Moonlight In Vermont- Karl Suessdorf

[GregH3000]

Moonlight in Vermont had a slight bug in it; the two bar coda was not notated as such, so it was playing through each time.

I made some slight alterations as well as fixing the ending to make it easier to read. I also extended the coda to three bars so that a ritardondo could be faked. The Sher Music chords were used (mostly the same), so that's how I labeled it here.

Moonlight In Vermont -- SM - Karl Suessdorf

 

[pdxdjazz]

The lyrics are unusual in that they do not rhyme.

John Blackburn, the lyricist, has been quoted as saying, "After completing the first 12 bars of the lyric, I realized there was no rhyme and then said to Karl, 'Let’s follow the pattern of no rhyme throughout the song. It seemed right.'"

The lyrics are also unconventional in that each verse (not counting the bridge) is a haiku.

Pennies in a stream
Falling leaves the sycamore
Moonlight in Vermont

Icy finger waves
Ski trails down the mountain side
Snow light in Vermont

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonlight_in_Vermont_(song)

 

[engelbach]

Moonlight in Vermont had a slight bug in it; the two bar coda was not notated as such, so it was playing through each time.

I made some slight alterations as well as fixing the ending to make it easier to read. I also extended the coda to three bars so that a ritardondo could be faked. The Sher Music chords were used (mostly the same), so that's how I labeled it here.

Nice workaround for the ritard.

Cheers,
Jer

 

[CyrilleB]

First recorded version by Billy Butterfield in 1944:

Moonlight In Vermont - Karl Suessdorf

 

[peacemover]

Great standard. My favorite vocal rendition of it is performed by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong:

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As a guitarist, my favorite instrumental rendition is by Johnny Smith on guitar, with Stan Getz on sax- I could literally listen to it hundreds of times and always hear new nuances:

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[CyrilleB]

Ella Fitzgerald version:

Moonlight In Vermont (Ella Fitzgerald) - Karl Suessdorf