Blue Rondo à la Turk
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Blue Rondo à la Turk is a jazz composition by Dave Brubeck, renowned for its innovative use of unusual time signatures and fusion of Turkish rhythms with cool jazz.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition
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musical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | experimentation with time signatures in 1950s jazz ⓘ |
| catalogedIn | Dave Brubeck discographies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Dave Brubeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstRecordingArtist | The Dave Brubeck Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
cool jazz
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jazz ⓘ third stream ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersionBy |
Al Di Meola
NERFINISHED
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The Swingle Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ Various jazz ensembles worldwide ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
alto saxophone
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bass ⓘ drums ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Time Out: Live at The Newport Jazz Festival 1961 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
alto saxophone solo
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drum solo ⓘ piano solo ⓘ |
| hasReception | critically acclaimed for rhythmic innovation ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| includedIn | many Dave Brubeck compilation albums ⓘ |
| inJazzEducation | frequently analyzed for odd-meter phrasing ⓘ |
| inMusicTheoryDiscourse | example of additive rhythm in jazz ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Turkish street musicians ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| length | approximately 6 minutes 44 seconds ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex rhythmic patterns
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innovative use of unusual time signatures ⓘ integration of Eastern and Western musical elements ⓘ |
| originalAlbum | Time Out NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalAltoSaxophonist | Paul Desmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBassist | Eugene Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDrummer | Joe Morello NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPianist | Dave Brubeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dave Brubeck’s Time Out suite of rhythmically experimental pieces ⓘ |
| performer | The Dave Brubeck Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Teo Macero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| rhythmicInfluence | Turkish rhythms ⓘ |
| rhythmicStructure | 9/8 grouped as 2+2+2+3 ⓘ |
| structure | alternation of fast 9/8 sections and slower 4/4 blues sections ⓘ |
| styleFusion | Turkish rhythms with cool jazz ⓘ |
| timeSignatureFeature | alternation of 9/8 and 4/4 ⓘ |
| titleWordplayOn | Mozart’s Rondo alla Turca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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