MAKE BELIEVE - Free Jazz Leadsheet

“Make Believe” was composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II for the 1927 musical *Show Boat*. The song has lyrical tenderness and a melodic structure that naturally appeals to jazz vocalists and instrumentalists.

Over the years, “Make Believe” has been reinterpreted in countless jazz settings, often slowed down and reharmonized to highlight its romantic sentiment. Its 32-bar AABA form gives soloists and singers room to explore both lyrical phrasing and improvisation.