bertisg,
My view is that unless one has to pass some kind of a test, it's unimportant if the chords differ a smidgen from the original, as long as they work.
"Street changes" that depart from the composers' originals are common in jazz.
Cheers,
Jer
I suggest that you go to Chordify.
https://chordify.net/chords/donald-byrd-songs/jamie-chords
You can open a free account there that entitles you to research three tunes a day.
Cheers,
Jer
bertisg,
Congrats on your first chart. Advice ...
You have a Coda but there's no Coda sign in the head to jump to it. It's true that the Coda will play anyway after the final repeat of the head, but it's still confusing not to have a visible Coda pointer.
The repeat sign at the top of the...
This tune should not be confused with the Frank Sinatra tune with the same title by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn. The latter is incorrectly included in the Real Book III list here instead of the correct Fraser tune.
The Fraser tune is on YouTube.
High Hopes (Fraser) - Bob Fraser
Cheers,
Jer
I've arranged a jazz version of this beautiful traditional Scottish tune.
Wild Mountain Thyme-Rev JE - Traditional
Cheers,
Jer
Edit: Added lead sheet 6 Nov 2024.
This is my jazz version of Alfred Newman's romantic music to the 1937 movie Wuthering Heights. This main melody is also known as Cathy's Theme.
I have expanded what were sparse chord changes in the original.
Wuthering Heights (Cathy's Theme) -Rev JE - Alfred Newman
Cheers,
Jer
Edit...
I'm posting this here as a jazz version of the marvelous theme from this magnificent Sergio Leone epic. I've added a few harmonies.
A piano arrangement is available on Musescore. You can join Musescore, or just take screenshots of all three pages. * See below.
Once Upon a Time in the West-Rev...
This bluesy tune has been recorded by umpteen artists, from Nat Cole on down. Just search YouTube for a long list.
I Keep Going Back to Joe's-Rev JE - Marvin Fisher and Jack Segal
Cheers,
Jer
Shangri-La is 1946 song made popular in the 1960s and later by The Four Freshmen and The Lettermen.
Here is a very slow version by Peggy Lee.
My version is a swing tune.
Shangri-La - Rev JE - Malneck, Sigman, and Maxwell
Cheers,
Jer
Along with Me is from the musical Call Me Mister, by Harold Rome.
Dave McKenna has a tasteful version on YouTube.
This version uses some of my own changes.
Along with Me-Rev JE - Harold Rome
Cheers,
Jer
Nitpìcker here.
The Cm7/Ab in the B section should have a G in the bass, Cm7/G, to keep the bass moving down in scale steps.
The F6/A and D7b5/Ab toward the end don't need to be small size. In fact, they're a little confusing small, since the bar is extended.
Cheers,
Jer
iRealPro version 2023.11.2 and earlier versions require a seven after the triangle on a minor/major 7.
Do later versions not require it?
I can't download a later version as my Mac OS is not high enough.
Cheers,
Jer