His Orchestra

Duke Ellington
Chick Webb Orchestra
surface form: Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb Orchestra

Gene Krupa
Louis Armstrong
tempo medium-up swing

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Chick Webb Orchestra notableSong Stompin’ at the Savoy
Ella and Louis Again hasPart Stompin’ at the Savoy
Benny Goodman Orchestra hasNotableRecording Stompin’ at the Savoy
Benny Goodman notableSong Stompin’ at the Savoy
this entity surface form: Stompin' at the Savoy
Dreamstreet hasTrack Stompin’ at the Savoy
this entity surface form: Stompin' at the Savoy
Charlie Christian notableWork Stompin’ at the Savoy
this entity surface form: Stompin’ at the Savoy (recordings with Benny Goodman)