The Way You Look Tonight by Jerome Kern Saxophone Quartet - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.899865

Genre: Jazz

Length: 3:06

Instrumentation: Saxophone Quartet (SATB)

The Way You Look Tonight was originally composed for the motion picture Swing Time in 1936. The composition won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and In 2004, the Astaire version finished at #43 in "AFI's 100 Years, 100 Songs survey" of top tunes in American cinema.

The Composer:

The Way You Look Tonight was composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American composer of musical theatre and popular music. As one of the most important American theater composers of the early 20th century, he wrote more than 700 songs to be used in over 100 stage works. These included such classics as Ol' Man River, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, A Fine Romance, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, All the Things You Are, Long Ago (and Far Away) and Who. In an interview regarding their collaboration on The Way You Look Tonight, Ms. Fields later remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful."

The Arranger:

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Alex Burden is a Florida born musician and music educator residing in Southwest Florida. There, he teaches band, guitar and music theory at LaBelle High School. LaBelle’s thriving jazz, concert and marching bands consistently receive the highest marks at Contest and the LHS Cowboy Band has received numerous awards under Mr. Burden’s direction, including three consecutive Grand Champion Awards at the High Noon Tournament of Bands (formerly the Heartland Marching Festival). Mr. Burden’s ensembles have performed and received “Gold” ratings at national band festivals including the 2024 Atlanta Heritage Festival and the 2025 Nashville Festival of Gold. Concurrent with his duties at LHS, he also teaches private instrumental music lessons, performs with various ensembles and is a sought after band clinician and adjudicator. He is a member of the Florida Bandmasters Association, the Florida Music Education Association, the National Association for Music Education and the North American Saxophone Alliance. Burden holds degrees from the Bower School of Music and Eastern Florida State where he studied under world renowned saxophonists Mario Bernardo and James Bishop. During his time at the Bower School of music, he served as principle saxophonist in the FGCU Wind Orchestra, lead alto in the Jazz Band Flight: Jazz at FGCU, and played soprano saxophone in the Bower Saxophone Quartet. Alexander was selected to play tenor saxophone in the 2017 National Intercollegiate Band as well as principle alto saxophone in the 2017 Florida All-State Intercollegiate Band and tenor saxophone in the 2016 Florida All-State Intercollegiate Band. In November of 2015, Alexander participated in a critically acclaimed performance at Carnegie Hall in New York City with the FGCU Wind Orchestra.