Some Day My Prince Will Come

Some Day My Prince Will Come  is a popular song from Walt Disney’s 1937 animated movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. …

Cherokee

Cherokee is a  64 bar AABA tune  written by Ray Noble in 1938 as part of  “Indian Suite.”  Since  Charlie Parker experimented with re-harmonizing the changes …

Manhã de Carnaval

Manhã de Carnaval (Morning of Carnival) is the title song of the Brazilian film Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) from 1959. Composed by Luiz Bonfá, Manhã de …

All of Me

All of Me is a popular Tin Pan Alley song (1931) that is a jazz standard played by everyone (pros and beginners). Words …

Dolphin Dance

“Dolphin Dance”, written by Herbie Hancock. He initially recorded it on his 1965 record “Maiden Voyage”. He rerecorded it on the 1981 …

Blue Bossa

“Blue Bossa” by Kenny Dorham is a popular Boss Nova standard. It appeared on Joe Henderson’s album Page One (1963). Listen to “Blue …

Freddie Freeloader

“Freddie Freeloader” by Miles Davis appeared on his album Kind of Blue. It is a  twelve-bar blues in B-flat. It is the …

Tenderly

Tenderly is a popular song (1946) composed by Walter Gross with lyrics by Jack Lawrence. It has become a jazz standard. While originally …

Beautiful Love

Beautiful Love is a popular song (1931) composed by Wayne King, Victor Young and Egbert Van Alstyne with lyrics by Haven Gillespie. …

What’s New?

“What’s New?”  composed in 1939  by Bob Haggart as an instrumental tune titled “I’m Free”.  Later lyrics were written by Johnny Burke, …