It Might As Well Be Spring - Richard Rodgers

[engelbach]

This is my take on this tune, which I prefer to the version that is included in the Jazz 1300 collection

It Might As Well Be Spring - Richard Rodgers

Cheers,
Jer

 

[pdxdjazz]

Judy,
Your chart is confusing. Are you missing some bar-lines?
Did you mean to include both a chord symbol AND a bar-repeat symbol in a couple of measures?

Check this thread:
Chart Layout Conventions
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/iReal-b-layout-conventions&p=301.194/#post-301

)BOB

Yet another take. Pretty standard for singers, but corrected time and adjusted a couple of chords.

It Might As Well Be Spring - Richard Rodgers

 

[Leisa]

It Might As Well Be Spring

Hi, I am looking for this song, but the app isn’t turning anything up. Am I missing a step?

 

[pdxdjazz]

Hi, I am looking for this song, but the app isn’t turning anything up. Am I missing a step?

Probably.
I ran a quick forums search and found this song thread and other postings as well.
Helpful info about requesting songs:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/How-To-Search-For-Or-Request-Songs.15145/
)BOB

 

[dflat]

Hi, I am looking for this song, but the app isn’t turning anything up. Am I missing a step?

It is in our Jazz playlist here, or you can download just that song (or any others singularly) from the Individual song listings.
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Jazz-1350-Standards.12753/

 

[craigallyn]

And here is the verse, as published. Lyric starts with "the things I used to like...". See Nina Simone's version from the late 50s for a great example. It Might As Well Be Spring - Verse - Richard Rodgers

 

[Gigiprev]

This is the version on the 101 jazz songs for trumpet

It Might As Well Be Spring 2 - Richard Rodgers

https://www.halleonard.com/product/146368/101-jazz-songs-for-trumpet

 

[CyrilleB]

Frank Sinatra version (ballad):

It Might As Well Be Spring (Sinatra) - Richard Rodgers

 

[Pupino]

It Might As Well Be Spring - Rodgers-Hammerstein

 

[pdxdjazz]

It Might As Well Be Spring - Rodgers-Hammerstein

Another Reminder.
Please review the guidelines for posting charts:
https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Guidelines-for-sharing-songs-and-playlists.22105/
)BOB

 

[Judy]

Fixing prior post::
Here’s an edited version of the trumpet version above:
It Might As Well Be Spring jn - Richard Rodgers

 

[pdxdjazz]

Thanks Judy.
I like rehearsal marks. They’re really helpful to me in understanding a chart’s organization at first glance.
)BOB

 

[Judy]

Thanks Judy.
I like rehearsal marks. They’re really helpful to me in understanding a chart’s organization at first glance.
)BOB

Did I miss or include these...not sure...?

 

[pdxdjazz]

Did I miss or include these...not sure...?

You added rehearsal marks! Thanks
)BOB

 

[CyrilleB]

Sarah Vaughan version:

It Might As Well Be Spring (Sarah Vaughan) - Richard Rodgers

 

[pdxdjazz]

Hi Bob, I’m struggling as it is just tring to import export, but I will keep trying to get things straight with the etiquette. I am guessing I need to not alter the title, but can I add specifics to the title?

Since there are a limited number of spaces available for the song title (as well as other info fields) it’s best to include only enough “extra” stuff so when you have multiple versions of the song in your library you can easily tell them apart.

If I’ve written a version for a specific singer, I’ll append their initials to the title.
Likewise, for specific band arrangements I’ll add a “code” for that band so I’ll know.

For your chart, I’d probably make the title It Might As Well Be Spring (w/coda)

If I were to post the chart to the main Forums, I would probably include a detailed description or explanation in the post to tell what I did and why in the post.

)BOB

 

[jvermilya1]

I’ve always thought the end of the third verse felt too “final,” so in this version I save that material for the very last ending of the song by turning it into a coda and I use the first verse’s ending for the other third verse endings.

It Might As Well Be Spring - w/Coda - Rodgers-Hammerstein

 

[CyrilleB]

Bill Evans version:

It Might As Well Be Spring (Bill Evans) - Richard Rodgers

 

[CyrilleB]

First recorded version by Dick Haymes (1945):

It Might As Well Be Spring (Dick Haymes) - Richard Rodgers

 

[CyrilleB]

From the 1945 movie "State Fair" (sung by Louanne Hogan:

It Might As Well Be Spring (Louanne Hogan) - Richard Rodgers