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Rhythm changes
In
jazz
and
jazz harmony
, "
rhythm changes
" refers to the
chord progression
occurring in
George Gershwin
's song "
I Got Rhythm
". This pattern, "one of the most common vehicles for improvisation," forms the basis of countless (usually uptempo) jazz
compositions
, was popular with
swing
-era musicians: It is found in "Shoeshine Boy" (
Lester Young
's 1936 breakout recording with
Count Basie
) and "
Cotton Tail
" written by
Duke Ellington
in 1940, as well as
Charlie Christian
's "Seven Come Eleven",
Dizzy Gillespie
's "
Salt Peanuts
", and Thelonious Monk's "
Rhythm-a-Ning
", for instance. The earliest known use of rhythm changes was by
Sidney Bechet
in his September 15, 1932 recording of "Shag" with his "New Orleans Feetwarmers" group.
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