Four Brothers (jazz standard)

Four Brothers is a jazz standard in AABA format written by Jimmy Giuffre[1] in 1947,[2] based on the chord changes of 'Jeepers Creepers'.[3][4][5] The song was written for the "Four Brothers" saxophone section of Woody Herman's second band, and has since been covered by many groups.

  1. ^ HalLeonard.com. "Four Brothers". Hal Leonard Online. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Giuffre: Jazz clarinettist and composer". The Independent. 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  3. ^ "Four Brothers". Play Jazz Piano. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  4. ^ Friedwald, Will (2017). The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums. Pantheon Books. p. 247.
  5. ^ Gioia, Ted (1998). West Coast Jazz: Modern Jazz in California, 1945-1960. University of California Press. p. 229.