Have You Met Miss Jones? (from I'd Rather Be Right): E-Z Play Today

The E-Z Play Today arrangement opens this standard to pianists who might otherwise skip over it, yet the melody's inherent sophistication never gets lost in simplification. It's the kind of tune that sounds good the moment you play it, rewarding students with immediate musical satisfaction while introducing them to genuine Broadway craftsmanship.

Smooth and urbane, with the easy confidence of someone striking up a conversation at a party. The melody unfolds with gentle wit, never rushing, carrying that particular elegance that Broadway standards from this era bring to a room.

This arrangement suits pianists who are ready for melodic sophistication but don't need dense harmonic reading. It works equally well for students exploring American songbook repertoire and for adult learners who want to play recognizable standards with real musical substance.

• Let the melody breathe with natural phrasing rather than mechanically connecting every note; this song lives in conversational space.
• Anchor the left hand comfortably without overplaying; the accompaniment supports but never competes with what the right hand sings.
• Find the rhythmic swing inherent in the melody line, particularly in how the phrases sit against the beat.

Include this alongside other American songbook standards in a recital focused on jazz or popular standards. It also serves well as a bridge piece between classical and contemporary repertoire, helping students recognize that strong melody and harmonic sensibility appear across genres.

• Phrasing a melody with conversational ease rather than mechanical articulation
• Reading and executing jazz-influenced rhythm notation
• Accompanying a singing melody with restrained, supportive left-hand voicing