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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)
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The One Rose (That’s Left In My Heart) - Del Lyon, Lani McIntire
My version with the verse. The chorus differs slightly from the one posted by @dfh33059
One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) - rp VSM, The - Del Lyon and Lani McIntire 1936
Leon Redbone’s version
One Rose (That's Left In My Heart) (Leon Redbone's Version) - RP, The - Del Lyon and Lani McIntire 1936
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Tonight You Belong To Me - Lee David
Words by Billy Rose
1926
This song was originally in 3/4, and it was titled “To-night You Belong To Me”
First recorded by Irving Kaufman in 1926, it became a hit the next year when Gene Austin recorded it.
Irving Kaufman (1926 version)
https://youtu.be/usrACzwJToM?si=mDr3z1luzKDeItiP
Gene Austen (recorded in December 1926, released in February 1927)
https://youtu.be/S-HoFhLRuO4?si=lk9_2P6YQnqG6yg9
Patience and Prudence’s version in 1956 was also a hit.
https://youtu.be/W4dqfrzJPbc?si=PbYbSoF-Je3Coha6
Of course, when thinking about this song, many people will immediately remember the version in the 1979 movie The Jerk with Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters. Despite Martin being an excellent banjo player, the ukulele part we hear is not actually played by him but by jazz ukulele player Lyle Ritz.
https://youtu.be/wyinJyWUhas?si=y6zEk-A7GXeKa0M7
Nice vocals and guitar accompaniment on this 2010 recording by Jane Monheit and John Pizzarelli.
https://youtu.be/sZ1xUO4sCQg?si=mbz_7DXAiQJujlpY
Here is my transcription of the song, including the verse and in 3/4 time - and in the original key of Eb.
Tonight You Belong To Me - rp VSM - Lee David (words by Billy Rose) 1926
Not nearly as jazzy as the version in the Jazz 1460 Standards but my changes are based on the way the song was played originally.
Tonight You Belong To Me - Rose-David
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