Perdido

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"Perdido" is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol that became widely known through Duke Ellington’s orchestra and numerous subsequent recordings.

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instanceOf jazz standard
musical composition
associatedAct Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Juan Tizol NERFINISHED
associatedWithVenue Cotton Club (via Duke Ellington’s band history) NERFINISHED
composer Juan Tizol NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1940s jazz
firstPopularizedBy Duke Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED
form 32-bar song form
genre jazz
hasCategory 1940s jazz standards
compositions by Juan Tizol
hasLyrics true
hasNotableRecordingBy Art Tatum NERFINISHED
Buddy Rich NERFINISHED
Charlie Parker NERFINISHED
Clark Terry NERFINISHED
Count Basie NERFINISHED
Dizzy Gillespie NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra NERFINISHED
Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED
Gerry Mulligan NERFINISHED
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED
Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED
Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED
Stan Getz NERFINISHED
Thelonious Monk NERFINISHED
Woody Herman NERFINISHED
includedIn standard jazz fake books
influenced later swing and bebop improvisational practice
isCommonIn bebop repertoire
big band repertoire
jam session repertoire
isJazzStandard true
key B-flat major
language instrumental (originally)
lyricist Ervin Drake NERFINISHED
Hans Lengsfelder NERFINISHED
notableFeature characteristic riff-based melody
frequent use as a vehicle for improvisation
publisher music publishers associated with Duke Ellington catalog
structure AABA
style swing
tempo medium-up swing
titleLanguage Spanish
titleMeaning lost

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