MUST KNOW JAZZ STANDARDS - Famous Jazz Songs List

Hi Jess, friends from all over the world, Sander Sherman, but fill in things from Austria for this tutorial on the

jazz

standards

you need to

know

. I have teamed up with my friend Richie Salon from the

jazz

guitar channel, greetings everyone and thank you Andrea for inviting me to your channel. The

list

has several different categories and you should be able to perform at least one song per category and two or three from the easy category. The number one jazz standard is probably Autumn Leaves. This song consists of only two Cadences, one in minor and one in parallel. major when played as an instrumental, it is usually played in the key of G minor when you play with a singer, they usually want it in keys like V minor or A minor.

The song is usually meant to pick up the pace, but it is often performed in different styles because it is played so often that people want to change, you

know

, this is performed as funk, as Latin, as ballad, and sometimes even in 3/4 meter time. The first thing I want to say before mentioning any standard by name is the fact. That the tunes often played at a jam session will vary from country to country as well as age group, at least that has been my experience, for example I worked for many years playing jazz

standards

at conventions and hall lobbies. hotels with, say, a trio. or quartet and we played strictly what is known as the Great American Songbook, you know, Cole Porter Gershwin Ellington, etc., in other words, music with melodies that people could recognize or at least hum, without complex bebop heads, the most of the jam sessions I attended in the US.

During the 70s and 90s we also featured these types of standards and maybe some bebop tunes, but there is rarely post pop nowadays that varies a lot and I find that the younger generations at jam sessions play more tunes written by jazz musicians and not so much repertoire from the Great American Songbook is something to keep in mind, so with that being said, let me give you my picks and the number one fall leaves from the Easy J Standards category, which is on your wish

list

Sandra, but it's a

must

have so I had to mention it as my second choice. is a satin doll by Duke Ellington usually played at a medium swing rhythm in C major and the solar number three by Miles Davis.

Another easy standard is All of Me All of Me was composed in the 1930s and therefore has a vintage flavor that is often played on Freddie. Green swing style compilation in Europe, we also play a lot in gypsy swing style, the tempo is meant to speed up and is usually performed in its original key of C major and with the exception of that F minor chord in the last section you can express your soul. throughout the C major melody and now you know that white falls into the easy category. Sonny is a team favorite. Many, this is not really a classic jazz standard, but since it is performed at almost every jazz session, you should definitely have it in your repertoire, Sonny.

It is played in a funky tone, sometimes even with a light disco feel, but any direct feeling works very well, such as leaving the keys in a minor, sometimes a demon or a minor blues is a very important part of jazz and when We say blues we actually mean jazz blues, which has a different scheme than the normal four five blues you need to know at least one blues patch what is the melody in the keys of B flat or F my choice my number one choice is tenor madness of Sonny Rowling is an easy to play B flat blues, dominant blues and like most blues hats it uses call and response motifs and although it is in B flat you might want to check it out in G and C, as well as in the number one blues head categories.

The blue month is the luckiest month, which is played from a slow to medium tempo, usually in B flat. You also need to know one or two minor blues patches. My recommendation is Mr. PC and Mr. PC refers to John Coltrane's bassist Paul Chambers, it's actually fun to play because if you use the so-called pastels, which are mutual accents played by the entire rhythm section, you have to learn this song in its original key of C minor up to the patches of minor blues. go blue trained by John Coltrane, which is also the title song of a classic blue train album.

It is always good to also have an important blues in your repertoire and the best known is Charlie Parker's blues for Ellis. You should play it in its original. The key which is F major and the tempo is fast or quick rhythm changes along with the blues is another progression that is always played in jam sessions since the early days of bebop and there are dozens of bebop patches written on this progression and for those of you who are new to the jazz repertoire, rhythm changes refer to the chord progression originally written by George Gershwin in I got rhythm, which I think in terms of rhythm changes, learning that specific piece is essential, not to mention the fact that it is quite easy and I should add that the rhythm changes are usually played in B flat and have medium tempos sometimes very fast, plus I got rhythm o laio from Sonny Rollins, it is one of the rhythm changes most played, it is in the key of B flat and I like it. most of the rhythm changes are played very very fast, so it also falls into the bebop category, unlike other Sam

songs

based on rhythm changes or layering, it also uses the same chord changes of section B and the bossa nova category.

