Opus One
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Opus One is a popular 1943 big band jazz instrumental closely associated with trombonist and bandleader Tommy Dorsey.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band instrumental
ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sy Oliver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tommy Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sy Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfPopularity | 1940s ⓘ |
| era | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | big band jazz ⓘ |
| hasArrangementBy | Sy Oliver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | 32-bar song form ⓘ |
| hasKey | commonly performed in B-flat major ⓘ |
| hasNotableInstrument | trombone ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra recording
ⓘ
Glenn Miller Orchestra (post-war) recording NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Brown and His Band of Renown recording ⓘ The Mills Brothers vocal version ⓘ Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra recording NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSection |
brass section features
ⓘ
saxophone section features ⓘ trombone solos ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | opus-number pun ⓘ |
| influenced | later big band arrangements ⓘ |
| instrumentation | big band ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American swing era songbook ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
big band repertoire
ⓘ
swing dance repertoire ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Tommy Dorsey’s band
ⓘ
brass-saxophone call and response ⓘ tight ensemble riffs ⓘ |
| performancePractice | features shout chorus ending ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glenn Miller Orchestra (successor band) NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Brown and His Band of Renown NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | swing ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.