Lullbay of the leaves
i'm looking for listening suggestions on this standard.
as an exercise, i will compose a solo line on these changes, so i'd like to hear a few master solos first. doesn't have to be piano solos, probably just as well if it isn't.
thanks.
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this is a direct copy/paste from https://lyricsplayground.com
"lullaby of the leaves
from the broadway revue "chamberlain brown's scrap book" (1932)
(bernice petkere / joe young)
ina hayward (broadway production) - 1932
george olsen & his orch. - 1932
connee boswell - 1932
ben selvin & his orch. - 1932
roy fox & his band (vocal: al bowlly) - 1932
ambrose & his orch. (vocal: sam browne) - 1932
cavan o'conner & his orch. - 1932
roy smeck & his vita trio - 1932
anita o'day - 1952
keely smith - 1956
teri thornton - 1960
ella fitzgerald - 1964
ray conniff, his orch. & chorus - 1964
mary hopkin - 1969
barbara lea - 1995
mary stallings - 1996
jackie ryan - 2002
also recorded by: mel tormé; june christy; leslie uggams;
asylum street spankers; chet atkins; meredith d'ambrosio;
ted heath & his orch; mary hopkin; henry hall & his orch;
donna byrne; connie evingson; the platters; russ freeman;
frank difavio; tommy dorsey; jerry douglas & peter rowan;
erroll garner; dizzy gillespie; jackie gleason; mimi fox;
benny goodman; dexter gordon; chico hamilton; art farmer;
the ventures; carmen cavallaro; davie allan & the arrows;
billy eckstine; roy eldridge; tito puente; the supertones;
stan kenton & his orch; marian mcpartland; page cavanaugh;
sauter-finegan; arthur lyman & ethel azama; george benson;
mary lou williams & her chosen five; ray martin & his orch;
jack payne & his band; ruby braff; randy brooks; art tatum;
gerry mulligan quartet: .............and many, many others.
rustling of the leaves used to be my lullaby
in the sunny south when i was a tot so high
and now that i have grown
and myself alone
cradle me where southern skies
can watch me with a million eyes
sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves
cover me with heaven's blue
and let me dream a dream or two
sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves
i'm breezing along, along with the breeze
i'm hearing a song, a song thru the trees
ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
that fine melody caressing the shore
familiar to me, i've heard it before
ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, that's southland
don't i feel it in my soul
and don't i know i've reached my goal
sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves
*****************************
alternate opening verse as recorded by ella fitzgerald:
rustling of the leaves used to be my lullaby
days so long ago when i was a tot so high
and now that i have grown
i've found myself
*****************************
as recorded by george olsen & his orchestra:
cradle me where southern skies
can watch me with a million eyes
sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves, ooh-ooh-ooh
cover me with heaven's blue
and let me dream a dream or two
sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves, ooh-ooh
i'm breezing along, along with the breeze
i'm hearing a song, a song thru the trees
ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
a fine melody caressing the shore
familiar to me, i've heard it before
ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, bah-bah-bah-bah, that's southland
don't i feel it in my soul
and don't i know i've reached my goal
sing to me, sing to me, sing to me
lullaby, lullaby, lullaby of the leaves
*******************************
as recorded by keely smith:
cradle me where southern skies
can watch me with a million eyes
oh, sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves
cover me with heaven's blue
and let me dream a dream or two
oh, sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves
i'm breezin' along, along with the breeze
i'm hearin' a song, a song thru the trees
oooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
a fine melody caressing the shore
familiar to me, i've heard it before
oooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, that's southland
don't i feel it in my soul
and don't i know i've reached my goal
oh, sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves
so, hum me to sleep
sing me to sleep
lullaby of the leaves"
cm7 ab#11 | d7 g+11 |c9sus4 c9 |fm7 fm7/eb|
dm7b5 | g+7 |1. cm7 eb9 |d7#9 g+7 :| 2. cm7 | // ||
ab7 | cmaj7 | // | ab7 | // | em7 eb7 | abmaj7 g+7 ||
repeat first six bars | cm6/9 ||fini
how does your changes compare?
bflat
https://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:922677~1~t000
ocrosse, my changes are simpler than that, something like:
c- | dm7b5 g7 | g-7b5 c7 | f- | g7 | db7 | c- | d-7b5 g7
....
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