Broadway is a jazz standard composed by Henri Woode, Teddy McRae, and Wilbur H. Bird in 1940. The tune was popularized by and long associated with the Count Basie Orchestra, whose swinging interpretation helped establish it in the jazz repertoire. While not included in the original Real Book, more recent editions have added it alongside other popular jazz standards. The composition has attracted a wide range of interpreters across styles, with notable recordings by Gerry Mulligan, Stanley Turrentine, Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes, Ahmad Jamal, Harry Edison, Richard Holmes, Dexter Gordon, and Tal Farlow, among others. Vocal versions have been recorded by Dakota Staton on The Late Late Show in 1957, Mel Torme on his 1963 album of New York songs, and Diana Krall on Only Trust Your Heart in 1995. Henri Woode, born William Henri Woode in 1909, was an American composer, lyricist, arranger, and singer whose other works include Sweet Slumber and You Taught Me to Love Again. He also led his own orchestra, appearing in the 1946 film featurette Love in Syncopation. On AllSolos, solos from Dexter Gordon's 1963 album Our Man in Paris are available, featuring Gordon on tenor saxophone and Bud Powell on piano, capturing two masterful improvisers in a celebrated overseas session.
