Chords for Roger Ingram - Lead Trumpet, Harry Connick Jr. Big Band - Blue Light, Red Light

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Harry Connick Jr.
has been a [N] frequent guest on our program, and with each visit it seems
he comes with more to talk about.
He's currently on a national tour with his band, and awaiting the October release of
his next film, called Little Man Tate.
He's also just released another big band album, thank you.
This one's titled Blue Light, Red Light.
Where you at?
_ _ Home slice.
How you been?
Fine, man.
Everything's great.
You haven't been spending much time at home, though?
Not too much.
We've been traveling and recording, and I'm kind of glad that we've had the opportunity
to keep busy, in a way.
It seems like I have known you, my goodness, for as long as I've been doing this show.
You've been out there for a long time now.
Has the plan gone pretty much as you thought it would, or has it surprised you?
A few things have been surprising.
I never thought I'd have a band like this, so that's one great surprise.
But otherwise, it's something that I've always wanted to do.
It was just a question of how and when I was going to do it.
So mixed in with the plan were a few great surprises.
But you started out as kind of like a jazz man and a cabaret singer, and now suddenly
you're a big band leader and you're an actor.
That wasn't part of the grand plan, was it?
Well, I think the music was the major plan, and under that umbrella come a lot of different
sort of opportunities and vehicles, _ movies being one of them, because in both of the
films that I've done, I did a little bit of music.
And so I think that's what got me in there, you know?
It's kind of the thing with movies. _
I think everybody in a way would like to see themselves on the big screen, and I'm no different.
And I had the opportunity, so I was certainly going to employ it when it came around.
You're going to come back another time.
We're going to talk about Little [E] Man Tate, so let's talk about music today.
Why the big band sound?
Why are you going back to that?
I see back to it in terms of the progression of American music.
Right.
Well, for me, it's the most challenging type of music.
[B] You're dealing with, in this particular band, 17 musicians.
I have to write the arrangements and deal with the group concept.
And for me, it's the most challenging type of music to play.
I've dabbled in other kinds of music, and I think I know a little bit about different
kinds of music.
And I think big band is the most exciting and challenging and wonderful music around.
Bands aren't supposed to be a democracy, but are you terribly authoritarian with this group? _
Don't look at them.
You're signing their paychecks.
I was _ asking them for their answer, man.
Yes, no.
Democracy at work.
Somewhat authoritarian.
I'm very democratic, right? _ _
I have a nice relationship.
You see, I think if everybody in the band had his own band, they would run it their
way and I have to have it my way.
And I think that everyone understands that.
And hopefully it doesn't go too far out of their musical boundaries.
I was teasing earlier.
I said these guys are out of uniform.
But you tell me these guys get the rhythm section gets to have its own uniform.
That's right.
Well, I've been a part of the rhythm section, being the piano player for my whole life.
So I have a special feeling in my heart for the rhythm section.
However, Ben Wolf chooses to wear black.
He wants to sort of hang with the band today.
So _ _ they can wear what they want.
All right.
I'm going to get out here.
You're going to play the title track.
That's right.
Title song from the album.
Let me get on.
All right. _ _
Ready, guys?
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_ Walk [Dbm] over the clouds [C] with _ [Db] room for a couple [C] of cinders and a [G] mouse, a [Db] hole and a trap.
[C] I don't worry about [Ab] the [G] flies or come upstairs [E] because I know [Gm] someone's there. _ _
_ [Em] I've been _ _ _ _ _ trusting [D] that there's somebody [Dbm] _ [C] _ _
[Db] sitting at their window, _ _ _
[C] _ [G] convincing the snow [Ebm] to [C] melt.
I don't worry [Ab] about the [Gm] ride or the subway fare [C] because I know _ [Em] _ [F] someone's [C] there.
One [A] day we'll [G] move _ [C]
uptown [E] or even [D] out to the [C] countryside.
_ And for [G] every leaf on [C] a tree, we'll add [Db] one cup to the fire.
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_ Scared if the floor ain't level _ [D] or if the ceiling [C] falls in.
_ _ [Ab] Haunted by [Eb] the devil _
[C] or [Fm] ghosts [G] and _ boogeymen.
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I [Fm] can't be [C] concerned.
Why should I care?
[Fm] No place I'd go [C] [Cm] alone would compare because [A] I know, [B] _ _ [C] _ I know [B] you're there. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [F] One [Em] day we'll [Eb] move _ [F] uptown or [Ab] even [C] out [Bb] to the countryside.
_ [C] And [G] for every leaf [C] on a tree, [F] we'll add [G] one cup [Db] to the fire.
[C] _ _ Scared [B] if the floor [C] ain't level [Fm] or if [D] the [Eb] ceiling [C] falls in.
_ [Bbm] _ Haunted by the devil _ [F] or ghosts [G] and [Db] _
boogeymen.
[C] I [Fm] can't be concerned.
[C] Why should I care?
No place [Gm] I'd go alone would [G] compare because I [Bb] know, _ _ I [Fm] know you're there.
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Harry Connick Jr.
We're back in just a moment after a break.
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