Angel Eyes
E775211
"Angel Eyes" is a jazz standard ballad that has been widely interpreted by vocalists and instrumentalists since its mid-20th-century debut.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angeleyes | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | jazz standard ⓘ |
| composer | Matt Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1940s ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
ballad
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasKeyVariants |
C minor
ⓘ
E-flat minor ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Anita O’Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Evans NERFINISHED ⓘ Chet Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Duke Ellington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Julie London NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Burrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Peterson NERFINISHED ⓘ Peggy Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah Vaughan NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | AABA form (commonly performed) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heartbreak
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ melancholy ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedAs | torch song ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
haunting melody
ⓘ
introspective lyrics ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Great American Songbook (broad jazz repertoire sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardInRepertoireOf |
jazz instrumentalists
ⓘ
jazz vocalists ⓘ |
| isUsedAs |
jazz ballad feature for singers
ⓘ
late-night club ballad standard ⓘ |
| isWidelyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Earl Brent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | slow ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Angeleyes