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  2. My Fair Lady (Shelly Manne album) - Wikipedia

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    Shelly Manne & his Friends* (*André Previn and Leroy Vinnegar): modern jazz performances of songs from My Fair Lady, as the full name appeared on the 12-inch LP jacket (Contemporary Records C3527), was begun when drummer Shelly Manne, pianist André Previn, and bassist Leroy Vinnegar assembled on August 17, 1956, in the Contemporary studios in Los Angeles to produce an album of jazz versions ...

  3. Great American Songbook - Wikipedia

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    Culture writer Martin Chilton defines the term "Great American Songbook" as follows: "Tunes of Broadway musical theatre, Hollywood movie musicals and Tin Pan Alley (the hub of songwriting that was the music publishers' row on New York's West 28th Street)". Chilton adds that these songs "became the core repertoire of jazz musicians" during the ...

  4. Broadway (1940 song) - Wikipedia

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    "Broadway" is a 1940 jazz standard written by Wilbur H. Bird, Teddy McRae, and Henri Woode.It was popularized and long associated with the Count Basie Orchestra.Other recordings were made by The Gerry Mulligan sextet, The Gerry Mulligan Concert Jazz Band, Stanley Turrentine, Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes, Ahmad Jamal, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Dexter Gordon, Tal Farlow and ...

  5. List of 1930s jazz standards - Wikipedia

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    "Love for Sale" [10] is a song from Cole Porter's Broadway musical The New Yorkers. Its prostitution-themed lyrics were considered bad taste at the time, and the song was banned from the radio. The ban, however, only increased the song's popularity. [26] Porter himself was actually pleased that it could not be sung over the air. [27]

  6. Jazz standard - Wikipedia

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    Many are originally Tin Pan Alley popular songs, Broadway show tunes or songs from Hollywood musicals – the Great American Songbook. [1] In Europe, jazz standards and "fake books" may even include some traditional folk songs (such as in Scandinavia) or pieces of a minority ethnic group's music (such as gypsy music) that have been played with ...

  7. List of jazz tunes - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Chicago (musical) - Wikipedia

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    Chicago: The Musical has run for more than 11,000 performances [48] [49] and holds the record for longest-running musical revival on Broadway. [50] Ann Reinking, Bebe Neuwirth, James Naughton, and Joel Grey returned for cameo appearances. [51] The cast recording of the revival was released on January 28, 1997, on RCA Victor. [52]

  9. Swing! - Wikipedia

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    Swing! is a musical conceived by Paul Kelly with music by various artists. It celebrates the music of the Swing era of jazz (1930s–1946), including many well-known tunes by artists like Duke Ellington, William "Count" Basie, Benny Goodman and others.

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