One of my all time romantic songs is the Love theme from THE SANDPIPER. From the movie, The Shadow of Your Smile is sung by Barbra Streisand & Johnny Mathis. You'll hear Dave Koz on his sax. They received Grammy award Song of the year 1965. Here is
Elizabeth Taylor-Richard Burton romantic drama "The Sandpiper" (1965), filmed in Big Sur, California. Listen to the sandpiper soundtrack of this passionate, award winning song!

The shadow of your smile Barbra Streisand & Johnny Mathis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQO09ulI_so

* The song Shadow of Your Smile
Words & Music by Johnny Mandel & Paul F. Webster
Recorded by Tony Bennett, 1965
Featured in the movie "The Sandpiper"

* The Shadow of Your Smile Lyrics

The shadow of your smile
When you are gone
Will color all my dreams
And light the dawn
Look into my eyes
My love...and see
All the lovely things
You are to me
Find More lyrics at www.sweetslyrics.com
Our wistful little star
Was far to high
A tear drop kissed your lips
And so did I
Now when I remember spring
All the joy that love can bring
I will be remembering
The shadow of your smile

* Instrumental versions of The Shadow of Your Smile

ISHI-chan plays The Shadow Of Your Smile

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05NYH7M-eHg

Learn to read music, learn basic 7th chords(5 for each key) in every key, this can be done out of most basic jazz theory books. Start by playing melody and bass note alone, then go to melody/RH and bass note-7th/LH. Memorize melody completely so you can play it with eyes closed. then add 3rd of chord in left or experiment with adding chord tones to RH melody. If you follow this, by that time your ear should take over and teach you to play the tune. Listen to great performances as well.

THE SHADOW of YOUR SMILE bossa nova by freddym223

I love hearing these jazz sounds to a very mellow song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntug8F2W8zc

single note improvisation with backup
here are the chords.key of G.
/F#m7/B7/Em7/A7/Am7/D7/GMa7/CMa7/F#m7/B7 /
Em7/Em7/C#m7b5/F#7/F#m7/B7/F#m7/B7/Em7/
/A7/Am7/D7/Bm7/E7/Am7/Cm7/Bm7/E7/A7/D7/
/GMa7/B7/

Free music and chords to The Shadow of Your Smile

http://www.curtsheller.com/scores/gtr/ShadowOfYourSmile.shtml
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* The Shadow of Your Smile Chords
The Shadow Of Your Smile. Words & Music by Johnny Mandel & Paul F. Webster ... Em F#m7 B7 Em A9 The shadow of your smile when you are gone, Em Am7 D7 G

http://www.theguitarguy.com/shadowof.htm

Em F#m7 B7 Em A9
The shadow of your smile when you are gone,

Em Am7 D7 G
Will color all my dreams and light the dawn.

CM7 F#m7 B7 Em B+ Em7
Look into my eyes, my love, and see

Em6 F#7 C7 F#m7 B7
All the lovely things you are to me.

(N.C.) F#m7 B7 Em B+ Em7
Our wistful little star went far too high;

Em6 Am7 D7 Bm7-5 E7
A teardrop kissed your lips, and so did I.

Am7 Cm7
Now when I remember spring,

F7 Bm7-5 E7
All the joy that love can bring,

A7 Am7 D9 D7/9 D7 G Cdim B7
I will be remembering the shadow of your smile.

(Instrumental interlude: 1st verse)

(N.C.) F#m7 B7 Em B+ Em7
Our wistful little star went far too high;

Em6 Am7 D7 Bm7-5 E7
A teardrop kissed your lips, and so did I.

Am7 Cm7
Now when I remember spring,

F7 Bm7-5 E7
All the joy that love can bring,

A7 Am7
I will be remembering

D9 D7/9 G Gdim Am7 Cm7 G
The shadow of your smile.

* The Shadow of Your Smile midi

http://www.songtrellis.com/sounds/viewer$453

* Chord Chart from my friend MrAndrew in the zone at HearandPlay

The Shadow of Your Smile
Arr. By Mrandrew

B,E,Gb,G,B-the shadow of your
Gb/ADbEGb-smile
Gb,-when
B/AEbGb-you
C-are
E/GBDGb-gone
B,E,Gb,G,B-will color all my
A/CEG-dreams
A-and
D/ADGb-light
E-the
G/BDGbB-dawn
C,B,A,G-look into my
Gb/ADbEGb-eyes
C-my
B/AEbGb-love
A-and
E/BDG-see
B,A,G,-all the lovely
Db/BDbEG-things
B-you
Gb/BbDbEGb-are
B/ ADbEGb-to
B /AEbGb-me

