I'M JUST WILD ABOUT HARRY - Free Jazz Leadsheet

Composed by Eubie Blake with lyrics by Noble Sissle in 1921, "i'm just wild about harry" was originally part of the groundbreaking Broadway musical "Shuffle Along." Its energetic melody and catchy rhythm made it an early hit in the jazz age.

The first recording was made by Marion Harris in New York in 1921, highlighting its lively, syncopated style. Subsequent interpretations by Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, and later jazz vocalists helped maintain its popularity through the decades.

The lyrics express exuberant romantic admiration, and the musical structure combines a 32-bar song form with ragtime-influenced syncopation, leaving space for improvisation and stylistic variation in performance.