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Jazz music emerged in Iran along with the development of western influences into the pop music. One of the pioneers of jazz music in Iran was Alfred Lazaryan, a little-known singer and dancer whose first recorded song made a hit on the Iranian national radio. [4] However, Lazaryan soon gave up singing. [4] Viguen Derderian, a celebrated pop and ...
This is an A–Z list of jazz tunes which have been covered by multiple jazz artists. It includes the more popular jazz standards, lesser-known or minor standards, and many other songs and compositions which may have entered a jazz musician's or jazz singer's repertoire or be featured in the Real Books, but may not be performed as regularly or as widely as many of the popular standards.
The song took time to catch on as a jazz standard, possibly because it was 72 measures long. When Sidney Bechet recorded it in 1947, the song was not yet a regular jazz number. [26] "Memories of You" [4] [28] [29] first appeared in the musical revue Blackbirds of 1930. It was composed by Eubie Blake and lyrics were written by Andy Razaf.
1.3 Western classical / Persian symphonic. 2 Pop. Toggle Pop subsection. ... 8 Film composers. 9 See also. ... Iranian pop music; Iranian hip hop; References
Viguen, Iran's "Sultan" of pop and jazz music. [20] [19] [18] Jazz music was introduced into Iran's popular music by the emergence of artists such as Viguen, who was known as Iran's "Sultan of Jazz". Viguen's first song, Moonlight, which was released in 1954, was an instant hit on the radio and is considered highly influential. [20] [19] [18]
Iran's western-influenced pop music emerged by the 1950s. [4] Prior to the 1950s, Iran's music industry was dominated by traditional singers. [4] Viguen, known as the "Sultan" of Iranian pop and jazz music, was a pioneer of this revolution. [4] [3] [5] [2] He was one of Iran's first musicians to perform with a guitar. [4]
1 1930s. 2 1940s. 3 1950s. 4 External links. Toggle the table of contents. ... The first talkie film in Persian: 1933: Haji Agha, the Cinema Actor: Ovanes Ohanian ...
Caravan" [11] [113] [114] [115] is a jazz song with Middle Eastern influences, composed by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol with lyrics by Irving Mills. "I Can't Get Started" [8] [11] [116] is a song from the Broadway musical Ziegfeld Follies of 1936, composed by Vernon Duke with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Bob Hope.