Download midi piano-midi-notes.com/jazz/253-my-melancholy-baby My Melancholy Baby, was written in 1911 with music by George Norton, lyrics by Ernie Burnett. The treatment here is an easy going cocktail style (like Dick Hyman's) with some occasional stride and locked hand technique. Note the effective use of re-harmonization (e.g. bar 9) to revitalize the more traditional fake book changes. Often thought of by musicians as a corny tune associated with an overly sentimental drunk asking the band to "... play Melancholy Baby", this tune is actually a love song with a pleasing melody and a tender lyric. Key of F.
Download midi piano-midi-notes.com/jazz/253-my-melancholy-baby
My Melancholy Baby, was written in 1911 with music by George Norton, lyrics by Ernie Burnett. The treatment here is an easy going cocktail style (like Dick Hyman's) with some occasional stride and locked hand technique. Note the effective use of re-harmonization (e.g. bar 9) to revitalize the more traditional fake book changes. Often thought of by musicians as a corny tune associated with an overly sentimental drunk asking the band to "... play Melancholy Baby", this tune is actually a love song with a pleasing melody and a tender lyric. Key of F.