Jazz Daniel's #4 - All Of Me
Hello everyone! Welcome back to another edition of "Jazz Daniel's"!
In this fourth edition, we'll delve into the classic standard "All Of Me".
This is another essential standard to know for jam sessions! Almost every jazz musician can play it, and it's frequently requested during jams.
Since this standard features many 2-bar-long chords, it's an excellent chance to practice creating extended lines over a single chord.
It's advisable to learn this standard in several keys (as always...), but for this edition, we'll focus on one of the most common keys - C Major.
as always, we will cover the following topics:
A Brief History Of "All Of Me"
"All Of Me" was composed in 1931 by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons.
Belle Baker first performed the song on radio and at a live show at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit in 1931, where it rapidly became popular during the Great Depression. The first significant recording was made on December 1, 1931, by Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra. Louis Armstrong's more lively 1932 version, featuring his now-famous scat singing and trumpet solo, helped establish the song as a beloved jazz standard!
Throughout the years, the melody has been recorded over 2,000 times by a variety of artists spanning different genres, and it continues to be frequently performed at live jazz concerts and jam sessions globally.
Here are some great recordings to check out: Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Swings Gently With Nelson: For a great voice and short solo!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr_EX9Ppfjw Oscar Peterson Trio - A Jazz Portrait of Frank Sinatra:
A very cool combination of blues in this fan favorite standard
Frank Sinatra - Sinatra Sings His Greatest Hits:
A great big band version
Louis Armstrong:
The master himself!
Django Reinhardt - Presenting Django Reinhardt:
The godfather of Gypsy jazz give's it a go!
How To Play The Melody
Here is the lead sheet of "All Of Me":
In the video below, I will perform the melody, not exactly as written, but with some rhythmic and melodic variations to make it a bit more interesting.
How To Play The Harmony
In the video below, I will perform the chords of the tune as outlined on the lead sheet. I will play it in a traditional swing strumming pattern.
How To Play A Chord-Melody
A chord-melody is a playing style that merges the melody and harmony of a standard. In the video below, I'll present a simple chord melody of "All Of Me"
And here is the notation:
A Solo Etude Over All Of Me
in this section you will find a video and the notation for a small solo I Improvised over the chord changes of All Of Me:
And here is the notation:
Download Sections
Here you can find all the notation as PDF files for you to download!
As always, I hope this 4# Issue of "Jazz Daniel's" was interesting and maybe even helped a little on your jazz journey! Please feel free to message me if you have any questions about what I showed here today!
Now it is time for me to pour a cup of whisky and play some jazz!
Gal Dornay
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