April 26, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“All Of Me” is a tune with lyrics and music by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simon in 1931. It has become one of the most recorded songs of its era including popular versions done by Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald just to name a few.
This is another one of those tunes that you just have …
April 24, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“Night And Day” is a beautiful tune written by the famous composer Cole Porter. It was written for the 1932 Broadway musical “Gay Divorce”. Porter was known to claim that an Islamic call to worship he heard on a trip to Morocco inspired the song.
This tune has been recorded and performed largely among the jazz community.
It can be …
April 23, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“Confirmation” is a bebop tune written by the great alto saxophonist Charlie Parker.
It has a considerably difficult head but a nice set of changes to blow over. This is a very common jam session tune and is definitely worth learning. It is most commonly played in the key of F major.
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April 18, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“Scrapple From The Apple” is a bebop tune written by the great pioneer of bebop himself, Charlie Parker.
This tune borrows the changes of “Honeysuckle Rose” for the A section and “I Got Rhythm” changes for the B section. It is common for ii V7′s to be added to the changes in the bridge as demonstrated in the charts bellow. …
April 17, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“The Girl From Ipanema” is a bossa nova tune written by Antonio Carlos Jobim and became one of the modern worlds popular songs. It was original written for a musical comedy entitled “Dirigivel”.
The 1964 album “Girl From Ipanema” that included Stan Getz, Jao Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto became an international hit and was topping charts all around the world.…
April 15, 2012 in Album of the Week
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Learn Jazz Standards.com is proud to promote pianist Gerald Clayton’s 2011 release Bond: The Paris Sessions.
This is Clayton’s second release as a leader featuring his trio which includes Joe Sanders on bass and Justin Brown on drums.
This is a superb record and definitely worth checking out. It features …
April 13, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“How High The Moon” is a tune written by Morgan Lewis with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton.
It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway show “Two For The Show”. Many popular versions of this tune have been recorded throughout the years and this is a great tune to know.
This tune is most commonly played in the key of G …
April 12, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“Blue In Green” is a ballad allegedly written by Miles Davis for his famous hit record “Kind of Blue”. It has long been speculated that pianist Bill Evans actually wrote the tune though Davis has been given credit for it. Miles claims in his auto-biography that he wrote all of the tunes on Kind Of Blue, however Bill Evans admits …
April 10, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“I Hear A Rhapsody” is a tune written by George Fragos, Jack Baker and Dick Gasparre in 1940.
It’s a commonly called standard and great to know. It’s a 32 bar AABA form.
This tune is most commonly played in the key of Eb major.
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April 6, 2012 in Jazz Standards
“You And The Night And The Music” is a tune written by Arthur Schwartz for the 1934 Broadway musical “Revenge With Music”. It has since become a very popular tune to play among jazz musicians and is important to know for gigs and jam sessions.
This tune is most commonly played in the key of C minor.
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