Ornithology

E121973

"Ornithology" is a bebop jazz standard co-written by Charlie Parker that is based on the chord changes of "How High the Moon" and has become a staple of the jazz repertoire.

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Ornithology canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bebop composition ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ
associatedEra 1940s jazz ⓘ
associatedWithMovement bebop ⓘ
basedOn How High the Moon ⓘ
cataloguedAs jazz standard in Real Book collections ⓘ
coComposer Benny Harris ⓘ
linked to: Wayne Henderson
commonlyIncludedIn jazz jam session repertoire ⓘ
commonlyStudiedIn jazz education ⓘ
composer Charlie Parker ⓘ
firstRecordedBy Charlie Parker ⓘ
firstRecordingArtist Charlie Parker ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
hasStructure 32-bar AABA form ⓘ
improvisationFramework How High the Moon chord progression ⓘ
influencedBy How High the Moon ⓘ
inKeyFamilyOf B-flat instruments lead sheets ⓘ
is staple of the jazz repertoire ⓘ
key G major ⓘ
language instrumental (no lyrics) ⓘ
musicalForm contrafact ⓘ
notablePerformer Bud Powell ⓘ
Charlie Parker ⓘ
Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ
Thelonious Monk ⓘ
notableRecording Charlie Parker Dial recordings ⓘ
linked to: Charlie Parker
partOf jazz repertoire ⓘ
performancePractice used as vehicle for improvisation ⓘ
style improvisation-based ⓘ
tempo up-tempo ⓘ
titleAlludesTo Charlie Parker’s nickname "Bird" ⓘ
linked to: Charlie Parker
typicalInstrumentation alto saxophone ⓘ
double bass ⓘ
drums ⓘ
piano ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
usesChordChangesOf How High the Moon ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Charlie Parker → notableWork → Ornithology ⓘ
Charlie Parker → notableWork → Ornithology ⓘ
subject linked to: Bird
Charlie Parker → notableWork → Ornithology ⓘ
subject linked to: Yardbird
The Amazing Bud Powell → hasTrack → Ornithology ⓘ