Moonglow

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"Moonglow" is a classic jazz standard from the 1930s that became widely popular through swing-era recordings and remains a frequently performed tune in the jazz repertoire.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Moonglow canonical 8
"Moonglow" 1
Moonglow (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
composer Eddie DeLange
Irving Mills
Will Hudson
countryOfOrigin United States
era swing era
firstPopularizedIn swing era
genre jazz
swing
hasForm 32-bar song form
AABA form
hasNotableRecordingBy Artie Shaw
Benny Goodman
Benny Goodman Trio
Billie Holiday
Charlie Parker
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Glenn Miller
Lionel Hampton
Louis Armstrong
Oscar Peterson
Thelonious Monk
hasStyleCharacteristic lyrical melody
rich harmonic progression
swing rhythm
influencedBy swing-era arranging practices
isConsidered jazz standard from the 1930s
isFrequentlyIncludedIn jazz fake books
isFrequentlyPerformedAt jam sessions
jazz concerts
isStandardRepertoireFor jazz musicians
swing bands
language English
lyricist Eddie DeLange
Irving Mills
musicBy Will Hudson
notableFor being a classic jazz standard
widespread popularity in the swing era
partOf Great American Songbook repertoire
performancePractice often played as a ballad or medium swing tune
publicationPeriod 1930s
tempo medium swing
typicalInstrumentation big band
jazz ensemble
small jazz combo
usedAs improvisation vehicle in jazz

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benny Goodman notableSong Moonglow
Artie Shaw notableWork Moonglow
Eddie DeLange notableWork Moonglow
Chester & Lester hasPart "Moonglow"
linked to: Moonglow
Ghostlights followedBy Moonglow
Moonglow hasPart Moonglow (song)
linked to: Moonglow
Songs for Swingers hasTrack Moonglow
subject linked to: Songs for Swingers (album)