List Headline Image
Updated by Kenneth Gonzalez on Apr 01, 2014
 REPORT
26 items   6 followers   32 votes   987 views

(Jazz) Tunes That Players *Must* Know

List inspired by my blog posting (see credits). Want to know opinions on what songs others think are an essential part of the Jazz musicians basic repertoire. Please provide key sig (in braces) and composer (if able) for your suggestions. Add comments and links for discography. Please check the list before submitting... duplicates will be deleted

Source: http://blog.kengon.net/?p=195

12

Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) [Am]

Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) [Am]

Jobim

7

Jazz Blues [Bb]

Various

11

All Blues [C]

All Blues [C]

Miles Davis

13

Desafinado [F]

Desafinado [F]

Jobim

17

Oleo [Bb]

Oleo [Bb]

Sonny Rollins

18

One Note Samba [Bb]

One Note Samba [Bb]

Jobim

20

Take Five [Gb]

Take Five [Gb]

Paul Desmond

21

Take The "A" Train [C]

Take The "A" Train [C]

Ellington/Strayhorn

1

Misty [Eb]

Errol Garner

2

Blue Bossa [Eb]

Blue Bossa [Eb]

Kenny Dorham

3

All The Things You Are [Ab]

All The Things You Are [Ab]

Hammerstein/Kern

4

Satin Doll [C]

Satin Doll [C]

Duke Ellington

5

Green Dolphin Street [C|Eb]

Green Dolphin Street [C|Eb]

Kaper/Washington

6

There Will Never Be Another You [Eb]

Warren/Gordon

8

Just Friends [Bb]

Just Friends [Bb]

Klemmer/Lewis

9

I'll Remember April [G]

Raye - De Paul Johnstone

10

Autumn Leaves [G]

Autumn Leaves [G]

Johnny Mercer

14

Girl From Ipanema [F]

Girl From Ipanema [F]

Jobim

15

In A Mellow Tone [Ab]

In A Mellow Tone [Ab]

Duke Ellington

16

My Favorite Things [G]

Richard Rodgers

19

Stella By Starlight [Bb]

Victor Young

22

Wave [D]

Jobim

23

Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves
24

night and Day

night and Day
25

Georgia

Georgia