EVERYTHING BUT YOU - Free Jazz Leadsheet

"everything but you" was composed by Don George, Duke Ellington, and Harry James in 1939. The song expresses romantic longing and emotional reflection through a smooth melodic line.

The first recording was by Duke Ellington and His Orchestra in New York, featuring full orchestral textures and solo passages. Later interpretations by jazz vocalists and instrumentalists have kept it in the standard repertoire.

The composition follows a 32-bar AABA form, with melodic and harmonic structures that provide space for expressive solos and ensemble interplay.