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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
associatedWith George Gershwin NERFINISHED
Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED
composer George Gershwin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
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
Rhythm NERFINISHED
includedIn Great American Songbook anthologies NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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
frequently improvised over by jazz musicians
often arranged for big band
publicationYear 1924
recordedSince 1920s
workOf George Gershwin NERFINISHED
Ira Gershwin NERFINISHED

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Ira Gershwin notableWork Fascinating Rhythm
Lady, Be Good notableSong Fascinating Rhythm
Gershwin estate hasRightsOver Fascinating Rhythm
Catching Tales notableTrack Fascinating Rhythm