"Gulf Coast Blues"

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"Gulf Coast Blues" is a classic early jazz and blues song composed by Clarence Williams, known for its influential role in the 1920s blues repertoire.

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"Gulf Coast Blues" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
composer Clarence Williams ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
era 1920s ⓘ
firstPopularizedBy Bessie Smith ⓘ
genre blues ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
hasForm 12-bar blues ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn classic blues repertoire ⓘ
hasTheme love and longing ⓘ
regional life on the Gulf Coast ⓘ
historicalContext early recorded blues era ⓘ
influencedGenre swing-era jazz ⓘ
traditional jazz ⓘ
urban blues ⓘ
isStandardIn classic blues repertoire ⓘ
traditional jazz repertoire ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Clarence Williams ⓘ
musicalStyle classic female blues ⓘ
notableFor influential role in 1920s blues repertoire ⓘ
partOf 1920s blues repertoire ⓘ
early jazz repertoire ⓘ
performancePractice vocal with jazz ensemble accompaniment ⓘ
recordedBy Bessie Smith ⓘ
Clarence Williams ⓘ
various jazz musicians ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation clarinet ⓘ
cornet or trumpet ⓘ
double bass or tuba ⓘ
drums ⓘ
piano ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
typicalTempo medium tempo ⓘ

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Clarence Williams → notableWork → "Gulf Coast Blues" ⓘ