Sing, Sing, Sing
E549259
"Sing, Sing, Sing" is a landmark big band jazz and swing composition, famously associated with Benny Goodman and celebrated for its driving rhythm and extended drum and clarinet solos.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Sing, Sing, Sing" (drum feature with Benny Goodman) | 1 |
| Sing Sing | 1 |
| Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band composition
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | Swing Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
landmark of big band jazz
ⓘ
signature tune of Benny Goodman ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
clarinet
ⓘ
drums ⓘ piano ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Louis Prima and His New Orleans Gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasForm | extended arrangement ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasNotableClarinetist | Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableDrummer | Gene Krupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotablePianist | Jess Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | hot jazz ⓘ |
| hasVocalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| influenced |
later big band arrangements
ⓘ
swing performance practice ⓘ |
| isStandardRepertoireFor |
big bands
ⓘ
swing dance bands ⓘ |
| lyricist | Louis Prima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
driving rhythm
ⓘ
extended clarinet solos ⓘ extended drum solos ⓘ lengthy big band arrangement ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Krupa NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry James NERFINISHED ⓘ Jess Stacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfEvent | Benny Goodman 1938 Carnegie Hall concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Carnegie Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| usedFor | swing dancing ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1936 ⓘ |
| yearFirstRecorded | 1936 ⓘ |
| yearOfFamousGoodmanRecording | 1937 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sing Sing
this entity surface form:
"Sing, Sing, Sing" (drum feature with Benny Goodman)
this entity surface form:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)