Tuxedo Junction
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"Tuxedo Junction" is a popular big band jazz standard from the swing era, famously associated with Glenn Miller and his orchestra.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tuxedo Junction canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Erskine Hawkins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Miller Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | Glenn Miller’s recording reached number 1 on the Billboard charts in 1940 ⓘ |
| composer |
Bill Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buddy Feyne NERFINISHED ⓘ Erskine Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Julian Dash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | considered a classic of the big band swing repertoire ⓘ |
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasArrangementFor |
concert band
ⓘ
jazz orchestra ⓘ small jazz combo ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | yes (later versions) ⓘ |
| includedIn | Glenn Miller’s live radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Tuxedo Junction neighborhood in Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
jazz ensemble repertoire
ⓘ
swing band repertoire ⓘ |
| key | commonly performed in C major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Buddy Feyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalForm | instrumental (originally) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tuxedo Junction, Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
call-and-response horn riffs
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prominent brass section arrangements ⓘ walking bass line ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPerformer | Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
ballroom dancing
ⓘ
swing dance events ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Miller and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry James and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ The Andrews Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Bluebird Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| tempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| typicalEnsemble | big band ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.