Fascinating Rhythm
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"Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular 1924 jazz standard by George and Ira Gershwin, known for its syncopated rhythm and enduring place in the Great American Songbook.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fascinating Rhythm canonical | 4 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George Gershwin
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Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| era | 1920s American popular music ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
popular music ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus |
American standard
ⓘ
jazz classic ⓘ |
| hasEnduringPopularity | true ⓘ |
| hasForm | 32‑bar song form ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American popular song tradition
ⓘ
development of jazz rhythm ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
complex rhythmic patterns
ⓘ
syncopated rhythm ⓘ up‑tempo feel ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
Broadway show tune
ⓘ
Tin Pan Alley song ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Fascinating
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Rhythm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Great American Songbook anthologies
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many jazz fake books ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Broadway musical Lady, Be Good NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
jazz repertoire
ⓘ
swing repertoire ⓘ vocal jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Art Tatum
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Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Fred Astaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Gershwin brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Great American Songbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
commonly performed by vocalists and instrumentalists
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frequently improvised over by jazz musicians ⓘ often arranged for big band ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| recordedSince | 1920s ⓘ |
| workOf |
George Gershwin
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ⓘ
Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.