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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 …

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 …

Beautiful Love

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