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Without a Song (1929)

Origin and Chart Information
Rank 370
Music

Vincent Youmans

Lyrics Edward Eliscu
Billy Rose

Currently, 1000 jazz standards are ranked and have web pages (click on  Songs for the full list).

 The top 100 are fully documented:
 

Year Rank Title
1930 1 Body and Soul
1939 2 All the Things You Are
1935 3 Summertime
1944 4 'Round Midnight
1935 5 I Can't Get Started (with You)
1937 6 My Funny Valentine
1942 7 Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)
1930 8 What Is This Thing Called Love?
1933 9 Yesterdays
1946 10 Stella By Starlight

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Musician's Comments

I like to play pretty melodies like “Without a Song,” but I really am not sentimental about them. I like standards as a point of departure. I use them as a means to express myself and that's all. I could care less what the composer wanted as far as a chord change here or there. When players have played a long time and are adept at playing inside the changes then the next challenge is how to get outside of them and still make coherent and melodic statements.

Jay Thomas plays saxophones, trumpet, flugelhorn, and flute
www.jaythomasjazz.com


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Written by the Same Composer or Team...
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Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose and Vincent Youmans

YearRankTitle
192972More Than You Know
1929370Without a Song
Reading and Research

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