A Foggy Day

October 13, 2014

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A Foggy Day or also known as A Foggy Day (In London Town), was written by George Gershwin. Lyrics were written by his brother Ira Gershwin with whom he frequently collaborated with. The piece was written for the 1937 film A Damsel In Distress which featured Fred Astaire. A Foggy Day is a 34 bar form which can be tricky, being only 2 bars off from a standard 32 bar form.

Videos to learn the melody/changes

A foggy day - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

04:32

A FOGGY DAY - Wynton Marsalis

07:50

Red Garland Trio_A Foggy Day

04:52

Fred Astaire - A Foggy Day (1937)

02:54

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Brent Vaartstra http://www.brentvaartstra.com

Brent Vaartstra is a professional jazz guitarist and educator living in New York City. He is the head blogger and podcast host for learnjazzstandards.com which he owns and operates. He actively performs around the New York metropolitan area and is the author of the Hal Leonard publication "Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar." He's also the host of the music entrepreneurship podcast "Passive Income Musician."