Tiger Rag

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"Tiger Rag" is a virtuosic jazz piano showpiece famously interpreted by Art Tatum, showcasing his extraordinary speed, technique, and improvisational brilliance.

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Tiger Rag canonical 5

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard ⓘ
piano arrangement ⓘ
characteristic advanced technique ⓘ
complex improvisation ⓘ
high speed ⓘ
virtuosic ⓘ
composer Eddie Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ
Henry Ragas NERFINISHED ⓘ
Larry Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nick LaRocca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tony Sbarbaro NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
genre Dixieland NERFINISHED ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
hasNotableArrangement Art Tatum piano arrangement of Tiger Rag ⓘ
hasNotableFeature complex syncopation ⓘ
opportunities for improvisation ⓘ
rapid tempo changes ⓘ
hasNotablePerformer Art Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ
Django Reinhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ
Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ
Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTitleWord Rag ⓘ
Tiger ⓘ
influencedGenre swing ⓘ
traditional jazz ⓘ
instrumentation solo piano ⓘ
isConsidered jazz standard repertoire piece ⓘ
isInRepertoireOf stride pianists ⓘ
traditional jazz bands ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Harry DeCosta NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalPerformer Original Dixieland Jass Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
performer Art Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedInEra early jazz era ⓘ
tempo fast ⓘ
usedAs showpiece for instrumental virtuosity ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Art Tatum → notableWork → Tiger Rag ⓘ
The Mills Brothers → notableWork → Tiger Rag ⓘ
LSU Tiger Band → associatedSong → Tiger Rag ⓘ
Tell the Ones I Love → hasTrack → Tiger Rag ⓘ