Angel Eyes – Matt Dennis Here is an adaptation for Ukulele of this ballad composed by Matt Dennis in 1946: Angel Eyes. The first version of this song that comes to my mind is from Ella Fitzgerarld. Then I think directly of Chet Baker, who also sang this song. Of course, listening to the version […]
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Je l’aime a mourir – Francis Cabrel Here is a version for Guitar and Keyboard of a key song by Francis Cabrel in 1979: Je l’aime a mourir. It took me a while to be sensitive to Cabrel’s repertoire. As a teenager, I was under the impression that his songs were meant for an ultra-conventional, tidy
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Here is an adaptation for Ukulele of this beautiful song from the Beatles: And I Love Her. Score and tablature are available in pdf format.
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The Nonsense Song – Leo Daniderff Here is an adaptation of the song The Nonsense Song by Leo Daniderff (1917) with the Ukulele. First written in 1917 for cabaret music hall, Je Cherche Après Titine is especially made famous by the interpretation of Charlie Chaplin in Modern Times in 1936. In it, Charlot forgetting the words,
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My Romance – Richard Rodgers, Lorentz Hart Here is a version of the song My Romance by Richard Rodgers and Lorentz Hart (1935) with the Tenor Banjo. The version of this best known tune is probably that of Bill Evans. For my side, it is thanks to the Real Book that I discovered this tune.
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Whiskey Before Breakfast – Trad Here is a version of a popular tune among bluegrass and fiddle players, Whiskey Before Breakfast on guitar. I discovered this tune thanks to a video by Brian Sutton who is an excellent guitarist. Then with Norman Blake’s album, Whiskey Before Breakfast, which also contains this track. Why this song
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