Don’t Get Around Much Anymore

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"Don’t Get Around Much Anymore" is a classic jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, widely known for its smooth melody and nostalgic lyrics about lost romance and changing social life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
composer Duke Ellington
firstRecordingArtist Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra
genre jazz
swing
hasCharacteristic lyrical
melodic
nostalgic mood
romantic
hasMelodyStyle smooth
hasNotableCover Ella Fitzgerald
Harry Connick Jr.
Nat King Cole
The Ink Spots
Tony Bennett
hasPerformancePractice big band arrangements
instrumental versions
small combo arrangements
vocal versions
hasSubject avoiding social gatherings
memories of past romance
staying at home
isAssociatedWith Duke Ellington Orchestra
isFrequentlyPerformedIn big band concerts
jazz clubs
vocal jazz sets
isOftenIncludedOn Great American Songbook compilations
jazz standards song lists
isPopularIn big band repertoire
jazz repertoire
vocal jazz repertoire
isStandardIn Great American Songbook repertoire
language English
lyricist Bob Russell
lyricTheme changing social life
lost romance
nostalgia
originalTitle Never No Lament
typicalTempo medium swing
usesForm 32-bar song form
AABA form

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Sophisticated Ladies includesSong Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
The Second Time Around hasTrack Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Bob Russell notableWork Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Digital Duke hasPart Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
Appassionato hasTrack Don't Get Around Much Anymore
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