Tuesday Review: The Best Jazz Standards Ever

The Best Jazz Standards Ever

One of the books in my music library that I use quite often is the 2nd edition of The best Jazz Standards Ever. Produced by Hal Leonard, it is for piano, vocal and guitar.You will find 77 of the Best Jazz Hits including All the things You Are, Bewitched, Call Me Irresponsible, Georgia on My Mind, Misty, The Nearness of You, Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado), The Very thought of You, When Sunny Gets Blue and more.

Here is a list of some of the songs with their key signatures:

1. All Of Me - C
2. All The Things You Are - G
3. April In Paris - C
4. Autumn In New York - F
5. Bewitched from Pal Joey - C
6. Bluesette - G
7. Body And Soul - Db
8. But Beautiful - G
9. Caravan - Ab
10. Call Me Irresponsible - F
11. Dancing On The Ceiling from Simple Simon- F
12. Day By Day - G
13. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - G
14. Falling In Love With Love from The Boys From Syracuse - Bb
15. Don't Get Around Much Anymore - C
16. A Fine Romance from Swing Time - C
17. Georgia On My Mind - F
18. God Bless' The Child from Lady Sings The Blues - Ab
19. Have You Met Miss Jones? from I'd Rather Be Right - F
20. Hello, Young Lovers from The King And I - C
21. Here's That Rainy Day - G
22. I Get Along Without You very Well (Except Sometimes) - Bb
23. I Can't Get Started With You from Ziegfeld Follies - C
24. I Could Write A Book from Pal Joey - C
25. I Didn't Know What Time It Was from Too Many Girls - G
26. I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - G
27. I Hear Music from Dancing On A Dime - F
28. I'll Never Smile Again - Eb
29. I'm Beginning To See The Light - G
30. I'll Remember April - G
31. I've Got You Under My Skin from Born To Dance - Eb
32. In A Sentimental Mood - F
33. If I Should Lose You from Rose Of The Rancho - C
34. Imagination - Eb
35. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning - C
36. Isn't It Romantic? from Love Me Tonight - Eb
37. It Could Happen To You from And The Angels Sing - Ab
38. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) from Sophisticated Ladies - Bb
39. It Might As Well Be Spring from State Fair - G
40. June In January from Here Is My Heart - Eb
41. Lover from Love Me Tonight - D
42. Like Someone In Love - C
43. Love Is The Sweetest Thing - D
44. Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?) - F
45. Misty - Eb
46. Mona Lisa from Captain Carey, U.S.A. -

The compilation of songs in this book are for intermediate players. There are so many songs that I do know and a few that I'm not familiar with. If you read sheet music, then this is the book for you. You will learn lots of jazz chords with their cool sounds.

About the Author

Founded in 1947, Hal Leonard Corporation has become the worlds largest print music publisher, representing some of the greatest songwriters and artists of all time. We are proud to publish titles of interest to all musicians as well as music lovers, from songbooks and instructional titles to artist biographies and instrument price guides to books about the music industry and all the performing arts.

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Easy-to-understand information that will show you...

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* The basic principles of sight reading (bonus material )

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Best Wishes,

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Whitney Houston: I Look To You

Cover of I Look to You

Look to You is the seventh and final studio album by American recording artist Whitney Houston. It was first released on August 28, 2009 through Sony Music in Europe, then August 31, 2009 with Arista Records in the United States before being released by RCA Records in the United Kingdom on October 19, 2009. The album was Houston's first studio album since One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003), and the follow-up to 2002's Just Whitney. It is also the singer's last album released during her lifetime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Look_to_You
I Look To You Chords

C              G
As I lay me down
Am              Em
Heaven hear me now
Dm                  F
I'm lost without a cause
Dm                  G
After giving it my all

C                    G
Winter storms has come
Am              Em

                  



        F                Em
After all my strength is gone
F                  G
In you I can move on

           C     G
I look to you
           Am   Dm
I look to you

          F           Em
And when melodies are gone
   Dm           G
In you I hear a song
           C
I look to you

http://www.yourchords.com/174126/Whitney-Houston/I-Look-To-You-Chords/

I have an arrangement that I play in the Key of E.

