South

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"South" is a classic jazz composition associated with bandleader and pianist Bennie Moten, known for its influential role in the development of the Kansas City jazz style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition
song
associatedWith Bennie Moten NERFINISHED
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra NERFINISHED
composer Bennie Moten NERFINISHED
Thamon Hayes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstRecordingArtist Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra NERFINISHED
genre jazz
hasCulturalSignificance document of pre-swing era jazz arranging
early example of Kansas City big band sound
hasForm multi-chorus jazz arrangement
hasInstrumentation big band
hasKeyCharacteristic dance-oriented rhythm
prominent brass and reed sections
riff-based ensemble passages
hasMusicalForm instrumental
hasMusicalStyle Kansas City jazz NERFINISHED
swing-era jazz precursor
hasNotableRecording Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra recording for Victor
hasSection ensemble choruses
shout chorus ending
solo choruses
hasTempo medium-fast
hasTitleLanguage English
influenced Kansas City swing style
big band jazz arrangements
isDanceMusic true
isStandardIn Kansas City jazz repertoire
notableFor role in the development of Kansas City jazz style
partOfRepertoireOf Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra NERFINISHED
Count Basie Orchestra NERFINISHED
various swing bands
placeOfOrigin Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED
publicationPeriod late 1920s
recordLabel Victor Records NERFINISHED
usesHornSections trumpets, trombones, saxophones, clarinets
usesRhythmSection piano, bass, drums, guitar or banjo
workPeriodOfComposer Bennie Moten in the 1920s

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Bennie Moten notableWork South