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boogie-woogie
[boog-ee-woog-ee, boo-gee-woo-gee]
noun
a form of instrumental blues, especially for piano, using melodic variations over a constantly repeated bass figure.
boogie-woogie
/ ˈbuːɡɪˈwuːɡɪ, ˈbʊɡɪˈwʊɡɪ /
noun
a style of piano jazz using a dotted bass pattern, usually with eight notes in a bar and the harmonies of the 12-bar blues
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of boogie-woogie1
Example Sentences
He’s especially keen on a new boogie-woogie song that he wrote.
His mother was an avid singer of spirituals and a next-door neighbor, Lucy Jackson, helped Jones learn to tap out boogie-woogie on the keyboard.
“It’s the bluesy rock ‘n’ roll boogie-woogie that you can dance to.
He started with a boogie-woogie piano, tossing out melodic ideas that Carey would respond to with lyrics.
Artists like Gaye and Wonder literally laid the groundwork with their works that inhabited multiple genres like R&B, blues, boogie-woogie, and up-tempo jazz.
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