December 2022 - My One & Only Love

[M-ster]

Our standard for Dec 2022 will be My One and Only Love (Guy Wood, Robert Mellin, 1953).

Background:
Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (My One and Only Love)

[ragman1]

[nevershouldhavesoldit]

[Alter]

Here it is on acoustic:

[Marinero]

Here it is on acoustic:

Geez, A,
You keep hitting the ball out of the park! You have an intuitive sense of melody, dynamics, and pacing. You are, indeed, a fine musician.
Marinero

[ragman1]

Nice, of course :-)

[Mark Kleinhaut]

One of my favorite tunes ever!

[cesarguit]

[alpop]

Fantastic contributions from everyone. Awesome playing!

Here is my straightforward effort on my Martin 000-18 recorded straight into my iphone via a Shure MV88+ mic. No EQing or processing.

What I did was memorize a simple arrangement from a book called Jazz Ballads by Hal Leonard. In the process of practicing it, I changed some things to personalize it and make it comfortable for me to play. The opening chord comes from a recording someone had posted on this forum by Joe Williams doing the tune Imagination. Just loved the sound of it.