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The1952 film Hans Christian Anderson, with Danny Kaye, had a silly, fictitious story. But it also had some pretty good music by Frank Loesser, including Wonderful Copenhagen, The Ugly Duckling, and Inch Worm, which was famously recorded later by John Coltrane. And there was this lovely ballad...

01a Backing Tracks-JE (403) Individual songs: 1. *TEST Latin-Swing - Unknown Composer 2. A Bientot - Billy Taylor 3. A Child Is Born 3 - Roland Hanna 4. Affair To Remember-Rev JE - Warren, Adamson, McCarey 5. After You-Rev JE 1 - Cole Porter 6. After You-Rev JE 2 - Cole Porter 7. Afternoon In...

I got this pretty tune from a friend. I don't know of any place to find it on line. The same title is used by other tunes unrelated to this one. The lead sheet can be found here. Crescent Moon - Block and Petit Cheers, Jer

This standard from 1944 has been recorded by myriad artists. One that I like is here. This is my reharm. There's No You-Rev JE - Hal Hopper Cheers, Jer

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 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 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

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 added many passing chords to this favorite from Margaret Whiting's repertoire. End of a Love Affair, The-Rev JE - Edward Redding 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

These are the chords to Sarah Vaughn's arrangement, as found in The World's Greatest Fake Book. However, I've changed the tempo, rhythm, and order of the repeats in order to give the tune more interest and time for solos. If You Went Away-Rev JE - Carlos Valle Cheers, Jer NB. Looks like with...

The tune is actually a traditional Mexican song arranged by Hall and Mitchell. This chart follows the arrangement in The World's Greatest Fake Book, in the keys of A major and F major. Blue Dove-Rev JE - Jim Hall and Red Mitchell Cheers, Jer

My (reharm) version of this beautiful tune. My Man's Gone Now-Rev JE - George Gershwin Cheers, Jer

Lavender Blue (also known as Lavender's Blue) is a 17th-century traditional tune. In 1948, Eliot Daniel and Larry Morey added a B section to give it a 32-bar standard form. A number of singers have recorded it, including Burl Ives, Dinah Shore, and Sammy Turner. This is my reharm of the song...