Airegin
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Airegin is a celebrated jazz composition by saxophonist Sonny Rollins, known as a bebop standard frequently performed and recorded by leading jazz musicians.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bebop standard
ⓘ
jazz composition ⓘ |
| associatedArtist |
Miles Davis Quintet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCountry | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionType | instrumental ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nigeria (indirectly, via title) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | hard bop era ⓘ |
| firstRecordingAlbum | Bags' Groove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingBand | Miles Davis Quintet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingLabel | Prestige Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| form |
32-bar song form
ⓘ
AABA form ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy | modern jazz musicians ⓘ |
| frequentlyRecordedBy | leading jazz artists ⓘ |
| genre |
bebop
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | true ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | post-bop ⓘ |
| isJazzStandard | true ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jon Hendricks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGuitarArrangementBy | Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Art Blakey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cannonball Adderley NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Green NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ John Coltrane NERFINISHED ⓘ McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Rollins NERFINISHED ⓘ Wes Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePianoArrangementBy | McCoy Tyner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
jam session standard
ⓘ
small jazz combo ⓘ |
| publisher | Prestige Music (historical association via first recording label) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
challenging chord changes
ⓘ
complex bebop melody ⓘ fast harmonic rhythm ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | "Nigeria" spelled backwards ⓘ |
| typicalKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| vocaleseVersionPerformer | Lambert, Hendricks & Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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