Misty
(by Errol Garner)

Misty is yet another great jazz ballad from the standard repertoire. It was written by pianist Errol Garner in 1954 as an instrumental (Johnny Burke later added lyrics.) It has a poignant melody, simple chords and a straight-ahead 32-bar form.

Much like Body and Soul, this song includes lots of "common" traits (present in most jazz standards).

Working on such obvious harmonic movement (ie. going the the IV major then the IV minor) should improve your jazz playing in general.

Have fun!

Suggested listening:

Errol Garner's original 1954 recording (on the album "Contrasts"), Joe Pass' version and also a most recent (my favorite) by pianist Oliver Jones in 2008.

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