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Long Ago (and Far Away)

Long Ago (and Far Away) — chords and changes, key facts, and listening notes.

Long Ago (and Far Away) was composed by Jerome Kern. The lyrics are credited to Ira Gershwin. It dates from 1944. It is 32 bars long and in ABAC (8-8-8-8) form.

Key facts

Composer	Jerome Kern
Lyricist	Ira Gershwin
Year	1944
Source show / film	Not listed
Form	ABAC (8-8-8-8)
Bars	32
Key	Not listed

Fact sources: title — wikidata; composers — wikidata; lyricists — wikidata; year — wikidata; wikipedia — wikidata; musicbrainz — wikidata; recordings — musicbrainz; form — wjazzd; bars — wjazzd; performances — wjazzd.

Reference links: Wikidata Q721758 · MusicBrainz work · Wikipedia.

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Recordings (from MusicBrainz)

Red Garland — Album not listed
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1962
Pepe Jaramillo and His Latin America Rhythm — Album not listed
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1968
Bing Crosby — Album not listed
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1991
Richard Clayderman — Album not listed
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1992
The Allentown Band, Ronald Demkee — Album not listed
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2003
Perry Como — Album not listed
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2011

Recording credits and years follow the entries in the dataset. Source: MusicBrainz.

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