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I’m Old Fashioned

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I’m Old Fashioned was written by Jerome Kern for the film You’ve Never Been Lovelier in 1942. Johnny Mercer wrote lyrics to the piece and Fred Astaire was the first to record it. It is often played as a ballad or at medium tempos. The tune is a 36 bar and most commonly played in concert F major among instrumentalists.

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John Coltrane - I'm Old Fashioned
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Fred Astaire And Rita Hayworth I'm Old Fashioned YouTube
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Chet Baker - 'I'm Old Fashioned'
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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."

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