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: These standards are "fluid," allowing artists from different eras to reinterpret them in styles ranging from big band swing to modern pop. 🎹 Legendary Contributors

The canon was built by a "Who's Who" of American composers and performers. Songbook

: Writers like Cole Porter and Ira Gershwin are known for their verbal dexterity and literate, often haunting, lyrics. : These standards are "fluid," allowing artists from

: Most songs follow a "classical" design, often a 32-bar chorus in an AABA form. : These standards are "fluid