Poinciana

"Poinciana" is a 1936 song by Nat Simon with words by Buddy Bernier, named after the flowering tree of the tropics. This page has the Poinciana chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.

Who wrote "Poinciana"

Nat Simon wrote the music, after a Cuban folk melody, and Buddy Bernier the English words. It was a hit for several bands in the 1940s, and Ahmad Jamal's trio recording of 1958 made it a jazz standard; the vamp that opens and closes this chart comes from his version.

Recordings that made it a standard

• Ahmad Jamal Trio — At the Pershing: But Not for Me (Argo, 1958).