The Surrey with the Fringe on Top
| "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1943 |
| Genre | Showtune |
| Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
| Lyricist(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II |
"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top" is a show tune from the 1943 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma!.[1][2] The piece was recorded in 1952 by jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, which influenced trumpeter Miles Davis to include it in his repertoire in the 1950s,[3] which probably motivated other jazz musicians to play it.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top". pbs.org. November 15, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top (1943)". jazzstandards.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Williams, Martin (1993). The Jazz Tradition (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-19-507815-2.
- ^ Faulkner, Robert R.; Becker, Howard S. (2009). 'Do You Know...?': The Jazz Repertoire in Action. The University of Chicago Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-226-23921-7.
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