In the Mood

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"In the Mood" is a famous big band-era jazz standard closely associated with Glenn Miller and widely recognized for its catchy swing rhythm and iconic saxophone riff.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf big band composition ⓘ
jazz standard ⓘ
associatedWith Glenn Miller ⓘ
basedOn Tar Paper Stomp ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy Wingy Manone ⓘ
chartAchievement Billboard number-one single in the United States ⓘ
composer Joe Garland ⓘ
Wingy Manone ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
culturalPeriod big band era ⓘ
firstRecordingArtist Edgar Hayes and His Orchestra ⓘ
genre big band jazz ⓘ
swing ⓘ
hasArrangementStyle Glenn Miller reed-heavy orchestration ⓘ
hasEnding false ending followed by final build ⓘ
hasForm instrumental (originally) ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later swing and big band arrangements ⓘ
hasMusicalFeature 12-bar blues structure ⓘ
dynamic build-up ending in a false fade ⓘ
repeated riff pattern ⓘ
saxophone riff ⓘ
swing rhythm ⓘ
hasPopularity widely recognized worldwide ⓘ
hasSection saxophone soli chorus ⓘ
trumpet and trombone shout chorus ⓘ
hasVersion vocal version with lyrics by Andy Razaf ⓘ
includedIn Glenn Miller repertoire ⓘ
compilations of greatest swing hits ⓘ
isStandardIn big band jazz repertoire ⓘ
swing dance repertoire ⓘ
key A-flat major (common Glenn Miller arrangement) ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Andy Razaf ⓘ
notableFor catchy swing rhythm ⓘ
iconic saxophone riff ⓘ
notableRecording In the Mood (Glenn Miller recording) ⓘ
linked to: In the Mood
performedAt USO and wartime performances by Glenn Miller ⓘ
performedBy Glenn Miller and His Orchestra ⓘ
recognizedAs iconic swing-era tune ⓘ
signature song of Glenn Miller ⓘ
recordingYear 1939 ⓘ
recordLabel Bluebird Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1939 ⓘ
subjectOf musicological analysis of swing-era arranging ⓘ
numerous cover versions by big bands and jazz ensembles ⓘ
tempo medium-up swing ⓘ
usedAs dance tune ⓘ

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Glenn Miller → notableWork → In the Mood ⓘ
Milt Gabler → songwritingCredit → "In the Mood" (arranging and adaptation credit) ⓘ
linked to: In the Mood
Talia Balsam → notableWork → In the Mood ⓘ
Andy Razaf → notableWork → In the Mood ⓘ
Andy Razaf → wroteLyricsFor → In the Mood ⓘ
Glenn Miller Orchestra → notableSong → In the Mood ⓘ
In the Mood → notableRecording → In the Mood (Glenn Miller recording) ⓘ
linked to: In the Mood
Sun Valley Serenade → includesSong → In the Mood ⓘ