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The first jazz recording was made by Sidney Bechet in 1954 under the title "La Complainte de Mackie". Louis Armstrong's 1955 version established the song's popularity in the jazz world. [135] It is also known as "The Ballad of Mack the Knife". [135] "Nagasaki" [136] is a jazz song composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Mort Dixon.
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
Lyrical dance is competition dance style and is only used to describe a specific style of dance in the world of competitive dance. “Lyrical” is used to describe a quality or movement type in other dance settings, but not as a style name such as Jazz or Ballet. There has only been one instance of lyrical being used in a professional setting.
For a looser, more comprehensive A-Z list of jazz standards and tunes which have been covered by multiple artists, see the List of jazz tunes Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
"After Hours" [4] is a song composed by Avery Parrish with lyrics by Robert Bruce and Buddy Feyne. Parrish's own hit instrumental version, featuring him on piano with the Erskine Hawkins Orchestra, was recorded on June 10, 1940. Lyrics were added later. "All Too Soon" [5] is a jazz ballad composed by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Carl Sigman.
The song took time to catch on as a jazz standard, possibly because it was 72 measures long. When Sidney Bechet recorded it in 1947, the song was not yet a regular jazz number. [26] "Memories of You" [4] [28] [29] first appeared in the musical revue Blackbirds of 1930. It was composed by Eubie Blake and lyrics were written by Andy Razaf.
Having written songs which resonated with audiences of his time, Berlin displayed a ‘chameleon-like ability’ to craft lyrics inspired by Hollywood's most prevalent and wanted ideas and values – with "Let’s Face the Music and Dance" exploring the trending feel-good, romance topic.
A jazz song is a song in the jazz idiom. Many well known are not songs; those in this category are and therefore should generally mention singers best known for singing the numbers. Contents