Don't you leave me here – Free Jazz Lead Sheet
Ab Major – Jelly Roll Morton 1927
Don T You Leave Me Here by Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (1927) is a jazz blues standard in Ab Major. Built on a classic twelve-bar blues structure, it provides a solid foundation for improvisation and expressive phrasing. Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe was a pianist and bandleader whose influence shaped the sound of the era. The arrangement features call-and-response elements typical of early jazz blues performances.
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Don't You Leave Me Here, composed in 1925 by Jelly Roll Morton, blends blues phrasing with tight ensemble writing. This free online lead sheet presents its 12-bar blues framework and interactive call-and-response textures suited for traditional jazz groups.
View this jazz lead sheet online to explore early Chicago-style improvisation.
About the composer: Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe, known as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Born in New Orleans around 1890, he is best known for his role in preserving jazz's improvisational roots through notation and for composing "King Porter Stomp," a swing standard.
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