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Jazz programme, Spring term 2010

To include:

Jazz Choir
'Windmills of your mind' - (music by Michel Legrand) used in the 1968 film & remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair",
'The first time ever I saw your face' - originally a folk song written in 1957 by Ewan MacColl originally a hit for Roberta Flak in 1972 after featuring in the film "Play Misty for Me", 'You'll never walk alone' - from the musical "Carousel",
'Aint Misbehavin' - a Fats Waller standard; also a musical Rom Com film of the same name in 1955,
'America' - astute lyrics from Stephen Sondheim laid on a vibrant, brassy melody by Leonard Bernstein this is from the classic 1957 musical "West Side Story", with the film released in 1961, based on Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet" and
'Joyful, Joyful' - from a poem written in 1907 and used in the film "Sister Act 2".

Jazz Ensemble
'I'll be seeing you' - written by Sammy Fain from the Broadway musical "Right This Way", which closed after fifteen performances, was made well known by Bing Crosby and has featured in films such as "Misery" as well as being Liberace's theme tune for his 1950s TV show,
'Somewhere' - another from the 1957 Bernstein/Sondheim musical "West Side Story",
'I will wait for you' - another Michel Legrand classic written for the 1964 French musical "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg",
'I want to walk like you' - from the Disney film "The Jungle Book",
'In the Mood' - made famous by Glen Miller's 1939 arrangement, actually composed by Joe Garland and Andy Razaf and featured in the 1941 movie "Sun Valley Serenade" and
'My Favourite Things' - from the film "The Sound of Music"

Jazz Ensemble & Choir:

(Programme is subject to change, depending on availability of scores)