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First thing to come to mind are fragments of Mozart ... stuff from operas, piano concertos ... also Beethoven (violin sonatas: the Kreutzer and No. 10/Op. 96).

Hoagy Carmichael as well!

Also some of Monk's tunes will definitely make my cut ... "Reflections" comes to mind first, but there are others, "Ruby My Dear", "Crepuscule with Nellie", and of course "Round Midnight".

Bud Powell, "Glass Enclosure"

Clifford Brown's "Joy Spring"
virtually all Tadd Dameron tunes

And Strayhorn, too - "UMMG", "Lush Life", Johnny Hodges doing "Blood Count" ...

As for standards, some great ones have been mentioned ... allow me to throw in "Stormy Weather".

And some Gershwin: "Bidin' My Time", "Nice Work If You Can Get It", "Embraceable You", "How Long Has This Been Going On"...

Cole Porter's "My Heart Belongs to Daddy", "Begin the Beguine" ...

Raye/DePaul's "You Don't Know What Love is"

Victor Young's "Delilah"

though with standards looking at just the melody is somewhat missing the point because the genius of the best of them lies in how they melt together melody and words and in how they get to be more than the sum of their parts

Did Mozart compose People in Sorrow? Or was that Monteverdi?

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i'm not sure that haunted heart has been mentioned. i could listen to several versions(vocal or instrumental) of haunted for hours. bill evans, jo stafford(with paul weston), or jeri southern's (with victor young arranging and conducting) come notably to mind. thank's for showcasing it ghost of...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SsJu1UG_Lsg

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one I tried to remember last night, but it was nearly 6 a.m. when I went to sleep ... Kathleen Ferrier:

one of the most haunting pieces of music I've ever heard (first encountered it in one of Terence Davies' masterly movies)

My mother's favourite piece of music...bless her.

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Billy Strayhorn has been mentioned already - I add a vote for "Chelsea Bridge"


Get Out of Town

What Is This Thing Called Love

Little Nils

Lover Come Back to Me

Off Minor

Lover Come Back To Me is a great call. The bridge is gorgeous. I especially like Hampton Hawes's version on Contemporary.

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Billy Strayhorn has been mentioned already - I add a vote for "Chelsea Bridge"

Get Out of Town

What Is This Thing Called Love

Little Nils

Lover Come Back to Me

Off Minor

Lover Come Back To Me is a great call. The bridge is gorgeous. I especially like Hampton Hawes's version on Contemporary.

speaking of hamp, his solaris is gorgeous.

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Billy Strayhorn has been mentioned already - I add a vote for "Chelsea Bridge"

Get Out of Town

What Is This Thing Called Love

Little Nils

Lover Come Back to Me

Off Minor

Lover Come Back To Me is a great call. The bridge is gorgeous. I especially like Hampton Hawes's version on Contemporary.

Agreed. Love the changes on those boppers' favourites like "LCBTM", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "I'll Remember April", "Cherokee", "All the Things You Are", etc.

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Billy Strayhorn has been mentioned already - I add a vote for "Chelsea Bridge"

Get Out of Town

What Is This Thing Called Love

Little Nils

Lover Come Back to Me

Off Minor

Lover Come Back To Me is a great call. The bridge is gorgeous. I especially like Hampton Hawes's version on Contemporary.

Agreed. Love the changes on those boppers' favourites like "LCBTM", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "I'll Remember April", "Cherokee", "All the Things You Are", etc.

All favourites of my dad! I guess you like "Stella By Starlight" as well?

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Billy Strayhorn has been mentioned already - I add a vote for "Chelsea Bridge"

Get Out of Town

What Is This Thing Called Love

Little Nils

Lover Come Back to Me

Off Minor

Lover Come Back To Me is a great call. The bridge is gorgeous. I especially like Hampton Hawes's version on Contemporary.

Agreed. Love the changes on those boppers' favourites like "LCBTM", "What Is This Thing Called Love", "I'll Remember April", "Cherokee", "All the Things You Are", etc.

All favourites of my dad! I guess you like "Stella By Starlight" as well?

Yes! And "Lover", too.

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when you write gerontius, the hairs on my arms stand to attention.

there were any number of great tunes in that incredible masterpiece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UAbOgpcSEYg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Z1Czo0BSHvw

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