TEACH-ME-TONIGHT - Free Jazz Leadsheet

"Teach Me Tonight" was composed by Gene de Paul with lyrics by Sammy Cahn and published in 1953. The first recording was made that year by Janet Brace in New York, receiving significant radio play and helping the song enter the mid-century pop and jazz standard repertoire.

Later versions by Dinah Washington, Frank Sinatra, and the DeCastro Sisters broadened the tune’s appeal across jazz, pop, and R&B styles. The lyrics frame romance through the metaphor of a classroom lesson, pairing flirtation with gentle humor. Musically, the song uses a smooth 32-bar form with rich harmonies characteristic of 1950s ballads, offering ample room for vocal expression and jazz phrasing.