The Shadow of Your Smile (from The Sandpiper) By Paul Francis Webster. For piano, voice, and guitar (chords only). This edition: Piano/Vocal/Chords. Sheet. Movie. Sheet. 6 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing. (T0410SPV)
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Keep the passion for music alive by playing those keys!
All the best,
LadyD

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I came across this neat little trick... Parallel Dominant 7th Movement

Here is a great lesson on how to move dominant 7th voicings within a key. This will really spice up your playing and add a lot of motion when you are playing on one chord. Go to www.coolschoolvideo.com Musicteacher

Learn Big, Rich Jazz Piano Chords

Understanding Jazz Chords

Jazz piano chords can sometimes be confusing at first glance. In this article, I am going to explain how jazz players usually interpret chords and pick tensions to create lush chords. Bear in mind, every musician has their own "tricks" that they use to form their chords. However, there are some basic harmonic concepts that you need to understand and I'll cover some of them in this article.

If you are looking for an instructional course on creating full chords at the piano, I'd suggest the JazzPianoLessons.com Piano Chords bundle. This three-DVD set covers both basic seventh chords along with advanced quartal voicings, tensions, alterations, upper-structure triads, rootless voicings and more.

Learn more about Jazz Piano Chords

Let's begin with a basic seventh chord for D-7. Example A is what a typical voicing of a D-7 chord might look like.

Example A

O.K., that's pretty simple, right? Now take a look at example B. Does this still look like a D-7 to you?

Example B

Labeling Chords

You might look at this chord and think F Maj7 or D-9. We can rule out F Maj7 because the root is a D. However, why didn't I label this chord D-9?

I did not label the chord as D-9 because it is common for jazz players to automatically add tensions to the chords that they are playing. Jazz players know which available tensions each chord can utilize. Personally, I'd rather see a chord written as D-7 than D-9 or D-9 (add 11). I think that many (not all) pianists would agree with me because as jazz players, we are accustomed to working from a "shell".

Basically, when I see D-7, I already know that the 9th and 11th are probably available to me. When looking at a lead sheet, especially in a low-light gig situation, I want the lead sheet to be as un-cluttered as possible.

The "Right" Tensions

You might be wondering, which tensions are the "right" tensions for a particular chord? Well, let's go through the three basic chords: Major, minor and Dominant 7th chords.

Major 7th available tensions are: 9, #11 or 6 (usually replaces the 7th)
Minor 7th available tensions: 9 and 11. 6 would replace the 7th.
Dominant 7th available tensions: b9, 9, #9, #11, b13 and 13.

Chord Type Available Tensions
Major: 9, # 11 or 6 (usually replaces the 7th)
Minor: 9 and 11. 6 would replace the 7th
Dominant: b9, 9, # 9, #11, b13 and 13

So, looking back at the D-7 chord in example B, you'll notice that I am adding the 9th to the chord. This is just one of many different voicings that I cover in the Piano Chords bundle.

Dominant 7th Tensions

I want to draw your attention to the Dominant 7th available tensions. Once again, they are b9, 9, #9, #11, b13 and 13. Let's go through the notes for a C7 chord.

C7 chord tones are: C-E-G-Bb

Available tensions are: Db-D-D#-F#-Ab-A

You'll notice that the only two notes left that are not represented are F and B. F would be a sus4 and B would change the C7 to a C Maj7 chord.

I like to bring this up because remember, when you improvise, you can use any chord tones or available tensions in your solo. So, on a Dominant 7th chord, there are really only two notes that you would try to avoid. This also means that when you play a Dominant 7th chord, you can add almost any note as a tension. Well, let me put it this way, you have a 10 out of 12 chance of hitting the "right" note!

The Million Dollar Question, "Why 13 and not 6?"

I have been asked this question for years! It is a difficult question to answer because it is like asking why does 2+2=4? However, I do have my explanation. Let's take the C7 chord as an example again.

The chord tones (notes that are found in the chord and not tensions) are C-E-G-Bb for a C7 chord. The C is the root, E is the third, G is the fifth and Bb is the flatted 7th.

It is perfectly reasonable to think of D, F# and A as two, sharp four and six. However, we would call D the ninth, F# sharp eleven and A the thirteenth. You might be asking, "Why?"
Since chords are predominantly formed by "stacking" thirds, we would consider the D-F# and A as being "upper structures" of the chord.

Learn more about Jazz Piano Chords

Are you familiar w/ rootless voicings? I recommend these Jazz Dvds: