ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND key F 3:05
8 bar intro and vocal in at 13 seconds, continue through twice, piano solo at 1:59, vocal back in at 2:25 with "come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand....", continue through, at 2:49 extend the last line and finish.

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M2186. ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND - F
key - F - vocal range - C to F
Classic Irving Berling gem in a Trio arrangement at a great tempo.

A PORTRAIT OF JENNIE (JENNY) key Db 4:01
8 bar intro and vocal in at 29 seconds, vocal through - no solo - at 2:35 the vocal goes back to "ah the colour and beauty of line...", continue through and finish.

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M2189. A PORTRAIT OF JENNIE - Db orchestral
key - Db - vocal range - Ab to Db
Stunning arrangement of this wonderful Nat King Cole hit and the theme from the 1948 classic movie of the same name.
Same arrangement as M2188 except a full tone lower.

BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON key Ab 3:20 PIANO SOLO REMOVED!
8 bar intro and vocal in at 13 seconds, vocal through twice, piano solo at 2:02, vocal back in at 2:30 with "I see a new horizon...", continue through, at 2:57 sing again "beyond the blue horizon lies a rising sun".

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M2190. BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - Ab
key - Ab - vocal range - B to Eb
Lovely Quartet arrangement with light guitar fills and then rhythm guitar 2nd time through. Loosely based on the same type of arrangement as Lou Christie and other popular MOR versions (the original 1930's melody is different, as is the Nat King Cole version.

BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON key Gb 3:20
8 bar intro and vocal in at 13 seconds, vocal through twice, piano solo at 2:02, vocal back in at 2:30 with "I see a new horizon...", continue through, at 2:57 sing again "beyond the blue horizon lies a rising sun".

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M2191. BEYOND THE BLUE HORIZON - Gb
key - Gb - vocal range - A to Db
Lovely Quartet arrangement with light guitar fills and then rhythm guitar 2nd time through. Loosely based on the same type of arrangement as Lou Christie and other popular MOR versions (the original 1930's melody is different, as is the Nat King Cole version. Same arrangement as M2190 except a full tone lower.

IF I DIDN'T CARE key Ab 2:49
4 bar intro and vocal in at 7 seconds, vocal through twice - no solo, at 2:26 sing again "would all this be true, if I didn't care for you" and finish.

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M2193. IF I DIDN'T CARE - Ab
key - Ab - vocal range - B to Db
Super Big Band arrangement of this great old standard with nice lines, hits and kicks to compliment the vocal.
Same arrangement as M2192 except a full tone lower.

MOMENTS LIKE THIS key Ab 2:58
4 bar intro and vocal in at 10 seconds, vocal through twice - no solo, tag the last line and finish.

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M2195. MOMENTS LIKE THIS - Ab
key - Ab - vocal range - Bb to C
Cool standard from the pen of Burton Lane and Frank Loesser, covered by Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Julie London and many others. Main theme only in a very lovely Trio arrangement. Same arrangement as M2194 except a full tone lower.

OVER THE RAINBOW key Eb 4:09
4 bar intro and vocal in at 14 seconds, continue through, piano solo at 2:01, vocal back in at 2:53 with "someday I'll wish upon a star..", continue through and at 3:34 sing "birds fly.... over the rainbow.. why then oh why can't I" - OMIT THE END TAG COMPLETELY "If happy little bluebirds....". Let the track finish with the 4 bar ending or you can ad lib vocally over it.

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M2196. OVER THE RAINBOW - Eb Trio
key - Eb - vocal range - D to F
Another super fresh Trio arrangement of this wonderful old standard. Slight groove going on and some lovely alternate chord changes included.

S'POSIN' key Db 2:22
8 bar intro and vocal in at 14 seconds, vocal through twice - no solo - at 2:04 repeat "I'm not s'posin' I'm in love with you" and finish.

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M2199. S'POSIN' - Db
key - Db - vocal range - Ab to Db
Lightly swinging Quartet arrangement of this great old standard covered by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sarah Vaughan and many others. Same arrangement as M2198 except a full tone lower.

THE BEST THING FOR YOU key C 3:05 PIANO SOLO REMOVED!
8 bar intro and vocal in at 12 seconds, vocal through twice, piano solo at 1:59, vocal back in at 2:23 with "every day.. to myself I say.....", continue through, from 2:47 sing "that the best thing for you.... the best thing for you.. the best thing for you should be me..." and finish.

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M2200. THE BEST THING FOR YOU - C
key - C - vocal range - B to D
Wonderful Irving Berlin gem in a very lovely Trio arrangement.

THE BEST THING FOR YOU key Bb 3:05
8 bar intro and vocal in at 12 seconds, vocal through twice, piano solo at 1:59, vocal back in at 2:23 with "every day.. to myself I say.....", continue through, from 2:47 sing "that the best thing for you.... the best thing for you.. the best thing for you should be me..." and finish.

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M2201. THE BEST THING FOR YOU - Bb
key - Bb - vocal range - A to C
Wonderful Irving Berlin gem in a very lovely Trio arrangement. Same arrangement as M2200 except a full tone lower.

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT key C 3:19
8 bar intro and vocal in at 15 seconds, vocal through twice - no solo, continue through the song, false tab - at 2:43 sing again "one thing .. leads to another..  to late to run for cover.. she's much to close for comfort now.... and again at 2:58 and finish.

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M2203. TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT - C Trio
key - C - vocal range - B to Eb
Superb Trio arrangement of this wonderful standard, with some subtle chord changes thrown in for good measure!
Same arrangement as M2202 except a full tone higher.

WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW key F 3:22
4 bar intro and vocal in at 15 seconds, vocal through - no solo, at 2:05 go back to "why can't I be...more conventional...", continue through, tag the last line and finish.

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M2205. WHY TRY TO CHANGE ME NOW - F
key - F - vocal range - C# to D
Trio arrangement of this classic American standard. Same arrangement as M2204 except a full tone higher.

WRITE MYSELF A LETTER (I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND) key Bb 2:32 PIANO SOLO REMOVED!
8 bar intro and vocal in at 15 seconds, continue through, piano solo at 1:12, vocal back in at 1:44 with "I'm going to smile and say I hope you're feeling better..", continue through and from 2:08 sing "I'll make believe it came... I'll make believe it came.... yes make believe it came from you" and finish.

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M2206. WRITE MYSELF A LETTER (I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND) - Bb
key - Bb - vocal range - Db to D
Loosely based on the Paul McCartney live version that features the Diana Krall Trio. Arrangement similar but the solo is mine.

WRITE MYSELF A LETTER (I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND) key Ab 2:32
8 bar intro and vocal in at 15 seconds, continue through, piano solo at 1:12, vocal back in at 1:44 with "I'm going to smile and say I hope you're feeling better..", continue through and from 2:08 sing "I'll make believe it came... I'll make believe it came.... yes make believe it came from you" and finish.

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M2207. WRITE MYSELF A LETTER (I'M GONNA SIT RIGHT DOWN AND) - Ab
key - Ab - vocal range - B to C
Loosely based on the Paul McCartney live version that features the Diana Krall Trio. Arrangement similar but the solo is mine.
Same arrangement as M2206 except a full tone lower.

YOU'RE SENSATIONAL key Db 2:55
4 bar intro and vocal in at 8 seconds, continue through twice - no solo - and finish.

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M2209. YOU'RE SENSATIONAL - Db
key - Db - vocal range - Ab to Db
Superb Trio arrangement of this Cole Porter classic. Lightly swinging and tastefully played.
Same arrangement as M2208 except a full tone lower.

DON'T SPEAK OF MY HEART key A to B 5:39
6 bar intro and vocal in at 18 seconds, continue through as per the Gerry Rafferty version, with a definite ending.

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GM738. DON'T SPEAK OF MY HEART - A to B
key - A to B - vocal range - B to E
Superb song from Gerry Rafferty from his "On A Wing & A Prayer" album. An instant "love that song" moment, that doesn't happen often with me. Same arrangement as GM737 except a full tone lower.