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Night in Tunisia Lead Sheet

“A Night in Tunisia” was composed by Dizzy Gillespie, with Frank Paparelli credited as co-writer, in the early 1940s. It’s...

“Just Friends” was composed by John Klenner with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis in 1931. It became a jazz favorite...

“Have You Met Miss Jones?” was written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1937 musical I’d Rather Be...

“Cherokee” was written by British bandleader Ray Noble in 1938 and became a swing-era hit for Charlie Barnet. Bebop musicians...

“Someday My Prince Will Come” was written by Frank Churchill with lyrics by Larry Morey for Disney’s 1937 film Snow...

“‘Round Midnight” is Thelonious Monk’s most famous composition, written in the early 1940s and first recorded by Cootie Williams in...

“Days of Wine and Roses” was composed by Henry Mancini with lyrics by Johnny Mercer for the 1962 film of...

“Nardis” was written by Miles Davis in 1958 for Cannonball Adderley’s album Portrait of Cannonball. Miles never recorded it himself,...

“Manhã de Carnaval,” known to jazz players as “Black Orpheus,” was composed by Luiz Bonfá for the 1959 film Orfeu...

“Tenor Madness” is a blues credited to Sonny Rollins and recorded in 1956 on the album of the same name....

“Satin Doll” was composed by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn in 1953, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer added later. It’s...

“Summertime” was composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward. It’s one...