Stella by Starlight

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"Stella by Starlight" is a popular jazz standard composed in 1944 that has become a staple of the Great American Songbook and a favorite among jazz musicians for improvisation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
commonPractice performed as ballad
performed in medium swing feel
composer Victor Young NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
filmDirector Lewis Allen NERFINISHED
filmReleaseYear 1944
filmStudio Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceIn The Uninvited NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceMedium film
genre jazz
harmonicComplexity high
hasCategory 1940s jazz standards
songs from films
songs with lyrics by Ned Washington
songs with music by Victor Young
hasChordProgression functional harmony with frequent ii–V progressions
hasForm 32-bar song form
A-B-A-C
isConsidered jazz standard of the bebop era
one of the most recorded jazz standards
isStandardRepertoireFor jazz musicians
language English
lyricist Ned Washington NERFINISHED
notableRecordingBy Bill Evans NERFINISHED
Charlie Parker NERFINISHED
Chet Baker NERFINISHED
Dexter Gordon NERFINISHED
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED
Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED
Joe Pass NERFINISHED
Miles Davis NERFINISHED
Red Garland NERFINISHED
Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED
Stan Getz NERFINISHED
Tony Bennett NERFINISHED
Wynton Kelly NERFINISHED
partOf Great American Songbook NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1944
teachingUse used in jazz education
used to study complex harmony
tempoRange ballad to medium
titleDerivedFrom line of dialogue in The Uninvited
typicalKey B-flat major
usedFor jazz improvisation

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Victor Young notableWork Stella by Starlight
Ned Washington notableWork Stella by Starlight
Ned Washington wroteLyricsFor Stella by Starlight
The Uninvited featuresSong Stella by Starlight