Moten Swing

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical composition
gptkbp:artist gptkb:Benny_Moten
nan
gptkbp:associated_with Kansas_City_jazz_scene
gptkbp:composer gptkb:Benny_Moten
gptkbp:cultural_significance important in jazz history
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 minutes
gptkbp:famous_for performed_by_Count_Basie
performed_by_Duke_Ellington
gptkbp:genre jazz
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Moten Swing
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charlie_Parker
gptkb:Miles_Davis
gptkb:Louis_Armstrong
gptkb:Ella_Fitzgerald
gptkb:John_Coltrane
big band
bebop
later jazz compositions
Kansas_City_jazz
gptkbp:keyIssues B-flat major
gptkbp:notable_event covered by many artists
popularized in the 1930s
first recorded in 1932
revived in the 1950s
gptkbp:notable_performers gptkb:Duke_Ellington
gptkb:Count_Basie
gptkbp:notableFeature drums
bass
piano
rhythm section
brass section
woodwinds
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Duke_Ellington_Orchestra
gptkb:Count_Basie_Orchestra
gptkb:Benny_Moten's_Kansas_City_Orchestra
jazz festivals
gptkbp:recordings Benny_Moten's_band_version
Count_Basie's_version
Duke_Ellington's_version
gptkbp:recordLabel Victor_Records
gptkbp:released 1932
gptkbp:signature 4/4
gptkbp:soundtrack call and response
improvisation
syncopation
gptkbp:style swing
gptkbp:year 1932