Parodies, puns and assorted doodles inspired by favored tunes

Milestones

Milestones Miles Davis 1958 From the studio album by the same name The MIlesDavis Quintet Miles Davis – trumpet Julian “Cannonball” Adderley – alto saxophone John Coltrane – tenor saxophone Red Garland – piano Paul Chambers – double bass Philly Joe Jones –...

Misty

Misty 1954 by Erroll Garner Lyrics by Johnny Burke. Look at me I’m as helpless as a kitten up a tree And I feel like I’m clinging to a cloud I can’t understand I get misty just holding your hand Walk my way And a thousand violins begin to play Or it...

My Funny Valentine

My Funny Valentine My Funny Valentine – Wikipedia “My Funny Valentine” is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms . …The song became a popular jazz standard, appearing on over 1300 albums performed by...

Muskrat Ramble

Muskrat Ramble 1926 Kid Ory First recording was by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five. It became the group’s most recorded song. In his 1965 protest song “I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-to-Die Rag,” Country Joe McDonald sang, “One, two,...

Mountain Greenery

Mountain Greenery 1926 “Mountain Greenery” is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart for the musical The Garrick Gaieties In a mountain greenery Where God paints the scenery Just two crazy people together. While you love...