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Columbia, CBS, ARC. Songwriter (s) Joe Zawinul. "Birdland" is a jazz/pop song written by Joe Zawinul of the band Weather Report as a tribute to the Birdland nightclub in New York City, which appeared on the band's 1977 album Heavy Weather. The Manhattan Transfer won a Grammy Award with their 1979 version of the song, which had lyrics by Jon ...
Musical characteristics. "Lullaby of Birdland" is in thirty-two bar form, and its original key was F minor (or A ♭ major). The song spends an equal amount of time in both minor and major modes. It follows a I – vi – ii 7 – V 7 harmonic progression, and it has a I – vi ø7 – ii ø7 – V 7 minor variation. [9]
The "Great American Songbook" is the canon of the most important and influential American popular songs and jazz standards from the early 20th century that have stood the test of time in their life and legacy. Often referred to as "American Standards", the songs published during the Golden Age of this genre include those popular and enduring ...
Take Five. " Take Five " is a jazz standard composed by Paul Desmond. It was first recorded in 1959 and is the third track on Time Out by the Dave Brubeck Quartet. [1] [2] Frequently covered by a variety of artists, the track is the biggest-selling jazz song of all time and a Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. Dave Brubeck was inspired to create an ...
W. C. Handy. " The Saint Louis Blues " (or " St. Louis Blues ") is a popular American song composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914. It was one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song and remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians' repertoire. Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Bing ...
Frank Eyton. "Body and Soul" is a popular song and jazz standard written in 1930 with music by Johnny Green and lyrics by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton. It was also used as the musical theme and underscoring in the American film noir boxing drama Body and Soul .
Song. Published. 1938. Genre. Jazz. Songwriter (s) Ray Noble. " Cherokee " (also known as " Cherokee (Indian Love Song) ") is a jazz standard written by the British composer and band leader Ray Noble and published in 1938. It is the first of five movements in Noble's "Indian Suite" (Cherokee, Comanche War Dance, Iroquois, Seminole, and Sioux Sue).
Them There Eyes. " Them There Eyes " is a jazz song written by Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, and William Tracey that was published in 1930. One of the early recorded versions was performed by Louis Armstrong in 1931. [1] It was made famous by Billie Holiday, who recorded her version in 1939 for Vocalion Records.