Gerald Marks, music · Seymour Simons, lyrics · First sung on the radio in 1931
All of Me
All of Me is a 1931 song with music by Gerald Marks and words by Seymour Simons. The in keeps pulling forward, with each leading the ear on to the next. Armstrong recorded it in 1932, and Holiday, Garner, Young and Konitz recorded it in the decades after.
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The path starts with Armstrong's 1932 hit and a Benny Carter big band, then Holiday sings it with a small group. It continues with Garner and Peterson as piano trios, then Young, Stitt and Konitz on saxophone.
1950sLester Young and Teddy Wilson Quartet1956 · Swing
Oscar Peterson Trio1959 · Swing
The Sonny Stitt Quartet1959 · Bebop
1960sLee Konitz1961 · Post-bop
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Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra · 1932
OKeh 41552
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Armstrong plays trumpet and sings on this record, backed by a band with trombone, reeds, banjo and guitar, piano, bass and drums. Follow the form against the iReal chart.
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Play the first eight of the chart: for two bars, for two bars, for two bars, for two bars. Each leads to the next: E7 to A7, then A7 to Dm7.
Billie Holiday with Eddie Heywood and His Orchestra · 1941
Romance in the Dark / All of Me
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Holiday sings with Shad Collins on trumpet, two altos, Lester Young on tenor, and a of Heywood, Collins, Sturgis and Clarke. Listen for how the band leaves room around her voice.
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The tune's layout, its keys and the chord chart, for anyone who wants to play along.
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How the tune works
C majorusual key
32 barsA · B · A · C form
C majorkey centers
A8 bars
B8 bars
A8 bars
C8 bars
C
The is 32 in form. The plays for two bars, for two bars, for two bars and for two bars. The plays E7 for two bars, for two bars, for two bars, then Dm7 and . The second A repeats the first. The plays , , , A7, Dm7, G7, with , then Dm7 and G7. The dominant E7, A7 and D7 each lead to the chord after them and stay inside , so the page lists one area. These chords follow the iReal Pro chart.