Yesterdays
E591694
"Yesterdays" is a celebrated jazz piano recording by Art Tatum, renowned for its virtuosic improvisation and harmonic sophistication.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yesterdays (Art Tatum recording) | 0 |
| Yesterdays (song) | 0 |
| Art Tatum | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz pianist
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jazz piano recording ⓘ musical work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Yesterdays (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerome Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfOriginalSong | Jerome Kern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
double-time passages
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extended solo cadenza sections ⓘ ornamented melodic paraphrase ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation | highly acclaimed by jazz critics ⓘ |
| describedAs | tour de force of jazz piano ⓘ |
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| form | theme and variations ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
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jazz standard ⓘ |
| harmonicFeatures |
chromatic inner-voice movement
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dense chord voicings ⓘ extended tertian harmony ⓘ |
| improvisationOver | chord changes of Yesterdays ⓘ |
| improvisationType | solo piano improvisation on standard ⓘ |
| influenced |
bebop-era pianists
ⓘ
modern jazz piano playing ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | multiple key centers (modulatory) ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| lyricist | Otto Harbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricistOfOriginalSong | Otto Harbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harmonic sophistication
ⓘ
virtuosic improvisation ⓘ |
| notableWork | Yesterdays (Art Tatum recording) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoireOf | Art Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
high degree of spontaneity
ⓘ
ornate embellishment of melody ⓘ |
| performer | Art Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | jazz listeners ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Art Tatum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
bebop-influenced harmony
ⓘ
stride-influenced piano ⓘ |
| tempo | medium to fast ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
advanced chord substitutions
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complex reharmonization ⓘ rapid arpeggios ⓘ rubato phrasing ⓘ stride left-hand patterns ⓘ |
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