"Gulf Coast Blues"
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"Gulf Coast Blues" is a classic early jazz and blues song composed by Clarence Williams, known for its influential role in the 1920s blues repertoire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Gulf Coast Blues" canonical | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Gulf Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Clarence Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | 1920s ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedBy | Bessie Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasForm | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | classic blues repertoire ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
love and longing
ⓘ
regional life on the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early recorded blues era ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
swing-era jazz
ⓘ
traditional jazz ⓘ urban blues ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
classic blues repertoire
ⓘ
traditional jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Clarence Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | classic female blues ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential role in 1920s blues repertoire ⓘ |
| partOf |
1920s blues repertoire
ⓘ
early jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| performancePractice | vocal with jazz ensemble accompaniment ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
Bessie Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarence Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ various jazz musicians ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
clarinet
ⓘ
cornet or trumpet ⓘ double bass or tuba ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ trombone ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | medium tempo ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.