Stanza:

E   E/D#   C#m   E/G#   F#m   E/G#

A   B   E   E/D#   C#m   E/G#   F#m   E/G  A  B

Chorus:

E   B/D#   C#m   E/G#

F#m   E/G#   A   B   E   B/D#

C#m   E/G#   F#m   E/G#   A   B

Bridge:

C#m   C#m/B   A   C#m   C#m/B

A   F#m   E/G#

A   B   E.


I Look to You

Here is some theory to better understand the Key of E.

E major scale notes: E F# G# A B C# D#

Major key chord sequence: Maj min min Maj Maj min dim

I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii
Emaj	F#min	G#min	Amaj	Bmaj	C#min	D#dim
Emaj7	F#min7	G#min7	Amaj7	B7	C#min7	D#m7b5

Common chord progressions in E major
I - IV - V	E - A - B
I - vi - IV - V	E - C#m - A - B
II - V - I	F#m7 - B7 - Emaj7

 http://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/chords-key-e.html

E Chord Name	Symbols	Chords Notes*
E Major (implied if without notation)	EM or Emaj or E		E	G#	B
E Minor	Em		E	G	B
E Augmented	Eaug or E+		E	G#	C
E Diminished	Edim or Eo		E	G	A#
E Dominant 7th	E7		E	G#	B	D
E Major 7th	EM7 or Emaj7		E	G#	B	D#
E Minor 7th	Em7		E	G	B	D
E Dominant 7b5	E7b5		E	G#	A#	D
E Augmented Dominant 7th or E Dominant Seventh Sharp 5	E7#5		E	G#	C	D
E Minor/ Major Seventh	Em/M7 or Em/maj7		E	G	B	D#
E Diminished Minor Seventh or E Minor Seventh Flat Five or E Half-Diminished Seventh	Em7b5		E	G	A#	D
E Diminished 7th	Edim7		E	G	A#	C#
E Suspended or E Suspended 4th	Esus or Esus4		E	G#	A	B
E Minor Suspended or E Minor Suspended 4th	Emsus or Emsus4		E	G	A	B
E Major 6th	E6 or EM6		E	G#	B	C#
E Minor 6th	Em6		E	G	B	C#
E Six/Nine or E Sixth Add Ninth	E6/9 or E6add9		E	G#	B	C#	F#
E Minor Six/Nine or E Minor Sixth Add Ninth	Em6/9 or Em6add9		E	G	B	C#	F#
E Add Nine	Eadd9		E	G#	B	F#
E Minor Add Nine	Emadd9		E	G	B	F#
E Major Ninth	EM9 or Emaj9		E	G#	B	D#	F#
E Minor Ninth	Em9		E	G	B	D	F#
E Dominant Ninth	E9		E	G#	B	D	F#
E Dominant Sharp Nine	E7#9		E	G#	B	D	G
E Dominant Flat Nine	E7b9		E	G#	B	D	F
E Minor Eleventh	Em11		E	G	B	D	F#	A
E Dominant Eleventh	E11		E	G#	B	D	F#	A
E Dominant Sharp Eleventh	E7#11		E	G#	B	D	F#	A#
E Major Sharp Eleven or E Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh	Emaj#11 or Emaj7#11		E	G#	B	D#	F#	A#
E Major Thirteenth	Emaj13		E	G#	B	D#	F#	A	C#
E Minor Thirteenth	Em13		E	G	B	D	F#	A	C#
E Dominant Thirteenth	E13		E	G#	B	D	F#	A	C#

http://www.piano-lessons-central.com/e-chord.html

To better understand the formation of chords, the name of

chord types and progressions, a great resource to look at

is Audio Chords.

