I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU - Free Jazz Leadsheet

Composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin in 1928, "i've got a crush on you" is a tender love song blending sophisticated melodic lines with subtle jazz inflections. Its lyrical intimacy and harmonic elegance made it an early favorite on Broadway and in popular music.

The first recording was by Fred Astaire in New York in 1928, emphasizing the song’s expressive melodic phrasing. Later performances by Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Sarah Vaughan solidified its status as a jazz standard.

The lyrics convey shy romantic admiration, and the music follows a 32-bar AABA form with nuanced harmonic shifts, offering performers ample opportunity for expressive interpretation and improvisation.