It's Only A Paper Moon (arr. Paris Rutherford)
Sheet Music

Item Number: 21430196
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Instruments
Choir
Ensembles
Choir
Genres
Swing
Standards
Formats
Set of Parts
Usages
School and Community
Downloadable Choral (Rhythm Section Parts)

SKU: HL.300467

Composed by Harold Arlen. Arranged by Paris Rutherford. Jazz Chorals. Jazz, Standards, Swing, Vocal Jazz. Parts. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.300467).

UPC: 888680961862.

The great Harold Arlen wrote this for an unsuccessful Broadway play. But you can't keep a good song down. This has been recorded by Ella Fitzgerald, Benny Goodman and many more. Here is a treatment that begins with the choir in unison for the first two verses establishing an easy swing style. The bridge keeps swinging but with tight harmony and it is followed by a dynamite choral scat section. It goes out swinging as hard as it began but with hip, jazzy harmony and a “Basie” ending.