Stompin’ at the Savoy

E386994

jazz standard swing composition

"Stompin’ at the Savoy" is a classic swing-era jazz standard, closely associated with the Harlem Savoy Ballroom and famed for its infectious rhythm and enduring popularity among big band and jazz ensembles.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Stompin' at the Savoy	6
Stompin’ at the Savoy canonical	3
Stompin’ at the Savoy (recordings with Benny Goodman)	2
Stompin’ at the Panama	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3759168 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stompin’ at the Savoy
Context triple: [Chick Webb Orchestra, notableSong, Stompin’ at the Savoy]

A. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Live
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Live is a live album by Chaka Khan and Rufus, capturing their energetic funk and R&B performances, including the hit song “Ain’t Nobody.”
B. Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
C. The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola that intertwines jazz, gangsters, and Harlem nightlife during the Prohibition era.
D. Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
E. Puttin' on the Ritz
"Puttin' on the Ritz" is a popular 1929 American song, best known for its catchy melody and witty lyrics about fashionable high-society life.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stompin’ at the Savoy
Target entity description: "Stompin’ at the Savoy" is a classic swing-era jazz standard, closely associated with the Harlem Savoy Ballroom and famed for its infectious rhythm and enduring popularity among big band and jazz ensembles.

A. Stompin’ at the Savoy – Live
Stompin’ at the Savoy – Live is a live album by Chaka Khan and Rufus, capturing their energetic funk and R&B performances, including the hit song “Ain’t Nobody.”
B. Ain't Misbehavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" is a classic jazz and swing standard, originally from the 1929 musical revue "Hot Chocolates," that became widely popular through performances by artists including Louis Armstrong.
C. The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club is a 1984 crime-drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola that intertwines jazz, gangsters, and Harlem nightlife during the Prohibition era.
D. Blues in the Night
"Blues in the Night" is a classic American popular song from 1941, renowned as a jazz and pop standard and widely recorded by numerous prominent artists.
E. Puttin' on the Ritz
"Puttin' on the Ritz" is a popular 1929 American song, best known for its catchy melody and witty lyrics about fashionable high-society life.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	jazz standard ⓘ swing composition ⓘ
associatedDance	Lindy Hop ⓘ swing dancing ⓘ
associatedWith	Harlem ⓘ Savoy Ballroom ⓘ linked to: Roseland Ballroom
composer	Andy Razaf ⓘ Benny Goodman ⓘ Chick Webb ⓘ Edgar Sampson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
culturalContext	Harlem Renaissance nightlife ⓘ
enduringStatus	jazz standard frequently performed and recorded ⓘ
era	swing era ⓘ
firstPopularizedBy	Chick Webb Orchestra ⓘ
form	32-bar song form ⓘ AABA ⓘ
genre	jazz ⓘ swing ⓘ
hasFeature	call-and-response sections ⓘ riff-based melody ⓘ space for improvised solos ⓘ
hasType	instrumental jazz tune ⓘ
hasVersion	vocal version with lyrics by Andy Razaf ⓘ
influencedBy	big band swing style ⓘ
isStandardIn	big band repertoire ⓘ jazz repertoire ⓘ
key	E-flat major ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
lyricist	Andy Razaf ⓘ
namedAfter	Savoy Ballroom ⓘ linked to: Roseland Ballroom
notableEraOfPopularity	1930s ⓘ
notablePerformer	Art Tatum ⓘ Benny Goodman Orchestra ⓘ Charlie Christian ⓘ Chick Webb Orchestra ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ Gene Krupa ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ
recordedBy	Art Tatum ⓘ Benny Goodman and His Orchestra ⓘ linked to: Benny Goodman Orchestra Chick Webb and His Orchestra ⓘ linked to: Chick Webb Orchestra Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb Orchestra ⓘ linked to: Chick Webb Orchestra Gene Krupa ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ
tempo	medium-up swing ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

Chick Webb Orchestra → notableSong → Stompin’ at the Savoy ⓘ

Ella and Louis Again → hasPart → Stompin’ at the Savoy ⓘ

Benny Goodman Orchestra → hasNotableRecording → Stompin’ at the Savoy ⓘ

Benny Goodman → notableSong → Stompin' at the Savoy ⓘ