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"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression , known as the " rhythm changes ", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker 's and Dizzy Gillespie 's bebop standard "Anthropology (Thrivin' on a Riff)" .
Ethel Merman, in her Broadway debut [1] [2] sang "I Got Rhythm", "Sam and Delilah", and "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me! " and "became an overnight sensation...that launched her fifty year career." [ 3 ] Also of note is the opening night pit orchestra, which was composed of many well-known jazz musicians, including Benny Goodman , Gene Krupa ...
Variations on "I Got Rhythm" is a set of variations for orchestra and piano solo composed by George Gershwin in 1933–34. The piece is dedicated "to [his] brother Ira". Gershwin composed the new piece for his forthcoming concert tour with the Leo Reisman Orchestra, as an alternative to his Rhapsody in Blue and Concerto in F.
A contrafact is a musical composition built using the chord progression of a pre-existing song, but with a new melody and arrangement.Typically the original tune's progression and song form will be reused but occasionally just a section will be reused in the new composition.
The Rhythm changes is a common 32-bar jazz chord progression derived from George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm". The progression is in AABA form , with each A section based on repetitions of the ubiquitous I–vi–ii–V sequence (or variants such as iii–vi–ii–V), and the B section using a circle of fifths sequence based on III 7 –VI 7 ...
"Cotton Tail" is a 1940 composition by Duke Ellington. [1] It is based on the rhythm changes from George Gershwin's "I Got Rhythm".The first Ellington recording (4 May 1940) [2] [3] is notable for the driving tenor saxophone solo by Ben Webster.
Roni Sagi and her dog Rhythm have always been in sync. Resting casually on the floor of a production room near the stage of “America’s Got Talent” at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Sagi sits ...
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "In addition to three of his basic originals, Hawes performs fresh and swinging versions of seven standards, making such overplayed tunes such as 'I Got Rhythm,' 'What Is This Thing Called Love?,' and 'All the Things You Are' really come alive. A gem, the first of many classic Hawes dates on Contemporary".