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A piece by this composer inspired the tune of the songs Passport and Moose the Mooche by Charlie Parker. A song composed by this person that repeats the phrase “hi-ho, alas” titles an Ahmad Jamal live album recorded at the Pershing Hotel. A piece by this composer inspired a Theolonius Monk song recorded with Art Blakey partially titled “A-Ning,” which uses its I−VI−II−V [One six two five] sequence. After the title Rodgers and (*) Hammerstein track, two songs by this person feature (-5[1])on the Coltrane’s 1961 album My Favorite Things. This composer of “But Not For Me” described a time when “the living’s (10[1])easy” (10[1])in another standard. Jazz musicians often improvise from a 32-bar progression by this composer called the rhythm changes. For 10 points, name this composer of (10[1])“Summertime” from Porgy and Bess and An American (10[1])in Paris. ■END■

ANSWER: George Gershwin
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