Body and Soul Jazz Backing Track - This is a jam track from one of the jazz standards that should be part of any improviser's repertoire.

This theme was entered in 1930 by the composer Johnny Green, received lyrics from Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and Frank Eyton. It has AABA form with 32-bars, something quite usual for the songs of the time in which it was composed.

In addition to the famous Coleman Hawkins recording in 1939, there are many other fantastic interpretations performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Billy Eckstine, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Amy Winehouse, Benny Goodman, Lee Konitz, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Stitt, Lester Young, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Jimmy Bruno, Louis Stewart, Mundell Lowe, Kenny Burrell and many others.

This backing track consists of drums, double bass and guitar. The tempo is at 85bpm.

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