Double Bass Van Heusen's Darn That Dream

[Tom Lane]

I'm still looking for any recorded example that in Measure 6 someone - Vocal/Instrument - sings/plays F natural.
It's always (when transposed to G major) E natural.
I wonder who started that F natural error in M6.
In your provided chart, (at least) the transcriber was able to "match" F natural with Bbmin7.
I've found one chart where the transcriber correctly identified the melody note - E natural but indicated the Bbmin7 chord.
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Another interesting thing.
The oldest recordings of that song I've listened (only two - with Mildred Bailey and Anita Boyer released in 1939) had the bass players playing B instead of G (Root) in Measure 1 (when transposed to G major).
Any later releases of that song had the bass playing the note G (Root.)

And only in Mildred Bailey's version, the bass plays G with Bmin7 chord in Measure 6.
All other versions that I've listened to, had the bass playing root notes of B and Bb

I can imagine that it's an easy mistake to make, to switch the diminished chord to a dominant, and mis-hear that E Natural as an F Natural, just a semitone away and I think many musicians are not very familiar with diminished and augmented chords. Really, in keeping with the chromaticism of the rest of the melody, you could keep the F Natural, make the next note an E Natural and make the D on beat one of the next measure into an Eb and make that Am7 an Am7b5. But I don't hesitate to alter melodies and chords when the it strikes my fancy.

 

[Whousedtoplay]

mis-hear that E Natural as an F Natural, just a semitone away

For me, it's not that "semitone" that divides those two notes, its' about the melodic 3-note phrase that clashes with F natural.

 

[Tom Lane]

Yeah, I can hear that.

 

[Whousedtoplay]

Yeah, I can hear that.

For you "summer camp" studies, I would recommend Chet Baker's version of that track.
Slowly moving, nicely-crafted melodic phrases that could be helpful for a Double Bass player.

 

[Tom Lane]

For you "summer camp" studies, I would recommend Chet Baker's version of that track.
Slowly moving, nicely-crafted melodic phrases that could be helpful for a Double Bass player.

Ah, a great suggestion, thanks! Love me my Chet Baker! Gerry Mulligan! That West Coast vibe! Dexter.