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Come Rain or Come Shine

Come Rain Or Come Shine by Harold Arlen (music) and Johnny Mercer (lyrics) - working on some improv and reharm concepts from my improv series The Complete Guide To Improvisatiion (3 out of 4 volumes currently available). Great song by Arlen. He wrote so many great standards.

More Vibes In Peter Gunn

Check out the sound track. Great! Here's what my buddy John Keene wrote me.

This is the season 1 finale of Peter Gunn (episode 38 which is hard to believe they used to do 35+ episodes per season for these old shows). There are a few standout things besides the basic plot.

"Little Suede Shoes" in all keys

Tony has challenged me to post 12 versions of Little Suede Shoes in 36 days (one every 3 days) in each key of the pythagorean 12 note system (well-tempered).

The rule: I must play the head, play Charlie Parker's solo, and then improvise within the key for 1 chorus. I end it with one A section.

You're on Tony!

On display is Little Suede Shoes in its original key of Eb. Each new key will be posted as a comment.