CHLOE - Free Jazz Leadsheet

“chloe,” also known as “chloe (song of the swamp),” was composed in 1927 by Charles N. Daniels under the pseudonym Neil Moret, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. The first significant recording came the same year by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra, which highlighted the song’s mysterious, atmospheric character.

The tune is marked by a haunting minor melody and dramatic harmonic shifts, giving performers opportunities for expressive phrasing. Its evocative theme of searching for a lost love has kept it in rotation among jazz musicians and crooners alike.