Things Ain’t What They Used to Be
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"Things Ain’t What They Used to Be" is a jazz standard composed by Mercer Ellington that has become widely performed and recorded in the swing and big band repertoire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Things Ain’t What They Used to Be canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz standard ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Duke Ellington Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercer Ellington Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonKey | F major ⓘ |
| composer | Mercer Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | swing era ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | Duke Ellington Orchestra repertoire ⓘ |
| form | 12-bar blues ⓘ |
| genre |
big band jazz
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Ben Webster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clark Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ Count Basie NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington and Johnny Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Hodges NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercer Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre | swing standard ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later swing and mainstream jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| isIncludedIn | jazz fake books ⓘ |
| isInRepertoireOf |
big band ensembles
ⓘ
jazz bassists ⓘ jazz drummers ⓘ jazz guitarists ⓘ jazz pianists ⓘ jazz saxophonists ⓘ swing musicians ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
big band repertoire
ⓘ
jazz jam sessions ⓘ swing dance repertoire ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | jazz education programs ⓘ |
| language | instrumental (originally) ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
frequently features blues solos
ⓘ
often played as closing tune ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
call-and-response figures
ⓘ
riff-based melody ⓘ swing rhythm ⓘ |
| tempoRange | medium swing ⓘ |
| theme | nostalgia (in vocal versions) ⓘ |
| titleType | idiomatic expression ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
big band
ⓘ
jazz combo ⓘ |
| usedAs | vehicle for improvisation ⓘ |
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