What Is There To Say - Vernon Duke-E.Y. Harburg

[Jazzpiano]

Hi All,

Has anyone ever posted
"What is There to Say"
to this forum.
Just checking before I do it!
Thanks
Mark

[raymb1]

What Is There To Say - Vernon Duke And E.Y. Harburg

Since Mark hasn't posted this song yet, here's one version

[pdxdjazz]

Thanks for posting.
In measures 1, 2, & 4 of the B section and bar 3 of the final A, you can make the overlapping chords more readable by using S and N in the editor (small/normal).
Remember, each N or S applies to all subsequent chords in the chart. When you use S to make a couple of adjacent chords fit better, please use N on the next chord to reset the rest of the chart.
)BOB

[raymb1]

Thanks Bob.

[mhoover]

What Is There To Say? - V. Duke

[pdxdjazz]

What Is There To Say? - V. Duke

Can you share the source of your chart?

Please only use the Small font setting to make only the overlapping chords more readable.
Remember, each N or S applies to all subsequent chords in the chart. When you use S to make a couple of adjacent chords fit better, please use N on the next chord to reset the rest of the chart. Many users have smaller (phone) screens and the larger font is more readable.
)BOB

[engelbach]

mhoover,

Correct me if I'm wrong. It looks like your version comes from the fake book 1000 Songs, Volume One or a spinoff from that. raymb1's version looks like it's a variation of the version in Hal Leonard's Real Jazz Book.

The main difference is that yours shows the B section starting on a IIm7 in Eb, whereas the Hal Leonard version has it modulating to Ab for half a measure. I don't know which one conforms to the original sheet music.

raymb1's version differs slightly from the Hal Leonard version, which is below:

What Is There to Say-Jazz Real Book - Vernon Duke

Cheers,
Jer

[raymb1]

The correct chords depends on whose version you listen to. Bill Evans plays an Ab7 for the first bar of the B section, Red Garland plays Fm7 - F#dim.

[Keith88]

This is one of my favorite songs. I play the Volume One changes at the beginning of the bridge; the Ab7 sounds jarring to me. That said, the several Bill Evans versions are sublime.

[engelbach]

The tune is not in my repertoire, so I haven't made any choices. I generally love Bill's changes, to everything.

Cheers,
Jer