The beautiful but not often heard verse begins this arrangement, and because of its length can almost hold up as a tune of its own. The verse is rather slow and rubato, moving to a moderate swing on the chorus. The tempo should not be played faster than the sixteenth note passages written in the chorus. As a surprise, near the end there is a sudden change of feeling and again the verse is heard, this time acting as a coda.

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LENNIE NIEHAUS is an award-winning composer, arranger, and performer whose career has included a kaleidoscope of musical experiences. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude and teaching credential from California State University, Los Angeles. Soon after, in 1952, he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. With the exception of two years of service in the U.S. Army, he performed and recorded with Kenton until 1960, winning a Down Beat magazine award for "New Star - Alto Sax" in 1955. During this time, he also wrote and recorded his own albums and contributed compositions and arrangements to the Kenton library. Niehaus' commercial credits include film scoring for Pale Rider, Tightrope, The Bridges of Madison County, Bird (for which he received a Cannes Film Festival Technical Achievement Award and British Academy Award nomination for Best Score), and the highly praised movie for Showtime, Lush Life, for which he won an Emmy for Best Composition. Niehaus is currently an active composer, arranger, performer, clinician, and adjudicator.