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

Whitney Houston: Didn't We Almost Have It All

In 1967 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" was written by Michael Masser and Will Jennings.

Didn't We Almost Have It All Lyrics

Remember when we held on in the rain
The nights we almost lost it
Once again we can take the night into tomorrow
Living on feelings
Touching you I feel it all again

Chorus:
Didn't we almost have it all
When love was all we had worth giving?
The ride with you was worth the fall my friend
Loving you makes life worth living
Didn't we almost have it all
The nights we held on till the morning
You know you'll never love that way again
Didn't we almost have it all

The way you used to touch me felt so fine
We kept our hearts together down the line
A moment in the soul can last forever
Comfort and keep us
Help me bring the feeling back again

(Chorus)

Bridge
Didn't we have the best of times
when love was young and new
couldn't we reach inside and find
the love of me and you
we'll never lose it again
cause once you know what love is you'll never let it end

Chorus:
Didn't we almost have it all
The night we held on till the morning
You know you'll never love that way again
Didn't we almost have it all
Didn't we almost have it all
(End)

http://www.music-lyrics-chord.com

Here's the music chord chart:

[Intro]

   Bb    Bbmaj7  Eb    Dm7   Gm7    Cm7 Dm7 Eb       Bb
         sus4/Eb
|  /  /  /       /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


[Verse One]

Bb               C#maj7/Ab      G7
Remember when we held on in the rain
                     Cm      G/B
The night we almost lost it
     Cm    F               Bb    Bb/A Gm  Ebmaj7  Bbmaj7sus4/Eb    
Once again we can take the night in---to tomorrow   /    /
          Dm7      Gm7
Living on feelings
Cm7             Fsus4  F      Bb    C/D  D
Touching you I feel it all again     /   /

[Chorus]

G         Gmaj7sus4/C  C        Bm7  Em7              
Didn't we almost       have it all    /  /
Am7            Dsus4 D         G       C/D  D
When love was all we had worth giving?  /   /
G             Gmaj7sus4/C  C         Bm7       Em7
The ride with you was      worth the fall my friend
Am7     Dsus4    D          G      Eb/F  F (Key change)
Loving you makes life worth living   /   /
Bb         Bbmaj7sus4/Eb  Eb       Dm7  Gm7
Didn't we almost          have it all /  /  /
Cm7           Fsus4  F          Bb    Eb/F  F
The night we held on till the morning  /    /
Bb               Bbmaj7sus4/Eb  Eb        Dm7   Gm7
You know you'll never           love that way again
Cm7       Fsus4  F         Bb  Eb/F Ebsus2/F
Didn't we almost have it all     /    /

[Verse Two] - Use previous Verse chords

The way you used to touch me felt so fine
We kept our hearts together down the line
A moment in the soul can last forever
Comfort and keep us
Help me bring the feeling back again


[Chorus] -Use same progression as previous Chorus

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com

So, here's what I'm playing:

Fm/Ab = Ab/CF

G7sus = G/GCD

G/B = B/GDG

Cm = C/GEb

F = F/AF

Bb = Bb/FBbD

Bb/A = A/FBbDF

Gm = G/ BbDGBb

Ebmaj7 = Eb/EbD

F/Eb = Eb/CFA

Gm7 = G/FAC

Cm7 = C/GBbEb

Eb/F = F/BbEbG

C/D = D/CEG

D = D/ADF#

G = G/GBD

D/C = C/ADF#

Bm7 = B/F#AD

Em7 = E/GBD

Am7 = A/GCE

D7sus = D/CEB

F7sus = F/EbFBbD

F7 = EbAC

Bb(9) = Bb/DBb

This is such a pretty song played slowly with 4 beats to the measure in the Key of Bb. You can print the music if the site is still up here.

Remembering Whitney. Hope you're having a great weekend. It's sunny here but my thoughts and prayers go out to the folks in Indiana at this time.

Keep practicing and be blessed!

"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King