Where Do You Start?

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"Where Do You Start?" is a jazz ballad composed by Johnny Mandel that has become a modern standard frequently interpreted by vocalists and instrumentalists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz ballad
song
associatedWith Great American Songbook tradition NERFINISHED
composer Johnny Mandel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
frequentlyInterpretedBy jazz instrumentalists
jazz vocalists
genre jazz
hasForm song form
hasReputation modern standard in the jazz repertoire
hasType modern jazz standard
vocal jazz standard
isPartOf modern jazz standard repertoire
language English
lyricist Alan Bergman NERFINISHED
Marilyn Bergman NERFINISHED
mood introspective
melancholic
notablePerformer Alan Broadbent NERFINISHED
Barbra Streisand NERFINISHED
Kurt Elling NERFINISHED
Michael Feinstein NERFINISHED
Nancy LaMott NERFINISHED
Renee Rosnes NERFINISHED
Shirley Horn NERFINISHED
performanceContext concert halls
jazz clubs
recording studios
style ballad
theme emotional aftermath of a relationship
romantic breakup
typicalInstrumentation double bass
drums
piano
saxophone
trumpet
voice
typicalTempo slow
typicalUse ballad feature in jazz sets
usesHarmony rich jazz harmonies
writtenFor adult contemporary audience

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Johnny Mandel notableWork Where Do You Start?
Brad Mehldau notableWork Where Do You Start?
this entity surface form: Where Do You Start