Moonlight Becomes You - Jimmy Van Heusen

[ukerichard]

Moonlight Becomes You - Jimmy Van Heusen

The song was first recorded on May 5, 1942 by Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra - Vocal by Kitty Kallen, and it was released in November of that year.
https://youtu.be/KOdh5WgUPzs?si=ZHc1kZefick8Pddo

Moonlight Becomes You was written for movie Road to Morocco, and it was recorded by Bing Crosby on June 12, 1942. The movie was released on November 10, 1942.
https://youtu.be/dUmkz95E7mw?si=6RlmlyQkvXhEWEk_

Bing Crosby recorded it again with Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. That version was also released in November 1942.
https://youtu.be/B3BKZiQnISs?si=jJCb_dYddZVHlcxb


This is my transcription in iRP from the original sheet music from 1942.
Moonlight Becomes You - rp VSM - Jimmy Van Heusen (Words by Johnny Burke) 1942


And this is my reharmonization, the way I play it.
Moonlight Becomes You - RP - Jimmy Van Heusen (1942)


This one is my transcription of Matt Munisteri’s version on his album It's Been Swell: The Hillside Recordings.
Moonlight Becomes You - rp (Matt Munisteri) - Jimmy Van Heusen (1942)

https://mattmunisteri.bandcamp.com/a...ide-recordings


For comparison, the version found in the 1460 playlist:
Moonlight Becomes You - Jimmy Van-Heusen


Other versions:

Moonlight Becomes You - rp (Real Jazz Book) - Jimmy Van Heusen (1942)

Moonlight Becomes You - rp (Real Book Of Blues) - Jimmy Van Heusen (1942)

Moonlight Becomes You - rp (Great Gig Blue Book) - Jimmy Van Heusen (1942)

[pdxdjazz]

Excellent post!
Thanks for doing and sharing your “homework” with us.
It’s posts like this that make the Forums a valuable and enduring resource.
)BOB