Body and Soul (Db) - Gypsy Slow || BACKING TRACK

Head In, Solo x3, Head Out Gypsy Slow 95 BPM Download a free chord chart for this tune here: https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.c... Check out my page for hundreds more of the best Play-Alongs and Loops in the world! Join me on Patreon for Backing Tracks and Lead Sheets each week, as well as much more: ►   / jazzguitarcomprehensive   Some notes about the composition as found on https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ Composer: Johnny Green Lyricists: Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton Year: 1930 Origin: Introduced by Libby Holman in the 1930 Broadway Revue Three’s A Crowd. Style: Usually played as a ballad, it is also sometimes approached at a medium tempo. Form: A-A-B-A (32 Bars) [8-8-8-8] Verse: A-B-C (16 Bars) [8-4-4] Virtually never played, the first recording by Jack Hylton features an instrumental rendition of the verse. Ruth Etting's recording from the same year is one of the earliest vocal recordings to include it. Key: Most commonly played in Db Major. Harmony/Overview: The song begins on IImi and initially gives the impression that this is the tonic, especially when taking into consideration the verse. However by the 3rd bar it becomes clear that the tonic is actually Major a whole step below. The A section proceeds with very functional harmony and in a conventional manner. The bridge is much more unexpected, spending the first half of the section a semitone above the tonic, and the second half a semitone below the tonic. Recordings: This song has been recorded over 1,100 times and is a torch song that is a cornerstone of the repertoire. The first recording was done by Jack Hylton and his Orchestra in 1930. Early recordings by Louis Armstrong and Coleman Hawkins stand out as highly influential early renditions of the composition. Edward Heyman and Robert Sour continued to tinker with the lyrics after the song was copyrighted, and as a result many different sets of lyrics have come to be used. JGC Top Picks: Billie Holiday, 1940 John Coltrane, Coltrane’s Sound, 1960 Pasquaele Grasso, Solo Masterpieces, 2020 Please consider supporting this channel through a donation, https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/jazzg... Be sure to subscribe to my main channel:    / @jazzguitarcomprehensive   As well as JGC History to trace the lineage of some of the most important compositions in jazz:    / @jgchistory   The World's Premier Site for Jazz Guitar Education and Beyond https://www.jazzguitarcomprehensive.com/ #BodyandSoul #JazzBackingTrack #GypsyJazz