Perdido

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"Perdido" is a jazz standard composed by Juan Tizol that became widely known through Duke Ellington’s orchestra and numerous subsequent recordings.

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Perdido canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
musical composition
associatedAct Duke Ellington
Juan Tizol
associatedWithVenue Cotton Club (via Duke Ellington’s band history)
composer Juan Tizol
countryOfOrigin United States
era 1940s jazz
firstPopularizedBy Duke Ellington Orchestra
form 32-bar song form
genre jazz
hasCategory 1940s jazz standards
compositions by Juan Tizol
hasLyrics true
hasNotableRecordingBy Art Tatum
Buddy Rich
Charlie Parker
Clark Terry
Count Basie
Dizzy Gillespie
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Ella Fitzgerald
Gerry Mulligan
Louis Armstrong
Oscar Peterson
Sarah Vaughan
Stan Getz
Thelonious Monk
Woody Herman
includedIn standard jazz fake books
influenced later swing and bebop improvisational practice
isCommonIn bebop repertoire
big band repertoire
jam session repertoire
isJazzStandard true
key B-flat major
language instrumental (originally)
lyricist Ervin Drake
Hans Lengsfelder
notableFeature characteristic riff-based melody
frequent use as a vehicle for improvisation
publisher music publishers associated with Duke Ellington catalog
structure AABA
style swing
tempo medium-up swing
titleLanguage Spanish
titleMeaning lost

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Juan Tizol notableWork Perdido
Juan Tizol composerOf Perdido
Jazz at Oberlin hasTrack Perdido