Something To Live For - Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn

[pdxdjazz]

Something to Live For is a 1939 jazz composition by Billy Strayhorn. It was the first collaboration between Strayhorn and Duke Ellington and became the first of many Strayhorn compositions to be recorded by Ellington's orchestra. The song was based on a poem Strayhorn had written as a teenager. According to an all-day tribute to Strayhorn on KCSM radio on 29 November 2008—Strayhorn's birthday—Strayhorn began working on this tune in 1933 when he was 18.

The song has been recorded many times, by Ellington, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Carmen McRae, Tony Bennett, Johnny Mathis, Mel Torme and many others. Fitzgerald has called it her favorite song.


Something To Live For - Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn

Chart source
https://www.scribd.com/document/339246897/Something-to-Live-for-F-Latin

)BOB

 

[hoseokchoi]

I added the verse section.

Something To Live For 1 - Duke Ellington-Billy Strayhorn

 

[Jgriffiti]

Something to Live For (chart with verse added)

Hi, I clicked on the link and tried downloading this version (with the verse), but it seems to go to the same place as the other chart (without verse). There's no '1' added at the end of the title, and I can't see any differences between the charts.

 

[pdxdjazz]

Hi, I clicked on the link and tried downloading this version (with the verse), but it seems to go to the same place as the other chart (without verse). There's no '1' added at the end of the title, and I can't see any differences between the charts.

I wonder if your device’s cache retained your 1st download. It’s a mystery.

Just checked. The chart files are indeed different
1. Try the “verse” chart again
If unsuccessful,
2. Try another chart that you don’t have,
If successful, try #1 again

If all else fails, try the one here

https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Verses-for-jazz-standards&p=82638.10234/#post-82638

)BOB

 

[Jgriffiti]

I wonder if your device’s cache retained your 1st download. It’s a mystery.

Just checked. The chart files are indeed different
1. Try the “verse” chart again
If unsuccessful,
2. Try another chart that you don’t have,
If successful, try #1 again

If all else fails, try the one here

https://forums.irealpro.com/threads/Verses-for-jazz-standards&p=82638.10234/#post-82638

)BOB

Thank you so much! It was iReal Pro downloading that wouldn't allow the verse chart, even with its different title. I deleted the verse-less chart from iReal and, with the link you sent, added the chart.