Four Brothers

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"Four Brothers" is a celebrated jazz composition closely associated with Woody Herman’s big band, known for its tight saxophone section writing and cool jazz style.

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Label Occurrences
Four Brothers canonical 5
“Four Brothers” 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz composition ⓘ
song ⓘ
associatedEnsembleSection “Four Brothers” saxophone section ⓘ
associatedWith Woody Herman ⓘ
Woody Herman Orchestra ⓘ
Woody Herman’s Second Herd ⓘ
composer Jimmy Giuffre ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
dedicatedTo Woody Herman saxophone section ⓘ
era late 1940s jazz ⓘ
features saxophone section ⓘ
firstRecordedBy Woody Herman and His Orchestra ⓘ
genre cool jazz ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
hasArrangementType big band arrangement ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic light, swinging rhythmic feel ⓘ
unison and close-harmony saxophone lines ⓘ
influencedGenre big band jazz ⓘ
cool jazz ⓘ
instrumentationFocus tenor saxophone ⓘ
isStandardIn big band repertoire ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ
isTitleTrackOf Four Brothers (Woody Herman saxophone section concept) ⓘ
language instrumental ⓘ
notableFor tight saxophone section writing ⓘ
performancePractice ensemble saxophone soli ⓘ
recordingFormat 78 rpm single ⓘ
style cool, relaxed ensemble sound ⓘ
typicalTempo medium-up swing ⓘ
usedAs showcase for saxophone section blend ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Woody Herman → notableWork → Four Brothers ⓘ
Vocalese → hasPart → “Four Brothers” ⓘ
linked to: Four Brothers
Swing → hasTrack → Four Brothers ⓘ
Woodrow Charles Herman → notableWork → Four Brothers ⓘ
The Herd → notableWork → Four Brothers ⓘ