Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
E579197
"Don’t Get Around Much Anymore" is a classic jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, widely known for its smooth melody and nostalgic lyrics about lost romance and changing social life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don’t Get Around Much Anymore canonical | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
lyrical
ⓘ
melodic ⓘ nostalgic mood ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| hasMelodyStyle | smooth ⓘ |
| hasNotableCover |
Ella Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Connick Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ink Spots NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformancePractice |
big band arrangements
ⓘ
instrumental versions ⓘ small combo arrangements ⓘ vocal versions ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
avoiding social gatherings
ⓘ
memories of past romance ⓘ staying at home ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedIn |
big band concerts
ⓘ
jazz clubs ⓘ vocal jazz sets ⓘ |
| isOftenIncludedOn |
Great American Songbook compilations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
jazz standards song lists ⓘ |
| isPopularIn |
big band repertoire
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ vocal jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| isStandardIn | Great American Songbook repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bob Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
changing social life
ⓘ
lost romance ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Never No Lament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | medium swing ⓘ |
| usesForm |
32-bar song form
ⓘ
AABA form ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.