Essential Standards

Cor · Post by **Cor** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 3:00 pm

Does anyone have some recommendations of maybe 15 or so essential jazz standards? Swing, ballads, blues, whatever.

Any help would be appreciated.

MattyTrane · Post by **MattyTrane** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:53 pm

How high the moon
Blue Monk
My favorite things (pop)
Blue Bossa
Misty
Girl from Ipanema (pop)
Aint Misbehavin
Autumn Leaves
Black Orpheus

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:10 pm

Blue Monk, Autumn Leaves, Blue Bossa, Misty, Ipanema, Someday My Prince Will Come, When You Wish Upon a Star, Black Orpheus,

Au Privave (one of my favorites, very difficult timing)
Giant Steps,
All Blues

Lazy bird.. or is it lady bird? the coltrane one.

Machtimus · Post by **Machtimus** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:23 pm

Blue Train
Night in Tunisia
Sing Sing Sing
My Funny Valentine
Cute
Love for Sale (wouldn't really call it standard)
Milestones
In the Mood
All the Things You Are
Dizzy Atmosphere
Kenny'll Make It

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:30 pm

TAKE FIVE >.<

Cor · Post by **Cor** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 6:07 pm

Thanks guys. I have copies of maybe half of these already, but I just wanted to see some responses. I have to polish up a bunch of them for college auditions.

Thanks for the help!

MattJ · Post by **MattJ** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:13 pm

I Got Rhythm
Round Midnight
Have You Met Miss Jones

Machtimus · Post by **Machtimus** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 7:20 pm

There are band jazz books out there that you should pick up if you don't have copies of them.

Also:

Chameleon
Struttin' With Some Barbeque
Take Three and See