Originally Posted By bruno123

Chas, I enjoyed your recording, but it was confusing. If you did not write the title, I might not have known what song it was.

Only my opinion, John C.


And I value your opinion John, but if you didn't recognize the song from the intro and first 'play-through', then I have to assume that you don't know the song. The entire first chorus was about as 'straight' as one would play a jazz tune. I also ended it the same way. I've provided a few examples below to help familiarize you with the tune (along with a tutorial on the chord changes). Enjoy. Remember, 'jazz' represents freedom; freedom to interpret, express, play, a tune any way you like (within commonly accepted guidelines). That's probably why there are so many sub-genre's of jazz. That's why no two jazz musicians will ever play a tune exactly the same way. I encourage you to listen to as many of the examples below as you can. We can all learn from listening to others. Have a great day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kh_NnsbIqNQ&ab_channel=boesjazz

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZTq0siU3Ik&ab_channel=ElianeEliasOfficial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBnd5070WkU&ab_channel=FrankVignola

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qEZ3bpCoMk&ab_channel=UnlimitedMyles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Til3lV_ItZE&ab_channel=ozcar30000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjE2IRz3kd8&ab_channel=StanGetz-Topic

chas
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