Angel Eyes

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"Angel Eyes" is a jazz standard ballad that has been widely interpreted by vocalists and instrumentalists since its mid-20th-century debut.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Angel Eyes canonical 8
"Angel Eyes" 1
Angeleyes 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
composer Matt Dennis
countryOfOrigin United States
decadeOfRelease 1940s
era mid-20th century
genre ballad
jazz
hasKeyVariants C minor
E-flat minor
hasMusicalForm ballad
hasNotablePerformer Anita O’Day
linked to: Anita O'Day

Bill Evans
Chet Baker
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Julie London
Kenny Burrell
Nancy Wilson
Nat King Cole
Oscar Peterson
Peggy Lee
Sarah Vaughan
Stan Getz
Tony Bennett
hasSongStructure AABA form (commonly performed)
hasTheme heartbreak
lost love
melancholy
isFrequentlyPerformedAs torch song
isKnownFor haunting melody
introspective lyrics
isPartOf Great American Songbook (broad jazz repertoire sense)
isStandardInRepertoireOf jazz instrumentalists
jazz vocalists
isUsedAs jazz ballad feature for singers
late-night club ballad standard
isWidelyRecorded true
language English
lyricist Earl Brent
publicationDate 1946
typicalTempo slow

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Men Without Women hasTrack Angel Eyes
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 containsSong Angeleyes
linked to: Angel Eyes
Blondie associatedWith Angel Eyes
Ben Findon notableWork "Angel Eyes"
linked to: Angel Eyes
Degradation Trip hasTrack Angel Eyes
Appassionato hasTrack Angel Eyes
Summer Nights hasTrack Angel Eyes
The Four Freshmen notableWork Angel Eyes