Skip to content
betterheader2

Leona's Dream

I'm Dreaming of No One But You

Author: Jacob Luecke

Trumpet section preview

Posted on August 13, 2020September 4, 2020 by Jacob Luecke

Our song now has a trumpet section! Check out this four-part recording performed by the amazing Kelly O'Donohue. Kelly is also playing the trombone for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGQxle-eI68

Leave a comment

Score! We now have sheet music for a 22-piece orchestra

Posted on August 8, 2020September 3, 2020 by Jacob Luecke

It's amazing to see a page of old sheet music translated into a full arrangement for a 22-piece big band orchestra. Much thanks to the brilliant Samuel Fuentes for his help with this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0qfDsHWVuU

Leave a comment

Bass track preview

Posted on August 4, 2020September 3, 2020 by Jacob Luecke

Our song now has a bass part! I hope you enjoy this preview. Thanks to Andy Warner for performing this for us! You can find him on Fiverr. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD_lTpYek1c

Leave a comment

Drum track preview

Posted on July 28, 2020September 3, 2020 by Jacob Luecke

This is it, the first track, the foundation — the drums! Enjoy this preview. Thanks to Jake Naugle Drums for this awesome performance. https://youtu.be/uQ6g9Ts5I3c

Leave a comment

My rough interpretation

Posted on July 21, 2020September 3, 2020 by Jacob Luecke

So this is very primitive but it shows how I want to interpret the song. "I'm Dreaming of No One But You" has a 16 bar intro that I think should be swinging but on the slow side. Once it hits the main chorus, it slows even more, almost falling off a cliff as the … Continue reading My rough interpretation

Leave a comment

“I’m Dreaming of No One But You”

Posted on June 29, 2020September 3, 2020 by Jacob Luecke

My grandma Leona grew up on a farm in New Haven, Mo., and dreamed of being a songwriter. In 1942 one of her songs was published, but no one ever recorded it. I've been having a lot of fun working on a project to get Leona's song "I'm Dreaming of No One But You" properly … Continue reading “I’m Dreaming of No One But You”

Leave a comment

Original sheet music play through

Posted on June 19, 2020September 3, 2020 by Jacob Luecke

If you took the sheet music and played it on piano, this is what you'd hear. I really like the jazzy chord progressions! Starting from this, I'm working to record this song so it sounds similar to other popular songs in the 1940s — a swinging, big band tune. https://youtu.be/sHgp7s20ves

Leave a comment
Create a website or blog at WordPress.com
  • Facebook
  • Follow Following
    • Leona's Dream
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Leona's Dream
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar