But Beautiful Backing Track Jazz Ballad – Apply your improvisation knowledge to this famous jazz standard from the 1940s.

“But Beautiful” is a jazz song from 1947 composed by Jimmy Van Heusen with lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was written to be part of the soundtrack for the musical comedy film “Road to Rio” (1947) by Paramount Pictures. It is a traditional jazz ballad with 32 bars in ABAC form.

This song has been interpreted by great singers and instrumentalists, including Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Tex Beneke, Nat King Cole, Chick Corea, Doris Day, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Kenny Barron, Kenny Dorham, Chet Baker, Bill Evans, Joe Pass, Grant Green, Johnny Hartman, Billie Holiday, Nina Simone, Shirley Horn, Carmen McRae, Eliane Elias, Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga, Bob Dylan, Linda Lawson, Seth MacFarlane, Barbra Streisand, Nancy Wilson, and many others.

This jazz standard can be found in the “Real Book vol. 1” on page 67, in the “Real Book vol. 6” on page 62, and in “The New Real Book vol. 1” on page 44.

This backing track consists of drums, bass, and piano. The tempo is set at 90bpm.

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