Where Do You Start?

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"Where Do You Start?" is a jazz ballad composed by Johnny Mandel that has become a modern standard frequently interpreted by vocalists and instrumentalists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz ballad
song
associatedWith Great American Songbook tradition
composer Johnny Mandel
countryOfOrigin United States
frequentlyInterpretedBy jazz instrumentalists
jazz vocalists
genre jazz
hasForm song form
hasReputation modern standard in the jazz repertoire
hasType modern jazz standard
vocal jazz standard
isPartOf modern jazz standard repertoire
language English
lyricist Alan Bergman
Marilyn Bergman
mood introspective
melancholic
notablePerformer Alan Broadbent
Barbra Streisand
Kurt Elling
Michael Feinstein
Nancy LaMott
Renee Rosnes
Shirley Horn
performanceContext concert halls
jazz clubs
recording studios
style ballad
theme emotional aftermath of a relationship
romantic breakup
typicalInstrumentation double bass
drums
piano
saxophone
trumpet
voice
typicalTempo slow
typicalUse ballad feature in jazz sets
usesHarmony rich jazz harmonies
writtenFor adult contemporary audience

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Johnny Mandel notableWork Where Do You Start?
Brad Mehldau notableWork Where Do You Start
linked to: Where Do You Start?
John Alfred Mandel notableWork Where Do You Start?
John Alfred Mandel wrote Where Do You Start?
Ode precedes Where Do You Start
linked to: Where Do You Start?