Well, let me say that bossa nova made its way. in the repertoire of all musicians shortly after its birth in the late 1950s in Brazil and this thanks especially to Stan Getz, who helped introduce it to today's jazz audiences. I would dare to say that the best-known bosses performed by jazz musicians are those written by Antonio Carlos. Jobim, with that in mind, my picks are for number one, since the girl from Ipanema is already on your list, Sandro, who is definitely a

must

. I'm going to go with Cortical Vidal as my first pick, it's a slow bossa most often played on Si and wave number two also by Joe Bean.

I've never found her apart from her original key which is D, of course this won't always be the case if you're backing a vocalist and that goes for any of the keys associated with any standards on these lists I think Girl From Ipanema It is the most

famous

bossa nova in the world, so if you want to play jazz sessions or branches of jazz you definitely need to learn this melody, it is in the key of F and it is actually not that easy to play solo. because it changes keys a lot, especially in the BX section, so make sure you memorize the different key centers throughout the song.

Jazz ballads. I think ballads are sometimes the hardest to improvise because they are played at a slow tempo, it feels like every note. What you play is put under a magnifying glass so don't take it for granted, this is where you have to choose your notes carefully and say something melodically coherent or you may put your audience to sleep in that sense. I don't think there is such a thing as an easy ballad, but I'm going to recommend my funny Valentine, which is in the repertoire of all good jazz musicians. My pick for the jazz ballets you should know is body and soul.

It has a classic 32 a EBA song form and although the a sections are. in D flat major has a rather unexpected pitch change from half a step to D major in the section if it also uses a lot of tritone substitutes, so you might want to look into playing solos over them. Now let's look at more difficult jazz standards, bebop. It is without a doubt the supreme discipline of jazz. It is generally very fast with many altered chord changes or even half measure changes. If you want to solo over bebop melodies, you have to pay close attention to the pitch key sensors.

My number one choice is. Donnelly and like most other bebop tunes this one is also based on the chord changes of another tune in this case in Indiana it was written by Charlie Parker and I think Miles Davis also helped a little and it's on the key of flat major. and you can draw a lot of cool bebop lines just by hand let alone by solo. As far as Bebop heads go, there are a lot of great ones out there, but I'm going to recommend Charlie Parker's Apple Scrapple, this has a pretty easy process. set of changes basically just to five ones over the a section and a bridge of rhythm changes, you must know at least one song in 3/4 meter and take five, which is what you guessed in five, four meters, take five was written by Paul Desmond and made known by Dave Brubeck, the plot is in E flat minor and while the patch itself has a song from A to B, the solo is played over an E flat minor line, meaning it is only played the E flat minor chord throughout the song, so while doing all the soloing and when it comes to odd bars, honestly, I've never played anything more than take five in a jam session unless they took a standard in three by four and they turned it into five four and if I had to choose something in a one meter away from the swing or three four.

I'd probably recommend something in 6/8, like traces or all blues, which everyone seems to know. You should have one or two more modern jazz

songs

in your repertoire, plus fusion is usually played straight. of a swing course and drums can be a bit confusing if you are not used to them as an Austrian. Of course, I have to recommend merci merci merci from my compatriot Joe Savino. Joe was not only an innovative composer for his band. report about a great pianist, keyboardist, but also a good-hearted human being. Korea, which I think is a popular choice, although it's not that easy to play.

This completes our list of jazz standards you should know. Do you miss any standards? If so, let us know in the comments section below if you want to prepare for yourself. first jessic and please check out my video on jazz sessions and I hope you had fun watching this video we definitely had a lot of fun making it so also go and check out Ritchie's Ellen channel here on YouTube the jazz guitar channel , okay, and here are some more. words from Ritchie, thank you again Sandra for inviting me as a guest, it has been a lot of fun and until we meet again, peace be with you all.