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My Shining Hour

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C Instruments Bb Instruments Eb Instruments

My Shining Hour is a popular standard written by Harold Arlen, words by Johnny Mercer. It was originally written for the 1943 film “The Skies the Limit”.  This tune is most commonly played in the keys of Eb major and C major.

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Fred Astaire & Joan Leslie sing My Shining Hour
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Ella Fitzgerald: My Shining Hour 1961
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John Coltrane - My Shining Hour
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Stan Getz - My Shining Hour
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Brent Vaartstrahttp://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."

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