"Moten Swing"

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"Moten Swing" is a classic 1932 jazz composition that became one of the defining recordings of the Kansas City swing style and a key influence on the development of big band jazz.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Moten Swing 2
"Moten Swing" canonical 1
Moten Swing (1932 recording) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedPlace Kansas City, Missouri ⓘ
composer Bennie Moten ⓘ
Buster Moten ⓘ
Eddie Durham ⓘ
featuresInstrument piano ⓘ
rhythm section ⓘ
saxophone ⓘ
trombone ⓘ
trumpet ⓘ
genre big band jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
hasArrangementBy Eddie Durham ⓘ
hasBandLeader Bennie Moten ⓘ
hasLegacyStatus canonical swing recording ⓘ
jazz classic ⓘ
hasMusicalForm swing arrangement ⓘ
hasNotableStyle Kansas City swing ⓘ
hasTitleType instrumental jazz piece ⓘ
influencedArtist Count Basie ⓘ
Duke Ellington ⓘ
influencedGenre big band jazz ⓘ
influencedMovement Kansas City jazz ⓘ
isConsidered big band standard ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ
isPartOf Kansas City jazz repertoire ⓘ
keyCharacteristic call-and-response between sections ⓘ
prominent rhythm section drive ⓘ
riff-based arrangement ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableFor defining Kansas City swing style ⓘ
influencing Count Basie style ⓘ
originalMedium 78 rpm record ⓘ
performer Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra ⓘ
placeOfRecording Camden, New Jersey ⓘ
linked to: Camden
recordingDate 1932 ⓘ
recordLabel Victor Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1932 ⓘ
tempo medium-fast ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Bennie Moten Orchestra → notableWork → "Moten Swing" ⓘ
Bennie Moten → notableWork → Moten Swing ⓘ
linked to: "Moten Swing"
Bennie Moten → notableRecording → Moten Swing (1932 recording) ⓘ
linked to: "Moten Swing"
Night Train → hasTrack → Moten Swing ⓘ
linked to: "Moten Swing"
Swing → hasTrack → Sing Moten's Swing ⓘ
linked to: "Moten Swing"