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When Bill Evans played this tune he'd often use slightly different chords from one chorus to another. This is my best average of the changes he used. I've put some of his variations on the Alternate chord line. How Deep Is the Ocean (Bill Evans) - Irving Berlin Cheers, Jer

Here's a minor reharm of this pretty tune. Increase in density of the chords. Picnic-Rev JE - George Duning Cheers, Jer

Cyrille, It's nice that you've got the key used the show, D. The Vocal Score has it in Eb, and the Vocal Selections album and Jazz 1460 have it in F. I play it in F. My reharm uses more conventional jazz changes; for instance, circle of fifths rather than descending thirds in last few bars...

Here's an arrangement of this tune that includes all the passing chords. The Jazz 1460 Standards version only has the solo changes. Silver's Serenade-Rev JE - Horace Silver Cheers, Jer

My reharm of a beautiful old chesnut, recorded many times since its 1937 debut. Here are Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers...

This version is modified from New Real Book Two. I've Got The World On A String-Rev JE - Harold Arlen Cheers, Jer

Thanks, CyrilleB. There are quite a few tunes that sound better in their rearms than in their originals. Many are from Bill Evans, whose reharms have often become the standard "street changes." Cheers, Jer

This is how I play it. Note that I wrote the second bar of the 2nd ending at double width to better fit in the extended chords. You Are Too Beautiful -Rev JE - Richard Rodgers Cheers, Jer

It's the repeats I don't understand.

Nice chart, Cyrille. But I'm puzzled by the way it plays. Chers, Jer

I recommend using Chordify to find the chords. It's fairly accurate, though it needs a little tweaking.

Never too old ... Cheers, Jer

Thanks, Bob. I learned the Root1 trick from another poster a few years ago. I can't recall who it was, but it's he who deserves the credit. Cheers, Jer

Change the number of repeats from 3 to 1. Cheers, Jer

johand, Your chart is incomplete. Here's a new chart. It needs some explanation. The tune structure is rhythmically complex, and iReal Pro doesn't have a direct way to deal with it, so I've used a couple of work-arounds. I've put the time in Swing Two/Four. The timing built into that mode is...

Wow. A thank you eight years later. Thanks, bikejazz. Cheers, Jer

Maxwaltman, Yes, it is an interesting sound. A small caveat is that it's the only one of its kind in the tune. Are there other places where you might do something similar? Cheers, Jer

I don't have to imagine it, I can play it. But I don't understand it. Why such a discordant sound? Cheers, Jer

My version of thsis old Frank Sinatra hit. Time After Time-Rev JE - Jule Styne Cheers, Jer

This is my Jazz Latin Swing version of this beautiful theme from Gladiator. The head uses straight ahead triads, while for the solos I put more color in the chords. Gladiator (Honor Him)-Rev JE - Hans Zimmer Cheers, Jer