Who wrote the intro to All The Things You Are?

All The Things You Are is a great song, but there's an interesting story behind the classic introduction to the song, originally recorded by Charlier Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. You might be surprised at the history of the intro to All The Things You Are! This story involves the usual suspects; Jerome Kern, the song's original writer (the lyrics were written by Oscar Hammerstein, fyi), Charlie "Bird" Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, and Charles Mingus. But it also features some characters you might not expect, such as Sergei Rachmaninoff. Watch the full video to learn more! I'm Tim Beau Bennett, and I'm making videos about jazz history. Sometimes I talk about jazz musicians, sometimes the songs, and sometimes about genres. I play jazz guitar, though I would call myself a keen amateur, rather than a professional. These videos are a work in progress, but there are many more to come - so please subscribe and let me know what you'd like to see in the comments! ⦿ HIT ME UP ⦿ twitter.com/TimBeauBennett instagram.com/timbeaubennett/ ⦿ RESOURCES & LINKS ⦿ Charles Mingus, All The Things You Can C#:    • All the Things You C#: Charles Mingus   Old-school versions of the All The Things You Are intro: Good Jelly Blues (Billy Eckstine Orchestra):    • Billy Eckstine - Good Jelly Blues (1944)   Dizzy Gillespie sextet 1945:    • Dizzy Gillespie - All The Things You Are   Charlie Parker 1947 (feat Miles Davis):    • All The Things You Are   (technically this is an early take of 'Bird of Paradise', but the melody is almost the same as Things) Modern recordings of All The Things You Are (from the video): Ari Hoenig trio:    • Ari Hoenig trio - all the things - live at...   Martin Joey Dine:    • Martin Joey Dine - Jerome Kern/ All The Th...   Peter Bernstein & Ralf Buschmeyer:    • Peter Bernstein & Ralf Buschmeyer All The ...   Other awesome versions of All The Things You Are: Shai Maestro & Chris Potter:    • Shai Maestro & Chris Potter - All The Thin...   Pat Metheny & Dave Holland:    • Pat Metheny & Dave Holland - All The Thing...   John Scofield:    • John Scofield - All the things you are