Origin:

Introduced in the Broadway Musical I’d Rather Be Right.

Style:

Usually swung, it is played at a wide variety of tempos.

Form:

A-A-B-A (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8]

Verse:

A-B (12 Bars) [8-4]

Rarely  played, the first recording from Leo Reisman in 1937 features the verse  which can be heard after the instrumental introduction. Ella  Fitzgerald’s recording from 1956 also features it.

Key:

F Major

Harmony/Overview:

The  harmony in the A sections of this tune is very functional, remaining for the most part almost entirely diatonic. The bridge is however very inventive, beginning on IV Major before proceeding to modulate through  tonal centers descending in Major 3rds with II - V - I's.

Recordings:

This  song has been recorded over 280 times to date. Leo Reisman and his Orchestra were the first to record it in 1937. It has since been  recorded by countless jazz musicians and it continues to be performed frequently to this day.

JGC Top Picks:

Joe Pass, Virtuoso, 1973

Ed Bickert, Out of the Past, 1976

George Garzone, Four’s and Two’s, 1995