When you play Georgia on My Mind , you aren't trying to sound exactly like Doc. You are trying to capture his attitude : The audacity to be loud, the vulnerability to be soft, and the pride to wear a turquoise suit while doing it.
If you have ever found yourself searching for the "Georgia on My Mind Doc Severinsen sheet music," you aren't just looking for notes on a page. You are hunting for a Holy Grail of technical bravado and lyrical beauty. You are looking for a chart that separates the "players" from the "pretenders."
: Sites like Mind For Music host user-submitted transcriptions of Doc's solo specifically from the Tonight Show recordings. The Arrangement Context