Moonglow
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"Moonglow" is a classic jazz standard from the 1930s that became widely popular through swing-era recordings and remains a frequently performed tune in the jazz repertoire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moonglow canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz standard ⓘ |
| composer |
Eddie DeLange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irving Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedIn | swing era ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasForm |
32-bar song form
ⓘ
AABA form ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Artie Shaw
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Benny Goodman Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ Billie Holiday NERFINISHED ⓘ Charlie Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
lyrical melody
ⓘ
rich harmonic progression ⓘ swing rhythm ⓘ |
| influencedBy | swing-era arranging practices ⓘ |
| isConsidered | jazz standard from the 1930s ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn | jazz fake books ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedAt |
jam sessions
ⓘ
jazz concerts ⓘ |
| isStandardRepertoireFor |
jazz musicians
ⓘ
swing bands ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Eddie DeLange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irving Mills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Will Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a classic jazz standard
ⓘ
widespread popularity in the swing era ⓘ |
| partOf | Great American Songbook repertoire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often played as a ballad or medium swing tune ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| tempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ensemble ⓘ small jazz combo ⓘ |
| usedAs | improvisation vehicle in jazz ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.