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This relatively unknown 1940s tune was sung by Frank Sinatra. That recording is not on YouTube, but here's Frankie Carle's original version of it. The changes are a pure jazz circle of fifths. Roses in the Rain - Frankie Carle Cheers, Jer

Julian, Thanks for posting this tune. You forget to return it to 4/4 time at B. The second ending is actually the end of the tune. If you want to be able to repeat the form for soloing, I would take out the first and second ending marks, and make the second ending a Coda, jumping to it from...

After playing with this beautiful tune for a bit, I worked up this more detailed chart. Thanks, Carrie, for bringing it my attention. Now At Last-Rev JE - Bob Haymes Cheers, Jer

There are a number of alternative ways to chord this tune. For example, the Bb13s could be Em7s. On Blossom Dearie's recording the bridge is mostly over a pedal-tone D. This is my version. Now At Last (Blossom Dearie) - Bob Haymes Cheers, Jer

Marvelous tune. Here's Coltrane's performance. Cheers, Jer

I've added some chords to this unusual ballad from the 1950s. The added chords are marked over the staff. Buddy Johnson recording. Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley recording. Save Your Love for Me - Buddy Johnson Cheers, Jer

CyrilleB, Nice Chart. Thank you. Cheers, Jer

This is the same arrangement as that of pdxdjazz above, with some chord enhancements and bass notes added. Lover Come Back To Me-Rev JE - Romberg and Hammerstein Cheers, Jer

There's a transcription of it at Free Jazz Institute. Cheers, Jer

This is a revision to the version I originally posted in 2015. I Got It Bad-Rev JE - Duke Ellington Cheers, Jer

I think these are closer to the intended changes. Tip-Toe Through the Tulips-Rev JE - Burke and Dubin Cheers, Jer

A sweet old ballad, from the 1930 show Sweet and Low, music by Harry Warren, lyrics by Billy Rose and Mort Dixon. Many versions have been recorded, including those by Louis Armstrong and Ellas Fitzgerald, and Art Tatum. The unusual A section begins on the major fourth chord and consists of...

Another Version of this affecting tune. Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out to Dry-Rev JE - Jule Styne Cheers, Jer

My version of this beautiful ballad. How Are Things In Glocca Morra-Rev JE - Burton Lane Cheers, Jer

And another version ... Autumn In NY-JE Rev 1 - Vernon Duke Cheers, Jer

This is a marvelous old tune that translates well into a swinging ballad. Summer Night-Rev JE - Harry Warren Cheers, Jer

Great old tune. Here's my take on it. Not as idiomatic (I don't repeat Fm7 - Bb7), but a little more modern. Did I remember?-Rev JE - Donaldson and Adamson Cheers, Jer

My version. Like Someone in Love-Rev JE 1 - Jimmy Van-Heusen Cheers, Jer

I'm a big fan of the under-used third ending. Saves a lot of space. Sheet music usually repeats the A section after the bridge, as it has a whole second page to fill.

Wonderful witty tune, very Hoagy Carmichael. The versions above for some reason put the verse in the middle of the song. Here's my version, with the verse at the top, and a few different harmonies. Little Old Lady-Rev JE - Hoagy Carmichael Cheers, Jer P.S. The sheet music I have for it is...